The record-union., 1891-03-11
LEGISLATURE 29TH SESSION.
ZACH Branch Takes Ballot for United
States Senator.
The Senate Laboring Over the County
Government tAct-Proceeding
in the Assembly.
SENATE.
S.cpAupNTo March IN 1901


The Senate met at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Lieutenant Governor Reddick i'll the
chair. Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain. Reading of the
Journal dispensed with.
On motion of Mr. Campbell of Solano,
the Senate took up the county govern
ment bill, on second reading. The bill
comprises 135 pages of printed matter,
with 236 sections. Various amendments
were offered and adopted, and others de-
feated. Among the latter was one to in
crease the sum to be allowed annually by
the Supervisors now 81 ,000) to $500.
Mr.. Dray opposed the amendment on
the ground that one year the Supervisors
of Sacramento County gave the 81 900 for
Fourth of July celebration.
The amendment was lost-ayes Is, noes
II.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
When about one-fifth of the bill had
been read, q message was received from
the Assembly announcing the passage of
several bills, and requesting the return to
that body of the substitute for S. BIS s,
6I and l23, for the purpose of reconsidera-
ton and amendment. The request was
granted.
BALLoTING FOR SENATOR.
A few minutes before u o'clock, noon
Mr.. Heacock offered a resolution, reciting
the official notice given by the Governor
of the death of United States Senator
Hearst, and providing that the Senate
proceed to elect a person to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Hearst
The resolution was adopted, and the
Secretary was directed to read the law of
Congress governing the manner of pro-
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Senator's.
The Chair declared that nominations
We're then in order, and on the motion of
Mr.. Crandall, call of the Senate was OF
dered, and all the members were found
to be present.
NJ. II. DE YOUNG IN NOMINATION.
Mr.. Dargie, addressing the Chair, said
he arose to place in nomination for the
office of Senator a man widely known
among the citizens of this State and of
the United States-a man who has ma
tional reputation gained through his own
energies and influence. He is an honest
Republican, one who is governed by the
interests ofthe Republican party, and who
had given to that party the benefit of his
own influence. He placed in nomination
NJ. H. De Young, of San Francisco. AS
member OF the National Republican
Committee Mr.. De Young had shown a
high order of ability and great energy.
If elected to the high Office to which he
aspires, he would carry into it all the
qualities he had shown in his private life,
and would fill the position with dignity
and ability. For Mr.. De Young he asked
the support of the Senate, and promised
that, if elected, that gentleman would eX-
ceed the expectations of his best friends.
When Mr.. Dargie sat down there fol-
lowed minute or more of painful silence,
which prompted the Chair to inquire:
- re there any moro nominations
There being no response, Mr.. Dargie
arose and said: ''Mr. President, / move
that the nominations do now closet" at
which there was laughter and applause.
G. G. BLANCHARD IN NOMINATION.
Mr.. Fraser said he arose to place before
the Senate the name of Il gentleman well
and favorably known TO the people, es-
pecially to those of the central portion of
the State-a pioneer of forty years and a
resident of FL Dorado County, which had
produced many of the brightest and most
prominent public men of the State. The
gentleman 10 whom he referred was a
lawyer of high standing; q man who had
never been an aspirant for public place
until the last campaign, when he came
near being elected to Congress in a dis
trict overwhelmingly Democratic. He
had the honor of presenting for nomina-
ton TO the high Office OF United States
Senator the name of Hon. G. G. Blanch-
aru. lAppiduSe.l
c. y. FELTON, IN NOMINATION.
Mr.. Crandall said the office of United
States Senator, which they were about to
fill, was one fan exalted character-so
exalted and so ideal that it is the hight of
most mems ambition. On most occasions,
when the main attraction of this office
was that it was the goal of mems am
bition TO reach it, people were accus-
toned to associate the position with those
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olden time, and of the men whose names
had made our country illustrious. The
memories of such men as Webster, CLAY,
Calhoun, Sumner, and our own i'm
mortal Baker, had glorifed the upper
house of Congress as the best type Of the
great principle of free government, which
had been the harbinger of the hopes of
the downtrodden of every race and cline.
Wherever the English language was
spoken, there the Senate of the United
States was beacon light to humanity.
In selecting man TO represent California
in this illustrious tribunal they should
select representative mana man
possessed of those qualifications that had
given grandeur to the National Congress
in the past He Shouldi be man in
whose breast is an unswerving sense of
justice and TRUTH so strong as TO enable
him TO recognize the doctrine that it
should be the end OF legislation to estab-
lish principles of justice and truth that
will not die with the exigencies that had
called them forth. a man possessed of
these qualities was Charles n. Felton-a
man OF natural ability, improved by cul-
tUue, education and legislative expert
ence. All were proud of his record in
Congress, where no member from this
state had received more distinction than
he. Mr.. FELTON, could best subserve the
interests of the people of the State, and
he tCrandalD took pleasure in placing
him in nomination for the high Office Of
United States Senator. (Applause.l
wNT. JOHNSTON IN NOMINATION.
Mr.. Dray, on being recognized by the
Chair, said the time had come when, in
his opinion, an important interest in this
State that had thus far been utterly ig-
uored, so far as representation in the
United States Senate was concerned,
should be recognized. That interest was
now pushing to the front as one of the
most important IN the State, and he
thought it would be well for the
Republican party to take the in
latiative in this matter. He would, there
fore, offer the name of gentleman for
that high Office who stood second to none
IN this State. His nominee was one who
was pioneer of the State, coming here
when ii was wilderness. He was Past
Master of the State Grange, an ex-State
Senator, q prominent horticulturist, and
was also largely engaged in agriculture.
Itls whole life had been devoted to these
lines. He was an able man. and fully
quallhed to represent this State in the
TINTED States Senate. In all the avenues
OF lie his record had been clear, honora-
bic ana admirable. The gentleman whose
claims he had the honor to present was
Hon. William Johnston, of Sacramento.
lie ithe speaker warned the Senators that
they could not afford to longer ignore the
great agricultural industry of the State.
The people were just beginning to realize
tha fact that their nrnsnarit, { " -. ls..eI -