The record-union., 1895-03-07
Afternoon session


The Senate reason bIed at ? P. NJ, with
all the membe present.
Senator Earl rose in his place and, in a
neat speech, presented to President pro
TEN. Flint, on behalf of Sergeant Arms
Blackburn, gevel OF laurel wood, said
to have been from the tree that grows
abeve The grave OF Washington.
Senator Flint accepted the present in an
appropriate speech, and then introduced
TO the Senate Governor Schaetfer OF
Alaska.
Governor Schaeher was received with
applause, and spoke as follows:
GOVERNOR sCHAEFFER SPEAKS.
II was resident of Sacramento in
early days of California, and Torty-oue
years ago, when / left the State. | was
under The Impression that its resources
were exhausted; that its broad arid
plains were useless; but / return to find
them blossCmIng as the rose-one of the
most beautiful spots on earth
"torty-one years ago l left Sacramento,
then q collection Of shanties: today /
lind it q city with magnificent editices
and Capitol building that has no peer
IN any state,
"Ifully realize that you are busily en-
gagged to-day enactng laws Tor the peo-
pie of great State that will be q power,
IL the land Tor all time, and / will not
consume more OF that time, every min
ute OF which l fully realize is valuable .,
The motion TO reconsider the vote by
which y. B. 6J5, by Coleman, to amend
Section 55gS OF the Political Code, ap-
pointing the Surveyor General locating
agent IN the l niIed States Land Offices.
and declaring the effect of selections ac-
cepted by the United States, was refused
passage, was called up and the Senate
voted 10 reconsider the same
The bill was then passed by a vote of 32
to o.
on motion Of Senator Hart. :. BIS 3g5-
go, 50I and 5J- were placed on the special
hle, they carrying appropriations.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
In the matter of the report OF the Com
miJJee on Conference on ). B. 6I7. the
general appropriation, Senator Eoorbeis
moved that tAe report OF the committee
oe adopted.
uOEIIITTEE REPORT OPPOSED.
The motion was opposed by Senators
SeaweN, tesfoEd and orr, who advocated
that the bill be read by item and acted
upon separately.
The committee report recommended
that the appropriation for the Meudocino
Insane asylum be reduced from STS0, ,O10
TO Sl55, gJJ, AMI tlat iUr the Naua Insane
Asylum from S1JO, 600 to S374, 4,00l.
senator SsaWelI spoke against the Dro-
posed reduction IN the APPROPRIATION for
the support OF the Mendocino AsvInn
and Senator ITesiord did the sans for the
Asylum al NApa-
Senator Martin also Suoke ap,iust fFa re
GuctIoD OF the appropriation Tor the Nars
Asylum. de stated that the cost for sun
porting The institution TO the State was
only o9z cents Per diem Tor each inmate.
lie considered the institution the best p-oy-
ernea and least expensive OF any in the
state, and was satisfied that any reduction
o. the appropriation allowed by the sem
ate would cripple il.
Senator oorleIs withdrew his preyi-
Gus motion and made another providing,
that the report OF tina committee ha
adopted. with the exception OF the aDDro.
prIatloas Tor the Aeudocino ASYLUM. the
N2pa Asylum and tor the support OF the
National Guard.
Senator orr raised the point Of order
which was sustained bv tha Cbsi~ fbef
the report OF the committee ruuSr ba
either adopted or rejected. and that If II
was rejected then the items mich. 80
taken up seriatum aud acted upop nv the
Senate
senator Langford advocated the adoD-
ton Of the report. lie repressnfei. Fa
said. the largest asylum in the S.sra rha
appropriation for wAlcn ha5 hzan cl,t
down by Ihs committee. L did moi Iaa,-a
enough TO run the institution, b,,t Fa ,,,as
ready 10 take his medicine, and put in a
deficiency bill az the next session Of rha
Legislature SIS he had done az the present
one.
Senators Seymour ana Orr favored the
adoption OF the committee report, the lat
ter stating that such action woRld be for
tue best, as there was no IiIne 70 enter
Into an extended discussion OF the DIFF
fereut appropriations
Seuator Wilmington opposed the adop-
ton o. the committee report. he be-
lieved in sustaining the chariIable insti-
SutIous Of the State
Tue roll was called upon the motion to
adopt the report OF the Conference Com
Inltlee. anu II was rejected by vote o.
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