The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-21

scalp tickets, 1. am with you," concluded
the Senator. "but let us have law care
fully drawn like the Illinois statute"
There was no other discussion. The
Senate sat and voted stolidly, and by
vote of 20 to Ia refused to reconsider It's
action on the scalpers bill. The measure
will now 60 to the Assembly. This was the
vote on the motion to reconsider:
EfNoes-Aram, Arms, Androus, Bert, Denison,
Dunn, Earl Hart, Henderson, Holloway, Hoyt,
Linden, Mahoney, MCGOWAN, Mitchell, Sey-
mour, Shine, Shippee Toner, Voorhels-2o.
Ayes-Beard. Buggy, Burke. Fay, Gesford'
Gleaves, Martin, Mathews, Pedlar, Seawel'
Simpson, Smith, Whitehurst, With1ngton-l4.
Acknowledgment, McAllister-2.
Not voting-Flint, Ford, Franck, Orr-4.
Quite number OF petitions were pre-
scented to the Senate favoring the enact
ment of Sunday law, and as many more
were offered with regard to the uniform
license bill.
The seven hundred and ninety-ninth
bill was introduced in the Senate this
morning. 1t amends the law relating to
the sale of liquors.
Three bills introduced by Senator
Mitchell relate to public buildings in
cities, with special reference to the COM
pletion of the San Francisco new City
Hall. They are identical with the measure
introduced several days ago in the lower
house.
The Senate devoted the remainder of the
morning session to its special file. Senator
Earl's bill regulating the examination of
applicants to admission to the bar passed
the third reading.
Senators MCGOWAN and Simpson, at the
afternoon session, figured upon amend
ments submitted by the latter to Nickel
vey's bill, which provides for the organi-
cation of county fire insurance companies.
The bill passed the Assembly and came
over to the Senate.
Senator Simpson sought to amend the
bill so as to bring the mutual insurance
companies under the supervision of the
State Insurance Commissioner.
The amendment was defeated by a vote
of II to Ia, and the bill was made special
order for Monday.
Senator Bert introduced bills for the re-
lief of the Franco Californian and La Voce
del Popolo for publishing the constitutional
amendents.
Bledsoe's Assembly bill, limiting days
work in logging camps and shingle-mills
to ten hours, came up again in the Senate
Senator Ford offered new amendment
making the bill applicable only to corpora
tons which operated continuously
throughout the year.
Senators MCGOWAN and Seawel attacked
the amendment.
Senator Ford replied to Senator Nc
Gowan. Ford said he had offered the
amendments in good faith in the bill.
Back of the bill, however, was paternal
ism. He thought the Senators would re-
greet its passage.
A vote was taken, but before it was an
| nounced call of the Senate was de-
manded. The vote stood: Ayes 81, noes Ia.
| Senator Seawell changed his vote from
mo" to "aye' and moved a reconsidera-
| ton.
Senator Ford moved that the motion for
a reconsideration be laid on the table. The
motion was carried.
| Senator MCGOWAN declared that this
| motion carried the amendment to the
| table.
'And with it the bill, +" added Senator
Ford.
Senator MCGOWAN and Senator Seawell
denied this, but President (pro tem.) Flint
HSlQ tHdI the Oil went 10 the table With
the amendment.
Senator MCGOWAN took an appeal from
the decision of the chair
The chair reserved its decision until to-
morrow.
Senator Fay's bill, entitled "An act to
promote and secure freedom of speech in
courts of justice" and which seeks to re-
store Horace w. Phillbrook to standing
before the bar, was taken up out of order
and read the first time