The morning call., 1895-01-30
ALL PUT ON RECORD.
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there was absolutely no consideration paid
the legislators.
81 tried to enter the Capitol,building at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and was in
suited" he exclaimed Eyes, sir, it's
so. walked into the main door, when
suddenly a man seized me roughly by the
shoulder and hurried me out in spite of
nv expostulations. AS I stood outside,
and he was warning me against trying to
re-enter, managed to gasp, We'll, this is
pretty way to treat a member of the
Legislature. Then the man stopped to
consider. He even condescended to ask
me to wait awhile, and finally allowed me
to enter.
"Then last night, although the ball was
supposed to be given in our honor, abso-
lutely no consideration was paid either
the members of the Senate or the mem
bers of the Assembly. The Governor had
few of his friends and a mass of fashion
able Sacramentans introduced to the
banquet-room by side door. We were
told that the only way to reach the ban
quet-room was by the main door, and
the struggling mass of humanity that sur
rounded that door was really disgusting.
OF course, we did not care to enter this,
and as a result only a corporal's guard of
legislators sat at the first table, and it was
not till long after 1 O'Clock that they were
able to leave the building with their wives
in order to get something to eat, as hun
cry and impenetrable mob filled the
main stairways, and the management had
men stationed at the other points Of exit
who absolutely forbade any one leaving
the building by way of the lower corridors
for fear that they might stop to get some
of the broken remnants on the table"
The woman suffragists are quite elated
over what they regard as victory in the
first skirmish in their battle. When the
report of the election laws committee
recommending the passage of the substi-
tute suffrage bill was read this morning
Reid of Weaverville started lively discus
sion by moving that the bill be referred to
the Judiciary Committee. Judge Spencer
was on his feet at once.
al have fathered this bill, " he said, "and
have studied it carefully. The question of
its constitutionality has been thoroughly
discussed in our committee and the major
ity are firmly of the opinion that it does
not conflict with the present laws. There
is no use for this delay and when the bill
comes up for second reading l expect to
prove its constitutionahty to the satisfac-
ton of all"
Reid protested that he did not think the
Assembly should allow its time to be
taken up by long debates on propositions
of law. The Election Committee, he
urged, was divided as to the constitution
atty of the BILL and the lawyers of the
house could not agree upon the point.
The whole question turned on point of
law and should be passed on by the Judi
ciary Committee. 81 can say that am in
favor of woman suffrage" he continued,
''but do not believe in taking up the time
of the Assembly in hearing legal argu-
ments by men in favor % the bill who will
present only one side of the law"
Hatfield of Sacramento thought that it
was not wise to refer bill to one commit
tee for action and then, without voting on
the bill, refer it to another. It was a waste
of time.
Wade of Napa thought the matter should
be submitted to a committee of lawyers,
such as the Judiciary Committee.
North of Alameda favored this step,
urging that it would do no harm and
might prevent the numbering of the rec
ords with useless legislature Dinkelspiel
was on his feet before North had con-
Guided. The delay sought seemed useless
to him. The bill had been thoughtfully
| considered by one committee and he
thought it would be an unfair reflection on
them to refer it to the Committee on
Judiciary. A half dozen members were
clamoring for recognition by this time,
when Bulla of Los Angeles caught the
| Speakers eye and settled the whole matter
by remarking:
"Mr. Speaker, this motion is not debat-
| able and these gentlemen are out OF
order"
The question was put to a vote and mega
lived. The bill as reported was then put
upon the file to come up in its order for
second reading. The friends of the bill
look upon the decisive vote by which this
attempt to delay its progress was check
mated as very favorable indication of its
ultimate success. The workers on the
ground are much encouraged and as the
date of the open battle in the Assembly
approaches they propose to summon to
their aid re-enforeements from all over the
State.
A perfect avalanche of bills descended on
the house to-day. They had been accumu-
lating during the four days recess made
necessary by the inaugural ball. and when
the flood had once commenced there seemed
to be no hope of stopping it.
Laird Of Shasta urged that the rules of the
house be suspended in order that his order
appropriating $275,0OO to pay for coyote
scalps be taken up at once. This precipi-
tated storm of objections. Laugenour
insisted that this was not case of emerg-
ency, and Cutter thought the act should
not be made to take effect till six months
after its passage. The bill was referred to
the Committee of Ways and Means.
Judge Spencer, the chairman of the Com
mittee on Retrenchments, then electrified
the house by asking for an additional as
sistant for the chief clerk. He has fought
each appointment made so persistently
that he felt called upon to apologize for his
act, which he did by urging it's necessity.
All the members of the Retrenchment Com
mittee backed the request, the rules were
suspended and Chief Clerk Duckworth was
empowered to name one more assistant at
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