The herald., 1897-02-14
STATE PRINTERS
WANT THEIR PAY
But Agree to Wait One
More Week
WILD RUAORS IRE SET AFL0AT
Of Cessation of Printing and
Sudden Adjournment
TWO BILLS ARE INTRODUCED
One for Covering Deficit, One for Ruus
ming Expenses
Hope Expressed That the Goveraor Will Not
Veto Both
Senator Perkins Major Domo Visits Sacfas
mento to UntangIe the Patronage Snsrl.
Routine Work Of the State
Legislature
TWO BILLS ARE INTRODUCED
One for Covering Deficit, One for Ruus
ming Expenses
Hope Expressed That the Goveraor Will Not
Veto Both
Senator Perkins Major Domo Visits Sacss.
mento to UntangIe the Patronage Snssl.
Routine Work Of the State
Legislature
Special to The Herald.

printing matters are gradually ap-
preaching a crisis. Bills were intro
uuced in the assembly today appropriat-
ing $40 900 to pay the deficiency and
$4,000 to pay the balance Of tho expenses
of the fiscal year. N,--r
They were introduced by Dibble. and
with the united Republican vote. the
rules were suspended. the bills were
read for the first time and made the
special order for Tuesday. The Demo-
Gratis attempted to introduce bill for
$40 1000, and have 1t made the special
order, but on motion of Dibble. by
strict party vote, the Democratic bill
was laid on the table.
Meantime the printers, headed by
the foreman of the state print
ing office, waited on the state
printer, and announced that the rules
of the Union would not allow them to
work any longer without pay. Johnston
urged them for the public good to keep
at work. and they finally agreed to wait
until next week.
Governor Budd has left town forS4A
Francisco, and there are runaors that
the printing Office may CLOSE any day and
the legislature adjourn Immediately.
That course, however, Is not likely, as
too many important bills are on file, and
senators and assemblymen will not agree
to such a rad!crl measure. The proba-
biblities are that the Dibble bin for $40,-
900, covering the deficiency now exist
ing will go to the governor and be Sign
ed, and the second bill will be vetoed.
This will force the printing house en-
ployes to get their money through the
board of examiners, which will mean an
investigation Of the printing Office.
which Governor Budd claims he wants.
Caminetti introduced q resolution to
the effect that the state printing Office
be called upon to furnish the names Of
the twenty-four men and four women
whom the state printer discharged on
the 11th, 18th and 18th of the month,
together with the names of those at
whose request the discharged employees
had been appointed. This precipitated
a hot debate, which resulted in the reso-
luton being ordered referred to the com-
mittee on public printing, with instruc-
tionS to report the resolution back Tues
day morning at IL o'clock. From what
took place this morning the indications
are that next Tuesday morning will see
lively hour or SO In the assembly.
Billy f1dmlltOH, more pTUpeTly AHOWu
as William Hamilton, Senator Perkins
right bower, left bower and joker, is in
town. Billy looks extremely well, and
his gray hair, which by no means indf-
Gates age in his case, looks we'll above
the plum -colored overcoat which he Is
wearing this season. The reason Of
Williams visit is supposed to be secret.
but he conflded to few intimate friends
that he has come to the capital at the
Of Sannfnr ParISfnS tO Sfrqi0htori
out the patronage question.
1t appears that the senator 's heinS
flooded with letters endorsir
body for everything, and that
quenty the same names appear
tions for different persons for Dr.
place. This confusion and doDt
is very annoying and embarra
the senator, because 1t leave a
opportunity even to guess WI ars
people that really, from pa s-at
point, should receive the placi
senator's plan has always bee fa
of a few personal appointir c
friends like Colonel Jackson t. +I7
ilton, to whom he is under - !'l-
cations, to let the Republican aaer
A district select the local
thus placing on them the resi-
for all appointments so mad
this plan would only work II the IN
dcrsements for a district were unani-
nous, or nearly so. Where there were
rival candidates with rival indorse-
ments, the senator would, and does, find
himself in the embarrassing position OF
being forced to decide between several
claimants, a duty neither agreeable nor
profitable for the judge. 1t was to ad-
just this matter that Billy Hamilton
was ordered to Sacramento.
Perkins has enormous patronage at
his command. Owing to the defeat OF
Bowers, McLachian and Grove john
son he has all the patronage Of the Sew
enth Sixth and Second congressional
districts absolutely at his command. In
the First district he has to share with
Barham, and in San Francisco and Oak
land with Loud and Hillborn. But IN
the former he has already promised the
best plums to his friends, Colonel jack
son going back to the sub-treasury, and
Hamilton becoming surveyor or tins
| port No senator in the country mas
more patronage to bestow, and conse-
| quently none is being more deluged with
| petitions. NJ
Hamilton told the boys today this must
| stop.
| All petitions will be called off, il neces-l
| sary, and everybody will start alresn.
| but there must be unanimity. To begin
| with, Endorsements of northern sent-
| tors or assemblymen for southern posi-
tions. like collector at Los Angeles Tor
instance, and vice versa, will not count.
| Each district must attend to its oyu'
| affairs. That simplifles matterny - -