The San Francisco call., 1903-01-06
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Special Dispatch to The Call

/ NIL IL II "A - u " "A IN
TIERS, SACRAMENT
TO, Jan. 5.-Governor
Gage made one deSper-
ate effort tonight to control abb
solutely the appointments that
have been made by him with
in the last two years. When it
was found that the majority of
the Republican Senators were
favorable to passing the new ap-
pointrnents up to the incoming
administration, an effort was
made to line up the six Demo
cratic votes in the Senate for the
confirmation of Governor Cages
appointments.
Senator Curtin of Sonora was appealed
to upon the ground that Governor Gage
had appointed Thomas Hender Of Sonora
as Yosemite Valley Commissioner, Hen
der being a great friend of Curtin. Cur
tin announced tonight that he would vote
tomorrow TO confirm the appointments
Of Governor Gage, but at the same time
he refused to commit his Senatorial COL
leagues.
Il shall vote to confirm all of Governor
Cages appointments, said Senator Cur
tin tonight.
What the other members of the Dem
ocratic party will do l cannot say.
have only talked to two of them and they
think that the matter ought to be settled
tomorrow. The others have not been
seen as far as / know"
Lieutenant Governor Neff decided to-
night that it would take a three-ffths
vote of the Senate to make a special or
der tomorrow of the confirmation of
these appointments. This would mean
twenty-four votes out of the forty in the
Senate. It is generally believed tonight
that there will be at least twenty votes
in the Senate against confirmation, which
would throw all of the nominations into
the hands of the incoming administration
1t is said tonight by friends of the in
coming administration that Governor
elect Pardee has intimated to several of
the Senators that he would consider it
a personal affront II an attempt was
made tomorrow to confirm these appoint
ments and that acting upon this intima-
ton the Senators will no doubt allow the
new Governor to settle the question of
State patronage.
The Senate to-day took the first step in
the move to hold UP all Of the interses-
sion nominations of Governor Gage In
the face of the statement of the special
committee that was appointed to ar
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was organized and ready to conduct the
business of the State that Governor Gage
would have message ready for that body
in the short space of five minutes, the
Senate adjourned without waiting to re-
ceive that message.
The Governors message that was due
in so short a time consisted of an an
nouncement OF the long list of appoint
ments that have been made within the
last two years, since the adjournment of
the last session. The Senate had no de-
sire to consider that, or any other mes
sage from his Excellency, and rather
than be faced with this list upon Inc very
first day of the session they at once post
poned all action until tomorrow morn
ing at IL o'clock.
The Senate has decided to turn the on
tire state over to Gov
ernor-eIect George c. Pardee, PATRONAGE
and all. Dr. Pardee will be inaugurated
on wednesday, and from that time on
h. will be Governor in very truth II the
Senate can postpone the considera ton of
the announced message of Governor Gage
until after noontime upon that day every
thing will then be in The hands of the
new Governor, and he can act As he may
see mt.
The hasty adjournment this morning