Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-22
ExrRA-sEss1oNAL NOTES.

The Governors call for an extra session found
Lieutenant-Governor Daggett doing Yosemite.
Dwight HOLSTER, of Sacramento has been
added 10 the Assembly Committee on Mileage,
in place of Assemblyman Lafferty, deceased
The Assembly Committees on Irrigation and
Constitutional Amendments, upon motion of
Murday, have been increased four members
each. The Speaker has not as yet named the
additional members
A member of the Third House says Sacramento
is the place, of all others, to hold Legislature
where noneyed fight is to be made. The name
is so suggestive. Sack-ramento.
Irrigationists are complaining because the
well " has not been opened i'll the basement OF
the Capitol They should moi growl. for Porter
is always to be found i'll the Sergeant-at-Arms
room.
After adjournment of the Senate yesterday the
Chair selected the tollowing-named members as
Vale, Mcclure, Johnson of Sonoma and Whit
ney. They will be announced to-day.
The attaches elected in the Senate yesterday
were the same that served at the last regular
session, with the exception OF the Assistant
Office caused BY the death of the former in
cumbent.
DIR. Mays bill for defraying the expenses of
the Legislature is made upon thirty days
basis Has the doctor made proper diagnosis
OF the case? The average looker-on thinks he
will have TO repeat the dose. Would IT not be
better 10 write a new prescription aud double
the dose.
The name of Senator Nrooman has been
spoken of in connection with the vacancy in
the United States Senatorship. but when spoken
to last night, he said that no such thought
would be for moment entertained by him I'M
der any circumstance.
In the course of a brief debate in the Senate
yesterday over the matter of the appointment of
a Committee on Rules, Mr.. Cross remarked that
the disagreeing Democrats of the last session
had since " shaken hands over the bloody
nfa md o. to
This is the first intimation OF any burial of the
CORY Stockton Convention Ratchet.
Mr. Shorb stated last evening that, so far as
the friends of irrigation were concerned. no at
tempt whatever would finally be made to inter-
fere with the Supreme Court. This change of
intention, he stated was out OF Difference to
the protests of the members of the bar and the
press against the proposed action.
Caueuses seem to be the order of the day.
Reporters ere kept busy hunting them up.
Three individuals on street corner, or in
hotel corridor, constitute q caucus. Inc caucus
generally consists of the following THO; A
member a representative of one Of the oppos-
ing moneyed factions, and the sack. The latter
is the mos. important of the trio, and upon its
size depends the binding influence that flows
from such meetings.
men have in their leaders. Yesterday MEM
Der of the Assembly, from the arid southern
plains, said he was willing to support any Dlll
that emanated from the Irrigation Bureau. 1T
was composed of men of brains. the peers of
any American citizen, living or dead, he
would not except Jesus Christ or Daniel Web
ster."
The Democratic State Central Committee have
become frightened al the situation, and have
gone back upon their Governor for recommend
ing reorganization OF the Judiciary. Had not
the Governor better rewrite his message, now in
the hands of the press, before submitting il TO
the Legislature? Is this Legislature to be sec
ond edition of the Stockton Convention?
De Barth Shorb, of the Executive Committee
o: the Irrigation Convention. states that so far
as the committee was concerned, it had used
the wcrd " innavigable" rivers in the bills to
present to the Legislature whe the same were
being prepared, and that its omission in the
bills published was an error. There was no in
tention whatever, he states, of leaving loop
hole through which slickens could creep in.
A private caucus was held in the Supreme
Court room, by members of the Assembly yes
teriay afternoon, Immediately after adjourn
ment of the lower House. The purpose it is
understood was to take steps TO prevent any
;. railroading' of bills through the Legislature
without time taken to debate and consider
them. This is said to have been put forth upon
the understanding that no time was to be al
lowed TOR debate, or not to exceed five minutes
TO each member that desired to speak No
dasnite action WIS taken.
a prominent Democrat discussing the situa-
lion last night at the Golden Eagle said: Gov
ernor stoneman is z man of gigantic blunders.
He always puts his iGot in it, and it is a hoof
that no Cinderella slipper will cover either.
His extra session VIII increase the Republican
majority ia TIE United States Senate deplete
our state treasury, raise taxation, defeat the
Democratic party at the polls in this State this
fall. and relegate him 10 eternal political OBJ
livion. We are thankful foz the last II proves
the old adage. That every dark cloud has IFS
silver lining"
Said a prominent member of the Legislature
yesterday: u see there is some talk of posi-
bility of the Legislature adjourning before the
second Tuesday, and thus preventing the cleo
ton of a United States Senator. NoN. if the
fory, and makes 1t the duty of this body to lect
Senator, Is il not also mandatory upon us 20
remain in session until the second Tuesday after
organization for that purpose? ! don't see how |