The record-union., 1897-01-08
making out the list, pretty well
DIBBLE'S DEFENSE.

making out the list, pretty well
warmed.
DIBBLE'S DEFENSE.
Mr. Dibble was ON his feet before
Caminetti had fairly got seated, and
made a vigorous defense of the work of
the caucus and the committee. He said
it was natural for the distinguished
leader of the Democracy to try to make
Political capital out of the report, and
easy TO crfticise specific positions, espe-
cially as his side of the House was not
responsible for it. But it was a fact,
Dibble said, that the list as it now
stands represents a saving of $500 per
day over any Legislature since the
new Constitution was formed;
it was 5000 per day less than
the list of the last Demo
cratic Legislature. and S197 per day
less than that of the last Legislature.
Taking up some of Caminettfs specific
charges as to unnecessary attaches,
Dibble claimed that there We're none
for whom there would not be plenty
of work.
Cutler. North, Melick and Seward
stood with Dibble on defense. Seward
said their labors represented an aggre
gate saving to the State in this one
matter of $4,000 for the session, and
he was willing to trust that record to
his constituents.
North begged to set Camlnetti right
on the statement that the patronage
arranged in caucus was SS per member.
1t was not eight times eighty members,
but SS per Republican member or eight
times forty-six members. Gaughter) }
Rubell of the minority said he was
glad to have the Republicans put on
record. They acknowledged that the
patronage was parceled at IS per Re-
publican member. If there had been
sixty Republicans, he supposed it
would have been eight times sixty, so
the State had been spared something.
More laughter)
A MINORITY MAN.
Keegan said he belonged not only to
the minority, but to the minority of
the mincrity-in fact, he was a Pop
uilst. He made a brief but earnes.
plea for the people of the State, who,
he said, We're poor and distressed, un-
able to pay taxes in many cases, and
rot even able to pay the butcher and
the storekeeper. In view. of the gen
e1al financial strain, he believed ex-
travagarce to be a crime and said he
should vote against the adoption OF
the rules and resolution from a sense
of duty.
BelShaw explained that he should
vote for the adoption of the rules as
a Republican, but that he objected to
the additional attaches for the Ways
and Means, Judiciary and Revision
Committees, believing them unneces-
sary.
The question being called, was put
to vote and the rules adopted.
The Speaker announced that there
would be joint evening session in the
assembly room of the Senate and
House Committees ON Rules to prepare
the joint rules.
AT 11:45 recess was taken until 8
p. m.
AFTERNOON WORK.
After recess the Secretary of the Sem
ate appeared with message from that
body announcing that it had adopted
Assembly joint resolution on the Pow
ers-Gear funding bill
After the reading of the Senate's
message, Mr.. Belshaw moved, under a
suspension of the rules agreed upon
by the House. that the resolution be
transmitted to the Governor ait once
with a request that 1T be Immediately
transmitted by telegraph to the Cali
fornia delegation at Washington Car
ried
Mr.. Belshaw then offered a resolution
that the sum of 5000 be appropriated
from the contingent fund to defray the
expense of wiring the resolution to
Washington. Adopted
THE MILEAGE REPORT.
Mr.. Breiling presented the report of
the Mileage Committee. There was
some debate on the allowing of mileage
to temporary attaches other than those
coming within the statute provided
1t was a good place to make a point
on economy, but asHthe list was a small
one-of those who had come some dis
tance to aid in opening the House and
had to return to their homeS-and as
it amounted in all to but 800 40. and
as one member believed that 500 so
worth of time and oratory had been
wasted in fighting it, the item was
allowed to go, and the report was
adopted.
GETTING ADJOURNED.
When adjournment was moved. short
ly after O'Clock, Mr.. Dibble wished
to have an understanding that the ses-
sion of tomorrow should be pro forma.
and that no business would be done:
that the House would convene SO as
to come Within the three e-day" rule
but that it would then Immediately adj
journ until Monday noon.
After some wrangling the matter was
adjusted and adjournment taken
YESTERDAYS BILLS.
The following bills We're introduced
during the day yesterday:
By Harris-To provide for the publica-
ton of the State Blue Book or Roster.
By North of Alameda-To amend sec
tions of the Political Code relating to the
appointment of Photographic reporters
by tho Sl1proYua Court