The record-union., 1899-03-14

The Legislature is busy asking itself
when it intends to adjourn for good
and all go home, and the question has
not been answered The Assembly, it is
true, has expressed a preference for
midnight, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, on Saturday next, but the
Senate still hesitates. The Senate has
not yet tackled the general appropria-
tion bill, and hundreds of other bills,
supposed to be of the utmost impor-
tance, still lumber its file, and more
than that, the Legislature up to date
has elected no United States Senator.
Members are now working on their
own time, and many of them are weary
of that arrangement Their "eight per"
cuts some figure, and only hope or
getting through pet measures which
have been so unfortunate as to be far
down on the file, together with de-
sire to settle the Senatorial question,
has kept down murmurs. The Senate
yesterday agreed in half-hearted kind
of way to tackle the sine die adjourn
ment proposition this morning, but
that it will go over until Thursday
seems probable.
PETITION FOR CAUCUS.
A petition for caucus of Repub-
can members was circulated yester-
day, but was signed only by the men
who have been voting for Colonel
Burns for Senator. 1t was suggested
that owing to the inability of the mem
bers to agree on a caucus as a way
men might not be reached before the
last of next week.
Last evening the followers of Grant
got together and talked over the ad-
journment proposition, but arrived at
no definite conclusion. They did agree,
however, that the question should not
be pressed in the Senate this morn
ing, but should go over until Thursday.
From all of which some people be-
Ieve that no adjournment will be had
this week
COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL.
And the Senate has agreed to resur-
rect the County Government Bill from
the boneyard of unfinished business.
The matter was brought up by More
house yesterday, and while the argu-
ments for the resurrection were based
upon the rights of counties to remodel
their laws, the urging was very tame.
1t was agreed to take the bill up last
evening, but at the evening session it
was laid over until this morning with
out a dissenting voice.
PARIS EXPOSITION.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill
appropriating $4,000 for a California
exhibit at the Paris Exposition to be
held in 1900, and the. bill is now in the
hands of the Governor.
FOR 1901.
The Assembly passed yesterday
Cobb's bill appropriating $500, coo for a
Pacific Ocean and International Expo
sition to be held at San Francisco in
1901.
A companion bill of Cobb's, permit
ting counties and cities to levy a tax
for their own exhibits, was also passed,
and will enable San Francisco to raise
the $4,000 which she has promised,
should it become &. law.
THE SEAWALL BILL.
Braunhart's S. B. 81, permitting
and providing for the issuance of State
bonds for the construction and exten-
sion of the seawan and thoroughfare Of
the harbor of San Francisco, got
through it's troubles in both houses
yesterday, and went to enrolment and
the Governor.
COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP.
The undecided fate of the general
county government bill, which the Sem
ate seems ardent yet reluctant to kill,
has set the representatives OF various
counties to thinking that if they wish
any special Interpolation in the exist
ing law they must bestir themselves.
The result is the introduction of brand
new billls-no less than four yesterday
and the digging UP Of old ones that
have been languishing in committee
One of these came in yesterday with
incipient moss appe airing on its sides.
but still lively enough to resurrect the
never quite defunct f.yEt between the
valley sheepmen and the mountain men
who live amid the summer grazing
lands. 1t was tidy little shindy while
it lasted, and bids fair to be on again
to-day.
TO LIVE IN BERKELEY.
Ex-speaker Coombs, VINO has been
appointed United States District At
torney, with headquarters in San Fran
CISCO, is preparing to remove his fam
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