The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
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relegated all other questions to the
rear in the consideration of the Senate
today and the seekers of the golden
fleece supposed to be guarded by the
lawmakers had more than one stout
Trojan acclaiming their cause
Senator Marshall Black of Palo Alto
few pennant of economy, and wanted
his colleagues to agree in caucus TO
SIS a day limit for each. Vigorous
protest greeted the suggestion, which
was regarded by the orators for the
horn of plenty as intrinsically absurd.
The improvised capitol building boost
ed up the limit on messenger and other
fees, it was pointed out and the defeat
of the constitutional amendment pro-
viding for specific limitation at the
election last November showed that
the people of the State did not want
their solons to be parismonious.
Senators H. S. G. Mccartney of Los
Angeles. A. E. Muenter of Stockton
and Richard ]. Welch, Edward /. Wolfe
and Gustave Hartman Of San Francisco
advocated figure of at least SIS day
The matter was gone into at consider
able length at the caucus and an effort
was made to effect a compromise on
$40. Senators F. W. Leavitt Of Oakland
and George T. Rolley of Eureka stand
ing out for the latter figure. secret
ballot was finally taken, which re-
suited in a vote of Is to II in favor
Of the s25 figure, the Senators favoring
the compromise ultimately going over
TO the liberal contingent as measure
Of expediency The $25 figure, of
course. only applies to Republicans.
The Democrats were CONSIDERABLY al
lowed SIS a day in bulk. There are
six Democrats in the Senate, and they
will have to split the s25 a day six
ways to the best of their convenience.
The Republican Senator's don't believe
in frenzied finance among Democrats.
BELL Is DISCIPLINED
Another matter decided on by the
Republican majority was the disciplin-
ing OF Senator Charles w. Bell of
Pasadena, who applied for admission
to the caucus. The chastity of party
principles needs to be guarded in Cali
fornia, Republicans believe, and they
propose to exclude Bell from their
seminary on the ground that he was a
member of the convention that nomi-
mated Senator z. w. Hahn, a member
of the last two sessions, and had there
fore no right to run and defeat him.
Lieutenant Governor Alden Anderson
raped for order at 1902 o'clock and
the morning session proceeded with no
departure from the slate agreed upon
in caucus.
Senator Wolfe, who had been elected
to preside at the caucus, was made
verbal carnations that accompanied the
formal nomination. The name of Sena-
tor ]. B. Curtin Of Sonora was also pre-
scented. Louis A Hilborn of Suisun was
elected secretary, ]. Lou Martin SER
geant at arms and Ray Horton minute
clerk
Rev. c. H. Darling of Shasta was
chosen chaplain, though Rev. W. F.
Reagor expected to receive the ap-
pointment- He said he had later learned
authoritatively that the big vote cast
for Bell in Sacramento County would
tanning any favors at the hands of the
organization.
INAUGURAL BALL
Senators Wolfe, BeIshaw and Curtin
were named a committee to arrange
for the inaugural ball, and a reselu-
ton was adopted to construct addi-
tional fire escapes around Red Mems
Hall at the expense of the State. This
matter had been considered at the eau
Gus. when a committee was appointed
to instruct the architect to make an
inspection of the building. There are
now fire escapes in the front and rear
OF the building, and it looks as If the
only place more can be run into is the
cellar. Caution, however, cannot be
made too finical If it includes the
spending of State money, some of the
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Senator w. II. Savage of San Pedro,
who has been bereaved by the death of
his wife, was given a three days leave
of absence, and a resolution was
adopted appointing a committee of
three to send him message of con-
dolence.
The appointments made by Governor
Pardee were announced just as Senator
Wolfe arose at the conclusion OF a ten
minutes recess and asked the Senate to
adjourn until p. m.
The Sacramento and San Francisco
delegations went into caucus after ad-
journment Senator r. ]. WEIGH was
elected chairman and Senator George B.
Keane secretary of the San Francisco
delegation. The Senate adjourned i'm
mediately upon reconvening without
taking any action of significance
Senator Marshall Black said after the
adjournment that Santa Clara County
would ask for $1,000,000 appropria-
tion-part of which only would be
sought at the present session-for the
rehabilitation of the San Jose State
Normal School and the Agnew asylum.
Jake Steppacher, who withdrew from
the contest for chief clerk of the House,
is to be rewarded by being made assist
ant secretary of the Senate