The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-28

eS, yeSn came from all sections of
the house.
Then why don't you say So" retorted
the fiery Senator from Kern, instead of
talking all around the point?'
Senator Seymour took the floor in de-
Tense of his bill, and made strong ap-
peal for it, He declared it would not kill
him to have the, bill defeated, but that
those Senators who voted To kill the bill
would have to answer TO their constitu-
ents for their action.
senator Mathews stated that he op-
posed the measure because the people of
his section of the State desired its defeat,
and mad, through him, presented petit
ton ssigned by 800 taxpayers protesting
against the passage Oft the bill.
BIT OF STATE HISTORY.
Senator Smith asserted that the crisis
OF the present session of the Senate had
been reached, and that bit of State
history was about to be made If the
present Legislature proposed to leave
record noted for economy and a curtail-
ment OF State expenses, it was high time
that start was made. The time had ar
rived to cast party and party politics to
the wind and act as legislative body in
stead OF a party machine. Without the
AID OF the Republipansj the Democrats
could expect no success, and it was a
| question with him how those same Demo-
Gratis would explain away their action
cOISIlLu0nlS
their chief mad embodied the theory con-
tanned in it into his speeches made all
| over the State before the last election.
! \ or would any criticism he might urge
! against the Democrats fail to apply to
| the Republicans. The people who had
! elected them expected a strong move in
! the direction of retrenchment. and if eX-
! penditures were to be reduced it was time
That hands were joined before the afore-
mentioned bit Of State history was made.
| The substitute for the amendment should
! be voted down.
Senator Martin read from a section ofthe
bill, showing that the proposed Board of
Commissioners would cost the State at
! least $40, 600 year, which could not be
that the present Boards of Trustees acted
! without proper State compensation. He
heartily urged that the bill be killed.
Senator Seymour stated for the gratifi-
cation of the Senator, who labored under
| the delusion that the State was one big
gravel mine. upon which he wished 10
turn his hydraulic monitors Senator
| Martini, that the salaries and personal
expenses OF the present Boards Of Trus-
tees for the various institutions included
in the bill amounted during the past year
to SIS, $50. which statement might alter
his opinion regarding the subject of re-
duction Of expenditures.
Senator Burke opposed the substitute
to the amendment and favored the bill as
it stood. He believed the institutions
would be benefited by the appointment
of the Board of Commissioners. Ii the
bill was killed, as it would be If the sub
/ stitute was adopted, he was satisfied that
it would never ba resuscitaLed. There
would be no further grouping Of the in
! situations, and the reSOunding cues ion
OF economy at this session of the Legisla-
ture would be a farce. lie hoped the bill
would finally pass and the amendment
and substitutes be defeated.
Senator Wilmington opposed the sub
stitute to the amendment. If 1t was
adopted, then the State might say good
day" to economy at this session of the
Legislature. He said that many appro-
priations had been made which would
have been cut down had such q Board of
Commissioners been in existence. To
Kill the bill meant TO proclaim that
economy was not the watchword of the
Senate.
THE BILL DIES HARD.
Senator Orr said that within his dis
trict there were no State institutions
which came under the provisions of the
bill. He was therefore uninfuenced in
his actions, but he thought it would be
bad legislation to take the institutions
named in the bill from the control OF the
present Boards Of Trustees, who had
! been named TO the position on account OF
their peculiar fitness for it, and TO place
them in the hands of q board of salaried
commissioners who knew nothing of the
requirements OF the institutions. lie
thought if the minds OF the Senators
were made up it would be better policy
TO adopt the substitute and thereby kill
the blli than 10 cut out different iustitu-
/ tiOns and then waste time upon the pas
sage or rejection Of the bill at q future
date when its purpose had already been
defeated.
Senator Seymour said he had intended
to offer amendments which would have
made radical changes in the bill and thus
removed its obnoxious feature had he
been allowed the common courtesy OF
offering them. He Was satisfied upon
his record, however, and the defeat Of the
bin would not Kill him, but he shud-
dered for those VINO should vote for its
death.
The roll-caIl was demanded and the
substitute adopted by a vote of IS 20 Is,
and Section >, the life OF the bill, was
stricken out.
President pro tenn. Flint in the chair.
TO REVIVE THE BILL.
Senator Pedlar then offered a substitute
to Section . (the section stricken out 9,
/ which proposed 20 place under the super
visory board all asyluIns and charitable
institutions in the State. striking out all
prison institutions and reformatories.
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
On motion of Senator Burke, the bill,
with the amendment, was Tereferred to
the Committee on tetreuchment.
Several other amendments were offered
and went with the pill TO the Committee
on Retrenchment.
>. b. 1913, by Fay, TO promote and Sc
cure freedom OF speech III courts OF JUS
tice, was made the special order for Fri
day morning Immediately after the read
ing of the journal.
The motion to reconsider the vote
whereby :. b. 3G, by Ford, to appropri-
ate $4,000 to pay the claim OF d. Jordan
for the partial construction by him Of the
Branch state Prison at Folsom, CaIifor-
MIA, was taken up, and the bill was made
the special order OF business to follow
the special order set for Friday morning
after the reading OF the journal.
ON motion OF Senator NicA lister $. B.
2S5 was Withdrawn from the Finance
Committee ana rereferred to the Commit
tee on state Prisons.
4. }. r.. s. relative to the annexation of
the Hawaiian Republic. and insLructing
our Senators and requesting our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to use all honor
able means TO secure the annexation of
the territory to the nited States, and in
strucJing the Governor to transmit the
resolution to Congress, by telegraph,
was reported from the Assembly, and
was, on motion of Senator Beard called
up for consideration. 1t was made the
special order tor $3.50 p. VI.
At l2:2j p. NJ. the Senate took a re-
cess until , p. u.
Afternoon Session.
\. B. Gil, by Brusie, making an ap-
preparation for the support of the govern
ment of the State of California for the
forty-seventh and forty-eighth fiscal
years, commonly known as the general
appropriation bill, being the special
ORDER, was taken up. 1t was decided