The record-union., 1895-02-14

also made the special order Of business
Tor thursday, February 2lst.
,. Is. IN, by Seawell, making an appro-
prlatlon to pay the deficiency in the APP
preparation for support of the Mendo-
clno Asylum, was read the third time
ana passed on the file.
>. IS. AZ. by Hart, an Act appropriate
ing 80, QUO Tor tiling the floor of the State
capitol, was read the third time and
passed by a vote of 81 o.
.. Is. 325, by Smith, to provide for the
appointment and salary of an elevator
attendant, and to make an appropriation
therefor, was passed by vote of 80 to 0.
TO PAY THE GUARD.
The committee substitute Cor S. 3. A.
to appropriate $4,000 to pay the indebt-
edness incurred by calling the National
Guard Of California into service. bv order
OF the Governor, to enforce the law in
| 1893 and 1894, was taken up. A resolu-
! ton TO suspend the rules and pass the
! bill was adopted. The bill was read the
second time, placed upon it's final passage
and passed by vote of 81 to D.
lSenator Orr in the chair.
Senator Hart, for the Committee on
Attaches, Contingent Expenses and Mile
age, reported back the resolution provid-
ing that S23S be allowed Senators Ship
pee and Burke, the subcommittee that
recently visited public buildings in the
southern part OF the State, for mileage.
The report was accepted and the resolu-
ton adopted.
bill introduced out Of order by Simp-
son, relating to the acknowledges of
written instruments, was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Senator Earl introduced bills out of
order, as follows:
10 require county officers to file a
monthly expense account.-Judiciary.
n van tlny, Il,
Oh state Dulldlngs.-Public Buildings.
10 secure independence in nominating
conventions. -Elections.
o provide Tor the3making Of deeds on
'he foreclosure OF mortgages judiciary.
THE sCALPERs' BILL PASSED.
:: 3. 239, by Hoyt, to regulate the sale
and redemption of transportation tickets.
was read the third time. 1t is the So
called "scalpers' BILL" which has caused
quite commotlon among parties of that
ilk.
Senator Burke was appointed COM
IlllLee OF one to correct clerical error in
tue Dill, and upon the motion to adopt
The amendment, the opposition to the bill
was revealed.
The roll-call proved unsatisfactory, and
senator Burke asked that the names of
apsentees be called. This proved still
more deadly 10 the amendment, it being
3 ,
The question then was upon the final
passage Of the bill.
Senator Burke took the floor and de-
| nounced the bill in caustic speech. He
declared that II was not, as has been said
AIMED 10 protect conductors, but was al
together In the interest Of the railroad
| company. He should have favored the
/ Dill had 1t even allowed the holder to
give his ticket to another. But the dispO-
slllon OF tickets under any circumstances
was made criminal action. and he ad-
Ylsed the Senators present to kill il.
Senator Earl stated that he was en-
tirely free from any influences of the
railroad company, but as he considered
the measure wise and just one, he
should vote for the passage of the bill.
The company imposed severe penalties
upon conductors who happened to re-
celVe such ScaipeTs' tickets, and il work ed
hardship all around. Under existing
! laws the holder of a sCalper's ticket was
liable to be elected from a train in the
desert or IN the mountains, and the pas
sage OF the pending bill would do away
with any such proceedings. The measure
was wise and just one and should be-
come a law.
The roll was called and the bill was
passed by vote of p to u.
Before the vote was announced Senator
Burke changed his vote from MOI TO
aye and gave notice that he would
TINS morning move TO reconsider the vote
by which The bill had passed
At y o clock the Senate took a recess
until o'clock P. ".