The record-union., 1893-03-11
THE PROCEEDINGS.
THE SENATE'S VOTE ON THE
LEEDS AMENDMENT.
The Urgency File Replenished-The
Baord of Health Bill
Defeated.
THE PROCEEDINGS.

The Senate convened at 10 A. NJ, Lieu
tenant-Governor Reddick in the chair.
Roll call, prayer, and reading of the
journal as usual.
| The motion to reconsider the defeat of
Senate Bill No. 133, which changes the
time for the publication of bank state
ments, was taken up, but the Senate re-
fused TO reconsider.
Senate Bill No. IS, providing that stock
interpretations shall only be voted by
owners, was also refused reconsideration,
it having previously been defeated.
! The substitute tor Assembly Constitu-
tional Amendment No. 1.-THE duplicate
of Senator Gesford's amendment abolish
ing the Railroad Commission and throw
ing the duty Of regulating freights and
fares into the hands of the Legislature
was then taken up and the discussion on
ii lasted all morning.
On motion of Gesford his amendment
was substituted for that which came from
the Assembly.
Senator Earl made lengthy and able
argument against the measure and was
| followed by others who argued the matter
pro and con.
| Senator Seawell finally offered a COPY
of Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
| /, which simply removes the Railroad
| Commissioners, as a substitute for the
amendment under discussion. 1t was re-
jected by vote of twenty eight noes
| against nine ayes.
Gesford said he believed every Senator
| had made up his mind as to how he was go
| ing to vote and therefore further speeches
would be of no avail. He hoped the pro
| posed amendment would be adopted.
Senator MCGOWAN said hewas going to
vote against the amendment because he
| believed that if adopted it would wofk ir-
reparable injury to the small railroads in
his county-it would crush them out of
existence. He therefore proposed to
stand by the interests of his constituency,
regardless of all political clamor, come
veal or come woe.
| Senator Campbell said he was going to
| vote against the propositions for similar
reasons to those given by Mr.. MCGOWAN.
| Martin said that, while he would take
delight in kicking the present Railroad
! Commissioners, he did not want the
| Legislature to fix rates.
| The roll was then called on the amend
ment and it was defeated by the follow
| ing vote:
| Ayes Arms. Berry, Biggy, Burke.
Mathews, Mitchell, Ostrom, Whitehurst,
! Wison-I2.
Noes - Brodericll, Bailey, Campbell,
| Carpenter, Denison, Earl, Everett, Flint.
Ford, Goucher, Harp, Hart, Hoyt, Nc
Gowan, Maher, Mahoney, Martin, Orr,
Ragsdale, Seymour, Shippee. Simpson,
Streeter, VOORHEES,, Williams Wilson-2G.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Seawel asked to be recorded as
voting for the Leeds amendment. He
was absent when the roll was called. The
request was granted.
Senator Ford offered resolution ap-
! pointing a committee to ascertain what
applications.had been made for lieu lands
| in the Sierra Nevada District, reserved
by the Government. Adopted
The bill creating Kings County was
taken up as special order, read the sec
ond time and ordered engrossed and on
file for third reading. 1t was then made
a special order for this morning.
Senate Bill No. 1885, providing for the
| formation OF county mutual insurance
companies. was taken up as a special
order The bill has been passed by the
| Senate but amended in the Assembly so
as to provide a specific mode of arbitra-
| tion. Senator McGowan said he did not
have much faith in the amendment. but
rather than take any chances of being
| left he moved that the amendment be
concurred in. The motion prevailed.
The next special order was the second
reading OF Senate Bill No. l62, an Act to
encourage fiber culture. Orr moved to
strike out the enacting clause. He with
drew the motion, however, and the bill
/ was read.
Senator Broderick was given perrnis-
/ sion to withdraw Senate Bill No. .3ll. to
authorize the State Board of Silk Culture
to make an exhibit at Worlds Columbian
! Exposition, from the urgency file and
substitute in its place Assembly Bill No.
| 729, appropriating money to pay the