Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-11
ExrRA-sEssIONAL NOTES.

| For ways that are dark aud tricks. that are
vain, the California Legislature is peculiar. On
| the third day of this extraordinary session the
| following resolution was Introduced by Morris of
| Alameda and passed
| Resolred That each member be allowed s25
| for contingent expenses, payable out of the con-
| tingent fund of the Assembly, and that the ag-
gregate amount of the value of stamps and sta
/ tionery which any member shall draw
requisitiDn from the Secretary of State, shall be
charged to his account part of his allowance.
Yesterday Assemblyman May OF San Fran
| cisco introduced resolution to the effect that
| the Secretary of State should furnish the Con-
| trOller an itemized account of all the supplies
| furnished each member; that the amount be
| deducted from the S25 allowance and that the
| Controller draw his warrant in favor of each
member for the balance due. Now, it appears
that DIR. May has drawn not drop of ink,
piece Of pencil. blotting-pad. nor
| a sheet of paper. Therefore. the Controller
must draw warrant in favor of the Doctor for
| the full amount, SIS. Economy is the source
| of wealth seems to be the motto of fifty-two
| other members of the Assembly who like Dr.
| May, have husbanded their supplies. and
| thereby saved 10 themselves the entire s they
| so generously voted themselves out OF the funds
| of the State Treasury. The names of the frugal
members are Almy, Ashe, Banbury, Beard
| Black Carter of Contra Costa, Carter of Solano.
! Colby, Cook, Corcoran. Culver Daley, Davis,
| Deyeny, Dooling. Douglas Edwards, Ellison
| Firebaush, Franklin, French. Gregory. Hazard
| IIollister, Hunt, Hussey, Johnson, Jones, Jor-
| dan Kalben, Laughlln. Long, Loud MAY, Nc
Don Id, McJunkin, McMurray. Mears Patter-
| son, Pellet, Pyle, Sullivan Swayne, TORY, Van
| Noorhies, Warath, Watson of FL Dorado Ward
| OF Butte, Ward of San Francisco, WhitcOmb,
! Wood, Iule, Mr. Speaker-total, SO. Amount
due them collectively under this resolution,
| 81 ,525.
The following named members did draw a
portion Of their allowances, and will not, there
fore, profit 50 largely by the munifcent dona-
| ton of 81 600 Allen = 40 due Sl7 60: Barnes
81 O6, due s23 "a; Britt 50 cents, due S2i 50;
Buhlert 81 As, due So So: Clark 81 cents. due
S2i 49; Dewitt 81 80, due SO 60; Goucher 81 &c,
| due so "a Heath 81 OF, due 800 9s: Henley
s. 10. due s25 90: Henry 50 cents, due s2l Ii;
! Haywood g o., due SD go; Lowell 60 cents. due
| s2i ~; McGlashan 81, due S2I: Mclean 3 2S,
due 81 a. Moftitt 81 IL, due S29 So Morris, the
makes by it. S23 Ia: Muuday 81 due SO: Porter
| s2b3 due So 80; Reeves 81 81, due S23 l6; Rose
berry = 76, due s25 d. Watson of Alameda
| 81 76. due S23 81; Weaver l5 cents couple of
| pencils and small pad due s2i 81; Woodward
80 cents, due S2l IS. Total amount drawn by
| the entire Assembly only twenty ayailing
| themselves of the opportunity, $50 60. Balance
| due the twenty three S535 30. Total amount of
coin TO be dispensed under the aforesaid resolu-
| ton to seventy-six members OF the Assembly,
| s., $50 10.
| In this connection. it can be stated, that the
| House almost unanimously rejected PROPOSE
| ton to pay an old man, who has been lighting
| the gas for them every night, per diem of one
| dollar per day for his services
The several ballots in the Senate yesterday
on the amendments offered to Del Nalles bill
concerning the ownership, diversion and use
OF waters Tor irrigation, while not definite
tests of the comparative strength of the riparian
lists and irrigationists, give some idea as 70 the
number of votes e2eh.side can command in that
| body. The fact that Senators Baldwin, Cross
| and Johnson of Sonoma were absent serves to
leave the outcome still shrouded in mystery.
| To day or tomorrow viii doubtless bring mat
tiers TO crisis in. ohe Senate, the faterof Del
| Valle's llwili show whether or not Anything
can be done inithe way of irrigation legislation.
Although hIather late in taking action on the
matter, the Senate has shown a comIl4ndable
| spirit in voting liberal sum to the Secretary
| OF State with which to decorate the State capitol
| building andigrounds in honor of the advent of
| the Grand Army veterans. The sula allowed
for this purpose is 800, and shoGl1 insure a
very creditable decoration if the tirse will per-
nit of it.