The record-union., 1893-01-06
Some Packed Conventions and
Picked Opinions.
THESAN BERNARDINO CLIQUE.
Both Houses VIII Adjourn Over From
Today Until MOnday---The
Proceedings

Another uneventful day SO far as the
actual proceedings are concerned was
added to the session of the Legislature
yesterday.
There has not appeared to be any dis
position in either house to get down to
real business this week, the general idea
being to dilly-dally along for awhile-to
caucus, and talk about what they are
going to do, and what somebody else is
going to try to do-aad then to wind up
the session with a grand rush in which
any amount of deserving bills and needed
legislation will be crowded out. of
course this should be applied to bad bills,
too, but then the bad bills generally take
care ofthemselves. without the assistance
of any outside anxiety. At least that's
been the experience with previous Legis-
latures.
WANT TO WAIT.
One progressive Senator made a strenu-
Gus effort Wednesday, and again yester-
day, to precipitate the Introduction of
bills, but on both occasions he was
howled down, and judging from the dis
comfture he showed, he probably does
not care now whether or not any bills are
ever introduced.
What the delay is about does not ap-
pear quite plain to anybody, even the
Senators themselves. It's not because
they have not their bills ready, for nearly
all of them have-some of them have
their desks full of carefully drawn laws
and amendments.
With the Assembly it is different.
over there they are still appointing
watchmen, porters, doorkeepers and the
hke-clock- -winders and fly-catchers, as
Assemblyman Anderson puts it.
PARTY LINES
There were no discussions in the Sem
ate yesterday in which party lines were
made visible to any extent. The new
Senators, however, as well as many Of the
old ones, evince a disposition to play
''follow the leader" for on most ali ques-
tions-it's probably done unconsciously-
they invariably vote as do the leaders of
their particular political faith, giving the
appearance of party antagonism. This
condition of affairs relates more particu-
larly to matters which are brought up by
the Republicans. The latter can always
carry their points with their majority.
the Democrats either voting in the mega
tive or declining to vote at all. There
doesn't appear to be such pronounced
''bull-headedness" on the part of the Re
publicans, for they frequently vote for
Democratic resolutions and motions. ex-
cept when they attempt to appoint some
attaehe or steal any patronage or glory.
After to-day neither house will CON
vene again until Monday, and no
doubt there will be grand stampede on
the part of the statesmen, particularly
those who hail from San Francisco, Oak
land and other intermediate points, for
their various homes.
FIGHT ON ADJOURNMENT.
IN the Assembly there was an ami
mated discussion over the matter of
adjournment. The same harangues are
heard at every session of the Legis-
lature, and for the making of political
capital there are always certain individu-
ais who air themselves against the loot
ing of the public treasury. Men who two
years ago voted for adjournment under
similar circumstances were opposed yes
terday, and denounced in no unmistak-
able language the adjourning of the Legis-
lature for three whole days. And some of
those who opposed the matter of adjourn
ing last session told of their fooIishness
in hanging around the Capitol building
doing nothing.
For fear some of the members might
think their pay would be cut off if they
did not assemble Shanahan of Shasta as
sured them the good people of California
had such laws that their salary would not
be affected. He also said the Sneaker
could not occupy the chair, since all the
time between now and Monday morning
would be consumed by him in selecting
committees, and that no bills could be
introduced until that time, for which rea
sons the Legislature ought to adjourn.
After great deal of pyrotechnics had
been fired by Democrats and Republicans
and few Peoples party representatives
it was finally decided to adjourn, nearly
all the Democrats voting for and most of
the Republicans against the motion.
FOLLOWING PRECEDENTs.
When the resolution was introduced
for the appointment of all the clerks,
porters and many other unnecessary Off
GERS, Mr.. Duckworth was one of the first
on his feet. He frankly confessed he was
green and blandly asked if it was abso-
lutely necessary for the filling of all the
Offices named. After being assured by
DR.. Mathews that the procedure was fol-
lowing the line of precedents, Mr.. Duck
worth thought it might be necessary and
made motion for the appointment of an
artist, thoroughly .conversant with the
business, to sharpen the various clerks
pencils at per diem of $40. Other mem
pers seized the opportunity to make mo-
tlons TO refer the matter to various COM
mlttees, including that on retrenchment.
But the democrats are in the majority.
They propose to rule, and the numerous
Offices were filed by the friends to whom