The record-union., 1897-01-21

Bakehouse Inspector, with a salary of
S125 month.
Senator Stratton asked Mr. Near
thur. who was before the committee in
the interest of the bill, if the Act itself
would not be sufficient without the ap-
pointment of an Inspector, thus bur-
dening the bill with an appropriation.
Mr.. Macarthur contended that the
average policeman might not know a
filthy bakehouse when he saw one, or
might overlook a defect which a prac-
tical baker would detect in an instant.
Senator Simpson stated that the law,
being general in its nature, was rather
stringent and would probably work
hardship in small cities. The provision
compelling the ceilings to be eight feet
high might be the means of compelling
poor bakers to remodel their buildings
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald and
his deputy, Cleve Damn, were present
and contended that the bill was neces-
sary. Commissioner Fitzgerald related
that some of the bakeshops in San
Francisco had been found to be in
condition of extreme filth
Action on the bill was finally deferred
until such time as a full meeting of the
committee might be had
1t was agreed to report back S. B.
-, to prevent collusion between en-
ployers of labor and employment agents
with a recommendation favorab BILE to its
passage.
The bill providing that contractors
shall be compelled to give a bond of the
full contract price for the protection of
laborers upon public works, was, after
being amended to read "one-half the
contract price" recommended back
favorable to its passage.
The bill providing that all citizens
within the jurisdiction of the State
shall be entitled to the full and equal
accommodations, advantages, facilities
and privileges of inns, restaurants, ho-
tells, eating-houses, barber shops,
theaters, skating rinks and all other
places of public accommodation or
amusement, was also considered.
The bill had been introduced at the
instance of a number of colored persons
by Senator Henderson, and the commit
tee was unit in reporting it back
with a favorable recommendation.
THEY WILL FEAST
The pages Of the two houses have
formed an exclusive club, and it is
understood a subscription will soon be
started to enable the little fellows to
have a big feed. The members of the
club are Dom ]. Shields, President;
Harry Bennett, Vice President; w. r.
Saunders, Secretary; Frank Boek,
Treasurer; Sam Wacholder, Sergeant
alarms, Chester c. Pedlar, J. G. Nc
Call, Jr., r. O'Connor, j. B. Harris,
A. Reddick, Dorr Eddy, William Mar
tin, Nestor Trout and Charles Balzari.
THE CHIEF CLERK.
The interest of proceedings in the AS
semibly yesterday centered in a subject
which was not once broached on the
floor of the House-the temporary at
taches scandal, what the Republicans
would do about it, Chief Clerk Duck
woTh's position with regard to the mat
ter and what he intended TO do about
it. The air was full of it.
At 11:13 a. IN. recess was declared un-
til u m. and the majority went into
caucus. AIT l p. m. adjournment was
taken and the majority hastened down
stairs again at the mandate of Chair
man Hart North; this morning there
viii be, not exactly a sunrise meeting,
but an ante-sessiion meeting of both
caucus and Committee ON Attaches.
The summing up of the situation, up
to date, is about as follows:
The first caucus decided on heroic
measures. Duckworth should be given
a chance to resign, failing which his
expulsion from his position would fol-
low and that at once.
Messrs. Melick, Strain and Belshaw
were sent as committee to deliver this
ultimatum. They found the Chief Clerk
and told him the situation. He asked for
time, promising to give a definite an
swer last evening. Time was given as
the matter was of grave Importance.
During the afternoon Duckworth kept
up his air of bravado pretty successful
ly and declared openly that he would
not resign; that he had the Assembly at
his mercy. and if he suffered so should
they.
At midnight Duckworth had definitely
said that he would not resign, but was
making an effort to get a promise from
members of the majority that he should
not be expelled from his position with
out a trial
Members of caucus and committee
declared themselves unalterably deter
mined to stand to their decision to re-
move Duckworth. Their final action
this morning Will make the most ex-
citing business before the House to-
day, for so much has leaked out of
caucus deliberations that immediate
action is, in a way, forced upon the
majority.
WORKING ON THE CODES.
The Committee on Revision of Codes
Judge Dibble Chairman, sat in session
in the Supreme Court room from >
O'Clock until yesterday afternoon.
and worked busily on the remainder of
the more than one hundred hilIc bafo,a