The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-03

grizzly,' as he is generally called-made
another one of his humorous speeches in
the Senate yesterday. and was the cause
OF numerous detached suspender buttons
and sore sides.
Senator Ford's bill against cattle
thieves was under discussion. The bill
provides that no person who Stays cattle
shall destroy the skin for fifteen days.
This is calculated to give the owners of
stolen cattle chance to identify their
property, and heavy penalty is pro-
vided for violations.
Senator Martin voted against the bill
and explained why. ''This measure" he
said, lis for the benefit Of the cattle rails
ers of the valIey-the people who made
war against US hydraulickers and closed
down our mines. They are the people
who said we should not make living
and that we should go hungry. And
now they would further pursue US, as to
say that-in case one of their cows should
roam into our mountains to eat what lit
tie vegetation might be found there-we
should not be permitted to Stay the beast
and hide the skin. I vote no, sirs."
Lieutenant-Gove Reddick read the
riot act to the Senators yesterday.
As is always the case. the Senate has
rules to the effect that there shall be a
time for everything during the day. and
that all matters should proceed in their
proper order. But the Senators have got
ten into the habit of wholly disregarding
| these rules. At all times during the day
they bob up with "bilIs out OF order" and
resolutions out of ORDER" no matter
what else is going on. 1t has even hap
pened that attempts were made to intro
! duce bills during a roll-call. The result
is that when the proper time for intro
ducing bills, resolutions and the like ar
rives nobody has any left.
Mr.. Reddick has pleaded with the Sem
| ators frequently, but all to no purpose
Finally he became exasperated, and after
reading the rule covering this matter to
the Senate, declared that he positively
would not have any more of it, and he
warned the statesmen to look out or they
would be roasted" by the chair.
MORE DISORDER.
The bill business was not all that wor-
ried Mr.. Reddick yesterday The in
attention of many of the Senators
when important matters are under con-
sideration is another cause. When
the roll is called some of them don't
know what they are called upon to
vote for If it were not for the vigilance
of Senators Carpenter, Ostrom, Nc
Gowan, Ford and few others, there
would be little use for the Senate this
session.
During the third reading of an i'm
portant bill yesterday afternoon matters
reached great state. Scarcely half a
dozen Senators were in their proper seats,
being scattered all over the room, talking,
laughing and holding tete-a-tetes with
ladies in the lobby, while the main floor
was alive with outsiders. Mr.. Reddicll
nearly wore out his gavel trying to re-
store order, but no one needed him.
Finally Mr.. MCGOWAN came to the Presi-
dents rescue by taking the floor and
sarcastically moving that the Secretary
refrain from reading the bill, as he was
disturbing the many conversations that
We're going on in the room.
Later in the afternoon requests began
to pour in upon the Lieutenant-G Governor
for leaves of absence and they were all
granted graciously by Mr.. Reddick. He
looked about and asked if some more
did not want to go. Senator Mahoney
stepped into the breach and asked that
the rest of the Senate be granted leave of
absence for the balance of the day. Mr..
Reddiek said Certainly bowed nicely,
and then granted himself a leave, too.
I'VE won't get through with half OF the
business here in six MONTHS" he said as
he walked out.