The record-union., 1893-01-20
ASSEMBLY ROUTINE.
Shanahan Calls for an Investigation
of Bretz.

! Shanahan Calls for an Investigation
of Bretz.
| The Assembly convened at the usua
hour, with Speaker Gould in the chair.
| Roll-call showed a quorum present
! Chaplain COnry offered prayer. Assem-.
blymen Gately and Boyce were granted
leave of absence for the day. Reading O
the journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Shanahan arose ON a question o
! privilege and one pertaining to the privi
! leges of the House. He offered a resolu
| ton that select committee of seven bt
! appointed to investigate the charges
made by MIR. Bretz on the previous day
/ alleging that the corrupt use of money
! had been made to secure the election o1
/ Hon. stephen M. White as United States
| Senator, and alleging that Marion Can
non was the negotietor.
! The resolution was adopted and the
| Speaker appointed the following: Messrs
/ Shanahan, Afford, Pueschel, Mathews OF
! Tahama Kuhn, Vann and Perkins.
/ Under the heading of reports of COM
mittees the Corporation Committee re-
| ported as having examined Constitu-
| tional Amendment No. II, relative to the
| Railroad Commission and regulating
! freights and fares and offered a substi-
/ tute therefor. Also that the manner OF
/ submitting to the people the proposed
/ substitute be referred to the Committee
on Judiciary. So ordered.
! The Committee ON Public Expenses
recommended that Assembly Bill No. 81.
making an appropriation of $4,000 for a
Governors residence, do not pass. Also
that expenses incurred by the Sergeant
alarms for the benefit OF the Assem- bly
be allowed. So ordered.
The Committee on Constitutional
Amendments asked that the author OF
Constitutional Amendment No. be per-
mitted 10 withdraw it, Mr. Price. the
author, explained that an amendment
offered by Mr.. Afford covered the same
ground, and that was the reason OF its
withdrawal. So ordered.
The committee also recommended that
Constitutional Amendment No. do pass.
Constitutional Amendment No. II was
reported back without recommendation.
1t was recommended by the Committee
on Public Buildings that Senate concur
rent resolution No. ., providing for the
| investigation of the Home for Feeble
Minded, do pass.
The Public Morals Committee reported
fayorably Assembly Bill No. 1870, setting
aside day of rest from labor. The COM
| mittee considered Assembly Bill No. l44,
prohibiting priZe-fighting, and recon-
mended the passage of a substitute there
for.
The Ways and Means Committee re-
ported back Assembly bill making ap-
priation to pay for deficiency for fuel,
| lights and contingent expenses in Office
of Secretary OF State, with recommended
tion that it be passed as amended
Assembly Bill No. 70, making appropri-
alton for the deficiency in the appropri-
alton for the State Board OF Forestry,
was reported back with recommended
ton that it pass.
AGSap,bIv
fees paid county officers for collecting
ad valorem taxes, was recommended to
pass.
Assembly Bill No. 145, making appro-
priation to pay deficiency in appropria-
ton for salary of Secretary of State, was
reported iayorably.
Assembly Bill No. las, relating to the
sale Of property for delinquent taxes,
was reported with a recommendation
that it do pass.
1t was recommended that the author of
bill No. 1877 be permitted to Withdraw it,