, 1889-08-01
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Notions and Amendments Made, But
No Progress.

The council met at ., the president in
the chair.
Mr. Sudksdorf asked leave of absence
for MIR. Browne for the afternoon on the
ground of illness. Granted. Mr.. Dun.
barasked the same privilege for Mr. New
ton on the same ground. Granted.
Consideration of Mr.. Stiles amend
ment pending ut the recess was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Dyer favored this proposition as
being the next best To what he had all
along desired, viz: the public printer.
MIR. Moore said the legislative com
mittee had section covering this
point in their report. The amendment
was lost.
MIR. Sharpstein moved to make the
governors salary 5000 and argued in
favor of fewer officials and lower salaries.
lie asked for the ayes and noes, and the
roll call defeated his amendment. Ayes
II. noes as.
Mr.. Goldman called attention to the
danger of leaving the word "present" in
the section providing for n two-thirds
vote to override the governors veto, be-
cause that would leave q mere two.
thirds of the majority to override a
veto.
He moved to strike out that one word
present"
Mr. Buchanan thought il would be
very dangerous to allow one-third of the
legislature to prevent action by absent
ing themselves or refusing 10 vote.
Mr. Goldman thought the legislature
would have power enough to compel the
attendance of members.
Mr.. Griiiitts moved the previous mo-
ton. So ordered Mr.. Jones called for
the ayes and noes. Granted. Roll call
was had and resulted in the defeat OF
Mr.. Godman's motion. Ayes 20, noes
I5.
Mr. Weisenberger thought it danger
Gus to leave the power with the governor
to strike out anything in any bill and
veto that by itself, but believed il was a
good thing to let him do it in the appro-
priation bills, so he moved to restrict
him to appropriation bills in the cxer-
else of this power.
Mr.. Stiles favored the amendment and
MIR. Lillis opposed 1t. The amendment
was not adopted.
Mr.. Weir moved the adoption of the
article as amended. Ruled out of order
at this stage.
were to take their positions. (Cries of
Mr.. Gritfitts proposed to bring all con.
tested elections before the legislature,
since the article has already provi ded
that election returns are to be made to
the legislature. Adopted. Hc then
moved that section be referred back to
the judicial committee for reiraming,
since it has been so mutilated by amend
ment, as to be uncertain what il meant.
Mr. Power moved as an amendment
that the whole article be recommitted
to have this section 4 reframed and the
whole article reprinted.
MIR. Gritlitts withdrew his motion for
the present to allow Mr.. Turner TO make
a motion to amend section 13, restrict
ing the governors power of vctoing sep
arate sections TO the actual time while
the legislature is in session.
Mr.. Griiiltts thought this would hold
out temptation TO viscious persons to
put improper sections into nppropria-
iion bills at the very end of the
session, and too late to allow the
governor to veto them.
Mr.. Weir felt the danger of that very
thing and opposed the amendment.
Messrs. Buchanan. J. NJ. Reed,
Convey, Sullivan of Whitman and Allen
debated the matter, and then the motion
was lost.
MIR. Sudksdorf moved to amend sec
ton q so that no state officer could
hold his office more than two terms in
succession. Lost.
Mr.. Grifiitts renewed his motion-to re-