The morning call., 1891-01-05
AT THE CAPITAL.
Arrival Of The Governor and
Our Lawmakers.
Stephen NJ. White and the Senatorial
Contest.
Some Legislative Committees Likely 10 Be
Abolished Why BOruck Is Not a
Candidate for Appointment
Special to THE MORNING oAL1

Special to THE MORNING GALE
SACRAMENTO. Jan. s. - Characters"
gather at most meetings of legislative bodies,
ana they are not all politicians, wire-pullers
or other bad characters. There is one now
IN thls city who came from some way down
county TO be present at the gathering of the
alleged solons on Monday morning. He
has bright black eyes, skin that is wrin.
kled like deferred cucumber and a Billy.
| goat beard. He wandered into the Capitol
late in the afternoon and after inspecting
The nicely decorated ceilings and walls with
an air of propriutorship, stopped short be-
lore big clock that was solemnly recording
the advancing footsteps of eternity.
He said that every clock had a speech
which could be interpreted. Could we tell
what that clock was saying?
well, let us see. There was a clock at a
school in old England that made poor little
Paul Dombrey's dismal life more dismal by
laying for him in its dark corner and ask
ing, How is my little friend?' Then there
was solemn old time-giver in France that
used to say 'toujours-jamais, iamais-tou-
Jours.' An American poet heard it once,
and was so fOrcibly impressed by what it
said that he went home and wrote a poem
in which he made the sorrowful utterances
of the clock the refrain of his effusion /:
Never - forever, forever never These
clocks without doubt spoke a language
which could be interpreted. otherwise
Messrs. Dickens and Longfellow were not
worthy of belief
POLITICS AND PATRIOTS.
"Now what did the brand new horologe
in the corridor of the Capitol say?
well" said the character from Way.
down, "it says: Politics and patriots
jobs, jobs, jobsp Now, there are here poll
ticians and patriots galore. Politicians who
call themselves patriots-most politicians do
and there are patriots who would do more
good for their country and districts than
they will do if they would only learn none
of the politicians art"
The character was probably wrong when
he made the clock which will go on ticking
to the end of the session say anything about
jobs. There isn't Senator or an Assem-
blyman who knows. or is willing to say that
he knows, anything about a job. And if
they don't know-why, who should know?
The fight for supremacy begins at $50
o'clock this Monday morning, when joint
caucus of the Republican Senators and As
eCmOll Will Oo Lelu Ill LN6 SHDilUl
Building. There is not a Senator or As
semblyman to be found who is willing to
| say that Frank Coombs of Napa will not be
| Speaker. a majority of the Republican
! Senators and Assemblymen have signed
| the call for the caucus. As announced in
| Sundays CALL there is q shoal of eanjt
dates Tor every important Office in the Leg
| islature's gift. A firm fight will be made
against the denomination OF Prison Director
-Reddy and in favor of j. K. Neff, who. it is
understood, will make majority in the
board in favor of bouncing" Warden Nc
Comb.
SENATOR HEARST.
Senator Hearst's condition is, of course.
matter OF general comment; but the i'm
preston that has been sent abroad that
there are several well-known gentlemen
here clamoring for the first chance to fill
shoes that are not yet empty is monstrous
product of monstrouS Imagination. There
are many men in the Republican party of
this State who are satisfied that they are
qualified to fill the position, but there is not
one so bereft of common decency as to
approach the men of his party with re-
quest for ante-mortem assistance.
The Democrats will make a strong fight
for the Australian Election Law. Senator
Meade, who represents three northern
counties, informed your correspondent yes
terday that every Senator and most of the
AsSemblymen will vote for the measure.
The Democrats will also introduce resolu-
tlon providing for an amendment to the
Constitution abolishing the Railroad Com
mission. They will also endeavor to have
measure passed favoring the election of
United States Senators by the people.
EX-SENATOR NfURPHY's
Attempt to make the leaders of the Repub-
sican party tell why he was not elected is a
| theme for laughter and jeerS.
Paddy Murphy Is fool" said a Sena-
tor from northern county, if he thinks
| that he can obtain concession from Re-
hi hot fhoxr, a
| against him, and that is really what he is
| trying to show. ignoring the fact that the
| Constitution of the United States re-
! lieyes a citizen from the unpleasant
J duty of testifyiug against himself, and Mr..
| Murphy should be glad that there is no such
| provision, for the Republican voters cannot
| be compelled 10 tell how much some one
| paid them to vote for q candidate favorable
! TO Senator Stanford
THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
Cannot be made to tell how much they were
paid by Mr.. Buckley to vote for Mr. Paddy
favor Mr.. Stanford"
The Democrats will assume the defensive
throughout the session.
Among the men who want Offices are said
to be Thomas Rogers of bakersfield, who
would like to be Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate. The place is also wanted by j.
Cole OF Sacramento.
For the Assembly Mike Smith of San
francisco ana j. ii. MchuSlck OF Alameda
appear to be in the lead.
PRIVATE SECRETARY BoRUCK
| Says he will not be candidate for reap.
| pointment. and uncharitable politicians say
that he did not decide that he would
not endeavor to get back to his
old place until he saw that the thing was
| blocked. The men who think they know
what the Speaker of the House will do, say
| that he will cut down the committees, leav-
| ing only the most important in existence.
| Among the committees doomed TO annlnlla-
tion are said to be the committees on For
| estry, Crimes and Penalties, Federal Rela-
tions' Indian Affairs and silk Culture.
AMONG THE ARRIVALS
Tonight are Stephen NJ. White of Los An
Celes. Dan Burns, W. A. Brown and Fred
| M. Campbell of Oakland, who has some ed
! ucational matters in hand; L. }. Shanahan
of Shasta. OStrom of Yuba, Governor Mark
ham and Lieutenant-Gover Reddick.
Stephen NJ. White will receive a compli.
mentary nomination for the Senate lie
will preside in the Senate until President
| pro TEN. is chosen.
| l.. A. Young of San Diego will be Sneaker
of the House pro tenn.
Matters about political headquarters have
been boiling all day and tonight. Nearl,
all OF the members of the Legislature arr
now here.
A CONSULTATION.
The Republican members of the Assem-
bly, held a consultation to-day and agreed
upon the order of procedure tomorrow. In
the morning both branches will caucus on u,
constitutional affairs aud go into session u n
noon. 1t is now said that both houses vii vii
| organize permanently tomorrow, anu wiz
receive Governor Waterman's MESSAGE
KING KALAkAUA.