The record-union., 1899-08-28
GOVERNOR GAGE BANoUETED.

GOVERNOR GAGE BANQUETED.
Members Of the Legislature Enter
tain Him.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. PA ban
quet was given yesterday by members
Of the Legislature to Governor Gage.
The Bulletin" this morning gives the
following account of it: For several
days past there have been a large
number of legislators in the city They
have headquarters at the Lick House,
where the wives and families of the
visitors have been received. The BAN
quet was planned as a means of regal
ing the Senators and Assemblymen and
at the same time entertaining the Gov
ernor. Franks Rotesserie, on Pine
street, was chosen as the place and 2
o'clock the hour
Governor Gage, Lieutenant Governor
Neff, Senator Perkins and Adjutant
General Seamans were the officials
present besides the legislators. They
swelled the party to fifty. The feast
took place in the upper hall, which was
prettily decorated with the national
colors. The tables were profusely
dressed with pinks. sweet peas and ge-
raniumS.
Governor Gage sat at the head of
the table. Mr.. Miller of the San Fran
cisco delegation. and Senator Flint,
| President Pro Tenn. occupied places to
the right of him, while General Sea-
mans and Mr.. Cobb of the city delega-
tion were on his left.
| Mr.. Miller introduced Mr. Cobb, who.
he said. would act as toast master, and
that gentleman made a few felicitious
remarks expressing the pleasure the
| legislators felt at having the Governor
with them. Senator Flint spoke briefly,
avoiding politics and excusing himself
from talking on the plea that he rarely
made speeches. Assemblyman Dunlap,
| Speaker Pro Tenn. of the House; Judge
Dibble, Senator Burnett, Senator La
Rue, Senator Cutter, Senator, Luch-
singer, Senator Braunhart, Assembly
men Cowan, Casper, Warden, White.
Miller and Crowley and Major Kyle,
Clerk Of the last Assembly, also spoke
| during the evening. Governor Gage
was called upon many times during the
afternoon and always responded with
some happy hit Most of the speakers
| had alluded to the attempt of the
| morning papers to belittle the Governor
and some of them severely criticised
them. So when the Governor arose
there was an inviting opportunity for
him to tell What he thought of the hos
| tile press. But he contented himself
with a facetious allusion to the Incl
| dent. He thanked the legislators for
| their courtesy to him and said he un-
| derstood the feeling which actuated
| them
He had always been treated by them
in manly way and he was greatly
pleased at their present civility Il
| came to this city, he went on, 'to take
part in the festivities attending the re-
turn of the volunteer soldiers. I have
| done so. I went out on the water to
meet and to welcome them, and l have
| appeared in the parades in their honor,
but 1 have not ridden mule through
| the streets nor towed a yacht on the
water
The Governor had nothing to say
about an extra session of the Legisla-
ture though many attempts were
made to draw him out on that subject.
Members in their speeches let fall sly
| little allusions to the time when they
should meet again in extra session, but
| the Governor could not be tempted to
say anything that might give an idea
as to what he intended to do about
calling the law givers together again.
The following resolutions were adopt
| ed:
Whereas, His Excellency. Hon.
Henry t. Gage Governor of the State
| of California, has by his dignifed.
courteous and untiring efforts, render
ed invaluable aid and assistance in
making the magnificent pageant ten
! dered the loyal, intrepid volunteers of
| the Fighting First of California a
brilliant and unequaled success; there
! fore, be it
Resolved. That the thanks Of the
members of the Senate and Assembly
of the thirty-third session of the Cali
| fornia Legislature and of the people of
| the State of California are due, and are
| hereby gracefully rendered the Gov
ernor for the splendid manner in which
he has discharged the duties of Chief
Executive of the State during this
| glorious season of royal welcome to the
/ heroes of California"
! Governor Gage was given three
cheers many times during the repast.
and Democrats and Republicans We'd
with each other in doing him honor.