The record-union., 1899-01-13
No Denouennent in the Senatorial
Drama.
Three Ballots Yesterday, With No Important
Gains Serious Losses
Usual Routine.

Another act of the Senatorial drama
was played out yesterday, and the de-
nouement Is still shrouded in mystery
The unraveling of the plot seems tc
be as far distant as it was the first
day of the session, but the wise ones
still keep talking, conjecturing and pre-
dieting.
Three ballots were taken during yes
last name had been called, no very ma
terial gains or damaging losses had
been chalked UP against any candidate.
Speaker Wright, after voting for
Bulla on the first ballot, swung over
into the Burns camp on the second, and
remained there, and Huber also a
Bulla man, got into the Grant process
sion, so that matters were evened up.
But Marion, who on the first day had
SHE'D his castor into the ring and de-
clared for Knight, gave Grant a vote
on the first ballot yesterday, and on the
second, threw his support to FELTON,.
joint ballots will be taken, beginning
at noon to-day.
The friends of the several candidates,
while not doing any great amount of
talking, are Saving wood" and on the
surface, all seem to have hopes for the
men under whose banner they train.
From now until the end of the trouble
a joint ballot will be taken at noon on
each legislative day.
The Democrats have a half dozen
new candidates who will get their COM
plimentary votes until the list is ex-
hausted, after which they will probably
hold another caucus and draw new
names.
PEGGING ALONG.
In the Assembly, Notwithstanding the
daily furry attendant upon the joint
Senatorial Assembly, a good deal of
routine work is being accomplished
The bills now number 1875 and are of
diverse purposes. The committees are
getting into action gradually. Thus far
there is little to report from them.
COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Contested Elec-
tions, Casper, Chairman, met last night
and organized. The papers in the con-
test Of ex-Assemblyman Leon Jones VS..
Wardell of San Francisco having been
received, that case will be the first to
engage the attention of the committee.
Other contests to come up are those
of Brophy VS.. O'Brien of San Fran
cisco and Ivers VS.. Mack of Inyo.
Chairman johnson called his commit
tee on Judiciary together at o'clock
yesterday in Supreme Court room No.
/. The scene was exhilarating when
the reporter arrived. The lawyers were
huddled about the warmest window in
the room sl1ivering in their overcoats
and hats. Besides the lawyers the room
contained:
Item-Two tables of the vintage of
'52, much frayed at the edges.
Item-One much decayed chair, drag
ged in at great expenditure of muscle
by the Chairman.
Iten-Several baskets full Of dust
and litter that looked as if it might
have been left by the last investigation
committee.
Under the circumstances the Judi
ciary organized itself, formulated a list
OF It's necessities. announced E. J.
Dwyer as its clerk and n. Dewitt as its
stenographer, and then went home to
get warm. The first regular meeting
Will be at 7:30 p. m. next Monday and
thereafter every evening excepting FRI
days, Saturdays and Sundays.
The Committee on Federal Relations.
Dale. Chairman, is organized and at
work, having already reported back ia
orably A. C. r. 2.
CONCERNING BILLS.
A batch of bills introduced into the
Assembly by Grove L. Johnson yester-
day, and numbering from 167 to III
inclusive. are the bills formulated by
the State Bureau of Highways, which
have already been printed in full as
Well as in synopsis in this paper.
Assemblyman Melick will introduce
to-day two bills in regard to the State
system of highways. The first Classics
the roads of the State into four classes:
State highways, county roads, district
roads and private roads. the latter
class including toll roads. The second
is an appropriation bill providing for
the support Of the State highways and
defining its expenditure. The bids have
occupied the attention of Mr. Melick
for some two years, and he has given
a great deal of attention to the matter.
Another bill to be introduced by AS
semblyman Fairweather is In relation
to malicious injury to highways. and
providing a punishment for the offense.
A STEP BACKWARD.
Wade of Napa introduced a bill yes
vertising constitutional amendments
and propositions. Following are the
principal provisions of the bill. which,
the author believes, viii. materially les
sen the bills against the State for adj
vertising by newspapers. That it will
leave the public in the dark as to the
tenor and even the existence Of the
amendments has, apparently. not oc-
Cured to MIN:
The Secretary Of State shall cause to
be printed at the State Printing Office
A. 1,v,r,ax;e,,t $500. ono ond oun.ha1f