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said pages to be rendered during the
evening. The resolution was adopted.

Public Buildings other than Prison
Buildings, and that leave of absence be
granted them for the purpose of visiting
certain public institutions in Southern
California and reporting to the committee
on the condition of the same. On motion
of Senator Burke, the consideration of
the resolution was made special order
OF business for next Tuesday.
Senator Orr offered a resolution provid-
ing that all committees appointed to visit
State institutions be allowed their actual
expenses only and no mileage.
Senator Martin opposed the adoption of
the resolution on the ground that to keep
an ltemlZed account of actual expenses
would, if he were member of such COM
mlttee, expose the number Of drinks of
Bourbon whisky which he would be
obliged 10 drink in order to successfully
combat the Republican majority.
SEYMOUR GROWS SARCASTIC
Senator Seymour favored the adoption
OF the resolution, and was caustic in. his
denunciation Of all junketing trips. He
was particularly sarcastic in referring TO
the trip made by the Committee on Prison
Buildings to the Whittier Reform School
during the last session, and claimed that
the usual rule was that reports made by
such Junketlng committees never reached
the Senate.
A HoRNET's NEST.
1t happened that Senators Ford,
Mathews and Martin were members OF
the committee in question, and Senator
Seymour had hot fight on his hands.
though he smiled through it all
DR.. Martin tried for the floor, but Sem
ator Mathews beat him, and attempted to
vindlcate himself and the rest of the COM
mittee. He stated that report had not
only been made but had been acted upon
by the Senate, and was now on file. The
committee had done its duty conscien-
tiously, and he hoped well, and he did
ton OF few dollars for mileage when
thousands might be saved to the State by
judicious Investigations.
Then Senator Martin explained how he
had gone south to form an opinion
regarding State division. Ii the ladies OF
the southern part of the State were no
more prepOSsesSing than were the male
representatives, then he was for division;
but he found them entirely different, and
he had been so toadied by them that he
was not now. nor never would be an agi-
tatOr for State division. He said he got
home one day before The rest of the COM
mlttee, because he was able to travel and
they were not.
Senator Ford said that it was the duty
of legislators to inform themselves con-
corning matters upon which they wero
called TO legislate, and that no manner Of
doing SO was equal to a personal investi-
CATION. He, with his colleagues, had vis-
tied the Whittier School-than which
there was no finer institution in the State
and probably not in the United States
and had made careful inquiries into its
different departments. They had found
the people OF that section divided upon
the subject, and were forced to rely upon
their own judgment as TO what legisla-
ton was proper. The subcommittee had
made its report to the Committee on
Prison Buildings, relating to the state of
affairs as they then existed. The report
was acted on by the committee and after
ward by the Legislature, and he believed
matters at Whittier were now satisfactory
10 all concerned. He proclaimed against
the Senate being penny wise and pound
foolish, and pleaded that present arrange
ments for the benefit of just legislation
should not be intertered with, and that to
adopt such an amendment as that offered
by Senator Orr would entail more loss TO
the State than it could possibly save.
HART REACHES THE VITAL POINT.
Senator Hart said he thought the time
of the Senate should be devoted to some
thing that might result in something.
The mileage question was fixed by statu-
tory provisions, and any resolutions that
might be offered and adopted would be
entirely nugatory.
III VIC" vi SA4eSO DOAAb oCIleAtOA III
moved that the resolution be re-referred TO
the Judiciary Committee, and it was so
ordered.
Senator Ford then offered a resolution
providing that subcommittee of five be
appointed from the Committee on Prisons
and Prison Buildings, to visit and exam
inc certain public institutions in Southern
California.
Senator Orr was on his feet again, ask
ing that some limit be set TO the time OF
absence granted the members. He was,
however, left unenIightened.
Senator Burke thenioffered an amend
ment, which Senator Ford accepted, re-
duclng the number of the committee
from tive TO three. He then moved that
the resolution be made a special order for
Tuesday next. The roll was called, and
the motion lost by vote of II to Z. The
resolution was then adopted, and the
lucky three will junket."
a. Z. X. 6, relative to the appointment
OF subcommittee from the Committee
on Retrenchment for the purpose of eX-
amining into and reporting upon the
question OF public expenditures and State
institutions, was concurred in by the
Senate.
Senator Ford called up S. B. 2S6, relat-
ing to when an act may be accomplished.
The bill was read the third time, passed
and ordered TO enrolment.
Senator Ford in the chair.
MORE BILLS.
Bills were introduced out of order and
referred 10 committees as follows:
By HolIoway-Appropriating funds for
the support of the Homo for Feeole-
Minded Children.-tinance.
Relating to depositing county funds
Finance.
BY Hart-To secure uniform system
of county government.-Coun Govern
ment and Township Organization.
To pay the claim OF (. Hanstead for
services as Clerk TO the Pilot Commits
siOners.-Claims.
Relative TO seasons when racing may
take place. Agriculture.
by eymour-Dehning boundaries of
leyee MISUNDERSTANDING and Overhowed
Lands.
BY Shine-Relating to the holding of
court by Superior Judges.-J judiciary.
10 secure d uniform system of county
government.-County Government and
township Organization.
By Mathews-1o regulate the practice
OF architecture.-Pub Buildings other
than Prison Buildings.
Senator Hart offered a resolution pro-
v1dIng that 500 be appropriated from the
contingent fund OF the Senate for the
purpose OF purchasing a desk for the
Secretary of the Senate for the preserva-
ton OF the records. The resolution was
adopted.
At O'Clock the Senate adjourned to
meet at 10 O'Clock this morning.
ASSEMBLY,.
The Assembly was called to order at
9:35 4. NJ, Speaker LYNCH in the chair