The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-04

In the Senate yesterday business
moved ON in the sven tenor of its way.
The dignity of the body was main
tanned to the least jot and title There
was no excitement, morbid or other
wise; there was no cause for nor at
tempt at oratory. and throughout the
Senate was on it's good behavior.
During the morning session Senator
Stratton Of Alameda sent to the desk a
communication from United States
Senator George C. Perkins. in which he
asked for instructions respecting the
prominent question of territorial ex-
pansion. Incidentally the Senator COM
municated his ideas ON the subject at
length, as will be seen from the full
text, which appears in another column.
At 2 o'clock the Senators visited the
Assembly Chamber to participate in
canvassing the vote for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, and after that
somewhat dull though necessary bit of
business was transacted an adjourn
ment was taken until 10 o'clock this
morning.
SANITATION IN ASSEMBLY.
The appearance of the Assembly room
yesterday morning, with all the litter,
dirt and confusion Of the previous day
in plain evidence, was a vivid text for
Belshaw's resolution empowering the
Speaker to appoint porters, janitors
and other necessary assistants. The
Belshaw bill of 1887 provided for the
appointment of what was supposed to
be the necessary number of attaches,
clerks and similar assistants, but the
heavy work" was assigned to the
Secretary of State, who wasAto appoint
the employees to take care of the halls
of legislation" However. Governor
Budd took the heart out Of the meas
ure by striking out the appropriation
for the pay of these necessary individ-
uals. Under these circumstances the
Secretary of State declined to appoint
people whose pay was problenatical;
consequently. unless the legislators or
gandzed themselves into a broom bril-
gade, there was little chance of a
cleanup.
But the self-evident propriety and
necessity of Belshaw's resolution did
not save it from an attack by Can't
netti, that watchdog of the Treasury,
and no argument could make him vote
for It, though Mead of the minority
took the sensible view, and both spoke
and voted for the measure. 1t is ar
IDENTIFY hoped that the Capitol will
henceforth be duly swept and gar
nished.
AT THE DESK.
The personnel of the men who will
do some of the heavy work of the pres
ent session is not uninteresting.
Speaker Wright is already well and
favorably known to the people of the
State, either through the public press
or through personal acquaintance.
The Speaker pro tenn, Hon. Alden
Anderson of solano, a young man, has
already made an enviable record as a
man and as a legislator. His course
in the thirty-seco session proved his
ability to act on his own judgment and
intelligence, as well as his fairness and
his integrity. Mr.. Anderson has the
confidence Of his constituents and of
his fellow members.
Major c. w. Kyle Of San Francisco
fills the Chief Clerks desk, having the
advantage of last terms experience as
Assistant Clerk. He possesses the
important requisites of alertness, intel
ligence, energy and good rotund
voice, while his patience and good hui
NOR are apparently inexhaustible and
likely to stand the strain to which
they are pretty sure to be subjected.
r. @. Wickham of Los Angeles is the
veteran Of the force behind the desk
This is his third term as Minute Clerk
ana he was earlier Assistant Clerk for
one term. Old members of the Assem-
bly,. representatives of the press and
fellow attaches need be told nothing OF
Wickham's accuracy, promptness
obliging manners and general ability
1t will not be strange if Wickhan
should graduate some day from the
desk to the floor of the House.
The Minute Clerks assistants this
term are both new men, but are prom
Using to "break in we'll They are
Albert Johnson, Grass Valley tele-
graph operator. and Clark Howard, q
well-known young attorney Of Placer.
Vile.
Chief Clerk Kyle has three assistants
who are also new behind the desk, but
the Major thinks he has a good forcs
of adjutants. They are j. L. Scotch
Ter, Berkeley newspaper man; H. L
Wanzer, a popular and able young
Santa Cruzan, and Frank H. Owen O.
the Winters Qolo) Express"
The Speakers staff Of clerks has set
fled down to business in good shape
and the Assembly wheels are likely t,
run glibly under their driving.
INAUGURATION.
The Inauguration of Governor Gag
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