The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-17
ANGER OF A SENATOR.
Smith of Kern Charges That
His Colleagues Treat Him
DiSCourteouSly.
HIS EFFORTS ARE UNAvAILING.
Though He Insists That the Measure
Be Taken Up, His Plead
ingS Fail.

SACRAMENTO, March 16.-Interwoven
like silver thread in the gray meshes of
the Senatorial investigation scandal, the
county division proposition glistened at
various portions of the Senate's session to-
day.
1t was agreed that each of the Senators
on the investigating committee should
have the privilege of placing one bill on
the urgency file. The Senate observed its
agreement with four of the members and
broke its faith with the fifth. That was
when Senator Smith sought to place the
county division bill on the special file this
morning. When Smith made the motion
to bring up the county division bill storm
OF protest broke upon the Senate chamber.
Burke led the fight.
Smith, glancing scornfully at the Senator
from Santa Cruz, declared that veteri-
nary should be appointed to ascertain who
were suffering from enlargement of the
heart. Continuing, Senator Smith said he
was surprised at the discourtesy which
had been shown him. He had at all times
tried to act courteously with all members,
and as the privilege had been promised
him he regretted that the members saw fit
to recede from their promise. He only
asked the privilege of taking up the bill.
If the Senators did not like the bill they
could vote it down.
Ford declared: "Boys, you ought to be
ashamed of yourselves.
There were calls and calls of the House.
Finally the Senate refused to allow the
bill to come up on urgency by vote of %
to a. 1t required q votes TO bring the bill
nm 81 the diUisiOpivtC 10 oDa ,yOta
success. This was the vote:
Ayes-Aram, Arms, Androus, Beard, Buggy,
Denison, Dunn, Earl, Fay, Ford, Gesford
Gleaves, Hart, Henderson, Hoyt Under, Nc
Allister, MCGOWAN, Mitchell, Pedlar, Seymour
Shine Simpson, Smith, Toner, Withington-26
Noes-Bert, Burke, Flint, Franck, Holloway,
Langford, Mahoney, Martin, Mathews, Orr,
Seawell, Shippee, VOORHEES,, Whitehurst-14
Another attempt was made to bring up
the bill in the afternoon, but it was defeated
by technicalities and recess. Under was
wroth. He declared after recess that
Senatorial honor was worth nothing, that
the word of Senators was not to be de-
pended upon, and intimated that the most
potent of reasons-the iingling one-had
been used to accomplish what was done.
THE Biggy-Dunn affair does not COM
pare Will lIllSj the senator
from Tulare.
1t was found futile at the night session of
the Senate to attempt to bring up the
county division bill, so the matter was
dropped, and no counties may now be
divided until the next session of the
Legislature passes a general law.
The school teachers annuity fund bill
passed by vote of % ayes to 10 noes, and
was rushed into the Assembly.
The Assembly bills passed as follows:
Providing for the incorporation and man.
agement of the cooperative associations.
Providing for the letting of contracts for
lighting streets and public buildings in cities
and towns.
Paying the claim of ex-sheriff Kearny of San
Benito.
Amending the law providing for the man.
agement OF the Southern California Insane
Asylum.
Amending the law relative to contracts on
State buildings.
Prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors
near the Soldiers Home
Paying John c. Pelton $4,000
Providing for the disincorporation of the
municipal corporations of the sixth class.
Amending the law relative to libel and SLAM
der, broadening scope of privileged publica-
lions.
Establishing the State Normal School at San
Diego and authorizing the trustees to be named
by the Governor to accept gift of land.
creating the exempt freman's relief fund
IN various counties and cities, and authorizing
the Board OF Equalization to fix tax Jeyy