The record-union., 1895-01-16
SENATE.

Inc senate met pursuant 10 duJOuTH-
ment at 10 A. NJ. yesterday with Presi-
dent pro tenn. Flint in the chair.
Roll-call showed a quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. @. A.
Ottmann.
On motion of Senator Biggy the read
ing of the journal was dispensed with.
RULES ADOPTED.
Senator Ford, Chairman of the tempor-
ary Committee on Rules, handed in re-
port recommending that the printed rules
of the last session, with few unimpor-
tant amendments, be received and accep-
ted as the rules of the present session.
The reading of the report was dispensed
with and the report, which will appear
in to-day's journal, was adopted and the
committee discharged.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
A resolution by Senator Mahoney was
adopted providing that when the time
comes for the Introduction of bills the
roll be called and each Senator be given a
chance in his regular order to introduce
any bill or bills he may have prepared.
The resolution was adopted.
The President pro tenn. stated that the
rules having been adopted, the Senate
was at length ready for the regular order
of business.
PUBLIC OPINION BUREAU.
Senator Ford submitted petition from
certain people of San Francisco, asking
for the formation of a Department of
Public Opinion. The petition provides
that each voter shall be compelled to sub
NIT his individual opinion TO the Legis-
lature on all matters of public import
ance through the medium OF the United
States mail, that test of public seati-
ment may be thereby secured before any
definite action is taken upon important
matters. The petition was ordered
printed in the journal.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The introduction of bills was declared
in order, and Senator Aram sent TO the
desk Senate Bill No. l, an Act to amend
Section 5Sl of the Code Of Civil Procedure.
The President referred the bill to the
Judiciary Committee, when such be ap-
pointed.
DEMOCRATS MURMUR.
This caused a murmur on the Demo-
cratic side of the house, and Senator Sea-
we'll said that as no Committee on Judici-
ary had been appointed bill could not
be properly referred to one.
Senator Arms entered into confab
with Senator VOORHEES, and stated that it
looked as if it was the intention to keep
his side of the House the minority IN
darkness as to the contents of any bills
introduced.
RECESS.
In order that peace might once more
reign Senator Orr moved that recess be
taken until IL o'clock A. NJ, in order thai
the arrangement of committees might be
effected by the President pro tenn. The
recess was accordingly taken.
REASSEMBLED.
At IL o'clock the Senate reassembled
and the President pro tem., having in
the meantime arranged his committees,
announced them as follows:
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Agriculture, Horticulture, VinicuIture
and Viticulture = Shippee chairman,
Hoyt, Franck, Pedlar, Androus, Gestord
McAllister, Langford and Martin
Attaches, Contingent Expenses and
Mileage - Hart (Chairman), Holloway,
Flint, Arms and McAllister.
Banks and Banking-Denison CHAIR
mani, MCGOWAN, Gleaves, Aram, White
hurst, Langford and Fay.
City, City and County Governments
Simpson (Chairman), Seymour, Hart
Bert, Denison, Gesford, Mathews, White
hurst.
Claims-Franck (Chairman), Hoyt. An
drous, Shine, Biggy, Arms and Lang
ford.
Commerce and Observation-Disclosures
(Chairman), McGowan, Simpson, Deni-
son, Fay, Biggy and Mitchell.
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(Chairman), Earl, Orr, Seawell, Burke.
Corporations-Orr Chairman, Flint
Hart, Shippee, Mahoney, Androus Lin
der, Seawell, Arms, Mathews and Hen
derson.
Counties and County Boundarles-Lin-
der (Chairman), Denison, Smith, Franck
VOORHEES,, Dunn, Mathews, McAllistel
and Whitehurst.
Judiciary-McGowan (Chairman), Earl,
Ford, Hart, Orr, Simpson, Aram, Bert
Wilmington, Seawell, Arms, Gesford,
McAilister, Burke and Henderson.
Labor and Capital-Hollow Chair
man), Mahoney, McGowan, Shine, Beard,
Fay, Mitchell, Arms, Toner.
Mines. Drainage and Mining Debris
Ford (Chairman), VOORHEES,, Aram,
Gleaves, Martin, Toner and Fay.
Military Affairs-Best chairman, Ped
lar, Wilmington, Gleaves, Mathews, Hen
derson and Arms.
Public Buildings, Other Than Prison
neutrality-suspicious. (Chairman), Sey-
Biggy, ~Gesford, Mathews, Mitchell and
Seawell.
Public Printing-Ford Chairman, Ma
honey and Henderson.
Public and Swamp and Overlooked
Lands-Hoyt (Chairman), Franck, Lin
der, Langford and Toner.
Roads and Highways-Shine CHAIR
man, Gleaves, Orr, Hoyt, Burke, Mar
tin and Whitehurst.
State Library and Rules-Earl CHAIR
mani, Flint and Seawell.
State Prisons and Prison Buildings
Flint (Chairmanl, Mahoney, Shippee,
Best. Pedlar, Whitehurst, McAllister,
Dunn and Arms.
County Governments and TOWNSHIP
Organization-With Chairman
VOORHEES,, Ford, Smith, Earl, Gesford,
Borne and Henderson.