The herald., 1897-02-19
On the Appointment of Expert
Examiners
CAMINETTI IS DISAPPOINTED
But Governor Budd Is Not at All
Dissatisfied
Shanahan and Depnery Threaten to Thump
One Another, but the Chair Inter-
fcres-AppropriatIons
Special to The Herald.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1S.-The con-
test over the state printing office prom
ises to be settled amicably as between
the governor and legislature, although
It nearly brought on fisticuff in the as
sembly between Assemblymen Dennery
and Shanahan.
AS foreshadowed in yesterdays dis
patches the assembly refused to con-
cur in the senate amendment striking
out the experts to be appointed by both
parties. The senate caucused on this
refusal at noon. and as a result the joint
resolution was referred to the committee
on federal relations with orders to re-
port Tomorrow, and the bins appro-
priaring money to pay the deficiency and
run the printing office went to the ju-
dietary committee to investigate their
constitutionahty. The judiciary COM
mittee had an earnest debate in execu-
tive session. The majority agreed with
the opinion expressed by the governor
and attorney general that the bills are
unconstitutional and the whole question
was finally referred to a subcommittee
of the two houses to report
Caninetti is trying to make all the
political capital possibly out Of the trou-
BILE. and is much disappointed that the
Republicans have agreed to make a
thorough investigation with two sets
of experts, so that 1t will be impossible
to charge fraud.
The governor considered the question
so satisfac ctor1ly arranged that he went
to San Francisco this afternoon.
But while the senate was busy trying
to find q solution to the difficulty the
assembly nearly came to blows. A re-
port of the senate amendment to the
joint resolutions was read i'm the assem-
bly, this morning, and the question came
UP, should the assembly recede from its
amendment. Price and Dennery, both
members of the joint investigation conn
mittee, urged 1t should accept the change
made by the senate. This brought
Shanahan to his feet, who declared 1t
exceedingly bad taste for members of
the committee to join In the debate, as
1t showed their partisersr'r Said he,
Ordinary parliamentary procedure re-
quires that these two men should, un-
der the circumstances, remain quiet
during discussion relating to the pow
ers of the committee appointed to in
vestigate the printing office.
"The fact that these men, thus early.
have taken stand, to- cut off the minor
Of the manner In which it Is alleged they
will conduct the investigation. Further
evidence of what We may expect lies In
the fact that both these men, who now
seem so anxious to- keep the minority
from being represented, have cham
pioned the state print ting office In the
floor of this house. Were I in the posi-
ton occupied by them I most certainly
would resign"
Shanahan's remarks, delivered ina loud
voice, attracted great attention and
scarcely had the sound of his voice
ceased when Dennery rose to his feet,
and shaking his finger at Shanahan said
with yell: "The remarks made by the
gentleman from Shasta are false as
hell"
This brought Shanahan to his feet
again. Il am willing" he declared, ito
meet the gentleman on any proposition
he may suggest, but I cannot answer
him in language so unbecoming a gen.
tleman as that used by him, but 1 can
meet him, as said before, and am will
ling to meet him on any proposition he
may see fit to make"
AS Shanahan Isl big siX-footer, while
Dennery halls from the Barbary coast,
the contest would have rivaled the one
announced for next month In Nevada,
but the chair called them both to order
and vote being taken the assembly re-
fused to recede from its amendment
In the senate the morning was occu-
pied with debate over reduced street car
fares. 1t brought forth the best debate
of the session and resulted in Braun
hart bill being beaten overwhelmingly.
Bulla's Torrens land bill passed Sec
ond reading In the assembly and is now
on the third reading file of senate bills.
1t may be reached Friday.
The senate this morning passed to
third reading Androus' bill to allow ir-
rigation districts to disincorporate Sen
ator Morehouse had the bill to- remove
the girls from Whittier advanced to head
the second reading file, when it will
come up and pass tomorrow evening to
third reading. The Judiciary commit
tee agreed to report favorably on Cut
ter's constitutional amendment num-
Der 10, giving to boards of supervisors
power to- regulate the compensa ton of
sheriffs, county clerks, district ATTORNEYS
and other county officers. 1t also agreed
to report favorably on Meads amend
ment providing that payment of polltax
may be remitted- to all persons who voted
at the general election next preceding
the date when such poll tax is made paw
able, the object of the amendment being
to encourage voting. FRASIER.