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sembly.
Caminetu opposed the adoption of the
resolution. He said 1t opened the door 10
the, treasury as wide as it had ever been
and he did not understand why BelshaW
sought to amend his own laws.
Belshaw explained that his resolution
did not amend: it simply gave the Speaker
power to appoint employees that were Sad-
ly needed, as the paper-strewn floor OF the
chamber would prove.
Dibble of San Francisco said he would
would kill it so that the whole bill could
be amended to suit the San Francisco
taste. The result of the minority vote
was not fatal and the resolution got the
four-fifths vote it needed.
In the afternoon Governor Budd's mes
sage was brought in and announced from I'm
reading was dispensed with and it was
ordered printed in the journal.
Assemblyman Grove Johnson followed
current resolution No. l, which provided
that committee of three be appointed to
discuss with a like committee from the
Senate plans for the inaugural ball. Upon
adoption of the resolution Speaker Wright
appointed Works of San Diego, Dunlap OF
Stockton and Wardell of San Francisco.
Later Secretary of the Senate Brandon
announced that that body had concurred,
and In the afternoon the committee re-
ported that 1t would need the whole cap
ltal, It's rotunda, corridors and nails from
second concurrent resolution gave them
possession of the building from after ad.
1ournment on Saturday afternoon until 10
clock TUESDAY morning next
Valentine of Los Angeles introduced
joint resolution calling for a joint session
of the Senate and Assembly in the Assem-
bly, chamber for o'clock this afternoon
for the purpose of canvassing the guber-
Material vote 1t was adopted, and later
the Senate concurred and recess was
taken until o'clock.
At that hour the sergeant at arms of
the Senate announced to Speaker Wright
that the members of the Senate were
waiting without the portals. Speaker
Wright babe the visiting members enter,
and, with Secretary Brandon leading;
they filed in and found seats that had
been provided for them on the floor. After
the rollcall of both houses the Speaker
announced that, pursuant to the law, he
was about to open the ballots that lay
before him and would canvass the vote
as provided in the Political Code. Sec
rotary Brandon read the necessary sec
tons from the code and the constitution,
and the count was begun. 1t developed
that the total vote cast for Governor was
2S6, 1896 OF these Gage got 14S.S34 and Ma
guire 255. Hartman got 5101 and Nc
Comas 1927.
The vote for Lieutenant Governor footed
up $50, 335 Neff received 146, 1926, Hutchinson
got lis ,915. The result Of the canvass was
announced and Henry Gage was declared
by the Speaker Governor of the State OF
Cal1Ornla ana JACOB Nell MS leuteildilt.
The joint session was then declared adj
journed until tomorrow afternoon. pur-
suant to a joint resolution declaring that
hour the time when Governor Gage
should be formally inaugurated. The in
augural ceremonies will take place in
the Assembly chamber.
After the Senate had retired and the
Assembly was again called to order
appropriating 500 900 for the support of
the State Printing Office be taken up by
the Assembly as a committee of the
whole, as he desired to amend it and sub
nit it for final passage under suspen-
sion of the rules. He made the necessary
motion and it was seconded by Dibble
and passed and Johnson moved to amend
by striking out all those portions of it
that provided that work might be done
by private firms when the State office
was busy. He also cut down the appro-
priation to $50 900, and cut up in this way
It was favorably reported by. the commit
tee of the whole and made the special or
der to follow the reading of the journal
tomorrow morning.
Adjournment was then taken until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.