The record-union., 1895-03-15
Afternoon Session.
At 2 P. NJ. the Senate reassembled.


The much-debated, many-times-
amended y. B. $50, to provide for
fixing the compensation and reduc-
ing the number of employees paid
out of appropriations made by the
State, or money that would otherwise go
to the State, being the special order, was
taken up for passage, and, as usual, Sena-
tor Burke, the Santa Cruz Democrat,
came forward with the same old argu-
ment to show why the bill should pass.
He considered that all its obnoxious
features had been eliminated by the adop-
ton of tOrd's amendment striking out
Section 3. He hoped that opposition had
faded with the amendment, but --.
sEAwELL HAS AN AMENDMENT.
Senator Seawell. the Democratic leader
from the redwood forests OF Mendocino
County, walked up and down the aisle
while attempting to convince McAlIisler,
Gestord ana Burke that the Board or tx
aminers should not be allowed 10 desig-
nate by name every attendant for the
different Institutions of the State. He
was trustee of the Mendocino Asylum,
and understood what he was talking
about it. lie asked that that particular
stipulation be stricken out. and the bill
passed.
Senator Wilmington of San Diego was
replete with arguments and big camel
liza 10 refute the arguments of the giant
from Mendocino. He had expected that
some such argument would be urged, and
thought that the bill did not need such an
amendment
Senator Orr of Ventura, who is on the
high road to recovery from q virulent at
tack of ia grippe" thought that the Act
should be passed as it stands at present
He thought the Board of Examiners had
no time TO visit and employ attendants
for every institution in the State, but the
bill was step in the right direction.
Senator Seawell then offered an amend
ment providing that Section 2 be
amended, striking out the words name
or names of any person or persous,n and
inserting the word employees"
Senator Gestord, the Democratic orator
from Napa, raised the point of order that
a bill might only be amended upon one
day at the third reading, and that this
particular bill had been SO amended on a
previous session.
The point was decided not we'll taken,
but it had the effect OF causing SeaweII to
withdraw his amendment.
[Seuator Orr in the chair.
The roll was then called upon the pas
sage of the bill, and when the name of
Ford was reached, the Senator from the
cused from voting.
Senator Burke interpOsed an objection.
recalling the promise made by Ford to
vote for the bill provided Section 3 was
stricken out
Very WELL" returned Ford, 81 shall
do as a sheep that is led TO the shambles
and vote aye"
The bill was refused passage by a vote
of 10 ayes to y noes.
BURKE WAS MAD.
''All l have to say" thundered Senator
Burke, lis that the bill has been defeated
by false statements made upon the floor
Of this Senate.
How Is that?" inquired Senator Sea-
well. do you mean to say that I have
made false statements regarding this
biu?"
NO. sir; I DON'T returned Burke.
but l reiterate that false statements con-
corning this bill have been made upon
this floor"
That settled it and also settled the bill,
ana It's friends sullenly acknowledged
That II had been knocked out"
THE JURY SYSTEM.
a. Z. a. 3, by Cutter, to amend Section
OF Article l. of the Constitution. reia-
tive TO Juries, was read and the LAWYERS
upon the lloor were given a chance to air
thelr opinions as TO whether nine men
could convict in certain criminal eases.
Senators MCGOWAN and Burke made
strong pleas for the present Jury system
which was the result, they said, of ,. coo
years thought The question should not
be allowed to 60 before the people. as
they might make a mistake by adoDtinp
it, being egged on to do it by the nreSs ~
the State.
Senators Ford, Smith and Matbaws
spoke in favor OF submitting the vote 10
the people, as did also Senator Voorhais
who was it's sponsor in the Senate The
latter Senator said that ii the amend-
msut was adopted il would cause a sav-
ing to the State of over million dollars
a year
Twenty-seven votes being necessary to
adopt the amendment, it was lost bv
vote of - to II. VOORHEES, gave notice of
a reconsideration.
president pro tenn. Flint in the chair.
A. B. 4Gl, by Bettman, to amend an Act
TO establish Penal Code, relating to the
crime of rape, was read the first, second
and third time, and passed by vote of
80 to !, and the title amended.
y. B. S34, by Pendleton, authorizing
the payment of salaries by Boards of
Supervisors TO persons who have been
employed TO collect county licenses, and
legalizing all payments heretofore made
10 such persons, was read the first. second
and third time, and passed by vote of
- to /.
AN ACT OF PATRIOTISM.
a. B. ia, by Dodge, to prevent the dis