The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Legislators Introduce New
Bills for a Printing
Appropriation.
If These Cannot Become Law
Then the Office Will Be
Closed Down,
And the Republican Statesmen Will
Introduce Economy That Will
B, Widespread.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 13.-The
Governors message, boiled down, is to
the effect that it costs very large sum
annually to print the reports of about
sixty departments of State and the State
series of textbooks, and that the printing
done for the executive and for the COM
missioners appointed by him has increased
the cost over that of several years ago be-
fore those commissions were born. 1t is
also not disputed that the State Printer
must print and bind everything that is
sent to his Office by State official, and
that the expense does not lie on his shoul-
ders, but on the shoulders of the State
officials and commissions.
1t is also conceded that $75, 900 is needed
TO carry on the State Printing Office to
July 1; that appropriations as large for
tine same period of time have been made
TO Democratic State Printers when the
number of commissions, bureaus, ETC., was
only one-third of what it is now. In the
face of this state of facts the Republican
Legislators say that the Governors veto is
indefensible.
The sincerity of the Governors motives
is questioned. When he and the commit
tee appointed to visit various State in
stitutions were at Coronado the Governor
in the presence of Assembly man Arnerich
OF Santa Clara, Price of Sonoma, and
others spoke bitterly of the State Printer
and of the appropriation desired by his
Office. His manner and his Language con-
vincsd the legislators who heard him that
he would veto the appropriation and that
he was preiudiced against the State
Printer.
As an instance Of the Governors insin-
cerity when he speaks of his desire to pre-
vent waste and extravaganza Republicans
are citing the case of John A. WylIie, the
Governors colored messenger. Wyllie
draws from the State salary Of 500 per
month as messenger and $50 per month
additional as porter for the Bureau OF
Highways. 1t is thought by many people,
who make no pretense of being reformers,
that $3.50 per month is rather extravagant
wages for a man to run errands for the
Governor and to sweep out one room
which constitutes the Office of the Bureau
of Highways.
When all the facts were taken into con-
.ideration the Republican caucus decided
that no compromise short of the right
was possible, and it took the only course
that was left to it in honor. Then when
the State Printer cut down his force by
discharging twenty-four men and four
women, all of whom had been appointed
at the request of Democrats, the gentle
men OF that persuasion began to perceive
that they had waded in beyond their
depth.
Hence the frantic but unsuccessful effort
of Shanahan to introduce two bills to-day,
one for an appropriation of $40, 600 and tn e
other for an appropriation of $35, 900 for
the printing goffice-repentance, as 1t were,
on the ins:allment plan. The Republi-
cans decided that if the Governor wanted
| TO back out in two motions the credit for
the appropriations should be placed with
| them. and Dibble accordingly introduced
| two similar bills, which will be considered
| next Tuesday.
The tempest in the State Printing Office
has developed an important factor in the
matter, and that is the unpopularity in
| side and outside of the office of Book
| keeper Hadley. Employees of the print
ing office who are brought into close rela-
tions with him do not like him for his
| brusque manners and what they allege to
be his domineering way. 1t is believed
| that Governor Budd does not like him
eitner and that if he had the appoin t
| ment of 1000 colored dmesseneer-porters at
| S13O per month he would not appoint
Hadley, for it is known that several per-
| sons who were given positions in the
| printing office at the solicitation of the
| Governor disliked the bookkeeper both
| before and after they were discharged
and mention his name with words thai
| burn.
Chairman Melick of the Com mittee on
Retrenchment was told day or two ago
that if Johnston would dischars Hadley
the Governor would be mollihed, but the
persons who told him this did not say
that they were authorized by the Gov
| esnor 10 do so.
So it would seem that there are other
things besides patriotism, economy and
an unselish desire to do right that lie al
the root OF political action, even on the
highest peaks of the mountains. Mean.
while preparations are being made fol
next Tuesdays battle. Trenches for the
dead and rifle pits for the sharpshooter,
are being dug. The heavy artillery il
being hurried to the front If the
Governor still continues obdurate and
insists upon blocking the wheels of legis.
lation, which the closing down of the
State Printing Office would bring about
Republican legislators intend to give ar
object lesson in economy by Topping of
a large number of the bureaus and com
missions, the cosy berths which are fillec
| by the Governors appolntees and by
| scaling down salaries in a wav that u,; /