The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-15
JUNKETS AND CAUCUSES
Extravaganza Objected To and 6
. Californian for the Cabinet
Urged

|. Californian for the Cabinet
Urged.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 14.-Assem-
blymen who fancy that there should be
| limit to extravaganza rallied this morn
ing and sought to check cleverly pre-
pared plan fJr junket. Before they per-
ceived the dangerous character of the
raid a resolution had been adopted au-
thorizing the Committee on State Hos
| pitfalls and Asylums to visit Glen Ellen,
Ukiah and some other places. A motion
to include Guy, chairman of the Ways
and Means Com mittee, in the list of the
iunketers brought about the discussion.
This request was denied and tomorrow
the resolution authorizing the committee
to travel about at the States expense may
be reconsidered.
Speaker Coombs said very plainly to
the House that this method of using the
public money was obnoxious to the tax
payers.
Shanahan remarked that it was unpre-
cedented for the chairman of the Ways
and Means Com mittee to travel around in
the manner proposed.
Cutler announced that he had con-
stantly opposed all junketing resolutions.
Committees went out to ascertain if ap-
preparations could not be diminished, and
4 invariably returned asking for an in
creased allowance. 1.-THE State gets the
worst of it. both ways. This proposition
involves the useless expenditure of
$25, 600"
Treacy of San Francisco observed that
the institution for the insane in Southern
California was asking for $50, 600 for drains.
Some one should go there to see if such
an amount was necessary.
Assemblymen Price, Mallick, Wright,
Bridgford, Chynoweth, Malcolm and
Valentine participated IN the debate. The
discussion will be renewed tomorrow on
Shanahans motion to reconsider.
The union minority, com posed of Demo-
Gratis and Populists, caucused at clock
| to determine what line of action the
minority should follow in legislative al
fairs. Obviously it was decided to make
as much capital as possible over the defeat
of the funding bill in Congress, because
Mr.. Sanford, chairman of the aucus, lost
no time in presenting the annexed resolu-
ton in the mbly:
WHEREAS, The people of the State OF Cali
| tornia have been watching with undated in
| terest the determined purpose of the Pacific
| railroads to evade the payment of its just
| debt due the United States Government, and
whereas the earnest petitions of this State to
| the Congress of the United States, as formerly
| expressed by the signatures of 200, 900 of her
| electors and more recently by resolution of
| the Legislature of California, have been SO
| generously granted by the overwhelming de-
| feat of the funding bill, and whereas there is
| still pending another such bill in the Senate
| of the United States which will yet be pushed
! by the untiring efforts OF those in charge,
now, there fore, be it
Resolped. First, that we express our gratitude
to Congress for the good work 1t has already
| done, and second, as an earnest OF the sincere
wishes of the people of the State that all such
measures be ultimately defeated, be IL
ResolUed. That when we adjourn next Fri
day, January Is, 1897, that we do SO until the
| Monday following an expression of our
thanks and thus further emph asize our wishes
concerning any further legislation on the
| subject; be it further
| Resolred, That the Governor be requested to
declare Saturday, January 16, 1897, legal
holiday for thanksgiving and a day OF general
re oicng.
! Sanford moved for suspension of the
rules and immediate consideration of the
| resolution.
|
| The question was ordered. The motion to
suspend the rules was lost. and the reso-
luiions were accordingly referred to the
| Com mittee on Federal Relations, Mr..
| Goodhue chairman.
Sanford moved that the committee be
instructed to report back the resolutions
tomorrow morning. The motion was laid
on the table.
Republican Senators and Assem- blymen
| met in joint caucus at noon to consider q
Cabinet Recommendation. Speaker Coon BIS
introduced the following, which was
| adopted without dissenting vote:
WHEREAS Hon. Frank Mclaughlin, chair.
man of the State Central Committee of the
Republican party, has addressed to the Presi-
dent-elect the following communication,
dated January II, 1897:
Zion. William Mckinley, President.elect of the
| United States Canton. Ohio-MY DEAR SIR: The
| State Central Committee of this State, COM
| posed of one member from every Assembly
| district. and constituting the most thoroughly
| representative republican organization with
in the State, respectfully invites your atten-
| ton, before you finally determine upon the
| mem bership OF your Cabinet, 10 the justice of
| CALIFORNIA; claim to recognition, and request
| that you appoint one of her citizens as a mem
| Der thereof. The committee does not consider
it either good politics or good taste to desig-
nate to you any particular individual upon
whom the honor may be bestowed, but assure
| you that upon whomsoever your choice may
| fall his appointment will receive their
| unanimous and most cordial approval and
| your administration their steadiast loyalty.
| Very respectfully yours,
FRANK MCLAUGHLIN, Chairman
RESOLVED, That the Republican members of
Goxna m Aeea ri -
caucus, indorse the action of the chairman of