The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-11
INCREASED
EXPENSES.
Census Returns My Affect
County Salaries.
Attorney General Harris Opinion Solicited
From Many Quarters
An Exodus From the Capital After the Inau-
SuFai BalI-Ill8gal Leases Of
State Property.
Special TO THE MoRNINe CALL

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1O.-The inaugural
ball has passed into history. The deed was
accomplished at o'clock this morning
when the walters began to gather up the
fragments of bottles and the debris of eat
ables. The exodus from this city began as
soon after as possible, a special train bear
ing away with it many of the distinguished
men and womsn whose presence, perhaps
more than anything else, made the occasion
attractive.
The hotels have many spare rooms to-
night and within few hours few will re-
main besides the statesmen and the men
with axes to grind. 1t was an instructive
sight at early dawn to gaze upon the dilapi-
dated features and expanded heads of many
of the ciW's departing guests. \ man with
a good camera could have made the found
alton Of a fortune by photographing the
startling visages AMI selling the results of
his toll a few days hence to the victims.
The furniture in the Capitol, that was
displaced for the dauce, has been put back
into its old position and the current of
events will begin to run in the appointed
GLAult4 1u A4NuItA- CDLG SAY l4ldL bUt
affair WAS a success, and the caterer who
received SO per capita is probably one of
them. There are others who think the
biz gathering might have been handled with
a larger exhibition OF grace, and there are
NE who DO not say what they think.
The well in the basement still sup
plies liquid exhiiaration to all who desire il,
and Accomplishment W. II. H. Hart, who
decided that it was an unlawful institution
will probably say no more against it. There
IS sOmrth ns ia his decision which applies
10 all leases OF State property that is i'm
portant If it IS Illegal to lease this prop
erty without special act, it IS Illegal to
ease properly in oher parts Of the State
without i special act
Vt the request Of the Controller decision
has been made on tie question whether
the attache, of the old Senate. which held
lis final N etng on January 5th, must be
paid foT the lab on that occasion, and
MI Harris opinion, officially EXPRESSED this
morning. Is that they must he also in
formed the state Board Of Examiners, which
queried him on TIL subject, that all State off
GERS and appointees must present itemized
bills for services rendered, with af1idavits.
\ This was brought up to enable the board to
know what 10 do with the accounts of re-
triuE officials. The Board of Supervisors.
lac decided, had a right 10 establish a legal
aper during their term Of Office, but not
being called upon to decide whether they
iau rI5nt TO maxi $ AID paper the legal
paper Tor another board lie made no ruling
on that Important subject.
question that Mr.. Hart will answer next
week Is whether the Senate OF the House
can by resolution appoint attaches whose
positions are not already provided by law
\ most Important question, one in which
all but i've or SIX OF The counties in the State
are interested, has also been put to the At
torLey-General, having being asked by no
less thtn nYe counties. Under the new
census the p0pu! atiOn Of the State has great
~ increased, ana II IS inquired whether the
several counties VIII advance to a new class
hOuJ further legislation, aud if their Off
GERS sworn in on January 9th will take the
Ola salary OF tile new. Ii the decision Is in
IaVcr VI advancing three unties will find
their expenses largely increased. San Fran
cisco is one OF the counties not Interested IN
this question.
Ben Morgan has addressed the following
seli--Nplanatory letter to all the members of
tile Senate and House:
have no chance of gratifying any political
ambliou, Tor belong TO the American party,
bupeleSSiy IN lie minority; L have no political
"a 10 gliud, Tor my tGmahawk Is sharp enough;
have no tdYoTs peeunlary 10 ask, for l AIN IN
Ured 10 simple ha6HS Of life. L can therefore
speak my NINA upon all questions freely, boldly,
without fear, favor or affection. reward or the
hore thereof. You are soon TO assemble the Sc
iected agents OF The greatest unit in the galaxy
oil Alnetlc an soYerelsntes; you have upon you
cast The responsibility OF preserving its honor
aud dignity, anO cannot therefore take offense il
urge upon you such course as shall result in
fame 10 yourselves ana welfare to California. In
the Parliament OF States size should hold honor
able and proud POSITION, and in the ecec lie body
OF statesmen and publicists, the Senate, be the
peer Of any. Am 1 guilty OF OteuSe to any
Ct zen OF my State when l urge upon
you Tie Importance and duty of selecting from
among her citizens the wIsest and best as her
representative IN such a learned and distn-
gushed body? Go into the Senate chamber at
ashlngton, and, from Maine TO Texas, see the
splendid sci elton OF refined, scholarly, expert
eneed ano flushed statesmen that speak and act
IN behalf OF every State In tie Union and then
luru to allloyHBa. Does not The blush OF shame
mantle the cheek as YOU look upon her un-
scloOled aud unskil!ed Senators, wearing upon
telT brow " the round and toU" OF her sover-
eighty, crested with the private dollar mark?
u Ill yOL return the representative Of the tlcO
d0itIr aud Il hat Cot6r, or select from among
lei educated citizens one who shall be he Tepfe-
sentative OF her learning, refinement and high
social position? For the protest | have given
against great public wrong men call me a
" crank" Let them do so; let obloquy and Vul-
gar aspeTslOn and The venom distilled by love of
gold be spewed ana spit at mel II shall not de-
Ter me from, IN my feeble way. enueavoring 10
ward OH lie blow of the moral assassins aimed
At California. make this, my last appeal, In her
behalf. BEN MORGAN.