Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-19
TRANSUE PUSHES
CRAFT MEASURE
ASSEMBLYMEN ATTEMPT RAID
ON TREASURY
Legislators Effort to Increase Patron-
age Grab Is Defeated by Speakers
Deciding Vote--New Bill
Introduced
BY Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO Jan. 1S.-An attempt
to increase the patronage of the as
sembly was made this morning by As
semblyman Transue of Los Angeles,
aided by Coghlan of San Francisco and
supported by Drew. The proposal to
do so resulted in an oratorical battle
that took up greater portion of the
mornings session and ended by the
matter being for the first time put
squarely before the members of the
assembly, who were asked to vote
either in favor or against the increase.
When the tally sheet was added UP it
was found that the vote was 33 for
and SO against the proposal of Transue.
Speaker Beardslee voted no and the
resolution was lost.
Assemblyman Birdsall is preparing
a bill which, if passed, will do away
with the horde of attaches which every
session draw thousands of dollars from
the state treasury by the mere signing
of their names to state warrants. He
intends introducing a bill providing
that a fiat salary shall be paid the
Legislators for their services every two
years, instead of so much per day for
each and every session and that the
patronage allowed each member be
done away with. His idea is to have
the salary of the members of the as
sembly fixed at 500 a session and that
of the senate placed at 5000.
In the matter of attaches his bill
will provide that a Sc patronage be
allowed the members of the assembly
and $12 per day allotted to the MEM
bers of the senate. The total amount
of patronage allowed the assembly is
to be turned over to a committee whose
duty will be the hiring of Il certain
fixed number of attaches The same
plan shall be pursued in the senate.
A new constitutional amendment re-
garding the pay of attaches is to be
introduced by Assemblyman Held. 1t
provides that the total appropriation
per day for attaches shall not exceed
S1100 for both houses. At present the
army of attaches is costing the state
over $4,000 day.
Will Take Junketing Trip
At meeting of the committee on
state hospitals and asylums, it was
practically decided that a junketing
trip would be taken in the near future
to all the state hospitals and asylums
in California. The committee Will in
clude the institutions at Stockton,
Napa, Agnews and Patton. The South
ern California state hospital is situated
at the last named place. A mileage rate
of 10 cents per mile was agreed upon.
Legislature construct a state highway
up to and around the southern end of
Lake Tahoe, beginning at Meyers sta
ton. He wants a we'll constructed road
from the latter place, past Tallac ana
McKenny's and up to Emerald bay.
There Is some question as to the states
title to the land and he desires this set
tied. His bill provides for an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the work.
The opinion prevails among the Re
publican senators that Gov. Gillett will
reappoint many on the list which he ta-
booed yesterday.
Charles Wheeler is expected to go
back as a member of the board of re-
gents of the University of California,
and Senator Sanford's name is favor
ably mentioned by both parties to go
as a member of the board of trustees
of the state normal at San Jose. Party
lines will not be drawn in his case.
Senator Mattos has a strong Alameda
county following and according to his
friends this will play an important part
in regard to his appointment as state
harbor commissioner.
Belshaw is practically assured of
reinstatement, as he is a friend of the
governor. In an interview last night
the governor said he would not an
nounce his appointments for a week or
more, but said he would earnestly con-
slider each name on the list as APP
pointed by Pardee before coming to any
conclusion.
He admitted that many of his friends
were on the list he withdrew yesterday,
but nothing more definite could be OBJ
tained from him.