The San Francisco call., 1903-01-04

nanEerS-On nave Deen arriving
here by every train, and to-
night there is a seething, bub-
bling pot a-brewing In every place where
men can congregate. Hotels. cafes and
public resorts are crowded to the doors,
while little knots of conspirators OBJ
struct the sidewalks and make the
threading Of the main. streets almost a
mathema teal problem for the plain citi-
zen
Every one of these groups, too, has
some pet scheme of its own for deft
manipulation, whether It be a nourish-
ing place at the public crib or an act of
favored legislation. Rumors, Of course,
are as thick as flies in midsummer, and
while most of them are still vague and
Uniformed, there are few which have al
ready taken definite shape.
One Of these rumors, which seems to
sense the general opinion il not the
unanimous decision of the dominant
party in the new Legislature. spread so
rapidly tonight that the wise ones are
beginning to scent preconceived and
well laid plan with a source close to the
throne.
According TO this rumor. one of the first
measures TO be enacted by the Leg!sla-
ture will be an amendment to the law
which created the present Bank Commits
sion, which consists of three members.
The amendment proposed will wipe out
this board entirely and create a new
commission of five members This will
naturally dispose Of Commissioners Guy
c. Barham and Daniel Kcvane, and en-
able Governor Pardee to replace them
with five new members without any diff
ficulty or legal entanglements.
INGENUITY IN AMENDMENT.
The passage of the amendment is great
~ simplified by the fact that the Bank
Commissioners are not salaried officers OF
the State, but receive their remuneration
from the banks themselves, each bank
contributing pro rata according to the
amount Of its capital stock Consequent
ly no State money is involved and no
fight against the measure is likely even
from the minority Who the new ap-
pOintees are to be has not yet leaked out,
but II appears to be a settled proposition
that the ingenious amendment will be
passed by a full party vote in both houses
Governor Pardee was defeated in his at
tempt to lease a residence here and has
been compelled to take up quarters at the
Golden Eagle Hotel. He arrived here this
morning, accompanied by Mrs. Pardee,
and passed the day quietly in consultation
with the leaders Of his party. The Doc
tor however very automatically avoided
the Establishments Of the persistent office
seeker He also refrained from making
any statements regarding the policy or
plans OF his administration, but 1t was
learned on undisputable authority to-
night that upon the Governors express
wish Senator r. T. Devlin of Sacramento
VIII be appointed chairman Of the Senate
flnance Committee In order that the oc-
cupant OF this important position may be
IN close touch with the executive at all
times.
Senator c. NJ. Belshaw OF Contra Costa
County wanted the Craftsmanship of the
Finance Committee, but it was thought
that he was better adapted 10 preside
over the Mines and Mining Committee.
owing TO his recent election as president
of the Miners Association. The Senator
has therefore been slated accordingly m
less he later expresses a desire for his
old Committee Of Prisons and Reforma-
tories, which he can have
SCRAMBLE FOR COMMITTEES
Senator T. II. SelvaGe is also to be given
his former Committee on the Revision of
Codes. He would have preferred the
Judiciary Committee but that Chairman
ship has been assigned to g. r. Lukens.
who is already pruning himself and COLI
nding to his intimate friends on every
corner that he expects to be the Cover
nor's personal representative on the floor
Of the Senate.
John G. Tyrrell of San Francisco will
probably be named chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Morals.
The hardest fight which has developed
over the selection Of Senate chairman
ships is in the case of the Committee on
Corporations. At present II seems to be
foregone conclusion that Fred M. Smith
will get IL. Senator DevlIn first thought
he would like to be named president pro