The record-union., 1899-01-31
Anderson Of Solano Elected--The
Report Of Committee Accepted.
Death Of Senator Boggs Of Colusa Announced
Senatorial Situation Quiet
No Break Yet

The Special Committee Of Investiga-
ton appointed two weeks ago by the
Assembly to examine into charges made
against the Speaker and others, has not
yet been released from duty, although
its report was filed with the Assembly
on Friday last.
Yesterday was by far the most excit-
ing day in the history of the investiga-
ton, but the interest only once or twice
touched the dramatic point; the resig-
nation of Speaker Howard E. Wright,
read from the Clerks desk at the very
beginning of the day, doubtless saved
much invective and attack, and paved
the way for a quiet solution OF some
of the difficulties that have beset the
course of the thirty-third session OF the
Assembly of California
The adoption of the report which,
sequence by the discharge of the COM
mittee, was made. by resolution. to be
the adoption of a partial report only,
while the committee received no formal
discharge and by implication, lives at
least until the reca1citrant witness, Mil
ton J. Green, shall have answered his
citation before the bar Of the House.
NEW SPEAKERS.
The unqualified acceptance Of Speak
er Wright's resignation was followed by
the election of Speaker pro tenn Alden
Anderson of Solano to fill the Speak
er's chair, while Hon. F.. E. Dunlap
of San Joaquin, was elected Speaker
pro tenn.
Speaker Anderson had just cause to
feel flattered at the reception he met
at the hands of the Assembly, and no
was Assemblyman Belshaw of Contra
Costa It is only fair to say that Bel
shaw ran Anderson very close in the
Republican caucus, in which at 1
o'clock p. m. the candidates were cam
vassed- AT the close of the first vote
Belshaw stood % to Anderson's 26. Be
fore the vote was announced Atherton
of Marin, changed to Anderson, max
ing the announced vote a tie of ~ to
n This necessitated a second bal
lot. when Merritt changed his vote to
Anderson giving the latter % to Bel
shaw's 26-an of which goes to show
that the Republicans thought a very
great deal of both candidates.
TO UNSEAT WRIGHT.
An effort was made after the COM
mittee's report had been accepted, to
put through a resolution calling for
the expulsion from his seat Of Assem-
blyman Howard q. Wright Burnett,
the author of the resolution, spoke at
length and with much vigor in support
of it. 1t is probable he had consid-
cradle following, though whether
enough to win is uncertain. But Dib-
ble's clear cut speech came near touch
ing the dramatic in its delivery in the
breathless attention with which it was
received, in the climax to which it
rose and in its unmistakable effect
upon the vote. His scathing arraign-
ment Of political Pharsees, the con-
sistency of his keeping to his illustra-
ton from sacred history In telling the
story OF the woman taken in sin, and
the evident application If the Savior's
closing words-"Let him that is with
out sin"-made Of this brief defense a
powerful bit of oratory and showed
q n fS
1t first stood would have saved Wright,
bat several who had voted mo-"
changed to AYE" each one being
greeted with applause for his act.
THE CONDITION.
The summing up of the days work
may be set down thus: Speaker How
ard E Wright resigned, but retains
his seat as Assernblyman; Speaker
Anderson and Speaker pro tenn. Dunlap
chosen; the committees report accept
ed as far as it goes; Milton ]. Green's
contempt still in allegiance and his case
due next Friday; the committee still
ready to do business at the old stand.
SENATORIAL.
Judging from the talk in legislative
circles it seems improbable that any
change in the vote for United States
Senator will be made to-day. The gem
eral opinion prevails that the continu
ing Of the Wright Investigation Com
mittee has deferred the final vote on
the Senatorial contest
The friends of all the candidates seem
to be standing firm, and whatever their
ultimate intentions may be, there Is
no outward indication of any material
shifting Of the ballot There are the
usual number of r,lmors in circulation
about expected breaks, but they seem
to have started nowhere and to end at
the same place.
SENATOR BOGGS DEAD.
In the Senate yesterday announce
ment was made of the death of Senator
John Boggs of Co,usa. Senator Boggs
had been i'll for about two weeks. but
his death. for all that, came suddenly.
and was a shock to his fellow Sena-
tors. A joint committee of both houses
was appointed to draft resolutions in
respect to the memory of the de-
ceased. and Senators Dickinson and
Morehouse pronounced brief though
sincere eulogies, in which they exalted
the merits and virtues Of the dead
man.
Senator Boggs' desk is draped in