Amador ledger., 1901-01-11
AT SACRAMENTO.
Both Bodies Of the Legislature Hav
Interesting Sessions.

INTERESTING sessions.
The fight for the Speakership of the
Assembly was soon over Monday
morning when the mbers went into
caucus. Organization was perfected by
a victory for the Pendleton forces, Kel-
ley of Oakland being elected chairman.
and Schilling of Yuba, secretary.
She vote for Speaker resulted in II
for Anderson and 80 for Pendleton. It
was as follows:
For Pendleton - Roberts, Mcneil,
Cans, Irish, Collins, Schilling, Ruther-
ford, Cromwell, Weber, johnson,
Greer, Ralrton, Franklin Hourigan.
Evatt, Butler, Knight, Treadwell, Gull
foyle, Fiske, Bauer, Henry, Brady,
Brown, Kelley, McWade, Ray, Myers,
John. Merritt, Boughton, Savage,C Car
ter, Hasson, Milice, Bennink, Barnes,
and Stewart.
For Anderson = Anderson of Santa
Clara, Berry, Duryea, Stewart, Ather-
ton, Dunlap, Mattos, Knowlan. Bliss,
Foster, Brown, Radcliff, Walker, Hig-
by, Chandler, Clark and Melick
Absent-Hauen and Macbeth.
Not voting-Anderson of Suisun, and
Pendleton.
Anderson's name was placed before
the caucus by Dunlap of San Joaq uin,
while Bennink of Los Angeles perform
cd the same Office for Pendleton.
Ralston of Calaveras was named for
Speaker pro tenn.
Anderson did not attend the Repub-
lican caucus and Pendleton refrained
from voting on the choice for Speaker,
but later on, when the Assembly was in
session and the votes for the Los An
geles man assured him the seat, he an
swered the roll call by voting for An
dersOn.
The San Francisco delegation threw
themselves as body into Lloyd's fight
for chief clerk, regardless of geograph-
lcal objections, and the Santa Barbara
main, therefore, sailed into Office with
thirty-four votes. twice the mum Der re-
ceived by Oliver of Berkeley, his most
dangerous opponent.
Patronage was divided by the caucus
on pro rata of So to each member of
the Assembly. The political turkey
was carved by committee composed
of Melick chairman, McWade, Schill-
ing, BrOughton and Fisk. Grove L.
johnson, who was urged to accept a
place on the turkey -slicing committee,
refused the responsibility.
At noon the thirty-fourth session of
the Legislature OF the State of Califor-
mia was called to order, both houses
meeting at the same hour. Major Kyle,
Chief Clerk of the last session, called
the Assembly to order Prayer was
offered by DR.. George Allen.
When he concluded Grove L.. John
son introduced the usual resolution that
the members be sworn in according to
roll presented by the Secretary of
State. The members were sworn in
ten at time by Superior Judge
Hughes of Sacramento.
Clerk Kyle announced the following
temporary officers:
w. o. Banks, Sergeant-at-Arms;
Daniel Mop Portland, Assistant Sergeant
at ARMS; Jules Vorsiget, Postmaster;
j. j. Hall, J. Hosking and H. H.
Squires, gatekeepers; and Emmett
Rhodes, r. M. Rodgers and Ralph
Schliner, pages.
After the members had been sworn
in nominations for Speaker were de-
clared in order. Pendleton was placed
in nomination by Broughton of Po-
mona. and was elected Speaker by
every Republican vote save his own
which he cast for Anderson. W. C..
Ralston of Calaveras was elected
Speaker pro tenn.
THE SENATE.
In the Senate, which was called to
ordor by Lieutenant Governor Neff,
for the first time in the history of the
State the Democratic minority voted
for the Republican organization. The
Senate slate, Thomas Flint Jr., Presi-
dent pro tenn, Lou Martin, Sergeant-at-
Arms, and Frank Brandon, secretary,
went through unanimously, the Demo-
cratic members voting with the Repub-
licans. w. c. Evans of Stockton was
elected chaplain. Senator Davis will
be chairman of the Judiciary and Tay-
lor of the Finance Committee.