The record-union., 1895-03-13
At 5:15 P. NJ. a recess was taken until
Evening Session.


Evening Session.
At 7:40 P. NJ. the Senate reassem bled.
Ihe President pro tom. announced as a
committee of conference on A. B. 132
Senators Aram, Shippee and Toner.
BIGGY INVESTIGATION.
Senator Arms offered a resolution pro-
viding that a committee of five be ap-
pointed by the President pro tenn. to in
vestlgate the charges made upon the floor
OF the Senate at the afternoon session by
Senator Biggy, and report to the Senate
upon the same.
Then followed the purported language
used by Senator Biggy. The Senators
differed as to what action should be taken
upon the resolution. Several were for
voting upon the resolution at once, while
others thought no hasty action should be
taken, and motion was made to defer
action until to-day.
Senator Blggy entered the chamber at
this point OF the proceedings and asked
that the resolution be re-read for his in
formation. 1t was read accordingly.
He then arose in his seat and said 'NIr.
President, L accept the resolution"
The motion to postpone action on the
resolution until to-day was lost, and the
resolution was adopted.
Senator Biggy arose and said he fully
opPAOS4alCu LLi0 pOSltlOIl III WHICH u0
stood. The language as charged had been
spoken by him, and he was only too glad
to have q chance to Vindicate himself and
verify his statements. He accepted the
resolution and welcomed it.
The President pro tenn. desired time
before appointing the committee, and the
matter was passed temporarily.
SPECIAL URGENCY FILE.
S. B. $50, to provide for establishment
of of
MIA State Therapeutic Society, was read
the third time and refused passage by a
vote OF to 70. Earl gave notice of re-
consideration.
The Senate then proceeded to recon-
slider the vote whereby S. B. 527, TO
amend an Act TO prohibit the sophistica-
ton and adulteration of wine and to pre-
vent the manufacture and sale thereof
was passed. for the purpose Of allowing
the author, Senator Beard. to offer an
amendment. The amendment which
was the correction of clerical error, was
adopted and the bill ordered printed.
>. b. So, by Linder, to amend an Act
authorizing the lncurring OF indebtedness
by cities, towns and municipal corpora
tIons Tor the construction Of water works,
sewers and all necessary public improve
ments, or Tor any purpose whatever, was
read the third time, amended, ordered
printed and made special order for this
evening at 1870.
5. b. 4o6, by Fay, to amend the Penal
Code by adding new section thereto, to
be known as Section 40, in relation to
punishment Of crimes against election
laws, was read the first and second times
and ordered printed.
). b. 424, by Flint, to determine the
term OF office and the bond to be required
Of the superintendent of Dredgers and
the assistant to the Chief Whartinger Of
RnaYI of Stgta HarhDr
siOners, was read the first and second
times and ordered printed.
>. b. 800, by Ford. TO amend an Act to
authorize the Justices of the Supreme
Court to appoint librarian for said court
and fixing his salary at 81 800 year, was
read the second and third time and re-
fused passage by vote OF Is to 49,
Ford changed his vote and gave notice
of motion to reconsider.
Senator Ford In the chair
5. b. S34, by Hart, apprOpriating $4,000
to pay the expenses OF the Commissioners
OF Public Works and his employees for
the forty-seventh and forty-eighth fiscal
years. was withdrawn, and A. b. 9Gl, be-
ing Identical, wss substituted, read the
first, second and third time and passed
by vote OF % TO S.
s. b. 81, by Hart, to authorize State ag-
ricultural societies under the control of
the State 10 sell or mortgage property
held by them in fee, or held by trustees
for their use, or in which they may have
any interest; to prescribe a course of pro-
cedure therefor; 10 indemnify purchasers
at such sale, and to direct how the pro-
ceeds shall be applied, was Withdrawn,
aud A. B. 937 being Identical, was sub
stltuted, read the first, second and third
time and passed by a vote of 81 to O.
5. b. T9S, by Bert, to pay the claim of
Cornelius Lynch against the State, and to
appropriate 50, 900 therefor, was read the
first time, amended to read $500, and or
dereQ printed.
;. b. 3yS, by Holloway, to amend an
Act to establish free public libraries and
reading-rooms, TO enable the Trustees to
fix the amount Of taxes to be raised there
for, and to provide the manner OF levying
and collecting the same in cities of less
than 100000 population, was read the sec
Ond and third times, and passed on file.
). b. 523, by Llnder, to amend an Act
regulating the sale OF the lands uncov-
cred by the recession or drainage OF the
waters of inland lakes and unsegregated
swamp and overtlOwed lands, and vaIidat-
ing sales and surveys heretofore made,
was read the second and third times, and
passed by vote of u TO +.
LABOR STATISTICS BUREAU.
S. B. 2G5, by Langford, to repeal an Act
to establish and support Bureau of La
Dor Statistics, and the Act amendatOry
thereof, was read the third time.
Senators Ford and Simpson spoke
against the bill, stating that no i'll could
accrue from allowing the statute to stand.
and that in time the bureau might do
some good.
Senator MCGOWAN stated that the labor
interests asked only that the bureau re-
main, and did not ask for an appropria-
ton. He thought the wish should be
granted.
Senators Mathews and Pedlar thought
the bureau should stand. Senator With
ington favored a Labor Bureau, but did
not think the present one should be con-
tinued.
Senator VOORHEES, said if the bureau
was continued it meant that the State
should pay out SlO,SOO year as salaries
TO men who did absolutely nothing.
Senator Laugford said he had been very
successful III politics, but he had never
reached out his hand to catch the vote of
any particular class. The bureau had al
ready cost the State S3S, 600, but he did not
propose TO longer plead Tor the taxpayers,
as he was tired of doing so, but he hoped
the bill would pass.
Senator McAllister said if he thought
the bureau did the Iaboring man any
good he should vote to sustain it, but 1t