The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-14
PERKINS POSITION.
Progress of the Fight to
Gust Him.
SAM LEAKE IS CONFIDENT.
President Reddick PrecipitateIy ADJ
journs the Senate-Biedsoe Secures
the Suppression of the s'Well."
srocial to THE MoRxrsa CALL

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 19-Very little busi-
pess was done in either house of the Leg
islagure. In the Assembly this morning
Bledsoe, as chairman of the Public Morals
Committee, having In charge the investiga-
ton of the "wen," reported that he had
discovered that liquor was sold there. and
accompanying his report was resolution
which provided for the closing OF the place.
Il was carried by a vote of II to g.
Shsnahan, chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, reported back favora0ly two
very important measures One is the Eail-
road reassessment and the other the
"sealpers' bill.
Eat this stage of the proceedings, Lynch Of
San Bernardino moved TO adjourn until
Monday at O'Clock. Shanahan opposed
this motion. He said that If time was to be
wasted in this way the members would be
kept here long after the sixty-dRy limit had
expired. Biedsoe also had something to
say against tie adjournment. and in short
time all of the orators joined in the popular
chorus, and the motion of Lynch was lost.
Then about twenty members asked for
leaves-of-absence till Monday. and if this
exodus had not been suddenly stopped there
would not have been quorum present.
Assembly " hich. ii passed. viii render the
offices Of Tax Collector and Recorder very
desirable to hold. They provide that the
Tax Collector shall collect 30 cents extra on
every piece Of real estate that has gone de-
linquent, half of which amount goes to his
private purse and the other half to the
county treasury. The Recorder shall
charge 90 cents for the-recoTGiDg Of every
delinquent sale that is recorded, the money
TO belong 10 him. This law will apply TO all
cities of more than 10000 inhabitants.
The monotony of the morning session Of
the Senate was broken in an unusual way.
While the roll was being called many of The
members were preoecupied, snme reading
and others writing, and when the result OF
tie call was announced TO the president and
he saw that not half of the members had
answered to the rOllcall that dignitary said.
"As there is no quorum present the Senate
will take recess till o'clock" and with
this remark he seized his hat and walked
out of the chamber.
The fight among the Republicans 10 Dust
the present management Of the State Ii
brary goes merriiy on. Sam Leak. the
assistant Librarian, who is an exceedingly
clever politician, says it cannot be done. but
there are those who differ with him.
At the Republican Senate caucus yester-
day Senators Seymour. Simpson and Nc
Gowan we're appointed a committee to wait
upon a similar caucus committee from the
Assembly, which was composed Of Kahn,
Anderson and Dodge. The six met in con-
ference 49, s.fte-=oea ac1 Decided - all
upon the Populists and offer them two POSI-
tions on the State Board of Library Trus-
tees if they would agree to stand in and
defeat the slate ticket put up by the Demo-
Gratis. Some names were mentioned for
trustees, among them being Isaac Trumpo,
DR.. Cluness of Sacramento, Giles Il. Gray
Of Oakland and c. o. Alexander of San
Francisco.
Leake declares that. aside from all the
Democrats Of both houses being for the
board that will continue Perkins 10 Office,
there are ten or a dozen Republicans who
will also stand in. The fight promises to be
an interesting one if the Populists decide to
accept the seductive offer of patronage that
the Republicans are willing to bestow upon
them.
Since the publication in THE CALL this
morning of the fact that combine was in
progress of formation in the Senate. further
evidence of the truth of the statement has
come to light. The names of the six or
seven are all known. but it is not likely
that they will proceed further until the SEN
sation created by the publication has died
out.