Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-07
THE VOTE COUNTED
By the Legislature in Joint
Session.
Markham's Plurality Figured
at Just 1921.
The Inauguration to Take Place
Thursday Noon.
Governor waterman's Biennial Message.
The Old Curio Makes Few
Sensible Suggestions.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 6.-The senate was
called to order at IL o'clock this morn
ing. A committee was appointed to
wait on Governor Waterman and inform
him that the senate was organized and
ready for business.
A resolution was adopted that COM
mittee OF three be appointed to confer
with like committee of the assembly
and the inaugural day committee, in re-
gard to the preparations for the coming
Inauguration and ball; also one that the
senate and assembly meet in the after
noon to canvass the returns for governor
and lieutenant governor; and another
that the state printer be, instructed to
furnish the senate 26O copies of all bills,
resolutions and all other documents en-
anatlng from either house.
A message was received notifying the
senate that the lower house was ready
for business.
Private Secretary Roruck was then
recognized by the president, and offered
two messages from the governor. The
first message informed the senate that
j. G. Campbell, of Stockton, had been
appointed prison director, vice Patrick
Reddy, resigned.
The second message transmitted
through the private secretary, was the
governors biennial message, which was
laid on the table temporarily.
The senate elected all the attaches
nominated by last nights caucus. An
assembly message was received concur
ring in a Joint canvass this afternoon, of
the election returns for governor and
lieutenant-governor.
At the afternoon session Heaccck
moved that that portion OF the govern
or's message relating to appointments
be mace 9 special order for January
Rev. j. A. Briiner Of Berkeley was
elected chaplain.
Dargie offered a resolution that the
salaries of all attaches be fixed the same
as last session. Adopted.
After the Joint session with the as
sembly, committee of three, consist
ing of Senators Dray, Heacock and
Langford, was appointed to report tenn
porary rules to the senate tomorrow.
After the appointment of committee to
report upon the salaries of temporary
officers, the senate took recess until
tomorrow.
THE ASSEMBLY.
The assembly took similar action to
that of the senate with reference to the
notification of the governor and the
other house of its organization.
Bledsoe, of Humboldt, offered q reso-
luton instructing the secretary of state
to remove the saloon and restaurant in
the basement OF the capitol building.
Adopted. : @5A
The full complement of minor at
taches was elected, in accordance with
last nights caucus.
The governors message was filed to
be taken up later, and the house took a
recess unit! p. IN.
AZ the afternoon session, a resolution
by Mccall to allow each member $25
worth of stationery, was ruled out of
order.
Culver offered resolution that the
secretary of state furnish each member
q copy of the codes and constitution.
Adopted.
THE JOINT SESSION.
At 2:3O the members OF the senate
arrived, and the legislature went into
joint session to canvass the returns OF
the election Of governor and lieutenant
governor. The canvass consumed nearly
two hours, and at it's conclusion, the
speaker said: "The total number OF
votes cast for the Office of governor was
.252, 2,543, of which II. III. Markham re-
,ceived 125,125; e. b. Pond, III ,204 !;
John Bidwell, 10, 143; F; scattering, II. IL.
III. Markham having received the high
est number of votes cast, /, as speaker
OF the assembly, publish and declare
him duly elected governor OF the state
OF California for the ensuing term, ac-
cording to the constitution and the laws
OF the state Of California. [Applause.]
u. b. Reddick was declared elected
lleutenant-governor in the same man
ner.
Dibble offered resolution that the
governor and lieutenant-governOr
beipaugurated at noon Thursday, the
9Th inst, and Senators Heacock and
Langford and Assemblymen Dibble and
WOlfslxill were appointed committee to
notify them OF such action by the legis-
lature.
The speaker announced that he had
received the papers in the contested
After electing 4. Friedlander, OF San
Francisco, assistant journal clerk, and
transacting some routine business, the
assembly adjourned.
THE GovEREog's MESSAGE.
The biennial message Of Governor
Waterman is quite lengthy, and finan-
cial topics are given much considera-
tion.
The governor states that the working
classes have now over $104 ZOO, 600 to
their credit in the savings banks of the
state, an increase under this administra-
tion Of $4,000. 900. Such an excellent
condition Of affairs exists in no other
State Of the union, and for the first time
n IT. history, the state il upon en- Abso-
siebtsdness Il 8 shss ! "a state Is q "a, W ,o6O, az
The utstsndips Indebtedness is12 $50,
900 on bo'adp maturinR July
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