The record-union., 1891-03-19
ASSEMBLY.

re6ulilS ana was paSSed-ayeS 4o, noes y.
S. B. $50, to protect the owners of bot
ties, boxes, siphons and kegs, used in
the sale of beverages was passed-ayes 81,
noes 2.
Speaker Coombs in the chair.]
a. Il. 404, to reimburse the Jpanese
Government for certain moneys eX-
pended. Passed-ayes 56, noes 0.
A. b. 75S, appropriating $1,000 for the
pay of officers and clerks of the Assem-
bly,. Read the second time.
A. b. 366, appropriating $4,000 for an
additional building for the Normal School
at San Jose. Read second time and
reported back unfavorably from Commit
tee of the Whole.
S. B. Co., providing for improvements
for the Southern California State Hospital
for the Insane, was reported back favor
ably.
S. B. A, to provide for certain i'm
provements and repairs at the Folsom
State Prison and making appropriation
therefor, was reported favorabIy, and
made a special order for Thursday morn
ing.
S. B. 335, to pay the claim of William
Gutenberger. Reported favorably.
S. c. A. 22, relative to the exemption of
fruit trees and vines under five years of
age from taxation, was, on motion of Mr..
Shanahan, reconsidered.
The exemption of the young vines and
trees was defended by Messrs. Clark,
Shanahan, Gould and Matlock, all of
whom believed that there was an injustice
in taxing the land to its full value, and
then taxing the trees during their years
of unproductiveness.
Messrs. Cunningham, Hail, Barnard
and Jackson supported the tax, believing
it to be Just
Mr.. Jackson offered an amendment
making cattle and horses under two years
old, and sheep and hogs under one year
old, also exempt from taxation, and to
the astonishment of everybody the
amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Barnard offered an amendment ex-
empting wheat one year old. Adopted.
Mr.. Hail offered an amendment ex-
empting unproductive mines. Here the
House drew the line, and sat severely on
the amendment. The bill, with amend
ments, went to the printer.
Mr.. Lowe withdrew the resolution al
lowing mileage to those members who at
tended the funeral of Senator Hearst.
SENATE MESSAGES.
The Senate announced that it refused to
recede from the amendments to the
Quinn" bill, and appointed committee
OF conference.
The Speaker appointed as the House
committee Messrs. Shanahan, Baugh-
man and Bryant.
The resolution of the Senate, concern
ing the alleged discovery of damaging
scraps of paper in the State Library, i'm
plicating members of the Assembly in
improper legislation, was read.
MIR. Dlbble moved to take up the reso-
luton, and hoped it would be adopted
He said there had been in the last twenty
four hours statements in San Francisco
and Sacramento papers derogatory to his
integrity. He courted the fullest investi-
rot Nhn h.
cisco Bulletin, in SO far as it regarded
himself, he declared to be absolutely false
in every detail. The statement of Captain
Marion in the RECORD UNION was a true
statement of the case. There was not a
scrap of paper in the possession of the
Attorney-General or anywhere else
though he knew not what General Hart
habitat could in any way connect his
(Dibble'S) name with improper legiSla-
ton concerning the United States Sena-
torship or any other measure. He called
attention to his denial now, and declared
that the investigation would prove the
truth Of what he said.
MIR. Young said that inasmuch as the
House was twice as large body as the
Senate, he moved committee of five in
stead of three. The resolution as amended
was adopted.
Speaker Coombs afterward appointed
Messrs. Freeman, Cram, Wentworth,
Stabler and Rice as the Committee of In
vestigation from the House.
BALLoTING FOR SENATOR.
The joint convention of House and AS
sembly met at II NJ.
No further nominations were made.
On roll call Senator Campbell of So
lano began vigorous speech concerning
dent Reddick ruled him out of order.
Following is the ballot of the Senate:
For Estee-Bailey, Byrnes, Campbell of
Siskiyou, Carpenter, Flint, Heacock, Nc
Comas, MCGOWAN, Preston, Ragsdale,
Shippee, Simpson, Sprague, Streeter,
VCOrhies-l5.
For Felton-Banks, Broderick, Gram
Mahoney, George f. Williams-9.
For White-Berry, Britt, Goucher,
Hamill, Mead, Ostrom, Seawell, Welch
For Johnston-Dra Denison-2.
For Blanchard-Fraser
Dray announced his change of vote from
Johnston to Estee, making II,
Total vote, 30; absent, Harp, Langford,
VIM. H. Williams. Wilson. Campbell of
Solano declined TO vote.
The Assembly ballot stood: For Estee-
AmeS, Barnard, Barnett of Sonoma,
Beecher, Bert, Brown, Bryant, Cargill,
Clark, Culver, Burner, Estey, Fowler,
Freeman, Hail, Harloe, Hawley, Hook
ing, Hunewill, johnson, Kellogg, Lacey,
Lewis, Matlock, Mccall, Murphy, Smith
of Butte, Smith of Orange, Sturtevant,
Weston, Coombs-31
For Felton-AleXander, Barnett of San
Francisco, Carter, Coffey, Daily, Dennis,
Dibble, Dow, Galbraith, Glynn, Gordon,
Hayes, Hersey, Hoey, Jones, Lowe, Lux,
Lynch, Marion, Phillips, Steltz, Tennis,
Tully, Wentworth, Windrow, Young-26
ETt-N Ill
Carver, Gould, Jackson, Martin, Morde-
cal, Mathews, Murnan, Renfro, Rice,
Robertson, Shanahan, Stabler-l6
For Irish-Cunningham
For Perkins-Crane-1.
For Observation-Disclosures
For Johnston-Bruner, Brusie-2
Marion voted after the ca, giving his
courted an investigation of all charges of
corruption.
Mr.. Biedsoe asked to be excused from
voting.
Total vote, IS; absent, wolfskill; ex-
cused, Bledsoe.
Summary of the total vote-Estee, 47;
FELTON,, 80; White, 24; blanchard, 2; John
ston, 3; Perkins, l; Irish, l. Total vote,
1l3. Necessary to choice, 81.
Senator Crandall spoke of the charges
of corruption impending over the Legis-
lature, and moved an adjournment of the
joint assembly.
Mr.. Galbr&ith seconded the motion, and
said that it was unfair to go ON with the
ballot under the circumstances Mr.. Eel
ton had been attacked and had lost votes,
while the only witnesses called to see the
scraps of paper had been friends of an
other candidate and that candidate him
self.
The convention adjourned till Thurs
day.
The House then took a recess.
Afternoon Session.
The House reassem bled at 2:30 o'clock.