The record-union., 1891-03-03

its present shape, and the Office of State
Superintendent should be an appointive
one. He believed that by election, the in
cumbents of the office would often be in
competent and would always be likely
to be pledged to some special course of
action.
Mr.. Shannahan believed the principle
of election was the true one, and that it
had worked well when in operation be-
fore.
Mr.. Hooking, as practical printer,
with some knowledge OF politics, believed
it the worst bill that had been before the
House this winter. He believed that its
hands of the book ring lobby. He hoped
| the vote would he reconsidered.
Mr.. Lowe said he believed that both
great parties could safely trust the people
with any question, and that the State
Printer would go into Office more un-
| tramlneled if elected than ifappointed.
Messrs. Matlock, Mordecai and Weston
spoke in favor of the bill and against re-
consideration. Mr.. Marion, in conclu-
| sion. said that he prophesied, if the Leg
| islature passed this bill, it would rescind
its action in two years from now.
| The motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr.. Shanahan moved to reconsider
the vote by which. S. B. 10 had been
passed. The bill relates to the mortgag-
| ing of railway property and fixtures, and
was reconsidered for the purpose of Cor
recting an error in the printed bill.
The Senate ballot reform bill was the
| next under special order and was read
the first time. On motion of Mr.. Dibble
| this bill and its kindred Assembly bills,
i've in number, were made special
order for Tuesday at 1915 A. NJ.
PETITIONS.
| The petitions came in by the yard, or
| as one member suggested, by the pound
| Mr.. Dibble presented a roll of protests
against the repeal of the Storey counting
| bill.
Mr.. Bledsoe was to the fore with his
| last batch of petitions for educational
| qualifications for voters, as his bill was to
come UP under special orders in the after
noon.
Mr.. Young announced the receipt of
protests from Spiritualists all over the
State against the bill prohibiting fortune
| telling, etc.
General Mathews presented petitions
from Los Angeles asking for the passage
| OF the bill establishing law libraries.
SENATE MESSAGES.
The Senate returned A. B. I29, making
it misdenleanor to advertise to obtain a
divorce, or to aid therein, with amend
ments, one of which would prevent even
the legal advertising required by law in
| regular divorce cases. The House de-
clined to concur in the amendments.
a. Is. "a, with Senate amendments, was
| read. The amendment was a verbal one
and was concurred in by the House.
SPECIAL FILE.
The Senate Congressional apportion-
ment bill came up under this order of
business for second reading.
Mr.. Shanahan moved to strike out all
of the bill after the enacting clause, and
substitute all except the enacting clause
of A. 3. No. 12I, which was the first ap-
portionment bill submitted to the Assem-
bly, by Mr.. Dibble. Mr.. Shanahan said
that, while the first bill made, of course,
a distinctly Republican apportionment.
| 1t was not so Objectionable in his opinion
as the one which had been evolved by the
| Republicans in caucus.
| Mr.. Dibble said he felt that the con-
| census OF Republican opinion, as obtained
! by the caucus, was far more likely to be
| wise and correct than any mans unaided
! judgment. He explained the lines of the
districts under the present apportionment
and gave the reasons of the caucus for
| such division. They had left one whole
| district TO the Democrats, and he believed
that was all they could reasonably expect
| i'll view of their own action in the appor-
tionment of 1888.
Mr.. Gould protested against the appor-
tionment on the grounds that there was
no mutuality of interests between the
counties placed in the same districts.
Mr. Clark believed it would be absolute
| ly impossible to make wiser or better
| apportionment than the one provided for
in the caucus bill.
Mr.. Shanahan's amendment was lost
a verbal amendment to the bill made
it necessary to send it back to the
| printers.
Recess,