The record-union., 1895-01-26
SENATE.
morning.

SENATE.
At IL A. NJ. yesterday the Senate
met pursuant to adjournment, with Act
ing President pro tenn. Ford in the chair.
The roll-call showed quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. @. y. Ottmann.
On motion of sSenator Biggy the read
ing of the journal was dispensed with.
y message was received from the AS
sennbly, stating that a. q. Il. 2 relative
to protest TO Congress against the pas
sage OF the Reilly Tunding bill, had been
adopted; also y. Z. X. d, relating to the
duties Otthe Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform, had been adopted.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following reports were banded in
by the Chairmen OF their respective COM
Inittees:
Judiciary-McGowan (Chairmanl re-
ported back with favorable recommends
tions 5. Is. So, to amend an Act to estab-
lish Code OF Civil Procedure; and s. b.
81, to amend an Act TO establish Code OF
Civil Procedure.
Also s. b. 30, relating to defrauding
proprletors and managers of hotels inns
restaurants, boardlng-houses and lodg-
lng-nouSes, was reported back, recon-
mending the passage OF substitute.
:. Is. 3U6 was reported back unfavor-
ably.
5. B. 2l5, relating tosthe responsibilities
OF hotel-keepers, that it do pass as
amended.
Also, ). B. I26, relating TO percentage to
be collected by officers, that it do pass as
amended.
Swamp and Overlooked Lands-Hovt
chairman reported tavorabIy upon 5. 5.
"a, relating 10 the division OF swamp
land districts.
Claims-Franck chairman reported
back ;. b. 90, TO pay the claim OF II. q.
uall, that 1t DO pass as amended.
CITY, City and County and Town Gov
ernment-SImpson (Chairman) reported
back Biggy's resolution providing for the
appointment of q non-paTtisan committee
TO investigate the alleged misconduct OF
the police system OF San Francisco, and
pursue the investigation of election
frauds in the State, with recommends
ton favorable to its adoption.
On motion OF Senator Biggy the con-
SHERATON OF the resolution was made
special order for next Thursday at 3
O'Clock p NJ.
Attaches, Contingent Expenses and
MIeage-Hart Chairman. That T. NJ
IerrilI be allowed SS Tor two days serv-
ices as gate-keeper of The Senate.
The following resolutions were re-
ported back without recommendation.
! hat j. Lynch be appointed Porter to the
diem OF 81; that Mabella GreenwaId be
appointed Assistant History Clerk at a
per diem of -; that II. X. West be an
pointed Committee Room Porter at a per
diem OF 81; that y. l.. Rossi be appointed
Assistant Secretary to the Senate at d per
diem ot -; that IL. Lorentson be ap-
pointed Messenger between the Senate
and Assembly at per diem OF 81; that
i. NJ hlnkaId be appointed Stenographer
10 the committee on Corporations at a per
diem OF 80; that O. Grittner be appointed
Assistant tlIe Clerk at a per diem Of 80:
tnat ,. (. Taylor be appointed Copying
Clerk al per diem of IS; that ). H. Cal
derwood be appointed Page to the Ser
geant-at-Arms at per diem of s.: that J.
{. Medley be appointed Assistant Ainute
Clerk at per diem OF s.; that j. w Tur-
ner be appointed Rear Porter OF the SEN
ate at per diem OF 81 and that Ii, f..
Earl be appointed Porter to the Commit
tees on County and County boundaries
and Agriculture at per diem ofS4
Senator Noorheis offered a resolution
providing that the rules be susDended
and ;. b. 36S, appropriatiug s.. 600 for con-
tIngent expenses OF the Senate ior the
following week, Oe passed. The resolrI-
ton was adopted, the bill read the first
and second time, engrossment dispensed
with, the bill passed by q unanimous
vote and ordered sent TO the Assembly.
COYOTE SCALP BOUNTY NO MORE.
y message from the Governor was re-
ceived and read, stating that S. b. X
providing for the repeal OF the covo,a
scalp bounty, had been signed bv him
There Is no longer a state bounty on
coyote scalps.
The message from the Assembly stat
ing that a. }. X. =, relating to the defeat
IN Congress of the Reilly fUndinu biII
had passed that body, was published.
Senator Mathews moved that the rezo-
luton be taken up and acted upon at the
present time. The motion was seconded
by Biggy, the author OF the Senate Joint
resolution pertaining to the same matter.
Senator McGoWan, anthor OF the San
ate substitute, opposed the motion and
stated that when the matter was taken
ND, the two resolutions and the substitufe
should be considered at the same time,
lie said there was no reason TO supposa
that Congress would take immediate ac-
ton upon the bill, and that he was op-
posed TO a hssty consideration. He sug-
gested that the matter go over until next
Tuesday at p. NJ, for further considera-
ton.
senator McAllister said that by Tues
day next 1t was possible that Congress
might have acted upon the matter, and
that the Reilly funding bill would be
upon the statute as law of the Nation.
Senator Smith said no Senator present
would hesitate TO cast vote opposing the
funding bill. hut lie wanted more time in
"nlcn TO examine Inc TsSolullOnS ana the
substitute. He accordingly moved as an
amendment that the resolution be made a
special order for O'Clock.
Senator MCGOWAN opposed the amend
ment and his effort was seconded by
Wilmington, who intended TO leave the
city after noon and wished TO go on rec
ord as voting against the funding bill.
Senator McGowan then moved as an
amendment that the matter be made a
special order of business for Tuesday
next. Immediately after the reading of
the journal
Mathews objected to the amendment,