The San Francisco call., 1905-01-21
NIP SANFORD
SCHEME IN BUD.
Solons Spoil the Democrats
Attempt to Secure Indorse-
ment of William r. Hearst
YOUNG MEN MUST WORK
Loafing Attaches Will Not
Be Tolerated, Declare, the
Legislators, During Caucus
YOUNG MEN MUST WORK
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.-There was
a warm time in the Senate caucus this
morning. The effort of Senator j. B.
Sanford of Ukiah. a Democrat. to Sc
cure the adoption of resolution that
would permit the light of public ap-
proval, in relation to the interstate
commerce bill, to be shifted from Pres
ident Roosevelt to Congressman Will
liam r. Hearst, aroused the ire of the
Republican members Of the upper
house They could see nothing in the
resolution but politics, and that Of the
other faith, so Sanford's resolution was
no sooner read for discussion than the
debate grew torrid. The resolution that
precipitated the clash follows:
Senate joint resolution No. T. relative to in
creasng the powers of the Interstate Commerce
Whereas, The people of every State in this
Union and the shippers OF California in par
ticuar. would be greatly benefited by having
the powers of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission increased; and
Whereas. The President or the United States,
the Hon Theodore Roosevelt. did in his mes
sage to Congress now in session recommend
that the powers of said commission be ex-
tended: therefore, be 1t
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly Of the
State of California, jointly, that Senators
in Congress be instructed and our Representa-
tives therein be requested TO vote for and use
all honorable means to secure the passage OF
the Hearst interstate commerce bill
Rsolved That a copy OF these resolutions
be forwarded 70 said senators and Representa-
tives by the Secretary OF the Senate
AS it was apparent that Sanford's 8
resolution, if favorably reported by the
Committee on Federal Relations, of
which the author is a member, would
lead to strife on the floor it was the de-
sire of all to avoid, Senators Irish and
Savage, the Republican members of
the committee, offered a substitute
from which the Objectionable feature
of Sanford's resolution was omitted.
But Sanford, still anxious that his
theories, if not his praises, should be
included in the resolution to be adopt
ed, offered an amendment to his reso-
luton, eliminating the name of Con-
gresham Hearst.
After some discussion, the committee
being unable to agree upon the merits
of the resolution, and Sanford failing
to muster support for his measure, a
compromise was effected by which it
was agreed that the substitute resolu-
tion of the committee and Sanford S
amended resolution should both be
printed in the journal. and the question
of the adoption of one or the other be
left to the Senate in general session. 1t
is said that the substitute resolution of
the committee wiz be the one adopted,
for it simply carries to the California
Congressional delegation the request
that it stand behind the President in
his effort to relieve the people from the
unjust exactions of railroads, and
pledges them to no specific legislative
policy.
After this question was disposed of
the caucus took UP another question,
which, though it is of less moment to
all the people of the State than is the
interstate commerce bill, is of i'm
measurably more importance to some.
These latter are the young men that
have obtained appointment as attaches
of the Senate, but who refuse to work
There has been some complaint of the
delay in handling the mass of work re-
turning daily to the bill-filing room. A
few men. all of them of advanced
years, have been compelled to do, this
work, while some scores of younger
attaches have enjoyed freedom from
labor.
The caucus. after discussing the sit
uation, not without some display of
anger, decided that the opening of the
new week shall see change in condi-
tions. 1t was agreed that the young
men that are enjoying positions as at
taches shall be summoned and In
structed that they must go to work.
Those that refuse will be dismissed and
others that will work appointed in their
places.