The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-13

Judge A. b. Bridgford of Colusa said:
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen of the
Assembly: l am about to proceed to
the performance of a duty which under
| ordinary circumstances 1 would most
creerfully assume, but since it has been
imposed upon me within the last few
minutes / approach it feeling that
am not equal to the task
Citizens of California, we are called
| upon to elect a United States Senator.
No more important duty than this could
be imposed upon the Legislature of this
State. The position of United States
Senator is, in my judgment, the most
| important legislative Office known to
| the civilized world. The Senate of this
nation, forty-five sovereign States, send
their representatives; forty-five States
which form the greatest of the nations
| of the earth. / repeat, the office of
United States Senator is the most i'm
pcrtant legislative office known to
man.
1--WE to-day, legislators of California,
represent the grandest in that galaxy
of States. California, with her thou
sand miles Of sea coast, with her beau
| tiful lakes, her rivers and her harbors;
with her mountains and valleys; with
| her products of mine and farm. her
fruits and flowers, is the greatest and
grandest in the galaxy of States
I'VE, as her representatives, are now
called upon to name a man to represent
| this State in the United States Senate
l shall name one in whom I have con-
! fidence, in whom you have confidence,
and in whom the people of the whole
State have confidence. To-day the
Static is applauding his conduct. Only
| yesterday, as the result of his untiring
| devotion to duty there was removed
| from the highway of prosperity the
threatened obstruction of continued
monopoly. He stands as the embodi-
ment Of the wishes of the people of this
State, and were his name submitted to
an expression of the popular will, UNI
trammeled by party prejudice, he would
receive 10 per cent. of the popular vote
| of California. I therefore, with pride.
personal and State, name the Hon.
James G. Mcguire"
| NOMINATIONS AND SECONDS
Malcolm seconded the nomination of
Mr.. Perkins, characterizing him as
that man of men, that leader of lead
ers'
Bettnlan seconded Mr.. Perkins NOM
lna1ion, also Hill of Humboldt, who
euloglzed him as the man approved by
the northern districts whose lumber in
tereSts would be safe with Senator
Perkins. He also believed his election
would go far to secure the building of
the Nicaragua Canal, measure ar
IDENTIFY desired by his constituents.
Emmons, representing the Peoples
party, in placing in nomination Hon.
Thomas V. Gator, made a vigorous
speech from his partys standpoint
The nomination, he knew. was a for
lorn hope; his party was weak. but
even he could remember when some of
the strong parties were as lowly as
theirs to-day. I'VE are called dream
ers, said Emmons, but the dawn of
the day when those dreams come true
will usher in a government which will
be truly of the people, for the people
and by the people,"
Sanford nominated Hon. w. w.
F'oote, eulogdzing him in an elaborate
speech.
clark of Alameda seconded the nomi-
na1on of Perkins; also Belshaw Of
Contra Costa and North of Yolo.
Treacy Of San Francisco seconded the
nomination Of Hon. James c. Mcguire.
giving a brief sketch Of his history
from his life as a poor boy on a Santa
Cruz County ranch to his present hon
ored position in Congress.
Valentine of Los Angeles seconded
Mr.. Perkins nomination as follows:
The whole State has lifted its voice
iltc n1,1E
States Senajtor-the north with her
mlnes, the great fertile valleys of the
central portion of the State with their
magnificent cereal and fruit products,
and the great commercial interests in
the cities and along the coast; and now
the south wishes to join in the call for
the man who has SO ably represented
us in the past. Thoroughly familiar
with the vast and varied resources of
the state, recognizing the claims of no
locality over those of another, he will
In the future, as in the past, represent
the whole State-work for the whole
Commonwealth
Elliott seconded the nomination of
Hon. W. W. F'oote, Dryden that Of
Hon. T. V. Gator, Lacy put in nomina-
ton Hon. j. J. Dwyer, Dolan seconded
GEORGE c. PERKINS ELECTED.
Nominations being declared closed
the ballot was taken with the following
result:
| L. V. Gator received II votes: J. G.
Mcguire, 10 votes; J. J. Dwyer, votes:
W. W. Foote. votes; George c.
PERKINS. ~ votes, which being a ma
jority Of the House, Mr.. Perkins was
declared elected
JOINT SESSION TO-DAY.
Messages from the Senate were re-
ceived and read announcing that George
Z. Perkins had received twenty seven
votes in that body. and appointing the
hcur OF noon to-day for a joint session
with the Assembly.
BILLS AND AMENDMENTS.
| The following bills and constitutional
amendments We're introduced yester-
day:
BY Ellfott-To amend a section Of
civil Code relative to the management
and control of community property.
BY Landsboroug'h-To establish the
fees of County Clerks and of jurors in
this State.
By Canavan-To provide a relief fund
for injured and disabled fremen of
the volunteer fire department within
Incorporated cities and towns.
BY Leavitt-M Making an appropriation
of $4,000 for support of the State
Printing Office for the forty-eighth fis-
cal year
BY Treacy-To reduce the rates of
fare on street railways.
By Sims-To pay the claim of DON
Jose Ramon Pico.
| BY Henry-To regulate the erection