The record-union., 1895-01-10
Afternoon Session.


The Assembly reconvened at 2:O5 p. NJ.
Speaker Lynch in the chair. Quorum
present.
The Speaker announced that he had in
his possession the papers in the matter of
the contest by II. NJ. Collins, contestant,
against J. B. Mcdonald, coutestee. to the
Office OF Assemblyman of the Forty
ninth District. the said contest TO be tried
before the Assembly OF the State OF Cali
fornia.
Pendleton of Los Angeles offered a
resolution providing that the Speaker of
the Assembly be authorized to appoint
four additional watchmen at per diem
of 81 each, also two persons to run the
elevator at per diem OF 50 EACH
Pendleton explained the necessity of
such additional assistance by saying that
III his resolution OF yesterday he had pro-
Vided for but two Watchmen. tnoW ap-
peared that it was absolutely necessary
that two watchmen be on duty at one
time in the Assembly Chamber. They
divide into shifts OF six hours actual duty
each. The elevator was a new institution
introduced since the last session, conse-
Quently there had been no appropriation
made to arrange for the operation of the
same, and it would no doubt be appareut
TO all the members that it would be i'm
possible for one person to be continu-
ously in attendance.
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adoption OF the resolution and the motion
prevailed.
Langenour of \ olo offered resolution
that lsadore Alexander be authorized
and requested to remain at the Assem- bly
Chamber during the second week of the
session for the purpose OF assisting the
Minute Clerk, said Alexander to be paid
the sum that is now paid the Minute
Clerk, said sum to be paid during the
time he serves under this resolution.
The Speaker referred the resolution to
the Committee on Attaches.
Dinkelspiel of San Francisco moved
that the rules be suspended and the reso-
luton be Immediately acted upon. The
roll was called with The following result:
AYES As, noes %.
The Speaker declared the motion lost.
it requiring two-thirds vote to suspend
the rules.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Attaches.
The resolution of Ash of Colusa, that
George Smelling be appointed book
keeper TO the Sergeant-at-Arms at per
diem of s., payable from the contingent
fund, was referred to the Committed on
Attaches.
The speaker stated that he had been in
formed that the Controller declared it to
be absolutely necessary that the bill for
appropriations to the contingent fund be
Immediately passed.
Bledsoe of Humboldt desired further
information on the subject.
Cutter of Yuba-Mr. Speaker. the uen.
eral appropriation bill passed at the last
session contained clause approDriatinp
SIS, 900 for the contingent expenses of tie
Assembly for the present session, notone
dollar of which had jas yet been touched
And until that $4,000 was at least partly
expended L shall oppose any increase Of
the contingent fund. Eighteen thousand
dollars and $4,000 made S33- Con an
amount but $500 less than the aggregate
per diem OF all the members of the House
for the present session; ahd is a wanton
extravaganza and wrong. For nv part 7
want all such bills to be passed on bv tho
incoming Governor, who was pledged to
economy, and would not hesitate. / feel
certain, to exercise the veto power if
necessary.
Dinkelspiel of San Francisco otfered
resolution, which was adopted, proyidin0
that 4. a. Friedlander be appointed as
Assistant Bill Clerk at the same per
diem as the Assistant at the desk received
The resolution of Richards OF Stanis.
laus providing that w. II. Bortels and II
w. Cunningham be appointed elevator
men ut a per diem of 50, TO be paid out of
/ the contingency fund, and that the ele-
vator be kept running from the hours of