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section S. This Act shall take effect imme

Section b. This Act Shall take effect imme
diately.
The motion to declare the bill one of
urgency was carried by vote of 81 ayes
to 2 noes.
Mr. Britt moved to. amend by making
the pay of Postmasters s. per day, instead
of 81. He said there might some day be
q Democratic Legislature, and as he be-
ieved that Postmasters were entitled to
as much pay as committee clerks, he
wanted his political friends of the future
to have the benefit OF the proposed in
crease of pay.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Goucher spoke against the clause
fixing the per diem of undesignated at
taches at S.. He said it was offering too
strong temptation to office-seekers to
swarm upon the capital at each session of
the Legislature, demanding positions at
the hands of representatives. Legislators
who honestly desired to be economical
were not proof against importunate con-
stituents. This was the case at the last
session. He had voted to employ large
number of attaches, but the people of his
district took issue with him as to the
propriety thereof. and he could not have
been reelected had he not pledged him
self to strict economy in that regard. He
intimatcd that Senator Heacock's present
action was not cOnSiStentwith that OF two
years ago, when he was an ardent oppo-
nent of the employment of numerous at
taches. He moved to substitute 50 for So.
MIR. Heacock, with some warmth. re-
PEELED the Senator's charge of inconsist-
ency. He tHeacock) favored economy
then, and he favored it now. The bill be-
fore the Senate was in the interest of
economy, by limiting the number of GER
tain classes of attaches and establishing
ther rates of pay. 1t also fixed the per
diem of any other attaches that the Legis-
lature might find it necessary to employ,
instead OF leaving it an open question, to
be determined at the will of majority of
the members. Hs claimed to be as sim
cere i'll his advocacy of retrenchment as
he was when the Democratic Legislature
OF two years ago was indulging in such
unprecedented extravaganza.
Mr.. Goucher'S amendment was lost
Mr.. Ostrom then moved to amend the
same clause by making the per diem 81
instead of 50. He said there were men
working for low wages on farms who
would be glad to fill these positions at
that pay.
This motion also failed, and by vote
OF 20 ayes to noes the bill was passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Hamill-Appropriati money
to pay the claim of VIM. j. Hardy.
Also. to prohibit the publication of lists
of prizes drawn in lotteries, or OF the fact
that any person had drawn prize
My Mr.. Harp-For the relief of the
Heirs of Michael Cunan, deceased.
HBy Mr.. Crandall = To eniranchise
women and prescribing their qualifica-
tions as electors.
y Also, to amend Section sos of the Civil
Code, relating to benevolent and relief
corporations.
BY Mr.. Mahoney-Providing for State
Sanitary Inspector, and prescribing his
duties and powers.
I / Also, amending Section of Article ".
Of the Constitution, extending the Legis-
latiye session to 100 days.
By Mr.. Bailey-Prescribing the powers
and duties of water companies.
FBy Mr.. Preston-Appropriati money
for the completion and maintenance OF
the Preston School of Industry.
TBy Mr.. Welch-Amending the Code re-
lating to towage.
BY Mr.. Flint-Regulating the sale OF
lands uncovered by the recession of the
waters of inland lakes.
by. Mr.. Carpenter-Makinga an appro-
priation to supply the deficiency in the
appropriation to pay the salary of the
Executive Secretary to the Governor for
the forty-first and forty-second fiscal
years.
NtBy Mr.. Voorhies, (by request)-Appro-
priating 81 ,200 to pay Mrs. Addie ballou
for painting portraits of ex-Goyernor
Waterman ana Governor Markham.
by Mr.. Ragsdale-Amending the Civil
Code, relating TO thoroughbred cattle.
horses and other domestic animals.
| Also, amending the Civil Code, relating
| to the establishment of insurance COM
panieS.
sgBy Mr.. De Long-Making an appro-
priation for the maintenance Of the State
Mining Bureau.
By Mr.. Wilson-Te regulate the rates
of interest on money. [The bill provides
that interest shall in no case be COM
| pounded, and if Il person should pay COM
pound interest he shall be allowed to
recover the same within two years.
By Mr.. Simpson-Amending Section
$3.50 of the Political Code relating to the
preservation Of the public health.
By Mr.. Berry-Amending Section 26SG
of the Political Code relating to the con-
tents of the reports of viewers of roads.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
All the bills reported by the Judiciary
Committee (above referred to- were read
the first time.
A resolution by Mr.. Mead, requiring
the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrange the bills
for members desks, was adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Simpson, reuuir-
ing the printing of 500 copies of the daily
| journal, was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Goucher, the Print
ing Committee was instructed to confer
| with the State Printer and ascertain il
bills could not be printed with more dis
patch.
| Recess.
| Afternoon Session.
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