The record-union., 1899-02-03
WORKING AT
THE FILES.
The Senatorial Horizon Still
Under a Cloud.
New Wide Tire Bill-Respecting Car Tenders
Road Laws Responsibilities Full
and Work Plenty.

Even the most radical supporters of
the several aspirants for Senatorial
honors could read nothing between the
lines drawn at yesterdays joint ses-
sion. Two formal ballots were taken
while the members chatted and the
ladies present smiled, and so apparent
was the general belief that nothing
would happen" that had a member.
by a slip Of the tongue named any. other
than the candidate he was in a haplt
of voting for, there might have been
several spasms on the floor before ne
had time to rectify his vote.
AS a rule members are saying but
little about the Senatorial SITUATION
and while some Of them are no doubt
Saving wood" the great majority are
resting OF taking care of little Oils on
which their hearts and hopes OF FUR
ther political preferment are set.
A change in the vote as 1t has STOOD
since the first ballot may occur to-day.
but judging from the general aspect
the probabilities are that it will not.
Most of the members profess to be-
lieve that a break will come one OF
these days. but they do not say winch
one. and a few shake their heads, ana
in the expressive lingo of the Spanish
American, say: "Quien sabe."
WIDE TIRE TROUBLE.
The representatives from the mount
tain districts have manifested much
concern over the wide tire law passed
by the Legislature of 1897, and early
in the session a bill was introduced
demanding it's repeal. The contention
OF the mountain members was to the
effect that on steep grades and snort
turns wide tires could not be used, ana
that the teamster who was luckless
enough to attempt wide tire load on
a mountain road would wind up at the
bottom of the gulch the first time ne
tried to make down. grade turn Win
set brakes. An amendment was agreed
to fixing the wide tire denlarkation at
the 1,0O0-foot altitude mark, but a few
pertinent questions about what the
teamster would do when he reached
the division line upset the agreement
1t is understood that Senator Laird,
author of the original repeal bill, will
to-day offer a substitute, which will
meet the approval of both the mount
aineers and the residents of the valleys.
LIBRARY REMAINS INTACT.
The Senate has unceremoniously
knocked out of the State Library bill
the provision directing the Trustees to
formulate a plan by which the books
on it's shelves might be put in circula-
ton The argument that to make it
circulating library would destroy its
efficiency as a library Of reference pre-
vailed among the Senators, only few
of those residing in the southern part
of the State clamoring to have the
priceless volumes put in circulation
When the amendment striking out
the circulating clause was adopted,
Simpson of Pasadena changed his vote
from no to aye, and gave notice that
he would yesterday move to reconsider
,the vote by which the amendment was
adopted. But when yesterday came
Simpson had had time to reflect. He
had probably discovered that a motion to
reconsider would do more than show
the weakness of the circulating" fol-
lowing, so he desisted- He allowed the
notice to hang fire all day, but just be-
fore adjournment he rose in his place
and withdrew his notice to reconsider
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adopted. And SO it ended.
AMONG THE FILES.
Both houses labored among the files
yesterday, with only an occasional
skirmish to break the monotony. The
day was rounded out with committee
reports, and with the Introduction and
reference of new bills. All in all, it