The record-union., 1899-01-21
Gastric Disturbances Interfere in
His Behalf.
Two Ballots for Senator Bring No Change
File Work in Both Houses-Mellick
Gets Mad.

The ballots taken at yesterdays joint
session Of the Legislature were merely
formal affairs, and only two were taken.
There was not the suspicion of a
change from the vote taken Thursday,
and it was evident before the trouble
began that nobody expected there would
be.
The followers of Burns, Bulla, Barnes
and Grant stood stolidly by their candi-
dates, and the scattering votes remain
ed scattered. The session was as dry
as dust and the crowd which witnessed
the proceedings was smaller than usual.
It is understood that all factions will
stand firm, and that there will be no
material change, if any at all, at to-
days session.
INVESTIGATORS AT RECESS.
The Wright Investigation Committee
did not investigate anything yesterday.
They rested. Some of them wanted to
go ahead-they said so, at leastvbut
Chairman Cosper decreed otherwise.
Rooms were scarce, it appeared, and
one in which to do the investigating
was hard to find. The Chairman in
structed the Sergeant alarms to re-
port to him when an available room
was found, but the Sergeant-at-Arms
failed to report, and when at night
the committee assembled in the As
sembly chamber, the Chairman had re-
ceived no notifications that it was avail
able and declared mo meeting" re-
gardless of the petition Of Daniel Cole
to the effect that he had come from San
Francisco to be investigated, and that
it would please him to have the busi-
ness transacted so he could return to
the bosom of his family. The fact re-
mains, however, that there was no
meeting, and the further fact remains
that nobody appears to know just when
another will be held.
CLOUDS IN THE HOUSE
It was a stormy morning in the As
sembly yesterday, and the temper of
the body was touchy. The strain of
the waiting race for Senator and the
passions, fears, recriminations and, pos
sibly, regrets aroused by the investi-
CATION now in process are quite enough
to test the patience, the dignity and the
manhood of the members. Some of
them bear the trial we'll.
WRANGLE WITHOUT RESULT.
Mellick's appeal for additional mem
bers to represent the Grant and the
Burns forces on the Investigating Com
mittee precipitated a whole morning of
wrangle which resulted in the lame con-
clusion of having the hour and a half's
proceedings tabled. Mellicks threat to
withdraw was effaced by his subse-
Quent action in staying within the fold.
GREEN'S GASTRIC DISTURBANCE.
When the Assembly reconvened after
noon recess it was amid a stir and a
hustle and an access Of visitors which
were due to the expectation that Milton
S. Green political agent for u. S. Grant,
would appear before the bar Of the
House to answer-or to refuse to an
swer-for his persistent resistance to
certain questions of the Investigation
Committee. But 1t had been whispered
along newspaper row and elsewhere
that Green was non est-the cause was
variously given, but the preponderance
of rumor was in favor Of too many
mushrooms, and a resultant fever. But
when the gavel fell and the Speaker
Pro TEN. announced that the physi-
clans certificate said Green's illness
was caused by gastric disturbance y
Dame Rumor was at fault. 1t might
mean mushrooms and it might mean