The record-union., 1895-03-18


Denison. VOORHEES, and Burke.
The Senate was then resolved into a
court, Senator Pedlar appointed Bailif
and ordered to bring before the bar II on.
Thomas Flint, Jr., President pro tenn. of
the Senate.
When the culprit had been produced,
Rather McGowan," i'll sonorous voice,
said to him:
You are charged with a serious Of
tense, and, like all pauper prisoners, the
court Will appoint to defend you strug-
gung young attorney, who will do the
best be knows how. Senator Gesford,
defend the prisoner ~
The newly appointed Insurance Com
missioner was at his best and made the
speech of the session, replete with gravity,
wit, humor and horse sense, in present
ing to the President pro tenn. u beautiful
golden locket, in the center OF which gliS-
tened diamond Of the purest water In
the locket were portraits in miniature OF
the father and mother of the President
pro tom. Gesford was cheered tc the
echo when he concluded, and Flint ac-
cepted the token of his tellow-Senators
with few well-chOsen words of thanks.
Secretary OF the Senate Frank j. Bran
don was next presented by bailitf Pedlar.
He was charged with not reading loud
enough TO be heard by Senator Noble
Martin.
OOAdtOI hGLuONS, lu0 DSDOCTaIlC (0u~
eraI OF Los Angeles, who has twice been
returned by Republican constituents,
was appointed to defend him. In his
straightforward, Missouri way, he pre-
sented his argument, and at the end, pre-
sented the Secretary with a tea service of
solid silver, as a testimonial OF regard
from the Senate. Brandon's musical
voice was husky as he murmured his
thanks.
Sergeant-at-Arms Blackbu was next
called up. lie was charged with being
connected with Senator Earl in ringing
out' the secret ballots of Republican eau
cases.
Senator McAllister, the reform Demo-
cratic Senator from San Quentin under
took his defense, and did his entire duty
in presenting to him silver set Of table
service.
Next came the Postmistress, Miss Nc
Hugh, and her assistant. Mrs. Blanchard.
Old Grizzly" DR.. and Senator, Mar
tin OF Placer was their attorney, and ably
performed his duties. Taking Miss Nc
Hugn by the shoulders, he look ed into
her eyes for few moments, and then de-
clared that the scrutiny brought up mem-
orles of the long ago.
My brother Senator'S" said he, 81
have known this girl long time, longer
than any here. She first saw the light in
the mountains that l call my own, and |
e9oioLOO az tIdG lIll6IBSlluR performance.
May she always be as pure as the gold
from her native hills, of which this watch
IS made, and which in the name of the
! thlrty-flrst Senate of the State, / here
with present to her." Turning to Mrs.
blanchard with a duplicate watch in his
| hand he continued:
My dear! you have faithfully per-
formed your duty in distributing mail
favors TO the male element of this Senate.
ou have also left indelible impressions
| upon the hearts of the latter, and if [ did
not already have wife, Lord only knows
what would happen" The watch fol-
lowed and the ladies bIushed, smiled,
bowed their acknowledgements and took
a back seat.
Assistant Serg9aut-at-Arms. Charles
Newman, was the next, and was charged
with being a resident of the swamp and
OVerflOWed land district.
Senator Simpson, he of Pasadena, and
the buttonh0Ie bouquet, was appointed to
| defend hlm, and presented from the at
tacnes OF the Senate heavy gold chain.
me committee appointed TO wait upou
the Governor reported that he had no
further communication to make to the
Senate before adjournment.
Senator Bert of San Francisco, he OF
the pompadour, was called up before the
bar, and Senator Mathews of Los Au1e-
les having proved himself an able attor-
AICS " Is S~pPOlAitSN " present from The
people OF the Twentieth District a cane.
ivory handled, tipped with gold.
linen the Chairman presented to Sena-
tor Earl huge bouquet of poppies.
Senator Earl begged 10 be excused from
voting.
An Assembly concurrent resolution
was adopted IN remembrance of the
services OF ex-GovernOr Burnett, the first
/ Governor OF California.
The tlIftV-nrSt session Of tba Goro+o
| was dying, slowly, surely, happily. and A
! jolly death it was. Everyone was i'm
good humor, and bent upon having 2 GOOD
time after the arduous duties OF the
session.
Father" McGowan held down the
chair with all the ct celera attached. and
when he was asked by Dr.. Martin to
pray for the San Francisco delegation de-
clared it to be 80 ordered. > But at
length, the mirthfulpess growing weaker
as the seseiOn aged, at Il:30 Father Nc
| Gowan" declared a recess for fifteen
| minutes, to give the Senators chance to
shake hands and the dust of Sacramento
from their shoes.
Al lilo \. N. the fifteen-minute recess
was over and the Senate reassen blsd,
An invitation was read from Walter
MOrOsco Of the Grand Opera-house OF
San francisco requesting the attendance
at that theater tonight of the mem bers
The President pro tenn. appointed as a
committee 10 wait upon the Assembly to
/ ascertain whether they had any further
communications to make TO the Senate.
Senators Ford Beard and Burke.
Senator Ford arose and called for Sena-
tor NV hiskers' to follow him, which the
man from Alameda did.
Senator Smith handed in the last re-
port OF the Committee on Enrolled Bills.
Verify! the session was dying. In
fact, was at its last gasp.
The committee returned, stating that
the Assembly was still in session.
On motion OF Senator Burke a vote of
thanks was offered to Senator Withino-
ton OF San Diego for the careful and able
manner IN which the county government
bill had been presented to the Senate.
Wilmington responded in an able
speech OF acknowledgment.
Then the thIrty-urst session of the Cali
tOrnla Senate gaSped some more! Gasped-
| leayed and Strengthened OUT to await Tor
the committee TO arrive rom the As
Senp4y' 1hete was nothing lett out TO
( ule III Respectable manner, anu al
| though there were out sixteen mem bers
present II persisted in maIntaining its
dignity to the last.
Inc Assembly committee SO long
looked Tor arrived al last. ana al I.III
| O'Clock =. NJ. the Presidents gayel Iell
ana the thlrty-hrsL session OF me Cali
| 4ofhia senate was gone-oue OF the things
LnaJ was, but Is uoL.
Su!etly' almost mournfulIy, the Sena.
tors n4eu out, and at last IL was dead.
ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly was called to order at
~ \. NJ. speaker Lynch in the chair.
The roiI-cal- showed aquorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain.