The record-union., 1897-01-10
Provisions to be Made for a Civil
Service Commission.
First Weeks Work Of the Thirty
Second Session.
Mileage and Per Diem Of Temporary Officers
Nearly Two Hundred Bills in
The Assembly.

The first week of the Thirty-second
Eession of the California Legislature is
finished. Statutory officers in both
houses have been appointed, and the
members have settled down to the work
before them
Before the session convened there was
talk of contesting the right of William
u. Jeter to act as Lieutenant-Gov
and preside over the Senate, but every
thing was early arranged and Jeter
wields the gavel while the Republican
majority has arranged its committees
and deputized Senator Flint, who was
elected President pro tenn, to make the
appointments.
The organization of both houses was
perfected before adjournment Monday,
but nothing else was done in the Sen
ate.
THE SENATE SQUABBLE.
During Tuesdays session Androus of
Los Angeles offered the first joint reso-
luton providing for the recommenda-
tion to Congress that such a tariff be
placed on California fruits as to in
sure adequate protection from foreign
importations.
The action of the Democratic mem
bers who voted against the resolution
was, lit is alleged, expected by the Re-
publicans; but a subsequent statement
made by a prominent Democratic SEN
ator that he was not a free trader, and
that as the watchword of the incoming
Administration would be protection, -
himself and colleagues would stand in
on any proposition for universal pro-
Iection TO all California products, Gre
ated a series of efforts on the part of
the Republicans to get the Democrats
fairly on record, and an equal series of
efforts on the part of the Democrats
to evade the same.
Herein both sides have reason to, and
do claim a victory-the Republicans be-
cause the Democrats have voted stead
lily against recommending a tariff for
protection, and the Democrats because
the Republicans would not allow them
time to investigate the resolution Of
fered.
SENATORSHIP.
There has been very little genuine
interest taken in the alleged fight for
the United States Senatorship, since the
Republican caucus, held Tuesday night
at which the unanimous vote was cast
for George c. Perkins True it is tha:
S. NJ. Shortridge early in the fight an
nounced himself to be an aspirant for
the position, but the opinion has since
gained ground that If nominated he
viii not have a following equal in num-
Der to a Corporal's guard.
There was some talk Wednesday that
Assemblyman Waymire would also an
nounce himself as a candidate for SEN
atorial honors, and Wayinire himself
stated that strong pressure from his
friends had been brought to induce him
to adopt such a course lit now seems
probable, however, that he will not
allow his name to be mentioned and
that he viii abide by the caucus nomi-
nation for whom he himself voted
From everything that can be learned
from the members of both houses. IL
seems safe to assume that Perkins will
be elected on the first ballot, which will
be taken Tuesday.
1t is believed that standing rules will
be adopted by the Senate to-morroH
morning. and that President pro tenn
Flint VIII announce the standing COM
mittees during the same session. Should
this be the case quite a shower of bills
may be expected, though not as many
as were introduced during the last ses-
stems first day for bills.
Circumstances hurried the organiza-
ticn of the Legislature, and it has beer
years since, at the beginning of the
second week, both houses have beer
ready to enter into the serious business
of the session.
IN RETROSPECT.
AIT the end of the first week or the
Thirty-second session of the California
Legislature a brief glance backward
ait people. events and achievement is
quite in order.
The throng which crowded the hotels
SMILED over into the street, and made
the thoroughfares alive one week age
to .day far outnumbered the legitimate
addition to Sacramento's population
made by the regular members and at
tacbes of the Legislature. That day
the place hunters name was legion
be--or she. for there were both-roamed
,n and down seeking whom he might
b,sttonhole. and woe to the Assembly
man or the Senator who was cornereo
.na could not escape The 'place-hunt-
er.s ountenance" rivaled the bicycle
Saoeo of which much has been hearo
,o.o,v in it's strained and anxious ex-
,,,ossion. To-day the unfortunates VINO
cot nothing have all gone nome WINK