The record-union., 1897-01-22
ButNoEzciting Disclosures We're
Made.
The Senate Promises to Adjourn Sine
Die on Thursday, March 4th.
Something About Whitiefs Girls-The Wright
Law in Committee Many Measures
Of Interest and Value.

The life of the Legislature was prin-
cipally on the side of the Assembly yes
terday. The more sedate Senate, which
has kept aloof from scandal, moved on
the even tenor Of it's way.
Numerous notable visitors were seen
in the Senate chamber. Several mem
bers of the distinguished delegation
from the University of California who
attended the meeting of the Senate and
House Committees Wednesday evening,
remained during yesterday and Presi-
on the floor and heartily greeted by the
Lieutenant-Governor and the Senators.
THE ATTACHE SCANDAL.
The sensations and revelations billed
for yesterdays session of the Assembly,
however, failed entirely to materialize.
The lobby and galleries were crowded
with people, many of whom stood pa
tiently through the routine work of the
morning expecting to see the Chief Clerk
summoned before the House, or to wit
ness some equally exciting event in the
lively legislative drama of the THE
Temporary Attaches"
But nothing came of 1t; stenographers
who had awaited, with open note books
and well-sharpened pencils, the ex-
pected event left in disgust, and as
noon drew on the people went too. The
Chief Clerk performed his duties as
usual and nothing happened.
Taking up the story where the Rec
ord Union left it yesterday, there was
a minority coucus of considerable
length held in the Supreme Court room
on Wednesday evening. The members
were summoned because it was rumored
that Chief Clerk Duckworth had in
cluded some of the minority among
those who had urged upon him names
to be added to the temporary list. After
the caucus had duly deliberated 1t was
decided to call Duckworth before 1t.
This was done, and it is understood that
he did designate some members who
had named their friends to him for
places on the payroll. He was allowed
to state his case fully and. as said in
yesterday mornings Record Union, -
expressed a strong desire to be placed
on trial.
This having been the stand of the MI
rority from the beginning-that the
whole matter should be thoroughly in
vestigated-the caucus informed Duck
worth that while they would shield no
guilty person." they would stand by him
in his demand for a trial, hoping that
this would open up the business in full.
After adjournment at noon yesterday
the Republicans met in caucus, but
many members were absent. Duckworth
asked for more time to consider the mat
ter of resigning, and said he was not
vet ready to give his answer. Under
the circumstances the time was given
him and he has agreed to give decisive
answer to the caucus this morning.
There seems to be a general and
a. growing sentiment that Duckworth
should not be made to bear the blame
of the affair alone. There are several
significant facts in the history Of the
matter which point to equal response
bility on the part of the Committee on
Mileage and of the whole body of the
Assembly. No secreSy was exercised
In the matter of the list Of III. 1t was
prepared in the Committee on Mileage
and reported by that body TO the AS
sembly. The report, including the de-
tailed LIST. with names and per diem
of the attaches, was read in preserce
of the House, and by that body the
report was adopted without dissent.
without such action on the part OF
the Assembly the whole action of the
Chief Clerk and Of the committee would
have been absolutely void and no mon
ev could have been drawn. AS these
facts have grown into the understand
ing of the public, the opinion has
gained ground that the Assembly has
itself to blame for the situation quite
as much as it's Chief Clerk, though it
does not excuse the latter for his share
of the business.
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
When 1t was seen that the morning
vould be an uneventful one so far as
Tho main sensation was concerned, the
House got down to a big batch of busi-
,acs which was cut out for ii In COM
nittees and on the general file.
An outcome of the attaches affair was
tbe presentation Of two resolutions,
a;,,e, in full in another column, one
offered by Melick and the other by
DRYDEN, evidently intended to AFFORD
some way out of the existing mudcle'
They were referred TO the Committee
on Attaches, which is knee-deep IN
resolutions, and every individual mem
her of which looks as ii he wlsheu
come other fellow were in his place.
when the order of business reached