Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-09
THE CAUCUsEs.

The Republican Assembly caucus Yves held in
the supreme C0urt-rooms at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. The session was brief and en-
tlrely harmonious and the result is shown in
the report of the proceedings of the House In
declining to make nomination for Enrolling
CLERK, the Republicans acted consistently with
tnelr previous record with regard to unneces-
sary employees.
The second caucus of the Democratic mem
bers of the Senate convened at 80 p NJ yester-
day, Senator Yell presiding The work of Sc
lectlng persons to fill the various positions in
the Senate was proceeded with at once with
tae iollowing result: Assistant Secretaries. J.
McCsrthy. OF San francisco; ]. H. Corcoran, of
Mariposa, and w. Duncan, of Butte Minute
Clerk, w. e. Bidwell, of Stockton Assistant
Minute Clerks, J. D. McPike of Grayson. STAN
islaus county, and Henry Zoilver; Journal Clerk,
Jesse Galland of San Francisco; Assistant Jour
mai Clerks. Ed. H. Clough, of Oakland, and III
II. Maynard, of petaluma; Engrossing Clerk n
J. Ward, of Visalia; Assistant Engrossing Clerks
EE. - Pendry, OF Amador; Charles Gagus, of San
Enrolling Clerk, 7. W. O'Neil of Sacramento:
Assistant Enrolling Clerk NJ. B. Bransford, of
Lassen county; Assistant Sergeantat-A Arms J.
W. Ford, OF Modoc. At 5 O'Clock the caucus ad-
journed to meet again at 7:30 p NJ
The Senate caucus resumed work at half-past
clock, and decided upon the following Ior
minor places: Postmistress, Susie NJ. Scott of
San Joaquin Assistant Postmistress Mrs Lena
Walton, OF San Francisco; File Clerk Miss Lii
lie Gesford; Bookkeeper to Sergeant at Arms, W.
5 o Brien; Clerk to sergeant-at-Ams Phil. s.
and Lee Brown; Assistant Minute Clerk, Vincent
Ryan; Doorkeeper, JOS. Van Praag, of San Fran
cisco; Gatekeepers-Alfred French, James Neal
L. 5. Lightner; Mail c. ERIK, George Collins: Mail
Carrier, J. NJ. Mitchell; Pages-Wilson Evans,
William Ensberry, William Bond, George Brady
Charles Lansing, = Lewis; Porters = George
Locke, Robert Waters, Cyrus Cooper, W. J. Sim
mons, w. :. Lynn. James Mehan and j. E. Bran
non; Watchmen = Walter Johnson, Dennis
Haley, William Lynch, Gus DaShiels, John Nc
Cam, = Dufrane; essenger to State Printer
+. J. Clark.
Senators Moffitt, Murphy and Jones were ap-
pointed committee of three 10 arrange for the
proper presentation of the business transacted
at the caucus to the Senate, and to arrange who
should present the various names
Senators Caminetti. Goucher and Hamin were
appointed as committee to revise the rules of
the Senate.
The caucus then adjourned to meet at 10 A. NJ.
to-day.
The Democratic Assembly caucus had an
other session in the Suprem Court rooms at s
O'Clock last evening. The most important ques-
ton considered was the one of Postmistress
The nomination of Mrs. Kent was rescinded, and
the name OF Miss Florence Coffroth of San
Francisco, substituted. Mrs. Sarah Cooper was
indcrsed for Assistant Engrossing Clerk; Joseph
A. Wagner for Mailing Clerk; Isidor Alexander,
OF sacramento, for Assistant Minute Clerk It
was resolved that there would be appointed the
same number of committees and committee
clerks as were appointed two years ago.
ID. A. Ostrom of Yuba, presided at the caucus,
which adjourned at $40 o. clock