The record-union., 1899-01-03

Boggs, Burnett, Currier, Curtin, Cutter,
Davis, Hoey, Laird, Leavitt, Maggard,
Mutt, Pace, Rowell, Shortridge, Simp-
son, Sims, Smith and Taylor. OF the
number, only Senators Simpson and
Smith had been reelected by their con-
stituents the former from Pasadena,
the latter from Bakersfield.
The newly elected members were ar
raigned around the Secretarys desk in
patches of seven, Judge Hughes admin
istered to them the usual oath of office,
and nineteen new Senators Senator
elect Davis still being absent) We're de-
clared duly accredited members.
| THE FIRST RESOLUTION.
Then Senator Smith of Kern rose in
his place and offered the first resolu-
ton of the session. 1t was business all
the way through-was short, crisp and
| concise and was as follows:
Resolved, That the Senate proceed to
the election of a President pro tempore,
| Secretary, Chaplain and Sergeant-at-
Arms
Senator Smith moved the adoption Of
the resolution, and it went through
without a dissenting voice. Chairman
Langford with an eye strictly to bust
|
dent pro tenn to be in order.
FLINT PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
| But no efforts at oratory were at
tempted. There were neither high
flights nor hard falls. Everything had
been cooked in the caucus and the
! members saved themselves for the
| greater strain to come 1t is true that
for single moment it looked as though
| Senators Morehouse and Doty, While
naming their candidates, might spread
their wings and do a little soaring, but
both stopped short.
| Senator Morehouse secured recogni-
ton and said it was a pleasure for him
| to present the name of Hon. Thomas
Flint for the office. Senator Flint's- rec
ord, he said, was sol we'll known and his
probity Of character SO we'll under
stood that to dilate upon them would
be a waste of words. He considered
encomiums pronounced upon Senator
Flint to be superfluous.
| Senator Dickinson got on his feet long
enough to second Senator Flint's noml-
nation, and then sat down again.
| The Democrats had held little eau
Gus of their own at 9 o'clock a. m. and
decided to give to several of their con-
stituents the honor of complimentary
votes for some of the patronage posi-
| tions, and Senator Doty placed in noni-
nation the name of Senator B. F. Lang
| ford of San Joaquin. Senator Doty
spoke Of the long, faithful and efficient
service of Senator Langford, and
thought the Senate could do no better
than to name him for it's President pro
| tenn.
Senator Sims seconded the nomination
of Senator Langford.
Senator Langford said from the chair
that he felt something like resigning
before the matter came to a vote, but
| he did not do so, and with the eXcep-
ton of Senator Flint and Senator Lang
| ford, who exchanged BOUQUETS and
voted one for the other, the former was
| declared elected by strictly party
vote-24 to IA, Senator Davis absent.
BRANDON FOR SECRETARY.
Nominations for Secretary of the Sen
ate being in order, Senator Shortridge
rose in his place and said:
| II desire to place in nomination Frank
| ]. Brandon of Santa Clara"
II DESIRE said Senator Simpson, 'to
second that nomination, and shall make
the SecOndlnS speech as DrleI as WAS
| the nominating one"
| Senator Ashe of the minority placed
in nomination for the Office Thomas j.
Walsh, Secretary of the San Francisco
Democratic County Central Committee.
and the roll call which followed showed
| that he, too, received the vote of his
party-14, while the Republican mem
bers-25 of them-cast their ballots for
Mr.. Brandon who was thereupon de-
clared to be duly elected.
STURTEvANT IS CHAPLAIN.
| But the Democrats We're minus a
minister who desired to be compliment
ed by their votes, and when Senator
| Currier placed in nomination the Re-
| publican caucus nominee, Rev. A. ].
Sturtevant of this city, the minority re-
manned silent and voted solidly for seat
! ing Rev Sturtevant, who was declared
| duly elected.
| During the roll call Senator Dickinson
moved a suspension of the roll call and
| that the Secretary be instructed to
cast the ballot of the Senate for him,
| but Senator Langford said the statutes
provided for a roll call, and ordered
| that it be proceeded with. 1t proceeded.
| MAN In
The election of a Sergeant-at-Arms
| was a short order affair." the two eau
cuse nominees Lou Martin for the Re-
publicans, and George w. Lewis of So
mona County, for the Democrats, be-
ing named. Martin receiving twenty
five of the thirty nine votes cast was
declared duly elected, and the work cut
out by the morning caucus, so far as it
related to the election Of officers, was
| finished.
TEMPORARY RULES.
Then Senator Wolfe of San Francisco
offered the usual resolution providing
for the adoption of the rules of the last
session for the temporary rules of the
present session, with the exception of
rules SO and SO, the former of which
relates to the duties of standing COM
mittees, the latter allowing the Chair
man of each committee to appoint a
Clerk for the same. With the excep-
tions noted the resolution was adopt
ed and for the next few days the Sen
ate will worry along under the rules
adopted by the members of the thirty
second session.
TAKES A RECESS.
1t had been agreed at the morning
Republican caucus that after the cleo
a recess should be taken, a caucus held
for the purpose of settling the patron
age business, and that the Senate
should reassemble afterwards and per-
feet organization, in order that business