The record-union., 1897-02-07
Supreme Court Commissioners Bill
Made a Special Order.
House in a Hot Temper Over the Old
Question.
Forecast for The Current Week Shows In
pOrtant Measures
Ahead.

In the Senate yesterday morning
Simpson, for the Judiciary Committee,
reported back the bill providing for the
appointment of five Supreme Court
Commissioners with favorable recon-
mendation. AS an urgency matter 1t
was made a special order for Tuesday
morning, and from the present outlook
the Supreme Court will again be given
valuable assistance in its arduous Ia
bors.
HOLLOWAY'S INNOVATION.
Holloway, who has stood solidly for
retrenchment and reform, not only dur
ing the present session, but throughout
that of 1895 yesterday in committee
report grasped the bovine by the horns
and recommended that certain supplies
recently purchased for the use of the
Senate be cut down 40 per cent. The
Senate took the cue from the Chairman
of the Committee on Contingent Elk
penses, and in a spasmodic burst of
righteousness adopted the report, and a
local firm will be allowed 81 90 each
for filters that We're sold for so 80.
THOSE COYOTE SCALPS.
When the coyote scalp claims bill was
reported back from the Finance Com
mittee yesterday morning bearing ma
jority and minority report, it was eX-
pected that a storm would lower down
over the Senate, but such was not the
case. The majority report, which was
finally adopted, recommended that the
bill do pass, while that of the minority
requested that the bill be re-referred to
the committee for further investigation.
After the majority report had been
adopted, the bill was re-referred in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the minor
ity, and the sun once more shone Sc
renely.
SAME OLD STORY.
The signers of the minority report in
timated that something new had arisen
in the matter of claims, but in this it
seems they were wofulIy mistaken. Ever
since the matter of paying the claims be-
came an open question, there have been
at cut rates and holding for par pay
ments. George A. McCalvy, bookkeeper
to Secretary of State Brown, it is al
legged, recently made a trip to Bakers
-. al rr-s+ I,
holders of scalps by which he expected
to deplete his wallet This came to the
ears of Secretary of State Brown, and
subsequently to those Of the Finance
Committee, and as it appeared that a
few of the members of that committee
had never heard of a brokerage business
on coyote scalps, a minority report was
sent in. McCalvy was discharged by the
Secretary of State.
SLIGHTLY MIXED.
It is asserted by those who should
know, however. that Secretary of State
Brown and Bookkeeper McCalvy have
been at loggerheads for some time, and
that the Secretary of State has only
waited for a favorable opportunity to
decapitate his bookkeeper. 1t is assert
ed that McCalvy has of late taken a very
active part in the fight for State Lii
brary Trustees, boosting Talbot H.
Wallis ticket for all he was worth.
while the Secretary of State hoped to see
J. L. Gillis succeed. In other matters
also. it is said, the Secretary and his
assistant have not agreed. But the fact
remains that the matter has succeeded
in sending the coyote scalp bill once
again before the Finance Committee.
STATE LIQUOR LICENSE.
The Code Commission, among other
things. evolved a scheme to increase the
revenues of the State by imposing a
tariff of $500 annually upon all persons
who persist in conducting a liquor busi-
ness. and the proposition was yester-
day laid before the Senate by Androus
in the shape Of a constitutional amend
ment covering the ground A brisk bat
tie is expected when the proposed
amendment comes up for action, as it is
understood the liquor men will rally
their forces to defeat the measure.
Yesterdays halliday session of the
Assembly was distinguished only by the
now daily wrangle which occurs over
some phase of the attache question
This does not make pleasant reading
even if one tries TO see the lighter side
of it. and the entire matter has been
and stiIl is derogatory to the peace and
dignity of the House. When it will end
no man knoweth.
The early adjournment yesterday took
Assemblyman Dibble by surprise. He
mad expected to move to reconsider the
vote whereby his bin carrying an in
crease in the salaries of the Superior
Judges of San Francisco was lost. and
expressed considerable dissatisfaction
that he had been shut out from con-
stitutional right. This state of feeling
on his part BODIES Ill for the fight on
the companion bills to come off this