The record-union., 1895-01-19
SENATE.

At II A. NJ. yesterday the Senate met
pursuant to adjournment, with President
pro tenn. Flint i'll the chair.
The roll-call showed quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. @. \. OtJmann.
On motion of Senator Biggy the reading
of the Journal was dispensed with.
COYOTE sCALPs.
Senator Shippee, Chairman of the Conn
mittee on Agriculture, reported back
S. b. IS to repeal the Act placinga bounty
on coyote scalps, with a recommendation
favorable to its passage.
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
Senator Hart, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Attaches, Contingent Ex-
penses and Mileage, reported as an
amendment to the resolution directing
the Sergeant-at-Arms to purchase nine
copies OF Finlayson's Annotated Street
Laws, one for each member of the Com
mittee on City, City and County and
Township Government, that there be
also purchased for the use OF the men,
bers of the Judiciary Committee ten
copies of said laws.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Senator McAllister Dem opposed the
adoption of the resolution in a vigor-
Gus speech that fairly bristled with facts
and figures" He stated that the present
daily cost for officers and attaches of the
Senate was S7l9. This was by far the
highest figure that had been reached by
any previous session of the Senate. In
1850 the highest daily outlay for officers
and attaches was $50; in 1893 the highest
point reached was S6I6 during the tenth
week, while the highest point reached
by the notorious Doodle Legislature of
of 1889 WAS SO25 a day during the ninth
week. The Senator thought it high time
that halt De called, that the system of
retrenchment and reform that each mem
ber, Republican and Democrat, was
pledged to- might be inaugurated.
The adoption OF the resolution was also
opposed by Senator Orr (Rep.), who CO.
incided with the views OF Senator Nc
Allister.
Senator Simpson (Rep.) acted as cham
pion for the resolution. He thought that
as the copies of the laws named were the
best in existence, they should be pur-
chased for the use of the mem bers of both
the committees.
Senator Orr moved as an amendment to
the resolution, that two copies be pur-
chased, one for the use of the Committee
on City, City and County and Township
Government, and one for the Judiciary
Committee. The amendment was lost by
a vote of Il to l6.
The roll-call on the adoption of the
original resolution resulted in It's adop-
ton by vote of 10 10 A. and nineteen
copies of the street laws will be pur-
chased.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
S. B. I97, by Wilmington, relative to
the classification of San Diego County,
was read the second and third time,
under a suspension of the constitutional
provision, ana passed by vote of 81 to O..
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
New bills were introduced and referred
to committees as follows:
Ry IangfOrd - To abolish the State
Mining Bureau and transfer its property
TO the University OF California. mines
and Mining.
To abolish the Fish Commission Fish
and Game.
To abolish the Building and Loan Com
mission.-Banks and Banking.
BY McGowan-Relative to the DISPOSE
ton of and succession to community
property.-Judiciary.
Relating to the crime of embezzlement.
Judiciary.
By Noorhels-Relatlng to mining laws
and forming mining districts.-Minesa and
Mining.
BY Burke-Relating to boards of elec-
tions.-ElectionS.
By Langford-Relating to the appoint
ment OF executive officers by the Gov
ernor.-Judiciary.
To repeal the Act authorizing the
fitting up OF fireproof vault in the base
ment of the Capitol building.
buildings.
BY Bert-Relative to the creation OF
Police Courts in San FrancisCo.-City,
City and County and Township Govern
ment.
BY Langford-Relating to the place OF
holding the sessions of the Supreme
Court.-JudIciary.
To repeal an Act providing for aboard
of fArbitration-Labor and Capital.
To repeal an Act to establish Bureau
of Labor Statistics.-Labor and Capital.
BY Withington-Relatin to hotels and
lodging g-houses. judiciary.
BY Langford-To repeal an Act to es-
tablish a standard of weights and meas
griculture.
By Arms-Relating to the erection and
furnishing of Government hospitals.
Judiciary.
By Simpson = Relating to estates OF
deceased persons.-J judiciary.
By Ford-To create and establish q
permanent standing committee for re-
vising and reforming the laws OF the
State.-Judiciary.
BY Simpson--Relating to the guardian
ship of the persons and estates OF minors
and incompetents.-Jud
By Langford-To merge the Board o.
Viticulture into the Department of Agri.
culture at the State University.-Agri-
culture.