Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-27
THE NEW REGIME.
THE OLD CLERKS AT THE CAPITOL PRE-
PAIRING TO LEAVE.
busting Of the Desks and Posting VI
the Books-They Were an Accom-
modating Set.

All of the clerks. as well as heads of de-
'partments, in the State Capitol building.
with the exception of the attaches in the
Surveyor Generals Office, are beginning to
realize the fact that their presence will soon
be unnecessary, and are good-naturedly
preparing to vacate and make room for
others.
They intend to have their books posted
up in good shape and put the work of
their respective positions in such condi-
ton that the new men will have no trouble
in understanding their duties.
Citizens who have had business relations
with the different offices are unanimous in
saying that they could not have wished to
meet more polite and obliging set OF men
than were employed in the building. A
request for information invariably found q
cheerful answer, and the accommodating
manners of the employees tended to make
visitors feel as though it were pleasure TO
have them call.
WORTHY CORPS.
In the Offices which the local reporters
have been in the habit of frequenting they
have always found jolly and entertain
ing set of men to deal with, who were
always ready 10 impart any information
they possessed, and willing to go out Of
their way to accommodate the news-gath-
erers.
Executive Secretary Douglass, besides
being a general favorite in the building,
has been the steady friend of the reporters
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and his services were appreciated.
In the Secretary of States office, Thomas
Egan has controlled the desk which the
scri5es generally seek when in quest of an
item, and they have been almost invari-
ably accommodated. 4 dearth of office
news generally brings forth heated de-
bate on the political issues of the day, and
Tom always claims the victory. He in
clines slightly to the Democratic doc
trines.
The snb-positions in the offices of the
Controller, Surveyor-General, Librarian,
Treasurer. State Printer, Adjutant- General,
Acknowledgement and Superintendent of
Public Instruction, have been filed by
competent corps of clerks.
Supreme Court Clerk J. S. Williams has
probably done more for the local papers
than anybody in the building. By re-
peated correspondence with the San Fran
cisco office he has succeeded in having the
Sacramento district opinions forwarded to
this city before they are given cut in San
Francisco. He has shown reporters every
courtesy that could be desired and in fact,
has made them acquainted with the work
ings of the Office.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS, TOO.
But all the Democrats must go in a short
Interpreters, janitors and all. Ed. Rego's
phonograph will no longer be heard relat-
ing to innocent tourists the history of the
Columbus and Isabella statues in the court
of the Capitol building. This piece of
ststuary was carved from one solid block of
marble" etc, will soon be discarded to
make way for a new composition by the
man who will be so fortunate as to succeed
the present day-watchman. Rego is happy,
however, and report has It that he will
leave the States employ with more cash
than anybody in the building. 1t is said
that the sum of his daily earnings for four
years on the sale of photographs of the
statuary will amount to several thousand
dollars.
The ratification meetings OF the jauitors
and porters in the corridors Of the building
have already ceased, and the majority de-
clare that they could not possibly have re-
manned and suffered the malarial climate
another four years.
A few have cut off their party ties, how
ever, and announce themselves Republic
cans from January LIST hence insisting,
when rebuked by their loyal friends, that
they can change their politics back again
when necessary