The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-22

warrants in his possession that belong to
the association was passed under a sus-
pension of the rules.
The afternoon session was one long strug-
gle for an adjournment. At first the OBJ
jectors allowed business to proceed, but
when the San Francisco members and
others who intended to spend the interim
between Thursday and Monday in San
Francisco had departed they began to OBJ
struct business in every possible way.
Quite little squabbe ensued over the
oleomargarine bill of Senator McGowan of
Humboldt. All agreed that dairy products
should be protected. Many objected, how
ever, to the formation of the dairy bureau,
with its appropriation OF $4,000. II am op-
posed to thus taking out this money" said
Belshaw of Contra Costa. ''To protect the
dairymen is right, but 1 object to paying
extra men to see that the laws we make
are enforced"
Laugenour of Yolo exclaimed: "You
object to everything, Mr.. Belshaw. 1t does
not matter whether they were good or bad,
you have objected to all appropriations.
This bill"
But a half dozen men were informing
the Speaker that the gentleman from Yolo
was not speaking to the question and he
then told of the value of Senator McGow-
ans bill.
Wade of Napa thought they were wasting
great deal of time over nothing.
1--WE were elected to do away with use
less commissions" Bulla objected. 1--WE
are not succeeding very we'll in that, yet
here is a proposition to establish a new
commission, and / am opposed to it.
"Move that we adjourn" was the contri-
button to the debate by Reid of Trinity.
The chair went OH with the other business.
Reid demanded recognition and the chair
told him no one had seconded his motion.
A second was heard and as Speaker (pro
tenn Brusie began to put the question a
rollcaD was demanded. This was merely
a ruse to force the chair to declare there
was no quorum, as the San Francisco
members had most of them started for the
depot to catch the o'clock train.
Brusie demanded a division and de-
clared the motion lost, in spite of the in
dignant expostulations of Reid, who, red
in the face and indignant, shouted defiance
to the chairman's calls for order and
drowned the clangor of the gavel by his
protests against what he deemed the unfair
treatment meted out to him.
''There were three others who demanded
rollcall," he cried.
"I did not hear them" was BRUSHES
quiet response as he urged the file for
ward.
For two hours the second reading of bills
continued. The Senate special file was ex-
hausted in spite of the frequent motions
to adjourn, and great many Assembly
bills were gone over.
The House was working on a usury BILL
introduced by the Judiciary Committee,
when substitute was brought forward by
Bledsoe of Humboldt. Reid of Trinity op-
posed the substitute. and when Bledsoe
moved that the matter be made the special
order for Tuesday, he demanded roll
call. A half-dozen men united with him.
The roll was called and only thirty -eight
men responded. 1t requires forty-one for
a quorum.
GA call of the House," went up from
| twenty throats. The triumph of the Demo
Gratis was shortlived. There were really
forty-one men in the house, and they knew
it. The sergeant-at-arms and his assist
ants locked all the doors, and the alb
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sponded. This made forty. There lacked
one of fRing a quorum, and that one was
Reid, who sat back in his chair smiling,
but silent, as Clerk Duckworth's voice
shouted his name.
Finally move was made to make out
| warrants for the arrest of Judge Spencer,
Boothby, Dewitt and Mccarthy, who were
absent without permission. While this
was being done, the Speaker whispered
to the clerk, and the latter called out
Reid's name and marked him present.
This made the necessary forty-one.
There is quorum present, announced
| Brusie. The call of the House was then
dispensed with, and one or two members
slipped out. 1t was getting late, and when
an attempt was made to continue business,
| the Speaker announced that there was no
quorum and an adjournment was effected.
Still Reid of Trinity was dissatisfied, and
left the chamber complaining because he
had been counted as present when he did
not answer to his name.
EXTRAVAG4NCE IN THE SENATE.
Another Attdche added to an Overburd-