The record-union., 1897-01-14
NEW FACES.


MCGOWAN of Humboldt is not there to
spring the question of mutual insurance
at every turn of the wheel, and interject
the universal suffrage proposition be-
tween sentences. Ford is not there to
beg poor privilege" for Sierra Coun-
ty, and Seymour of San Bernardino is
not there to lead the retrenchment
and subsequently pick UP
nail" On the Democratic side Ges-
ford will not protect the viticultural in
terests of the State, Burke will not con-
tend for smaller meShed nets for sal
mon, nor laugh at Pedlar's bill to pre-
vent blindness in infants, and Martin,
the "Old Grizzly" of Placer, will not en-
liven the dullest session with his ready
wit, and incidentally protest against the
action of the Anti-Debris Association.
But there are others to fill their places,
and until each new member has defined
his particular hobby, the hold-overs will
be kept guessing.
THEIR DUTY DONE
The joint session of the Senate and
Assembly for the election of United
States Senator came off yesterday as
per schedule and with as little excite
ment as any routine work of either
house. If it had not been for the trum-
pet tones in which Assistant Sergeant
alarms Lamphreys big baritone voice
announced the presence of the Senate
at the outer gate there would have been
little to distinguish the event from the
most ordinary occurrence. Senator
George c. Perkins was declared duly
elected after the requisite quantity of
red tape had been unwound, and then
every body adjourned.
A PROMINENT POPULIST.
A conspicuous figure on the floor OF
the House yesterday was Hon. Thomas
V. Gator, who was present al the joint
session and held quite a levee during the
previous intermission He was in ami
mated conversation with the young Pop
ulist leader, Emmons. Mr.. Gator evinces
much interest in primary elections, a
number of bills for the regulation of
which are already introduced. He an
nounces his intention of being present
when these bills are taken up in COM
mittee and he may prepare bill for
presentation embodying his own views.
Mr.. Gator is not in favor of a general
ballot at primaries, preferring a separ-
ate one for each party.
HOW MANY MILES?
A rather queer discrepancy in the ar
rangement of the mileage list for mem
bers was discovered by eagle-eyed Mr.
Belshaw, who moved to have that por-
ton of the Mileage Committees report
rereferred The statute settles the dis
tance from Sacramento to each of the
county capitals of the State, and mile
age is computed on that, no other
places ir the several counties being
members do not live at the county seat
the committee awarded to such mem
bers additional mileage to cover the
distance between their homes and their
county seats. But it happened in nu-
merous cases that Assembyman X OF
or L lived several miles on the hfthel
thither side, and as no note was made
of this distinction, those members go
paid twice over for the extra ten OIL
twenty or forty miles Mr.. Belshav
thinks when this is fixed up some S20(
will have been saved the State.
THE SPEAKER'S WISE WORDS.
For the benefit of the Contested Elec
tion Committee, and as a suggestion t
simplify their work and make it les:
expensive, Speaker Coombs stated yes
terday that he was of the opinion tha
the expense attendant upon the pres
! ence of a great many witnesses Nigh
be rendered unnecessary by the open
| ing and counting of the returns in com
mittee. Gentlemen of the House,
said the Speaker, I'VE have started ou
on this session with a mistake. w
have made the organization too ex
pensive and too burdensomesome Blu
| if we profit by this first error it may b
| the means of saving the State mucl
more than it has cost. l appeal to yol
| to stop and hesitate on the threshold
of every proposition involving expendi
ture, to study it and find whether i
may not be reduced or dispensed with.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
This committee. under Chairman
Clark is preparing early for vigorou
campaign. In organizing yesterda
several subcommittee We're formed
| among these one of five will inquir
supervision of county roads should res
with Boards of Supervisors or whethe
special road officers should be appoint
| ed; Of this committee Mr.. Anderson
Chairman. subcommittee of three
Elliott, McCandlish and Melick-wi
consider the proposed plans of the Stat
Bureau Of Highways for system G
State highways and report. Mr.. Fon
tana is Chairman of a sub-committe
of three TO investigate the present roa
system of the State, its defects, etc.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
| Municipal Corporations Committee
working upon A B. %. Mr. Kenyon
measure to provide a system of stree
Improvement bonds.
| The Committee on Revision of Code
has been considering a bill providin