The record-union., 1899-01-03

Medick appealed from the decision Of
the Chair
Duckworth refused to entertain the
appeal.
Meliok rose to a question of privi-
lege.
Ouckworth calmly remarked: THE
gentleman is out of order till this Chair
gets through talking"
AT this there were shouts of laughter,
Eroans of disgust and great connection
ana Alelick tried it again, moving to
proceed and being seconded by many
voices.
DuckWorth refused to entertain the
motlon and called upon the Sergeant
alarms to preserve order While he
talked.
Again Melick appealed from the de-
clslon of the Chair, but the Chief Clerk
ordered the Sergeant alarms to do
his duty. Melick subsidized, and Duck
worth proceeded with vicious at
tack upon Speaker Coombs. Speak
Ing of the spreading of the story that
he Ouckworth was responsible for
The list, he said:
No one was more active in spread
Ing this false and infamous idea than
ing to the laws of this State and the
rules of this House by simply refusing
to sign the roll when it was presented
to him could have stopped the pay
ment of every dollar appropriated by
the House for temporary organiza-
ton"
Owen Wade, a new member from
Napa, rose to his feet and said:
protest Mr. Chief ClaTl- ms T
this unwarranted attack upon the
Speaker of the last Assembly"
Cries of Good boy! good boy!" and
seconds to the protest rent the air.
Duckworth asserted that if they
would listen they would see it was no
assault, but the truth
Belshaw, amid laughter, moved that
the speech be printed and submitted
to the members without further de-
livery.
The Chief Clerk said: Gentlemen,
I am willing to desist and have this
speech printed, but it must go upon
the printed journal of this days pro-
ceedings''
There were cries of mo. MOI"
Brown of Colusa tried another means
of stemming the tide by protesting
against such a use of the Speakers
desk. The Chief Clerk, he said. should
come down on the floor and address
the House. There were cries of ac-
Guiescence, but DuclSworth simply said:
The point is not well taken" and
went on.
At last Grove L. johnson arose. and,
raising his voice above the tumult,
proceeded to nominate Howard E..
Wright for Speaker.
Are there any other nominations ."
demanded Johnson, then declared nom
nations closed and put the question.
There was a, storm of ayes" but cooler
ones demanded a roll call.
The Chief Clerk declared Johnson's
nomination was not in order.
Johnson in caustic and singing tones
replied:
Why, yes it is. You cannot stand
there and lecture US like this. If we
treated you as you deserve we'd take
You out of that chair by force. but
We don't want to do that I have sat
here and heard you refuse to entertain
an appeal from the decision of the
Chair twice. Why, Car Reed himself
wouldn't do that. This nonsense must
STOP
Duckworth came to his senses sud
denly and only remarling that he had
gotten what he wanted to say before
the Assembly and the people of the
State, he became amenable to sense
and expediency and said he would call
for the election of Speaker.
TO BUSINESS AGAIN.
johnson moved that the standing
rules of the thirty-second session be
adopted as the temporary standing
rules of this session, substituting the
date Of 1899 for 1895 Carried.
All speeches of nominations and ac-
ceptance were shortened by the unwar-
ranted interruption of business.
Valentine of Los Angeles, in few but
appreciative words, nominated Howard
z. Wright of Alameda for Speaker of
the House
Robinson of Nevada seconded the
nomination. reiterating all that Valen-
tine had said Of Wright's worth
Mack of Inyo presented the name of
the minority caucus nominee, William
Meade of Los Angeles. Sanford of
Ukiah seconded the nomination.
The nominations We're declared closed
and on roll call Wright received sc
votes, Meade IS.
Wright was declared elected amid
applause. and on motion of Robinson
a committee of three was appointed
to escort him to the chair. Robinson,
Wade and Feliz performed the pleas
ant duty Speaker Wright announced
that he had intended to make quite
an extended address, outlining the poll
ciees which he hoped this Assembly
would pursue, but as so much time