The record-union., 1897-01-09

sbackles, and embodied in a joint reso-
luton the tariff schedule recommended
by the mass convention of fruit-growers
which met in Sacramento last month.
There was no equivocation about the
matter. The resolution contained no un-
necessary verbiage. It was clean cut and
smooth, and contained the exact de-
mands in the exact words of the fruit
growers memorial to Congress, which
was published entire in the Record
Union during the session Of the con-
vention.
ATTACHES ONEROUS DUTIES.
First of all Senators Prisk and Wolfe
We're excused from attendance during
the day, and Morehouse was excused
from attending Mondays session, and
then Dickinson of San Francisco raised
the question of the presence of attaches
who had been appointed to fill positions.
He started inquiries as to whether Sec
retary Brandon could inform the SEN
ate regarding the number of attaches
who had qualified for the positions to
which they had been appointed.
Brandon stated, through Lieutenent-
Governor Jeter, that while most Of the
attaches appointed had qualified, great
many of them were absent from the
city and not on hand to perform the
duties of their respective positions
| Dickinson subsided and the matter
was dropped.
| Lieutenant Governor Jeter announced
the list of pages and porters which the
Constitution allows the Lieutenant
| Governor to appoint. to be as follows:
Pages-June B. Harris, Jr., Frank Boek
and VIM. r. Saunders; Porters-C. E.
| Fowler. Ralph Brinton and A. G. KuntZ.
| LANGFORD'S RESOLUTION.
Then Langford of San Joaquin intro
duced his joint resolution recommending
that specified tariffs be placed upon Cal
ifornia fruit products, and Seawell, for
the minority, took up the cudgle as the
exponent of free trade-with tariff for
revenue provision attachment-and the
tariff war was once more on.
| Langford in his opening statement
submitted that the resolution embodied
the thought of the growers of the
State, which had been issued in pamph-
let form by the direction of the State
Board of Horticulture. Emanatins
from such a source, he contended that
that it was the duty of the Legislature
to indorse and approve the same. The
present question was not a political is
sue. 1t was Of the most vital import
ance to California's greatest industry
irrespective of party. 1t was a point on
which all parties, classes and conditions
of citizens should be a unit, and he
trusted it would be adopted without di-
vision.
OBSTRUCTION.
Therein Langford erred. If not ques-
ton Of partisan politics it was destined
to be made so by the Democrats. Sea-
well of Mendocino was on his feet be-
! fore the resolution was half read ask
| ing that the further reading be post
pOned and that the consideration of the
resolution be made a special order fol
Monday morning. The resolution he
contended, and his contention was not
refuted, was intended to fix tariff
schedule, and time should be allowed
members in which to investigate so as
to vote intelligently on the subject.
| SeaWelIs motion received the second
of Doty Of Sacramento, and Langford
was up In arms in a moment. He haC
raised fruit, he said at a loss, and the
resolution embodied a schedule for pro-
| lection which would eliminate such g
possibility in the future. The specified
rates were all named in the document
and If Seawell would listen to the Secre-
tary he could absorb information with.
out the trouble of an examination.
| Seawell, on the other hand, contendeC
that he had no wish to evade the ques-
ton, and would vote squarely on il
when the time came to vote.
Langford said the resolution spoke fol
itself, and could not be misleading Any
man who had even the slightest under
standing Of the English language could
not go astray after listening to it's read
ing.
WAREHOUSES; MISTAKE.
AS yet the discussion had been con
fined to the Democrats, but at this point
Morehouse Rep.) of Santa Clara slipped
cog and gave the Democrats an open
ing of which they took advantage. In his
innocence Morehouse suggested that the
matter go over to Monday so that il
might be examined.
This was not down on the slate. The
Republicans intended to allow the wal
to rage in the ranks Of the minority, bu
| Warehouses; break opened up a new
phase. Something must be done tt
show where the majority stood ant
Simpson of Pasadena took the initiative
SIMPSON TO THE RESCUE.
Simpson calmly stated that the com
bined wisdom of the horticulturists Of
the State was embodied in the resolu'
ton. 1t was only reasonable to sup
| pose that those men who had made the
, business a life study knew more about
it than any Senator could ever find ou
by Monday morning. There should bt
no eduivocation in the matter. The
judgment of the fruit growers should
be accepted as final by the Senate, anC
the resolution Immediately adopted ant
forwarded to Washington.
WITHINGTON'S QUESTION.
Wilmington of San Diego also came tt
the front with a very pertinent ques-
ton. Judging from the discussions o1
the past few days. he would like tc
know, he said, just how long it would
take to allow Democrats to vote intelli-
gently upon the subject.
MorehOuSe caught the dflTt ana Votee
with his party.
FOR REVENUE ONLY.
Braunhart Dem.) of San Francisco
had something to say. He represented
district. he said, the population Of
| which were fruit consumers and nos
producers. While protection was rife
he should like to see little of that ar
ticle extended TO his constituents. Vas
amounts of fruit had been dumped into
the bay, and no tariff revision coulc
change that complexion of things. The
J difficulty was that there had been al