The San Francisco call., 1903-01-22
JUNkETING TRIPS IN ORDER.
Senators and Assemblymen Decide to
Carry Out the Programme.

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO.
Jan. 2I--Senstor Bauers resolution asking
that he be added to the junketing committees
that are 10 visit the various Institutions OF the
State aroused Shortridge TO renewed activity
the floor OF the upper house this morning. On
the previous day Brother Charles paid Ms
respects to the Republican caucus and also to
those Senator's who were willing to go on ex-
curscns at the expense OF the state He said
scme severe things. but they were for naught.
as the Senators are used TO Shortridge's ha-
rangues.
When the resolution was read to-day the
Senator from Santa Clara launched forth In a
torrfd speech against its adoption He-said:
If remember rightly. the first time I oc-
cupied the attention of the Senate this
question / announced that ! was not much
given 10 reform and retrenchment, bat l am
opposed to these junketing trips. / have not
reforIner as do not Ike that KIND Of job.
but with desire of showing my feeling in the
natter wish 10 say that am opposed 10 this
worthless and useless expenditure OF money
and l Will record my vote against such meth
trips They do nothing ana accomplish moth
Ing. The Senators are needed here They were
sent here 10 enact laws and not TO have excur-
sions around the country for pleasure. l want
VIII let through
juncture by saying that the young legislator
Was chairman Of an important committee and
Institutions senator Caldwell magma niIn1 1usiy
substituted Bauer for himself so there would
resolution as amended was adopted and Short
ridge smiled knowingly.
Junketing was the thing in the Assembly
morning Brown Colna and
Barnes Of san Diego were the foremost figures
IN the debate. The exponents OF the open
treasury door policy won cut most Of the
Democrats standing with them. one of the
BCurbons. Duffy, changing his vote twice and
Brown ana Walsh Of Alameda virtually had
their names withdrawn from the roll of mem
bers OF the Committee on State Prisons and
e.a-f~r f1r erfv
Barnes withdrew his resolution of yesterday
regarding the JUnket of the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds and introduced one
providing that the committee visit the San
Diego, Los Angeles san Jose and Chico normal
se ehools- California Polytechnic School Yount-
Vile Veterans Home and Suffers Fort and the
site OF the proposed Northern Polytechnic
School. He said the committee would be absent
about fifteen days and that some of the mem
bers. including himself. did not care to 70.
Brown objected to the resolution %on the
ground that il did definitely state who
would 90 on the junket and that If the members
were away fifteen days bills that would have
20 go before that committee would be held back
too long. He moved that the resolution be laid
over until tomorrow. This motion was lost
Dunlap, who has consistently stood with the
economists. moved that a special committee,
committee in question, be named by the chair
man to make the trip. He was declared out
Of order.
Murphy OF San Francisco declined to VOTE.
II don't know anything about this junketing
business and / don't want to get mixed up
in it,"
olmstead passed up the second junketing
resolution Of the session, it providing that the
Committee on State Prisons and Reformatories
visit Folsom and San Quentin prisons and the
Whittier and Preston reform schools.
Reform and economy had lost more ground
by this time and the resolution was adopted by
a vote OF SO to 20.