Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
Governor in Saddle

1 NNoN NJ Ell RUM PAGE ONE1
expense of government, and what the
governor says goes"
And so the tax problem is settled in
advance.
The governor certainly is in the sad
die as far as this Legislature is CON
cerned There were % senator's i'm
the Progressive caucus this morning
and two others were absent whose
votes were counted Twenty-seyen
votes are all that are necessary to
carry through any Legislation that the
governor may want passed or any
emergency measure requiring a two
thirds vote. Most of the Democratic
senators who did not go to the Pro
gresslve caucus are ready to take the
governors program.
In the assembly Speaker Young re-
celved 56 votes. Fiftyfour are all
that are necessary to make up the
wo-thirds required by the EXTREMIST
test an executive measure can be nut
to. So there is no question that the
governor and his policies will be sun
ported through the session. In other
words, Governor johnson is the great
white boss of this situation.
The fading away of the old partv
lines is a bit pitiful. Only one Re
publican held out in the senate-Sen-
ator Ballard of Los Angeles, while the
. Democrats are, for the most part. trv-
ing to outvie the Progressives in win
ming the governors favor
In the assembly, the Republicans
managed to hold 20 of their SO votes
en- the election of speaker, but that is
their last stand.
; Most of the Democrats walked RIGHT
up and ate the Progressive program
with eager appetites.
And everything was so far pro-
grammed in advance that the people
took no interest in the perfunctory
proceedings. The galleries were com
paratlvely empty, and there was only
thin line of inquisitive humanity
along the lobby rails. Surely the old
!. days of hard fights, wild oratory and
intense excitement are no more.
\ There is the customary gable of a
short session at this end of the bifur-
Gated sitting. Some senators dreamed
of getting through in two weeks. Gen
=. orally these things are merely the idle
dreamings of the first days of ses
{ sion and then come on the usual de-
lays. But in the governors office
was told that three weeks session
ought to be long enough, and, if the
, governor says SO, we'll have the bills
0 in three weeks from today and then &c
home for thirty days to talk them
over. My guess is that just three
: weeks will end this part of the ses
2 sion on the governors orders. That
will save money, you know.
And after the flood of constitutional
, amendments of last session it is al
4 most impossible to hear of one that is
d to be seriously proposed by the legis
0 lators this time. OF course the gov
t ernor will have the non partisan
a amendment and short ballot amend
: ment, but ] hear of nothing else OF
: Importance up to now.
4 And Senator Eddie Wolfe is not tt
l be unseated in favor of former Senator
Grant.
3 Inauguration Tonight.
!, Sacrament Jan. 5.-Simplicity vii
, mark the Inauguration of Governor
Johnson and Lieutenant Governor Esh-
leman tonight
/. The ceremonies will take place il
, the assembly chamber, before the joint
. session of the senate and assembly
which will be called to order by Scna
tor Newton W. Thompson, president
c pro ten of the senate.
: National airs will be rendered by
an orchestra. The Legislative commit
tee will enter the chamber with the
!. governor and the lieutenant COVER
e nor.
/ The chaplain of the senate will de
!, liver the invocation and male double
. quartet will sing 81 Love You, Califor-
2 nia," in which the assemblage will -be
! invited to join in the chorus.
0 The oath of office will be admin
: istered by Judge T.. c. Hart of the
4 court of appeals. Twenty one guns
! will be fired by the artillery squad on
the capitol grounds.
Lieutenant Governor Wallace will
r present Governor johnson to the leg
islature and the governor will deliver
! his Inauguration address.
!. The retiring lieutenant governor
? then will present Lieutenant Governor
( Eshleman, who will also make an ad-
+. dress.