The record-union., 1893-01-17

Kind, rather than with kindness. And
beside all this, the Clayton -Bulwer treaty
prevented any such transactions.
Senator McGowan also informed the
4uba Senator that all Of the engineers
and students Of the Nicaragua project had
long ago given up the idea OF the Govern
ment owning the canal. 1t was an ex-
ploded theory.
csTRoM AGAIN.
Senator Ostrom, in replying, said he
realized the disadvantage he was at in
trying to debate with the eloquent states
man from Humboldt. Hesaid the young
man had made the Morgan bill appear
very nice, but he was afraid all was not as
well as it had been painted. He was 10th
to give up his bugaboo about the rail-
roads-that the latter had gotten the best
of the Government and he would not
believe but that the Nicaragua project
was ''iob" as proposed by the bills
now in Congress. He was afraid two of
the Governments nine members of the
directory Of the canal company would
''fall down." thus selling out the people
and giving over the control of the canal
TO the enemy.
Senator Langford then took a shy at
the Yuba Senator. In his usual brusque
way he said he proposed to show that
Mr.. Ostrom didn't know what he was
talking about" 1t was an impossibilty
for Congress or the Government to own
the canal in its entirety. so there was no
use harping on that point. He denied
Ostrom's statement that the farmers and
mechanics were opposing the Morgan
and Sherman bills. He lived in an agri
cultural community and could say that
every convention and meeting held in his
county for months past had been
declaring in favor of the propositions set
forth in those bills. Those propositions
were for Government control all right
enough, but not for absolute ownership.
MIR. Langford characterized the Yula
Senator's argument as buncombe. for he
must have known that there was
nothing in it." The Morgan bill pro-
posed that the Government engineers
should build the canal, and after building
it, were to manage it. regulate tolls,
freights, ETC., so that only fair interest on
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Senator Langford then shut off further
debate by calling for the roll. Senator
Ostrom's amendment was lost and the
committees substitute prevailed.
NOISE IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Yesterdays proceedings in the Assem-
bly, were in striking contrast with those
of dull and lifeless Saturday From the
time that august body convened in the
morning until adjournment, lvely-at
times painful-interest was manifested.
The tirst shot Of the day was taken by
Shanahau at an evening paper. which
published an article to the effect that the
Judiciary Committee had three Assistant
Sergeants-at-Arms. AS matter of fact,
said Shanahan, the committee had but
one, which is allowed by the Constitu-
ton. He admitted that the committee
had young lady typewriter at salary
of s. per day, which he inferred was
hardly necessary, but she was foisted
upon the committee without his solicita-
ton.
The real sport-and sport it was, too
was the dilemma in which the Assembly
found itself when the report of the Com
mittee on Attaches and Employees was
submitted. All went well until Mr..
Owen Of Sacramento asked an amend
ment TO the report, naming Ed J. Smith
for the position of Assistant History
Clerk.
UNNECESSARY ATTACHES.
Mr.. Hurley, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Attaches, said that after ma
ture and considerate attention the COM
mttee had come to the conclusion that an
assistant TO the History Clerk was un-
necessary.
1t was expected the committee would
so report, as the Democratic members
thereof We're we'll aware of the following
the young gentleman from Los Angeles
possessed. The committee hoped by cry
ing for reform the Republican members
of the Assembly would unite with them
in defeating Smith from drawing pen
sion. But not so. The Republicans
united, and with the help of Democratic
votes the amendment was carried. attest
ing to Smiths effective ''pull."
At this juncture Hurley moved that the
resolution regarding an Assistant History
Clerk, in its amended form, be referred
back to the Committee on Attaches.
Shanahan thought no one part, but the
whole report of the committee should be
referred back. A motion was made to
that effect, but it was overwhelmingly
defeated.
Hurley insisted, in persuasive language,
upon the putting of his motion to refer,
but subsequently withdrew it.
The report of the committee was then
considered seriatim.
! When the resolution, as amended. ap-
pointing Smith as Assistant History
Clerk, was reached its adoption was
moved.
Hurley was again on his feet and said
he had prepared the report of the COM
mittee and that an assistant was found
unnecessary.
MATTHEW'S TO THE FRONT.
Matthews of San Benito told of his ex-
perience in the Legislature, and after
eight years trial he thought he knew
what attaches were necessary. He
/ thought many Of the young members of
! the Legislature were imposed upon. He
had no objection whatever to Mr.. Smith
personally, but he was opposed to him
on the grounds that his appointment was
not a necessity; the appointment he con-
sidered about as necessary as the fifth
wheel to a wagon. He remembered the
/ time when the clerks at the desk found
time to make up the history of the AS
/ sembly. The members of the lower
house were implored to stand by the
pledges they had made to their constit-