The record-union., 1897-01-07
LABORINGSOL0NS.
Short Sessions In Both
Houses Yesterday.
Democrats Must Go on Record
Regarding Protection.
Waymire Urged BY His Friends to Be-
come a Senatorial Candidate.
The Assembly Will Probably Have Both Stand
ing Rules and Standing Commit
tees To-Day.

Senator George C. Perkins is grateful
70 the Republican Senators and Assem-
blymen for their action in making him
the nominee for the United States Sen
ate.
The result of the caucus held Tuesday
night was telegraphed to Senator Per-
kins at Washington, and yesterday
morning Senator Gleaves, Chairman of
the caucus, handed to the representa-
tives of the press the following reply
from Senator Perkins:
''To the Chairman and members of
the Republican legislative caucus, care
Colonel J. P. Jackson, Sacramento-Per-
init me to extend to each of you cor
dial thanks for the evidence of your
confidence and friendship in selecting
me as party nominee for United States
Senator. ] am more deeply impressed
with the honor because it has been
bestowed while am 1900 miles away,
my absence having been rendered nee
essary by the important questions af-
fecting California Immediately before
Congress. Politically, it is only neces-
sary to say that I am in full accord
and will sustain the principles of the
platform adopted by the Republican
National Convention, and that 1 shall
always strive to so act on messages
affecting the welfare of California, and
the general welfare of our common
country, as to merit the good opinion
of all citizens irrespective of party.
GEORGE C. PERKINS,"
S. NJ. Shortridge was still in the city
last evening, and spoke cheerfully of the
outlook. It would appear that he thinks
that while there is life there is hope.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
President pro tenn. of the Senate Flint
has not yet arranged the standing COM
mittees of the upper branch of the
Legislature. In speaking Of the matter
last night he stated that it was doubtful
whether the list would be presented to-
day, and that under no consideration
would he make known the arrangement
before it was sent to the Secretary S
desk
1t is understood that in making up his
committees President pro tenn. Flint
will conform to the wishes Of the Sena-
tors as nearly as is possible, and while
all will not be able to get what they
desire, the distribution will be equitable.
In accordance with a motion that was
a+ I1c
will be introduced until after the stand
ing committees shall have been appoint
ed. If the committees are named to-day
a flood of bills will roll in upon the Sec
retary, as it is understood that most Of
the members are well supplied in that
respect.
DEMOCRATS AND PROTECTION.
The Democrats in the Senate will, it
is said on good authority, have the
chance to-day to place themselves on
record regarding tariff protection for
California products. During Tuesday S
session a resolution to instruct our Sen
ators and urge our members of Congress
to use all means to secure the passage
ofsufficient tariff duties for protection of
CaHfornia's fruit industry was passed
by both branches of the Legislature.
The Democrats in the Senate opposed
the resolution almost to a man, and dur
ing yesterdays session Seawell Of Men
docino took exception to a statement al
legged to have been made to the effect
that the Democrats as free traders op-
posed the measure.
SeaweH stated in the Senate that
while not a protectionist he was not a
free trader, and that If a high protect
i've tariff was to be the motto of the
present administration, he and his col
leagues took the ground that coal, wool,
and all other California products ought
to be protected equally as well as fruit,
ard that a resolution embodying all
those articles would meet the approval
of the Democratic Senators.
MUST GO ON RECORD.
Seawell and his colleagues received
the congratulations In open session of q
number of oldtime Republican Sena-
tors, among whom were Androus, Simp-
son and Wilmington, for having at last
admitted that the principles of protec-
ton should be established and MAIN
tained but that was not all.
1T was agreed among the Republi-
can members to put their Democratic
brethren on record as being either for
or against a resolution of the kind
named by Seawell, and a caucus was
called for the purpose of determining
a line of action.
THE CAUCUS AGREES.
AT the caucus everything was harno-
nfous. The one point to be secured was
to find whether Seawell and his coll
leagues would support a resolution
providing for a protective tariff on all
California products. 1t was, ii is un-
dersnood. unanimously agreed that a
resolution should be drafted embody-
ing all the points mentioned by SeaWell,
and that the same will be offered in the
Senate to-day by Senator Smith OF
Kern