The record-union., 1899-01-05
RATIFICATION
OF THE TREATY.
Assembly Acts Periodically and
Promptly.
Printing Bill Passes the Lower House-Nu-
merous Resolutions-Senate
Committees.

The dignity of the Senate was un-
ruffled during yesterdays session.
Business moved along without a ripple
and startling incidents were a minus
quantity. It is true that Senator Smith
objected to appropriating funds from
the contingent fund of the Senate
avherewith to purchase canvas cover
Ing for the carpet of the chamber
against the coming of the inaugural
ball, holding the same to be in the line
Of a permanent improvement and that
as such 1T ought to be paid for from the
Secretary of States contingent fund,
but nobody agreed with Senator Smith.
In the afternoon the temporary Com
mittee on Attaches, Contingent Ex-
penses and Mileage, handed in a re-
port containing an itemized statement
of the number of miles each member
and officer had Travelled in coming to
this city, and the amount of coin due
to each as mileage. 1t is probably
needless to state that the resolution
was adopted without debate, under a
suspension of the rules
At Mondays session the standing
rules of the last session Of the Senate
were made the temporary rules Of the
present session, with the exception of
Rules SO and SO, the former of which
enumerated the standing committees,
the latter empowered the Chairman of
each committee to appoint a clerk. A
committee appointed to revise Rule SO,
handed in a report, consolidating sew
eral of the committees and making the
whole number twenty-six, instead of
twenty-nine.
DISTRIBUTION OF PATRONAGE.
The Senators are having a great deal
of trouble in settling the question of
nerve-whacking caucus does little
towards clearing up the matter. eau
Gus are the rule instead of the ex-
ception, and few caucus candidates
are brough up and elected daily.
SENATORIAL CHAT
The Senatorial battle goes merrily on,
and if one is to believe what the friends
of each of the aspirants claim to be-
heve. there will be at least a half dozen
United States Senators elected on Tues
day next
That all of the candidates cannot be
elected goes without debate, and that
Of
pearance of a dark horse), is equally
certain. But which one? The ques-
tion is being discussed all over the city,
and as a consequence there is a variety
of opinions from which to choose. All
the candidates seem to be confident
George A. knight, one of the aspir-
ants for Senatorial honors, is now on
the ground and is said to be cutting
out swift pace. His friends name him
= winner.
RATIFIED THE TREATY.
While the Assembly yesterday morn
Ing spent but a short time in routine
work, everything being subservent to
the preparations for the Inauguration,
that body did not postpone the impor
fant matter of calling up for considera-
fion Belshaw's resolution of ratification
and instruction printed in Tuesday
mornings "Record-Unio and repro
duced in full in another column Of this
issue.
The brief discussion which followed
The instruction of Meads substitute
served to bring out the patriotic senti-
ment Of the House and the enthusiastic
support of the Administration express
ed by all save a few of the minority was
worthy of a body of men representing
the people of California. The indorse-
ment Of the treaty of peace was prompt,
unequivocal and hearty, and the in
struction to our Sena tors as we'll as the
request to our Representatives was I'M
nnistakable; no man in Congress, read
ing that message from the Legislature
OF California, can be for a moment in
doubt as to what his course should be
as a representative of the people of
this State in the National Congress. If
any Senator or any Representative shall
fail to obey the will of the people so
explicitly expressed, he may expect the
obloquy he deserves.
The Assembly has done Well.
THE INAUGURATION.
All the ceremonies and incidents con-
nected with the Inauguration of the new
Governor went off smoothly and with
out any unpleasant happenings. The
account of the ceremonial will be found
on another page.
SENATE AT WORK.
Rather Light Day in the Upper