The record-union., 1891-03-19
LEGISLATURE -2sTH SESSION.
The Senatorial Election Held in Check
by the Doodle Inquiry.
Governor Markham's yetoes Sustained
by the Senate-Another Bill for
Steyenson's Relief.
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO. March Is

tHe Cnaplaln. Reading OF the journal
dispensed with.
Mr.. Voorhies offered concurrent res
olution providing that joint committee
be appointed on behalf of both branches
OF the Legislature to inquire into the
matter of certain alleged disclosures with
reference to some papers found in waste
5, basket which it was claimed involved the
integrity of members of the Legislature.
The resolution was adopted, and the
Chair appointed as such committee
Messrs. Voorhies, Crandall and Berry.
Assembly messages were then taken
up, and the Senate, on motion of Mr..
Heacock, refused to recede from it's
amendments to A. B. 235, in which the
Assembly declined TO concur.
The special order, consideration of the
Governors veto of A. b. 74l, for the re-
lief OF Colonel j. d. Stevenson, was called
up, and Mr.. Carpenter spoke in behalf of
sustaining the Executives veto. Colonel
Stevenson, he said, had no legal claim
against the State. The services he had
rendered were not to the State, but to the
Federal Government and had been again
and again rejected by it. If the Legisla-
ture was soicitous to aid Colonel Steven
son, he Carpenter had proposition to
make. 1t would take just SD apiece for
each member to raise the sum named in.
the bill, and he would give S25. If this or
kindred bills should be passed over the
Governors yeto what would become of
the pledges that Senators had made to the
people?
Mr. Maher advocated the passage of
the bill over the Governors veto. The
money expended by Colonel Stevenson,
he said, was for the benefit of the State,
and the latter should i'll honor recon-
pense this old citizen for his actual out
lay.
Mr.. Dray upheld the Governors action
in vetoing the bill, as did Messrs. Ostrom
and Mead. The latter moved that the
matter be laid over until Saturday, and
that in the meantime some Senator pre-
pare a Dill in accordance with the sug-
gestions made in the Governors veto
message to meet the equities of the claim
of Colonel Stevenson.
Mr.. Carpenter wanted the veto message
acted upon at once, and by vote of 3
ayes to % noes the Senate refused to pass
the bill over the Governors veto.
SMALL APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Mr.. Preston was granted leave to in
troduce bill appropriating money to
pay the salary of the photographic re-
porter in the Attorney-Generals Office
for the remainder Of the fiscal year. The
bill was made a case of urgency, read
three times and passed.
Mr.. McComaS was granted leave to in
the salaries OF attaches of the Legislature
for the remainder of the present session.
1t was made case OF urgency and passed.
THE GAMING BILL.
Mr.. G. II. Williams called up his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby S. B.
2l2 trepealing Section 337 of the Penal
Code) failed to pass on the preceding day.
Mr.. Ostrom moved to indefinitely
postpone the motion, but the motion was
lost.
The roll was then called on the motion
to reconsider, and it was carried-ayes %,
noes 9.
Pending a vote on the previous ques-
ton, the hour of noon arrived, and the
Senate went into joint convention with
the Assembly to ballot for United States
Senator. On reassembling a recess was
taken until 2:30sP. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate met at the hour named, the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the chair, and
Mr.. Mead asked and was given unani-
NOUS consent TO introduce a bill for the
relief of Colonel Stevenson. The bill
provides that the sum of Sl25 per month
be paid to Colonel Stevenson for the pc
riod of twenty-one months, unless he
should die within that time, in which
case the payments shall cease.
The bill was read the first time and
sent to print.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the general appropriation bill, and the
Senate committee amendments were all
adopted up to the clauses appropriating
money for the support of the various
District Agricultural Associations, when
Mr.. Crandall offered a substitute for the
entire section, reducing the sums for
each district.
Messrs. Campbell of Siskiyou and Car
penter favored the amendment of Mr.
Crandall, and Mr.. Mead opposed it. The
latter favored liberal support to the Agri
cultural Districts.
amendments, the bill went over until $3.50
p. NJ. on Thursday.
STATE LIBRARY.
Mr.. Campbell of Solano moved that
the Judiciary Committee be required to
report tomorrow morning S. B. $50, re-
lating to the State Library. Carried.
The bill is the one introduced by MIR.
Banks, amending the Political Code so
that the library shall be under the con-
troll of board of five trustees, to be ap-
pointed by the Governor.
VETOED MEASURES.
The rules were suspended, on motion of
Mr. Maher and the Governors message
ve;oing S. B. 81, relating to 81 being the
legal pay for a days. labor on all public
WOIkS-WutLIlOI AlOht DN tOutidCI OF OH
erwise-waS taken up.
Mr.. Maher spoke briefly in behalf of
the bill, claiming that no person should
be required to labor for less than 81 per
day. He did not think the reasons ad-
vanced by the Executive for vetoins the
bill were we'll founded.
Mr.. Crandall sustained the veto, and
Mr.. Britt opposed it. The latter claimed
that the man who labored for less than S2
day was no better than slave, and his
(Britt's) constituents would uphold him
in voting for the passage of the bill over
the Governors veto.
Messrs. Goucher and Dray favored sus-
tanning the Governor, and MIR. Mead op-
posed that course.
BY a vote of ayes to "a noes the SEN
ate refused TO pass the bill over the Gov
ernor's veto.
S. B. 49, relating to eight hours consti-
tuting a days labor on all public work.
also vetoed by the Governor, was next
taken up. The debate thereon was very
brief, and the Senate refused to pass the
bill over the Governors veto by vote of
Ii ayes to Is noes.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The next regular order of business was
the roll-call on the passage of :. B. 2l2.
repealing Section 33T of the Penal Code,
and the bill was passed-ayes %, noes IL.
Mr.. Preston gave notice of motion to
reconsider.
The county government bill was then,
on motion of Mr.. Campbell of Solano.
called up, and on motion of Mr.. Goucher
made the special order for Thursday
1nnrning. Immediately after the reading
of the journal.
powsering the committee appointed to
fn,,nStigsfe the 'twaste-basket'' scandal,
to summon and examine witnesses.
Adopted.