The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-27

| DeSl specimens Oh CallIOfnldN lldNnUOu
He will speak for the State, and speak
for it we'll.
ION either side of me I see other evil
| dences that we are now ready to lay
claim to citizenship in the best culture
of the nation. Only last week the blue
and the gold Grrepressible cheers, the
colors of our great University. were re-
cognized by great gift from this Legis-
lature. Even the number of the meas
ure was ignificant-120-just the num-
Der of members of the two houses.
Let us go on in the progress we are
now making. We have our foothold IN
the National council, and we shall here
after never lack representation at the
Nations Capital (Cheers)
JETER WILDLY APPLAUDED.
Then the cries broke out again and
filed the chamber, and "Jeter!" was on
everybody's tongue The tall Lieuten-
! ant Governor has a pronounced streak
of humor in his gray matter. and sue
cessfully proved it in his opening re-
marks, which We're:
1.-THE House will come to order! 1
think a motion to adjourn would be in
order. In fact, l tried to persuade the
Speaker to put it, | am of the opinion
that the best speech I can make will be
the shortest speech, and were ! to con-
form to that opinion l would say that |
indorse the words spoken by our hon
ored guest and or Chief Executive; and
when one is able to indorse the words of
two eminent persons of opposite po-
litical affiliations, other persons ought to
be satisfied and should expect nothing
more"
The Lieutenant Governor said he felt
| proud that he was a Californian
prouder than anything he could think
of, and he thought those present
ought to be, and he thanked them for
listening to him so patiently.
| Then the vast audience rose and threw
itself at the tall Lieutenant Governor,
who bowed and smiled and took a back
seat, and when he had disappeared from
| view the crowd took a cue that came
from Senator with no hair to speak
of on the crown of his head, and
shouted Flint! Flint! Flint" till the
chandeliers swung again, and the echoes
rebounded as forcibly as on the day
when Stephen NJ. White was elected
United States Senator
PRESIDENT PRO TEN. FLINT.
The President pro tenn. OF the Sem
ate is a modest man, but modesty
I counted for little in the face of the
storm of applause that greeted him
| when he arose to respond. He said
he could only reiterate what had been
said, and trusted and believed the ca
reer of the guest of the evening would
prove a credit not only to himself but
to his State and country.
THE SPEAKER AGAIN.
Then Speaker Coombs was called
for long and loud, and when his gavel
fell a hush dropped upon the multi
tude The Speaker was at his best,
and held his audience with the spell of
his magnetism to the end.
He was not sure. he said, but that a
mistake had been made ia calling
upon him for a speech. He held the
destiny of the meeting in the hollow of
his hand and had power to dissolve
the session without further notice.
There We're occasions when such a pro-
ceeding would be justifiable, but he
should refrain from such an action. He
felt however, that he could add moth
ing to what had been said by those
| who had preceded him, and yet 1t
was in his heart to say that California
was justified in rising to do honor to
| her citizen statesman, Hon. Joseph
| McKenna
The growth of the West, Speaker
Coombs said had been slow but sure.
until at length the East had been
forced to admit that a domain existed
upon the Pacific Coast, the wealth
power and influence of which could be
no longer disregarded-such an empire,
in fact. as to cause the Nations Chief
Executive to choose one of its citi-
zens to occupy a place by his side,
and to sit at his council table. The
present was the first time the State
had been so honored, and to-day the
State was able to reach beyond the
mountains to that other empire, and
take it by the hand and sit with it in
council.
| All honor to California" concluded
the Speaker, land may the sentiment
take possession of every man, woman
and child present that loyalty, patriot
ism and love of the flag may become
greater, and all may be better able to
go on and fulfill in the future the
great destinies of mankind"
SENATOR MOREHOUSE.
The applause created by Speaker
COMBS remarks was not allowed to
subsde, and the name of "Morehouse!
became sandwiched between rounds of
braves Warehouses; power of rhetoric
served him we'll His speech was re-
plete with facts and SMILES, and was
voted throughout an oratorical GEM
There were instances, he said. in the
life of every man, woman or child
that were so dear, SO tender, so sweet
and so sacred that they lie nodded in
the heart while life remained That in
| stance might be the memory of a
mother. of word spoken, or tear
dropped by a departed child, the
lingering sweetness of which after
years could not wipe away, or II
might be a memory of a moment when
Hfe's highest hopes had been realized.
Such a moment he was now expert
encing. and he believed that all pres
ent would keep green the memory OF
the event of meeting the first Calfor-
| MAN who was ever selected to sit at the
councils of the Nation. The event
marked the progress of the state,
! which was a few years ago an I'M
known territory 1t was hard for the
East to realize the marvellous growth,
energy and progress of the State, but
at length it's matchless, proud posi-
ton had attracted the attention of the
Federal Government, and it was hon
ored.
In conclusion Senator Morehouse paid
| glowing tribute TO Governor Budd
whom he characterized as high
minded. honest honorable and upright
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