The record-union., 1895-03-08
SENATE.

At l0:lo O'Clock yesterday morning
President pro tenn. Flint called the Sem
ate to order.
The roIl-call showed a quorum pres
ent.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. @. a. Ottmann.
On motion of Senator Gleaves the read
ing Of the journal was dispensed with.
a resolution by Senator Hart, for the
Committee on Attaches, providing that
J.. L. Black burn, Sergeant-at- Arms, be
allowed the sum OF S2l 80, per vouchers
attached, was adopted, as was also one
providing for the payment OF +. Cowan
Tor has services as Assistant Sergeant-at
Arms from the commencement OF the
session, the per diem being s..
ANOTHER BILL INTRODUCED.
Senator Earl moved the suspension of
the Constitution to allow him TO intro
duce bill. The motion was carried.
The bill fixes the manner OF sale OF de-
Hnquent property relating to the opening
OF streets ana alleys in cities and towns.
1t was read the first time and ordered on
Tile.
a QUESTION OF PLACE.
Senator Ford moved that all bills on
the special urgency file retain their
places upon that tlle. 1t was the custom
Of the Secretary, he said, 10 drop bill
upon which no action was taken 10 the
foot OF the lie. This, he thought was
not tho proper thing. ). B. Isl, " hich the
day before was No. on the hle, had been
dropped until IL was now No. 26 on the
tile. The motion prevailed.
Senator Ford in the chair.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH YILL PASSED.
S. b. 753, by Fay, to promote and Sc
cure freedom Of speech in courts OF JUS
tice, commonly known as the freedom
OF speech BILL" being the special order
was taken up and READ the third time.
Senator Martin took the floor and
wished 10 understand whether the bill
il passed, would allow lawyer to abuse
q witness at will. lie nad been abused
by lawyers while upon the witness-staud,
and many an attempt had been made 20
BAN mboozle him with nonsensical
ingenuity and damnable practice. There
was already all the freedom of speech
needed and more than ought to be al
lowed.
Senator MCGOWAN said he thought the
Senator from Placer tMartin) misappre-
hended the bin, as il aid not prohibit j
Judge from inning g lawyer for contempt
The question was called for and the bill
passed by the following vote:
Ayes Arms, Androus, Beard, Biggy
Dunn, Fay, Franck, GleaveS, Hart, Hen
qerson, Holloway, Hoyt, Langford,
Linder Mathews, McGowan, Mitchell
Seymour, Shine, Simpson and Toner-2I
Noes-Bert, Martin, McAliister, Orr,
Smith, " hitehurst and Wilmington.
). Is. 105, by VOORHEES,, TO appropriate
$3.50 80 to pay the Indebtedness in
Cured by calling the National Guard OF
California into service, by order OF the
Governor TO enforce the law, in 1898 and
1894, was read the third time and passed
by vote OF 81 10 0.
President pro tenn. Flint in the chair.
S. IS. 400, by Arms, regulating publica-
tions by State officers and Commissioners,
Common Councils, Boards OF Trustees.
or Supervisors, IN counties, cities, cities
and counties, or towns, was on motion of
the author taken from the third reading
hle read the third time, amended and re-
referred TO the Committee on Finance.
and made special order for tomorrow
morning.
The reconsideration of the vote by
which ). c. Il. 10, relative to adjournment
sine die, was carried, was made the spe-
ciaT order for this morning.
On motion OF Senator Ford A. 3. 439,