The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Sen ate Takes ADJOURN
ment Till To-
Morrow.
Work Will Wait Till
Committees Are
Named.


II RAMENTO, Jan. S.-Very lit
E tie business was transacted in
"a the Senate this morning. The
upper house is stfll engaged in
settling matters pertaining TO
its organization and will not settle down
to business until next week. Lieutenant
Governor Alden Anderson will then an
nounce his committees. Until this is done
the work of the Senate will be merely
formal.
Secretary Brandon, who was taken i'll
Immediately after the inaugural ceremO-
nies yesterday. was at his post of duty
to-day. His knowledge of routine matters
is so great that his absence from the desk
would be setback to the Senate.
Senator Leavitt as chairman of the
Committee on Attaches had many resolu-
tions to offer. The first resolution of i'm
portance to be presented was a concur
rent one introduced by Pendleton. 1t was
for the purpose of having the two cham
bers set aside on Monday next for the
inaugural ball. Another portion of the
resolution, asking for an appropriation Of
$500 for lighting the dome and to defray
expenses, created some discussion
Senators Belshaw and Caldwell could
not see the necessity of the appropriation.
Caldwell announced that 500 was too
much to turn on a switch. Senator Pen
dleton explained that the money was to
be used in buying canvas for the cham
bers and hallway. The explanation
proved satisfactory and the resolution was
adopted.
The first message sent into the Senate
by Governor Pardee stated that A. B. Nye
of Oakland had been appointed private
secretary to the chief executive and that
all communications would be received and
come through him.
Senator Richard ]. Welch of San Fran
cisco offered a concurrent resolution to
have a committee of six. three from the
Senate and three from the Assembly, ap-
pointed to draft resolutions of respect to
the memory of his predecessor, the late
Lawrence ]. Dwyer of San Francisco.
This was adopted and Welch, PendIeton
and Plunkett were appointed on behalf OF
the Senate.
Upon motion of Senator Hubbell 1000
copies of the inaugural address were or
dered printed and ten copies are to be
presented to each Senator for mailing.
Senator Leavitt presented three resOlu-
tions to secure appropriations for nominal
sums to purchase rubber stamps, files
and other necessary articles for the sec
retary and committees. Another resolu-
ton introduced by Leavitt directing the
Secretary Of State TO close the contingent
account of the Senators and send them to
the Controller and ordering the latter to
draw his warrants for each account on
the Treasurer and that official to pay the
same was adopted after the rules had
been suspended.
Senator Belshaw then moved that the
Senate adjourn until Saturday. In a mo-
ment almost every member in the house
arose and begged to be excused until
Monday. Belshaw stood In the aisle with
a ouizzical look on his tSce He knew that
a motion to adjourn more than three days
was not allowed by the constitution and
he smiled broadly when one Of the new
members tried to amend by having an
adjournment until Monday. The Sena-
tors motion was laid over for time in
order that Leavitt could introduce reso-
luton TO have the following named per-
sons elected as employees of the Senate:
w H Dickerson. bill filer, 81; c. c. de
Lancey, committee sergeant-at-arms, 81;
r. Krepper, clerk, So; and Mrs Z. X. Ol-
ney document clerk "a.
In exclamation of the new appointments
Leavitt stated that they were a part of
Senator Lukens' patronage. He said the
latter had been so busy with the inaugur-
al ceremonies that he had no time to put
them in Leavitt assured the Senate that
this patronage did not exceed the limit.
The resolution was then adopted
An adjournment was then taken until
Saturday. A few Senators will attend the
session and as there will be no quorum
an adjournment will be taken until Tues
day morning.
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