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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY MARKS INAUGURATION OF GOLDEN STA MULTITUDE INEIGHBORS APPLAUDS | GIVE PROOF GOVERNOR/ OF ESTEEN )vation in Assembly | Four Special Cars Car-| ry Oakland Crowd to Capital. | % Old Guard " Marches { to Do Honor to 1 Chamber Lasts jfor | Three Minutes. i egislators Unite in Tribute to Head of State. Comrade. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- RAMENTO, Jan. 7.—The most cere compliment that was paid to Governor George C Pardee to-day was that from his home c of Oakland. Four ds of his fellow townsmen arrived . A cl Sacramento this morning to de honor e new Gover inaugural 3 th bors of a Governor avel a hundred miles and take a day out of the middle of a working week it means that they are anxious to pay him compliment. This is what the people of Oak to-day )id Guard,” Company A of the National | Guard, and several hundred of the prom- citizens did for their neighbor and now chief executive of the when he movement started yesterday in 1, when the word was passed down t e among those who had known Dr. George C. Pardee in his home city that concerted effort would be made to show at large that Dr. Pardee’s home in more ways than simply s decided that the “Old Guard” Capitol This s d the inaugural and bring h Pardee’s old company of Company A of the Oild Guard” and and this is what the | it apart, for the “0ld ~ s merely of the former of- A ¥ A, which has the hon- : - olde e company in . k|3 nsecutive service in the State. | is the pride of both or- s at one time cap- and is now an hc “0ld Guard,” ade in arms 1 government and is the as proud r of state ernor m i and sorning i the morn- twenty-eight headed b, A a de rrived in Sac ght of the origin Governor ) Par aded by Captain E W. Peters N Morse, Walte: Mitchell, Guy C. ms, Bert Swan, L. M. O: jefert, Charles fefert Will Train and George Mz A g S T left the track and the passenger ured “were those in , the wrecked ‘car began to burn '| . it s body extended half ws out of | f he rear window of th car. His feet | were pinioned by a piece of wood in the as He wa. aliv and mscious «f his = fore r and in broken he would shout, point- at something which him National iy Maloo: Jerry Maloon, ;, Frank Mal , Martin . MacDonald, A. H. Bauerle, C E. Ia Lowell J A. Webster, Kendall bert Kuerzel, W Brigg F, B¢ Baxley, A. 1s. s there were many cit- | mong m were A. Britton, W. E C B. Daniels. TE'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE 7_”2’*’ £ O s A ~E GAVE & A BRGrr7 01 VT P | THE Sur Seorsn 7o SaqeArt BN TO T NISTRAT to0Ys AR 5 | RN : | | | | Twe FArRmMER. - & ) | Look >o~nOER youles | 755506 s ERE . | INAUE RASHUN PARADE .. ASIEMBLY r7AA~ MU,Q,,,,),F, erou>) I A WL ERE T ITARD LASS ] LON'T BOTHER frE 157 FAMNAINGD - | | | | | | = T Arrrdy frrSOE ARG | Aro (r7r1/53 10~ & = ANOTIHE R w £ sy WL | L0 BrRoxE 477 " | ¥ | | soME OF THE MANY NOTABLES PRESENT DURING THE EVENTS OF THE INAUGURATION AT SACRA- ! MENTO AND A FEW INCIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA'S RED LETTER DAY, AS SEEN BY THE CARTOON- | IST OF THE CALL'S ART STAFF. | l | - - - — - - SENDS GREETING TO THE SOUTH ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Jan.7.-~Governor Pardee to-night dictated a message di- rected to the people of Southern California, but for whose loyal support he would not have been elected. The message follow: ‘ sideration of all legislative measur, | | takes of the head and not of the heart. ‘! administration, not regret that I have been Governor of my native State. GEORGE C. PARDEE, Governor of California. st es affecting those interests, we To the Citizens of Southern California, I send greeting in behalf of the new administration. Realizing the importance of the many industries located in Southern California and the necessity for a careful con- [ all do our best during the next four years to give the people of California a progressive yet economical administration of their affairs. duties of a Chief Executive are multitudinous, responsible and difficult. I hope to have at least the char- itable consideration of all good people for the many mistakes which I shall make. But they will be mis- And I hope that the people of California may, at the end of my The BOOMING GUNS AND FLARING . TRUMPETS LEND THEIR POMP & Continued From Page 1, Column 5. which immediately drove off. There was | some desultory applause and h. ap- pings, but no cheers. Indeed, ti was | a conspicuous lack of enthusiasm, though | the long line of troops presented arms and Qid the usual honors. Lieutenant Governor Neff, Lieutenant Governor-elect Anderson, President pro tem. of the Sen- ate Thomas Flint, and Speaker Fisk took the next carr which had only two horses, and the brilliant but unimposing staff of the retiring executive piled into the plebeian hacks that were quite in i ping with their out-of-place appear- At the corner below these carriages Sy s s were 1 - se him, but finally the poor « to be deserted and he was slowly ned to death. < @ it il @ ] G members to guide me I hope that s rs of both houses of this ses. w rk together and that we have | ; most careful, the most energetic ative and withal the most har- re oath | ) the Legislature that has with trea | Yo ! to the State of California. I 5 - =44 he minutes of the joint session were OATH IS ADMINISTERED. [Pest and approved. airee Gl (e mr swe sald Judge | tire assc ge arose and sapg mer- i wort the constitution | ica The Rev. J. V. Stevenson, chaplain 8 1 the constitution | 6 the sembly, delivered the benedic- | f nd will dis- | tion and djournment was taken. fice to the |ernor Pardee and Lieutenant Governor so help you God.” Anderson were congratulated by as many nor Pardee as cculd get the opportunity to grasp s was fired | thelr hands. a short distance Mg As the roar of amber Governor dress. iwced Lieuten- vho was The same Chief Jus- nt Gover- Gage Makes Final Appointments. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7.—Before Gov- ernor-elect Pardee took office to-day Go ernor Gage made the following appoint- ments of trustees of Sutters Fort: Wal- ter W. Greer of Bacramento, reappointed: William H. Devlin of S8acramento, to suc. ceed Frank D. Ryan; George W. Vice of Sacramento, to succeed Charles E. Hol- sint Con- | Jigter; Willlam Lamphrey of Sacramento, - S indeed | to succeed H. 8. Martin; Henry Lun- - assumpe | Etedt of San Francisco, to succeed . Licutenant | Thomas Flint Jr. . the dignity -— p ¢ e 1 0 " tut IR Pardee Resigns as Regent. . u assuming | SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7.—Lieutenant i tmdeavor 13| Governor Anderson stated at midnight to-night that he will not announce the standing committees of the Senate until next Monday. But a short time before asure to me to nds assocl- ; v Sont| taking his oath of office this morning Ume. “as | Governor Pardee tendered his resignation , that these members 4 are the members that most careful, the st _energetic in And now with 10 ex-Governor Gage as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of California. He said to-night that he was not ready to name his successor. | came to a halt while the troops formed into line and marched o their positions .t the head of the parade. First came a on of police, followed by the grand hal and his staff and the Second In- fantry Band. Then came Lieutenant Colonel Forbes, in command of a bat- lion consisting of Company A, Fifth Regiment, Company H of the Second Regiment, Company A of the Sixth and Company F of the Sixth Regiment. The second division, led by 1 ley, comprised Companies of the Second Regiment, and Company A of the Veteran Reserves. The third divi- der Captain S. W. included the cavalry troops A and B nal corps of the Third Battery. When these troops had passed by the of the old and the new admin- fell in behind, followed by Gen- Dickinsen and staff, Brigade Com- eral manders Mueller, Warfield and Last, and more carriages containing the inaugural committee and members of both houses of the Legislature. The procession wound its spectacular way through Sixth street to J, to Third, up J to Tenth street, and thence to the entrance .of the Capitol grounds at the intersection of L street. Behind all the others trundled a four-horse drag con- taining the old guard, as they labeled themselves, with a profusion of badges. They were really the former officers of the Fifth Regiment at the time it was commanded by Governor Pardee. GOVERNOR GAGE PASSES. ‘When the procession arrived at the Cap- itol the battalion of infantry entered the grounds and lined up as a guard of honor, with arms at present, as the two Gover- nors and their lawmakers filed by into the seat of power, while a salute of nineteen guns boomed out the passing of Gage. At the entrance to the building a halt was called to give the members of the two houses time to convene in the Assembly chamber in joint session. The desks of | the members had been crowded back so as to clear a space in front of the Speaks er's desk, which was filled with chairs for the guests of honor. Aside from a few flowers on the clerk’s desk, however, there was no attempt at decoration. The Assembly was first called to order by Spezker Fisk. Then the presence of the te at the bar of the House was announced and the solons were invited to enter, the members finding seats best they could, while Lieutenant Gover- nor Neff ascended to the rostrum and convened the joint se After the foimal roll call the ser; t arms an nounced the arrival of committee, who in turn, through Chair- the inaugural man Lukens, stated that vernor Gage, Governor-elect Pardee and Lieutenant Governor-elect Anderson awaited the pleasure of the assembled lawmakers. The distinguished guests were imme- diately escorted to seats on the Speaker's form, while an orchestra sounded the tirring strains of the national_anthem. The familles of the new Governor and his Liefftenant at the same time were guided to front row seats in the reserved space. The gorgeous generals and colonels and majors of the waning administration were not shown the same courte but they lost no time in finding seats set aside for them to the right of the rostrum. When all were in place Chaplain Miel of the Senate arose to offer an invoca- tion, but his appeal was lost to the ears of men in a burst of laughter and heed- less chatter from a group of thoughtless unmannered women in the center of the galle: Not even repeated raps of the gavel, nor the reproving hisses of the as- sembled legislators availed to hush the babble or awaken the offenders to a sense of shame. Only the generous considera- tion of the presiding officers prevented their summary expulsion. Following the unheard invocation, Gov- ernor Henry T. Gage introduced and greeted with a complimentary burst of | applause. He made a short speech, but it was long enough to betray his nervous- ness, for he unconsciously referred to Dr. Pardee as his distinguished predecessor. PARDEE GLORIOUSLY GREETED. Governor-elect George C. Pardee was then presented and the applause which welcomed the appearance of his calm, strong face above the Speaker's desk was an unmistakable token of the people’s good will. While Chief Justice William H. Beatty was administering the oath, the sun, for the first time in three week: broke through the blanket of bleak gray mist that has enveloped Sacramento in its gloomy folds and bathed the impres- sive scene with a flood of golden light that appealed to all as both promise and a benediction. There was a burst of music from the band to the strains of “Hail to the Chief" and then the new Governor plunged pre- cipitately into his inaugural address. It was a strong composition and something of a surprise ¢t0 everybedy within the sound of his voice, for it incorporated a drastic arraignment of the Gage adminis- tration for its shifty juggling with the tax levy. While her father was speaking, little Helen Pardee made a pretty plct?re by snuggling close to her mother’s side and hiding her sleep-laden eyes upon the maternal bosom. She was as proud of her papa s any of her older sisters, but she did not know what it was all about and she was really too tired to are. The Governor noticed his little one's weariness at the time and sald after- ward that he thought she must have | fancied he was singing his usual lullaby to her. Lieutenant Governor Alden Anderson was next sworn in and his address while brief was much to the point. His doll-like little wife sat through it all with the Par- dec family below, her gentle face and swimming cyes aglow with pride and ten- derness. This was the end, or nearly so, for the programme concluded with the singing of the hymn *“America” by all present. Then the assemblage broke up and the Jucky ones in the front rows sur- rounded the new Governor and over- whelmed him with congratulations. A little later he was escorted to the execu- tive offices, where his wife and daughters testified to their pride and pleasure with repeated kisses. NEW GOVERNOR AT EASE. In the evening the Governor quietly dropped into his new environments andy at at his desk chatting with friends, while his secretaries busied themselves with dictating answers to the avalanche of congratulatory letters and messages. There were no signs of newness about the scene save the faces. for all fitted into their respective notches as though they belonged there. Meanwhile Henry T.-Gage hustled into a carriage and caught the limited train for his home in Los Angeles, shorn of power and free from all save individual obligations. The spectacular features over, the law- makers took a short rest and in the even- ing got down to real business again with a caucus of the dominant party in the rooms of the Supreme Court. Eighty- eight members were reported present, with four absent and two members on the sick list. The anti-Perkins contingent reserved the right to withdraw from the caucus at any time prior to the selection of the United States Senator. They, then offered a resolution making sixty-ohe votes nec- essary to a choice, but the other side amended the mation reducing the deciding number to fortyseight, and the amend- ment prevailed. Nineteen of the anti- Perkins crowd immediately withdrew, leaving sixty-nine members present, six- ty-eight of whom voted for Perkins and one for Scott, which insures the re-elec- tion of the former to the United States Senate next Tuesday. SR TP Assembly Takes Adjournment. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 7.—jmmediately at the con- clusion of the inaugural ceremonies Speaker Fisk called the Assembly to or- der. There being no further business be- fcre the House, an adjournment was tak- en until to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock. l “ GRAND OLD MAN SAYS FAREWELL e Neff Bids Goodby to Senate With Desp Emotion. Shortridge Postpones His Address to the Public. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- RAMENTO, Jan. 7.—Senator Charles M. Shortridge of Santa Clara did not deliver the sen- sational address he planned He announced during the ses- sion of the Senate this after- noon that he did not think the occagion 4 was an auspiclous cne and he would post- pone his speech urtil the pageantry of the inaugural ceremonies had become memory. his explanation and when he concluded many disappointed spectators left the Senate chamber. a ‘When the Senate reconvened after the | inaugural ceremonies Senator Frank Leavitt of Alameda, chairman of Committee on Attaches, introduced a res- olution legalizing the appointment of at- taches who will serve during the term. It was adopted. At this juncture Lieutenant Governor Jacob Neff took his leave of the Senate. His address was delivered in a voice full | of feeling and the auditors present were in full sympathy with the grand old man. He spoke as follows: 1 Words to vou, desire to say but a having retired frcm the position which I ha held for the past four years, It has been & source of pleasure to me to meet with you in the several sessions that ave been during my term of office w 1 from the office with a great deal of satisfac tlon to myself, there s some regret at part- ing with you.’ The associations that I have formed during my incumbency as the presid- ing officer of this body have been to . very pleasing. They will remain with me to the end, I desire.to say in ad fon that during | my career in publ life 1 have always en deavored to discharge my duties to the best of my ability. Whether I have done so T will | leave to the jud of State of California. In advent In this Senate chambe my county honored me with a seat floor. I discharged the duties then as I have since. The only I aave had im pub. He life e the pe the | best of my and when I look over the record that I have made’ while it not been a brilliant one, ¥.t I have the conscious ness in my heart of knowing that it was an honest one. (Applause.) RETIRES FROM PUBLIC LIFE. As 1 have said, the rets that I have in leaving this position are severing of as clations—friendships that have With the Senators upon this w arrived at the time when I not only from this position. but life, as the shades of evening are approaching 1 thank Godfthat I am a citizen of t e of California and that my duties have bee discharged as they have been. Thanking you again, Senators. for the kind consideration that you have given me, I desire to return my thanks and also 1o the secretary, Mr. Bran- den, and his reiate: I now take su >r. Licutenant Applause.) Anderson. vernor Lieutenant Governor Anderson th took the gavel d down by his honored predecessor and made the ' following speech 1t gives great pleasure to fore €ald to-day, to be e tion and it is a great iled upon to pr over this Dresiding for T hope to partially and fairly and with that e 1 ask the cordfal support and assista « cach and every Senator. If I can, wien I la down the gavel four years hence, leave behind me such a good record. such a host of friends and leave such an impre a an th, with whom 1 have come in contact as my tinguished predecessor 1 will feel that I have parformed the duties of the uffice to the sat fsfaction of vourseif and the people of the e of California. I thank you for vour kind at- tention and hope that = r will be fraught with good work for the State of Cali fornia and that we will have entire harmon during the whole session. (Applause.) SENATE EMPLOYES. Senator Leavitt introduced a resolution asking for the confirmation of a long list of employes of the Senate.” This was | adoptea without a dissenting vote. Fol lowing is a complete list: Stenographers, $3 per diem—E. Washburn Lucret isley, K. V. C. B. OIm ad, Tessie Crc r, Martin Madsen, Geo ughiin Assistants sergeants at arms at $5 per dlem Benjamin Gray. 1. Ray K. Mc- Phail, E. D G. Kimberley, F. Grimes, Smith 1. O'Connor, all, J. V. Trice Josenh Myrick Assistant minute clerks at $5 per diem— Redmond, a Hess. Assistant journal clerks at $5 per diem Clyde Seavy. W. F. James, M, C. Sioa ed iss M. Thompson M. Marios. clerks at $5 diem— Charle Calvin, Bill ‘filers at $4 per diem—George Watson, Robert Sullivan, W. Dobson, R. H. Savage, G Kohlhoff, George C. R m- way. Bill clerks at $4 per diem—J. T. Conley, W. Lanktree, B. Cretien, Bruce Huggins, A. New- | ell, M. Riley, Charles Tuttle, William Kerr. Acsistant_postmasters at $4 per diem—M. I Poor, M. Bigelow, M. Ober and Miss Mamie Hughes. Mailing clerks at $4 per diem—C. A. Spears, J. F. Hanson, William Siebuhr. Document clerks at $4 per diem—Miss Ayres, J. McHugh, §. Armor, Reta Madden, Indéx clerks at $4 per diem—C. Browp, Fltzeerald. = ‘ommittee sergeants at arms at $4 per diem K. Sullivan, J. H. Kroh, Edward Nolan, F. Erauw, John L. Louttit, O, O'Brien, P. Savage, R. D. Smith, James Hines, C. E ing, James Brown. Tony Rice. Gatekeepers at $3 per diem—A. L. Sprague, L. D. Hall, John Falkenstein, Peter Sevy Doorkeepers at $3 per diem—C. E. Gallup, Willlam O’ Conner. Committee doorkeepers at $3 per diem—Ar- thur Lee, J. G. Bisbee, Harry Baker, J. W. Howell, L. Selvage, D. R. McDonaid, L. Schretz, F. Miller. Cloakroom clerk at $3 per diem—James Woods. Usher @t $3 50 per diem—Charles Mautalen. Pages at $2 50 per diem—Joe Bronner, Ralph Schiuer, Donn Shields, James Nelson, Octavia Walthail, Earl Cook. Index clerk at $4 per diem—Louls G. Hoin. Committee clerk at $+ per diem—Miss G. Hem Secretary to president at $5 per diem—J. F. Sidgemore. s Stenographer for minority at $5 per diem—G. J. CQleary. Clerk for minority at $5 per diem—R. I Barlow. . Porters at §3 per diem—Daniel Love and Charles Metcalf. COMMITTEE’ CLERKS. Resolution by Leavitt: Committee clerks to be assigned to respective committees by secre- tary of Senate at §4 per dlem—A. Williams, Ed Cammert, Dr. Blodgett, J. J. Dailey, H. D. Wagner, M. Welch. Miss Frances Savage, W, J. fl“o-klnl. Mrs. Scott, R. (. Harbison, A. Valjean, Mrs. C. E. Muenter, O.,B. Smith, Annie Nelson, M. G. Hail, R’ D. Corlett, A. G. Bowley, Richard Ryan, C. O. Busick, A. A Millard, J. Villar, Emily Kane, J. W. Cald- well, B. Leddy. C. Stern, Howard Lé Fort, Lulu M. Luchsinger, Charles D. Toy. Resolution by Leaviti: Assistant secreta- ries at $6 per diem—F. L. Thomas, I. S. Logan, Clark Albertl. Assistant at desk at §5 per diem Z-A. B. Adams, To Finance Committee at $2 per diem—L. A. Jordan. To Judictary Com- Mittee at $2 per diem—F. Rush. Assistant minute clerks at $6 per diem—El- mer Cottle, John Carew, Seren N. Marsh. Journal clerk at $6 per diem—I. M. King. Engrossing and enrolling clerk at $6 per diem—W. R. Porter. Assistant engrossing and enrolling clerks at Shortridge was eager to make | the | e in introducing my | C | INAUGURAL BALL PLANS ‘ MATURING | Cit izens Expect It to Surpass All of Its Kind. |Mayor Clark Presides | at Meeting of the Committee. | ALL HEADQUARTERS, SBAC- RAMENTO, Jan. T.—Arrange- ments for the inaugural ball are almost completed. This so- | clal event is to be held at th | State Capitol on Monday even- ing next and if the plans of the commit- | tee having the affair in charge do not ndscarry it will surpass anything of its kind ever given here. A meeting of the | executive committee was held to-night at the Chamber of Commerce to receive the | reports of subordinate committees. Mayor | George H. Clark of Sacramento presided at the meet which was attended by nineteen members of the committee. | The decorations will be more elaborate heretofore. C. W. Morton, national president of the Window Dressers’ Asso- ctation, has this part of the arrangements in hand and his plans are acceptable to | the committee. A new method will be iraugurated this time In the serving of refreshments, The committee finds that a banquet Is out of the question. The de- mend for tickets has been so great that it will be impdssible to accommodate the guests at a formal feast. Refreshments, however, are to be served after 10 o'clock in the north and south corridors down- | stairs. | There will be two orchestras and a band Jof m at the festivities. Orchestras will be stationed in the Senate and As- | sembly chambers and the band will be in { the rotunda to discourse music for the benefit of the promenaders. An electrie butt will signal the orchestras to play ach dance. following report, submitted at a meeting by W. H. Deviln, chair- | man of the floor committee, was adopted. n | | previou: | It gives in detail all the arrangements for | the ball. The Governor and his wife will met in the executive office and esco ed to the Assembly chamber by Colonel | H. Weinstock and other members of the | reception committee. The report follows | The grand march will form st about 9 o'clock. The Governor's party will have the Jlaces of honor and will bs followed by the | newly elected State officers, the Governor's | staff, the members of the Legislature and sther invited guests. There will be dancing in the Senate and Assembly chambers. The gentlemen’'s hat and cloak rooms will be un- der the morth stairway leading to the second | floor at the M-street entrance. The ladies’ | waiting-room will be the courtroom of De partment 2 of the Supreme Court. which is the ground floor of the south corridor. The second floor will be used f the Senators and mem- State library on th for the assembling | bers of the Assem The reception committee, of which H. Wein. k is chairman_will receive, the guests and hem to. thelr respective places. The e desires th: spectators shall oc e galleries of the Assembly and Senate chambers until after the grand march is fin- 3. Refreshments will be served continu from 10 p. m. to the close of the ball in | The corridor of the grand floor in the morth and south wings of the bullding. The physicians and surgeons of Saga- mento are taking an active interest in the ball because the Governor is a member of the profession. They will be present in large numbers. —— Fisk Making Up Committees. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- Speaker Fisk of the As- sembly announced to-night that he would appoint his committees before the close )f the week. But if adjournment is taken on Friday until Monday next, he wowd | not announce his appointments until the 1t into session next week. that mbiy w jerst Dunlap of San i ) was Fisk's opponent for the office of Speaker and who withdrew from the fight, will be made chairman of the Commit s Ways and Means. the most important committee in the lower house. oot @ 1 e E. A Miss Cochran per diem Helmer, Robert Strath- A nt history clerk at §5 per diem—F. F, Finch. Postmistress at $4 per diem—Mamie Luch- singer. tant postmistress at $4 per diem—Miss 3 per diem—L. A. Hunt, J. diem—Herbert H E per diem—R. Knight, Negley. (harles A. Johnson srkeepers at $3 per diem—T. Conboy, Wil- rowell ger to State Printer at $3 per diem— =3 3. B. Allen. Cloakroom clerk at $% per dlem—A. McMur- ray Stenographkers at per diem—B. Bri | Rena Griffin, Lillian O'Neill, Miss B. M. Poor. Watchmen at 3 per dlem-—W Jonn A. Dalton. ¢ Stewa: I';‘rsq mx‘:lHn' clerks at $4 per diem—Meil Walsh, Willfam Lardner. Clerk to Judiciary Committee at $6 per diem illiam Gaffney, —c. H. Brier. ¢ Minute clerk at $6 per diem—D. J. Holt. | Tistory clerk at $6 per diem—Samuel | Wacheider. Bookkeeper to sergeant at arms at $5 per diem—J. Cal Ewing. | MILEAGE CLAIMS. Senator Smith submitted the report of the Committee on Mileage for Senators | and the statutory officers, which was | then read by the secrctary. Charges ing from $123, made by Senator Ward of San Diego, to 20 cents, made by Sena- tor Devlin of Sacramento, were called off. When the clerk announced that Dev- lin had charged 20 cents there was a great deal of merriment at his expense. Another resolution ordering the State Controller to draw his warrants in favor of the Senators and statutory officers was | adopted. Senator Lukens secured a sus- pension of the rules’and introduced a res- olution empowering the Lieutenant Gov- | ernor to appoint thirty-four committees. | It was adopted Senator Shortridge then secured the floor and made the following explanatory speech: Mr. President, the Senate pald me the cour- tesy yesterday of granting me the privilege of addressing such members of the Semate-and such members of the Assembly as might honor me by their presence here to-day. spirit of the day admonishes me that this is not the time for the submission of the thotights rela- tive to legislation and other matters which [ desire to have both branches of the Legis- lature hear. I therefore desire to thank the Senate for its courtesy to-me and to state that at some time in the near future, when the pageantry fucident to the inauguration of Gov- ernor—when the spirit of the day will permit us to consider carefully and caimly affairs of state, 1 shall indulge myself by permission of the Senate In some elaboration of my views. With this statement I thank you. 1 desired to make this announcement in fairness to those whom 1 asked to pay me the compliment of being present after the inaugural ceremonies were over. An adjournment was takem wuntll 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. | | | | |