The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-26

There seems to have been no opposi-
ton from Republicans of either house
to Dickinson's call for a conference to
discuss the Senatorial situation. Ev-
erybody appeared to realize the neces-
sity of doing something, to the end that
the existing deadlock may be broken
and Senator elected, and it is the gen.
eral belief that some such arrangement
will be made.
1t is in the air that the deadlock will
be broken this week though nobody
seems to have any definite knowledge of
the matter. The uneasiness has greatly
increased during the past week, and as
the end of the session draws near and
the demands of the party and of the
party press become more urgent indl-
vidual members realize that a Senator
to succeed Stephen M. White must be
chosen.
UNIVERSITY PRINTING.
There was an exceedingly warm de-
bate in the Senate yesterday, ana tne
Regents of the State University came
in for a generous, if an inartlstlc TOAST
ing. Valentines bill providing that the
printine of each of the State instltu-
lions done at the State Printing Office
should be paid for out of their malnte-
nance and support funds was under
consideration, and the trouble was
started by the Offering of an amend
nr1fc IF
State University from it's provisions
1t was developed that some of the
Senators knew a great deal about the
methods employed by the Regents that
the people who paid the taxes for the
University's support knew nothing of,
and they forthwith proceeded to unroll
their budget of information Dickinson
paid his compliments to Ex-Governor
Budd, who, he said, after closing the
State Printing Office, authorized, as
President of the Board of Regents,
purchase of $1,000 worth of printing
machinery for the University, all Of
serted that during the session of 1897
the Regents expended 50 800 of the peo-
pies money in log rolling" pet
measure through the Legislature.
Smith had fortified himself with sta
tistics. and called attention to the fact
that when before the Senate committees
two years ago the Regents promised
that if the tax of l per cent was al
h1x hi o-Iy
further appropriation for the next
ten years. The tax was levied, 500,
600 was raised, $4,000 of which was
set aside for a construction fund Dur
ing the last two years, he said. $4,000
of the fund had been expended, and in
the face of the fact that $4,000 re-
manned, the Regents were again on
deck. asking for an additional $4,000
for the erection of buildings.
After all had been said, the amend
ment was voted down, and the bill,
which had been amended to correct an
error, was sent to the printer
NOW A LAW.
The Governor has approved in it's
present form the Assembly bill for a
sewerage plant for the State Prison at
Folsom, an act big with meaning and
promise to the city of Sacramento
PRINTING BILL PASSED.
Valentines A. B. 914, for the creation
of State printing fund, the bill on
which is based his new plan for the
maintenance and operation of the
State Printing Office, passed the As
sembly yesterday The author states
that he estimates saving Of $f56, 900
for the two fiscal years to come, in
State printing matters, from the oper-
alton of this bill and of the new scheme
of allotment in the general appropria-
ton bill
A CENTURY RECORD.
The Assembly yesterday afternoon
opened without a quorum, had call of
the House, which gathered in a bare
forty-one. passed Braunhart's S. b. 3,
amending the Act establishing a tax ON
collateral inheritances and then. the
members having again escaped. settled
down into second reading rut. with
Dibble in the chair and johnson the
leader of a bakers dozen on the floor