The morning call., 1893-02-05
BRETT PAY CURTAILED.
The Alameda PopuIist Ascertains the
Full Weight of His Cross.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.-The practical por-
ton Of the punishment which was inflicted
upon Assemblyman Brett was not revealed
to that offending Populist until to-day. when
he called upon the sergeant-at-arms for
his salary warrant. Instead of that d0cu-
ment calling for seven days pay at IS per
day, it was made out for only two days,
which was in accord with the ruling of the
Speaker and the voice Of the Assembly
that he was to be suspended from the priv
lleges OF the House for one week. Two
more DAYS Of penance and the pay will be
resumed.
Bretz does not accept this portion Of his
sentence with anywhere near the same
philosophy and serenity that he did the re-
buke that was administered to him BY the
Speaker at the bar of the House. There
was no smile and no military salute at hand
for the sergeant-at-arms when that officer
gave him the attenuated salary warrant.
He took 1t. however, and went down with
it in high dudgeon 10 the Controllers Office.
Mr. Colgan, however. although always an
affabe and courteous gentleman, could give
the angry legislator no crumb Of comfort or
word Of consolation.
Back went the Alamedan to the sergeant
alarms. and, after registering another
vigorous kick there, be finally discovered
that Speaker Gould was The one responsible
for the reduced salary. This did not tend
to diminish the wrath Of the man, but. II
anything, intensified it. and, pale with pas
sion, he cried out that he supposed Gould
wanted to add 1t to his SIS a day. This
pointed thrust at the Speaker made those
around him laugh, which served to amrli-
crate in a measure his rising rage. He
swears that be will have that money. but
what course he proposes to pursue to re-
cover ii he has not yet revealed.
There has not been any Official announce
ment yet made as to who viii form the COM
mittee that is to investigate the Railroad
Commissioners. but there is hope ex-
pressed that there will be at least one man
on the committee who will be able to write
a report in accordance with the evidence
adduced. 1t is not likely that the inyestl-
cation will consume more than a weeks
time, and when the conduct OF the Commits
sioners has been thoroughly inquired into
and it proves to be such as to warrant their
dismissal there is chance that the wishes
Of the people may be complied with. There
is a much better outlook now with the in
vestigation in view than there was before,
for the Senators who were with the Com
missioners could have shielded themselves
behind the excuse that they did not believe
In putting them out without a hearing.
When the report from the committee shows
that they have been derelici, il win be
rather a serious matter for a Senator to re-
cord his vote against the resolution for ex-
pulsion.
at a meeting of the Assembly judiciary
Committee held tonight Simpsons bill
permitting the Governor to nominate
notaries as be might deem necessary was
amended, upon motion OF Schlesinger,
limiting the number in San Francisco to
sixty. With this change the bill goes
favorably recomm ended.
The reports and expense accounts OF the
iunketers came in this morning There
was a report from the committee that
visited the State Normal School at San
Jose, which expressed the pleasure the
statesmen had in witnessing the commence
ment exercises at the school. The senti-
ments expressed by the excursionists were
OF rapturous character and it cost the
State S1S4 80 to entertain the committee
men. There was another bill for SIT for
trip to the Mendocino Insane Asylum.
Mahoney has not yet given up his San
Diego trip. which met with such a sad fate
in the Senate yesterday. He will revive
theresOlutOn as soon as he has recanvassed
for votes. 1t nigh: have passed yesterday
il Senator Martin Lad not satiriZed 1t In
humorous speech.
Jack Sullivan, who was mentioned the
other day as one OF the detectives for the
Citizens Defense Association. declares that
he is not a Hawkshaw, and could never so
bemean himself as to inform on boodling
legislators.
Assemblyman Kahn proposes to inaugu-
rate vigorous campaign against Ma
honey's Fire Department bill. and expresses