The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
ATTACHE OUTRAGE
CONSUMMATED
Democrats Join in Adoption
by Assembly of the Re
port of Chairman John
READY FOR BUSINESS

CALL HEADQUARTERS, 1907 STH ST,
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-The patron
age list OF the Assembly is prac-
tically complete at last Chairman War
rem NJ. John OF the committee on at
taches submitted his final report today
with the understanding that Grove l..
Johnson has yet TO learn the name Of
one more patriot whom he must provide
for. In moving the adoption Of the re-
port Chairman John said that he had
about twenty-seven names to add to
the rolls. but Chairman John was not
counting well today. The actual num-
Der was thirty-nine. This raised the
total number Of personal patronage
employees OF the lower house to 314
In the final dragnet were three por-
tiers al SO a day, nine assistant clerks
70 committees at 81, two pages at $3.50,
three stenographers at IS, six assistant
enFrossing and enrolling clerks at IS,
eight porters al SO and eight watchmen
al SO. Chairman Johns report was
adopted, the six Democrats shouting
ayes" as loudly as their Republican
colleagues.
Now all is in readiness for the law
making. Everybody with a pull has
been given some light work and from
now on many members viii lose no op-
portunity TO conjure with those noble
words, 'retrenchment and reform.
Not q few of the statesmen from the
interior counties came here advocating
either Sc or SIS as the limit Of patron
age but not one Of them failed TO take
his s18. In fact some Of the retrench-
ers. II gossip can be believed, ran over
the limit and had either to curtail or
beg ST or 50 in patronage from col
leagues to keep within the amount
which they deemed outrageous"
House has seventeen vEatchmen, whose
duty VIII probably he 40 see that no
one runs AWAY with Red Mems Hall.
Ten dOOrkcepers will keep valiant guard
over four doors. One hundred and four
clerks assigned 10 commissions will
make an appearance I'm relays I'm order
not 10 crowd the committee members
out of their meeting place. Fifteen
pcrters hope 10 be able 10 take care of
the various rooms. provided the janitOr
of the hall does his usual work
TWenty-seVen assistant eHErOSstnE
and enrolling clerks Will occasionally
practice handwriting, and tbirty-seven
sergeants at arms promise not to get
In one anOther's way. To relieve the
ruOnotony and give the session the nee
essary social tone there will be twenty
seven StenoEraphers and seven post
mfstresseS. Besides these nearly sixty
other persons will be miseeiIaneOusly
employed.
What all of the attaches viii do to
fight of ennui is a question, but II has
been suggested that they organize a
union and limit the hours Of labor 10
an hour a day However, this is not
likely 10 be adopted. Some Of the Ia
vored children Of fortune say that they
DO not have TO work at all
SENATE STANDS PAT
~ -1rr
Senator TO voice a protest against the
additional barnaCles fastened to the
side Of the gondola OF patronage float
ed down from the upper House. Cam
inettf is q Democrat, however, and his
lone vote OF NO" TO the extra list OF
ia statutory attaches was without
effect
The appointment Of all these super
numeraries was approved by resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Leavitt Of
Alameda, who does not belong 10 the
romantic school Of legislation and VIII
probably be arrayed against the man
from Amador on most OF the measures
worth while at the present session.
There are now 1S2 beneiciaries on
the list Of the Senate, most OF whom
have already taken oath to pouch their
salaries according TO law when the
oficial pay day rolls round.
Rev. j. GOrdan Mcpherson, a man of
the gospel. who came out Of MarysvfIle
10 enlist the clans in his cause as a
candidate for chaplain of the Assembly,
was unable 10 negotiate that billet. To-
day his name was inscribed on the
scroll Of the elect, however, and In
stead of interceding for the members
of the lower House he will be a gallery
dOorIeeper higher mp at a salary of $3
n day. Guarding the portals of the
sOIone a. not quite much of n sine
cure saying their prayers, but the
Roman precedent of the man who ex-
aIfed the lowliest Office IL probably
familiar 10 the ecclesiaStic from Marys-
Vile.
CHAPLAIN Is ENTERTAINING
Clergymen identified with the present
session in various capacities promise to
20 down into State archives. Chaplain
Darling OF the Senate is not the least