The herald., 1897-03-23
Los Angeles parks-without the govern


or's signature.
In this connection want to say a word
In praise of the conscientious and thor
ough investigation given by the gov
ernor to every measure that comes be-
fore him for his approval / have seen
many governors under the same cir
cumstances, but 1 never knew one as
particular and careful as Governor
Budd. He has his father, Judge Budd
of Stockton, who has been on the bench
for thrty-six years, come up to Sacra-
mento and carefully examine every
measure. The judge occupies a seat and
table in the governors room and care
ully examines every bill, reporting on
it to the governor Between them ev-
cry measure is thoroughly studied, and
very few bugs" escape their Scrutiniz-
ing eyes.
The governor, as announced in the
Herald several days ago, has appointed
DR.. HILL of San Pedro, on the state board
of health, DIR. Bryant having declined
the position. Assemblyman Mead is to
be credited with the appointment, as 1t
was made at his suggestion, the govern
,or, 1 believe, not knowing DR.. Hill per-
sonally
This session of the legislature is likely
to be as famous for its scandals as the
one of 1893. With a single exception
they have not involved the senate, but
Tic dSScHlDly has HtiQ dH lilNSStle dtlOi
almost perpetually on it's hands since It
was organized. There was first the
malodorous Duckworth scandal with
all its many ramifications that will need
explaining for 10! these many years.
There was the Examiner bribery scan
dal, the coyote scalp scandal, the Henry
French scandal and several minor SEN
sations. The assembly, too, has been
one of the most disorderly bodies On
record. That was due to two causes
the number of members and the in
competency of the presiding officer.
Never for moment has 1t been possible
to hear in the galleries what was going
on on the floor, and never for an instant
could all the members with the closest
possible attention to business tell what
the business under consideration was
and what the several speakers had to
say about 1t. Only three or four men
had the voice to be heard above the
hubbub and they could only succeed
when the body was comparatively quiet.
Shanahan, for instance, could be heard
If he were the captain of vessel in a
storm; and Dibble has voice like
calliope. Melick, too, can reach a very
high note, and Valentine by an effort
can go very near Melick's altitude, but
Vosburg, or Coenoweth or Goff were
simply not in it for an instant 1t would
be a saving of time and consequently of
expense if the legislature had publi-
cation like the Congressional Globe in
which members could get leave to print
their speeches. The time that has been
wasted in the assembly over matters of
very little moment has certainly con-
sumed half the session. In many cases
the time wasted was of more value TO
the state than the amount sought to be
saved. The rules, too, are too lax about
admitting people to the floor. The bars
are let down so far that even newsboys
are allowed to run around hawking pa
pers during the progress of session,
creating endless confusion and disorder.
The senate has presented stubborn
contrast to the assembly in the matter
of order. 1t has had not one but two
good presiding officers in the persons of
Lieutenant-Governor Jeter and Presi-
dent Protempore Flint. Jeter Is quiet
and dignified, with keen sense of hu-
NOR which he allows to escape him
sometimes, without a smile on his part,
but to thesgreat amusement of his au-
dience. He has lots of tact and is very
popular with all the senators. l do not
believe he has an enemy on the floor.
He has always managed to preserve
excellent order and when he wanted to
leave the chair he has had an excellent
substitute in the person of Senator
Flint, who is the best parliamentarian
in the legislature by all odds. The re-
suit of the joint efforts of Jeter and Flint
has been a dignified body; and it has
transacted far more business in less time
than the assembly Up to March 18th
for instance the senate had passed 20S
assembly bills while the assembly had
only acted on 1913 senate bills. In other
words, the senate did twice as much Dus-
mess as the other house.
The way in which the kilograms which
the Western Union Telegraph company
was trying to send out of the state were
captured and brought back to Sacrament
to from Truckee IL not only creditable
to Assemblyman Mellick and his clerk,
John Wray but to the telegraph com
pany itself. which received and forward
ed over its wires telegram 70 de1eat us
own purposes and aims. In other words
it contributed to it's own discontinue by
sending the message to Truckee, there
intercepting the Wells-Fargo messenger
and securing the box containing the
kilograms 1t shows one thing very con-
clusively and that is that the Western
Union is a pretty reliable corporation;
as it could very easily have delayed the
telegram until after the train left
Truckee.
II is always very difficult to tell what
has been accomplished at session of
a legislature on the last day of the ses-
sion. So many bills are enacted and
passed the last hours of the session that
it is impossible to tell just what the new
laws really are. Then there is no tell
ing which bills the governor will sign,
and which veto, as he does not know
himself. This, however. can be said that
some very important legislation has
been enacted, of which the Torrens
land law is probably the most far reach.
ing and vital to the future welfare OF
the state. 1t is probable that the gov
ernor will veto many appropriation bills
and I shall not be surprised to see the
district fairs go by the board, and the
special appropriations for number of
public institutions. The former has until
March Goth to make up his MIND what
he will do with large number of
measures and meantime there will be
very few persons occupying places on
the anxious seat all over the state.
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