The morning call., 1893-03-14
SAN JOSE WON.
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capital here, and the fact that it is located
here Is the one strong reason they have for
urging a division of the State. They say
that if the capital is placed at San Jose it
will forever Kill the State division senti-
ment existing at the south.
During the morning the San Joseans have
raised their bid several tunes.
Banker Henry stated TO several memb bers
that he Will lead guarantee 10 duplicate
the present capitol In San Jose free of cost
to the State.
When Speaker Gould called the Assembly
TO order the chamber resembled a political
convention. II was crowded to suffocstion
with busy thrOng OF perspring politicians
All semblRnce oil dignifed legislative body
had been lost in the turmoil of button hol-
ing, and the buzz of convention rose IN
steady volume to the ceiling.
1t was several momeDts!after the Speaker
had raped for order before the chamber
could be cleared and business proceeded
with. The lobby and gallery were packed
as they had never been before this session
The Speaker first had read telegram
from the Mayor of San Jose, in which that
Official assured the Legislature that the re-
be Forthcoming upon the adoption by the
people of the Seymour constitutional
amendment.
Anderson sent to the desk and had read
the resolution adopted by the indignation
meeting last night, also the Board Of Trade
resolutions
The reading of the telegram and resoIu-
ticns was received with applause By the
different factions.
Owing 10 the fact that many members OF
the Assembly were absent from the city
and could not reach the capital until after
the morning trains arrive. Mordecai did not
Immediately call up his motion to recon-
slider.
He said he desired to await the presence Of
full Assembly. While waiting for action
the spectators gradually thinned out of the
lobby and took to the main corridor. Here
the Sacramento committee and the delega-
tion from San Jose called members out and
bnttonholed them.
Dispatches were received from San Jose
stating that the citizens there have already
subscribed the S1.oG0.OO0 and that a Guaran-
tee has already been forwarded. The cir
culati3n Of this statement had the effect Of
causing much enthusiasm among the San
Juseans.
dino moved TO take up Mordecafs notice to
reconsider.
The motion being seconded, Lynch moved
70 lay the notice on the table.
As this is not debatable, a wild scramble
ensued.
.- Anderson arose to question of privilege,
and said Lynch's action was in the nature
of a snap-judgment. He wanted the House
TO 90 into committee OF. the whole and
hear what a Sacramento committee has to
say about the removal of the State capital
Bedsoe and MOrdecai raised points of
order that Lynch could not move to lay his
own motion on the table, but they were all
ruled out
Anderson moved to take a recess until 2
o'clock.
1t was now 1925 and, as the members
were in danger of losing their lunch if the
debate continued, the motion was carried
amid much merriment.
Excitement was rife in the Assembly
chamber this noon during the recess hour,
and long before 2 o'clock, the hour for re-
.conyening, the lobby and galleries were
packed to the doors and the floor was
covered with the delegation from the Gar
den City and the committee of thirty ap-
pointed by the mass-meetlng of Sacramento
citizens last night, who were nearly pulling
The Assemblymen in two in their zeal to in
fuence the mem bers to vote in favor of
their respective causes.
The confusion in the Hall of Representa-
tives resembed the wheat pit in the Board
Of Trade in Chicago during deal.
as the gavel sounded Mordecai gained
the ear Of the House above the din and
moved to indefinitely postpone the motion
10 lay the recon sideration of the capital
resolution on the table.
Shanahan claimed that it was not in or
der to postpoae a motion to lay on the table.
Ayes and noes were called for, resulting
in SO votes to lay on the table to 10 to recon-
slider.
This practically kills the reconsideration,
and Sey mOur's re solution to move the State
capital to San Jose has passed beyond recall.
The vote was announced and a roar of
cheers arose from the friends Of San Jose,
and the business of the House could not be
resumed until the chair ordered the lobby
cleared.
1t took but ten minutes 10 do all this.
While this was going on in the Assembly
the Senate had taken up the question. That
body met at S 30 A. N. and almost immedi-
atey fight began against the amendment.
1t WAS carried Saturday night by twenty
eight votes. Bart voted aye in order to re-
consider, but before he could get his notice
IN the Senate adjourned. Hart therefore,
this morning. asked to be recorded correctly.
This was followed by VOORHEES,, who
claimed that ne had voted no and had been
recorded aye.
II both were allowed to change it would
have reduced the vote for the amendment to
twenty-six, one less than sufficient to
adopt it.
a long debate ensued, during which the
question Of changing the record was dis
cussed.
Goucher. Carpenter, Seymour and others
contended that the record could not be mutt
Hated so as to change the result
Carpenter finally moved that Hart be al
lowed to spread a protest on the record,
showing that he had voted wrong, but that
Hoorhies be not permitted to change
This was adopted on airolleall-ayes q,
noes 12.
Thus San Jose won first blood in the Sem
ate, as. according 10 the record, the amend
ment has received twenty-eight votes.
last effort was made tonight to get the
resolution to move the capital from the
tableby motion made by Mordecai 1t
was discovered that the bill had been sent
TO the Senate. and a wrangle ensued on
some fine points Of parliamentary law. A
vote was taken and the motion defeated by
81 to 18.
SAN JOSE GRATEFUL.
Her Preparations to Honor the