Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13
SACRAMENTO GOSSIP.
No Change ip the Senatorial
Situation.
The Estee Caucus Failed to
Materialize.
Only One Ballot Taken at Yester-
days Joint Session.
An Antl-Railroad Resolution Passed by
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Generals
Appointed, Etc.
Associated Press Dispatches.

of the legislature, at which 1T should be
determined whether or not caucus
should be held to discuss the senatorial
situation. He received several sigma
lures in the senate, but none in the
assembly, and at 0 O'Clock this morning
when the meeting was to have been held
only seven persons were present, and
nothing was done.
There was another large audience in
attendance at the joint convention held
in the assembly chamber at IL O'Clock,
for the purpose Of balloting for United
States senator. Senator Heacock stated
that Senator Shippee had been called
away on account of death. Matlock
withdrew the name OF General Chapman,
and Clark, after announcing that Nor
row was the choice of the people of
California, withdrew his name. Goucher
then placed in nomination James V.
Coleman.
THE SENATE ROLL CALL.
The senate roll call was ordered, and
resulted as follows:
For Estee-Bailey, Byrnes, Campbell,
OF Siskiyou; Carpenter, Flint, Heacock,
McComas, McGowan, Ragsdale, ,Sprague
10.
For Felton-Banks, Campbell, of So
lano: Crandall, LIE Long, Everett, Ma
honey, Simpson, Streeter-S.
cher, Hamill, Harp, Langford, Mead,
Ostrom, seawell, Welch, w. H. Will
iams-10.
For De Young--Broderick Dargie,
Mahcr, George Ii. Williams.
For Johnston-Denis, Dray-2.
For Blanchard - Fraser, Preston,
Voorhees,.
Absent--Berry, Shippee and Wilson.
The only change in the senate was
Campbell, of Solano, who went from
Estee to FELTON,.
ASSEMBLY ROLL CALL.
The roll call of the assembly resulted
For Estee-Ames, Barnett of Sonoma,
Bert, Bryant, Cargill, Culver, Burner,
Hawley, Lewis, Murphy, Smith of
Butte, Smith OF Orange, Sturtevant,
Weston, Coombs, Estee. Clark, Hail,
Hunewell, Matlock, Cram-2l.
For De Young-Alexander, Barnett
of San Francisco. Coffey, Daley, Dennis,
Dibble, Dow, Glynn, Hayes, Hall,
Johnston, Jones, Low, Lux, Marion,
Phillips, steltz, Tennis, Tully, Windrow
20.
For Felton-Carter, Galbraith, Cor
don, Hersey, Lacey, Young, Harloe
Wentworth-S.
:. For Johnston-Bruner, McCall-2.
For Blanchard Baughman
Brown, Freeman, Hooking, Lynch
Bledsoe, Kellogg--9.
For Wetmore-Fowler.
The Democrats voted solid for Cole
man.
BUT FEW CHANGES.
Estee gained five votes on this ballot
and lost two. He would have had an
other one had Shippee been here. Hail
Matlock, Clark, Cram and Hunewell al
went to Estee. Harloe left Estee fo
FELTON,. Beecher left Johnston and cas-
his vote for Blanchard. Wentworth
voted for FELTON,. FELTON, has gained
three. De Young neither lost no
gained. Blanchard gained two. There
was an effort made to go on with anothe
ballot, but the roll call resulted in ar
adjournment till tomorrow noon.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
In the assembly today, an anti-rail
road resolution was passed, after warn
discussion, by vote OF Az to 80. Dib
BILE gave notice OF reconsideration. Tn,
resolution states that the legislature o
California petitions congress not to pas
bill extending the time for the pay
ment of the Pacific railroad debts. Th'
governor is requested to transmit a copy
of the resolutions to each member Q
congress.
Young's bill amendingthe police cour
act, 80 as to make it apply to cities hay
ing 10, 900 and under 100, 900 Inhabitants
was passed.
The bill providing for improvement
at the Stockton insane asylum was con
sidered in committee and reported TO
final passage.
Maher's anti-Chinese bill passed, A
to 5. It provides for the issuance Q
certificates of residence to the Chimes
now in the state, and the exclusion c
all others.
Dibble introduced resolution to hav
5000 ballots printed as they will b
under the new law in two years fror
now. 1t did not pass.
In the senate today the bill relating t
the approval OF the act of congress cor
cerning the donation OF lands to tn
State University. was passed.
A bill cutting down the gas rates j
San Francisco was passed.
Goucher withdrew his lottery bi
which forbids the publication OF lotter
numbers in newspapers, and had tn
irrigation bill passed in It's stead.
THE BRUNER INVESTIGATION.
The Bruner investigation was resume
tonight. State Printer Johnson testifie
that on the night of the transaction b
met Bruner, who appeared greatly e.
cited. He walked down town wit
Bruner, but the latter said nothin
about receiving check for $400. Ne,
day Bruner came to his Office and gay
him $3.50 to keep for him, saying
would tell him all about it some oth'
time.
A. J.sBruner, Assenblyman Bruner