The record-union., 1899-02-19
They Are Kept Busy Wondering
"Where They Are At
Greenwell Shifts His Vote-Governor Gage on
Finance-FIis Excellency Vetoes
Two Bills.

The question of caucus is pre-emi-
nently the question of the hour, as it
has been ever since the "RecordU Union
voiced the demand of the Republican
party OF the State, and pointed the way
out of the deadlock. And those who
are in a position to know assert that
caucus is coming, and that the demand
OF the party will be honored.
Among the factions opposed to the
time-honored rule of the caucus, there
is much uneasiness. and the right hand
seems to be uncertain as to what the
left hand intends doing, or how it pro-
poses to do it. That feeling of restless
ness became more apparent yesterday
when Greenwich of Ventura broke away
from Grant and Joined Flint and
Rowell in their seemingly forlorn at
tempt to make a possibility out of
Thomas r. Bard
WORD FOR THE PRESS.
j. P. Baumgartner of the Riverside
DAILY Press" is in the city. He is
Of Southern California and is here to do
what he can to prevent pernicious
anti-newspaper legislation.
Il do not believe" said Mr. Baum-
gartner. that this Legislature will pass
those spiteful and revengeful bills, for
the general effect of them would be a
blow at the best interests of the whole
people. These bills come. in the guise
of economy and protection for private
character. They would effect neither,
and this will be apparent to fair
minded, intelligent legislators if they
will only investigate.
1T is true there are abuses in this
regard, but shall we sacrifice the great
uses to correct the small abuses, even
II that We're necessary? 1t is not nee
eSsary. There are ways of correcting
the evils which are justly complained
of without insulting and degrading
whole honorable and useful profession
! cannot go into detailed discussion of
tfeese matters here and now, but pro-
e1lilSt Lie piOpOetu DlliS-dli Ol
rlei1l-and appeal to legislators to in
vestigate without prejudice
FAvORS A CAUCUS.
With regard to the Senatorial ques-
ton Mr.. Baum gartner said:
1T really seems to me that there is
danger of this deadlock continuing to
the end of the session unless the Re-
publicans of California imperatively de-
offecting- an election except by means of
some sort of conference or caucus
call it what you will-of the Republic
can members. They must get together.
1 believe a majority of the members
would welcome an opportunity to do so.
! know absolutely that certain mem
hers would like to change to Grant or
Burns or Barnes or Bulla, as the case
may be. for a second choice, but they
don't dare to go it alone. The problem
is peculiarly perplexing and nothing
short of heroic measures will solve 1t. -
NO BILLS, PLEASE.
y 10 anu lIitiuUlHS o'c
bills had been introduced in the Senate
and 1886 in the Assembly, a total for
the session of 1,634. Hereafter a mem
Der will not be allowed to split an inter
esting debate in two with a piteous re-
quest to be allowed to introduce a bill
out of order. Two-thirds of the MEM
bers must hereafter get in and suspend
imagines that he has embodied an idea
into a bill that will revolutionize
Jericho will have to feed on regrets. and
besides a plenteous sprinkling of ashes
on his crown will go abroad bedecked
in a raiment of gunnysacks. No more
bills, please.
OUT OF THE WOODS.
The Governors mansion bill Cor ''res-
idence," as the Senate prefers to call
IT'D is out of the woods, and when the
Governor shall have attached his sig
nature thereto it will be spread upon
the statute books with all the solemnity
demanded for the occasion. The bill
was plenteously amended by the Sem
ate, the principal change being the cut
ting down of the appropriation from
S69. 800 to $4,000, but the Assembly
generously humorsd the amending fail