The record-union., 1895-03-14
Afternoon Session.
At ? o'clock the Senate reassem bled.
GRANTED IEANE OLE ARSENCE

GRANTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Senator Gesford arose in his seat and
asked for an indefinite leave of absence
for Senator Biggy on account Of the death
OF sister, who passed away during the
morning. There being no objection, the
leave WAS granted.
only a week ago Senator Biggy was
called home on account of the death of
his wife. The leave of absence will not,
it is said, dispense, even temporarily,
with the investigation OF the charges
made by Senator Biggy against Senator
Dunn, relative to an attempt TO bribe
him to vote for a number of so-called
''cinch bills" as Attorney w. w. Foote
is here TO conduct the inquiry for Biggy
Then The county government bill, nav
ing been returned IrOm the Assembly,
was taken up.
Senator Smith gave notice that he
should oppose any amendment to the
bill which was not OF general i'm importance,
otherwise the Senate would find itself at
the end of the session with the bill still
uupasSed.
Senator Holloway, however, set the
bail rolling by offering an amendment,
which was adopted, providing that an
official court reporter should be provided
Tor each department OF Superior Courts
in any county.
senator Fay offered an amendment
p4ON LIat d4LS4 Lu0 "OIO dCIlOu,
in line 5l of Section 2l5 of the bill, the
following be inserted: Provided that
no Assessor or Tax Collector in counties
of the first class shall be allowed to re-
tain any fees from any license tax coll
lected by him, but that they shall pay the
same into the county treasury"
The amendment was lost.
Several other amendments pertaining
only to specified counties were adopted,
aud then Senator Simpson offered under
courtesy the amendment that had been
lost last week, providing that county
maps may be made by others than Coun-
ty Surveyors, thus throwing the business
open to competition. The amendment
was lost and the bill ordered to print.
Senator Orr in the chair.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
A. 3. 526, by the Committee on Re-
trenchment, to provide for ii liking the COM
pensation and reducing the number
OF employees paid out OF appropriations
made by the State, or moneys that would
otherwise 60 TO the State, which had been
passed at Mondays session and recon
sidered on Tuesday, was brought up for
its final disposition.
Senators Burke and Gleaves advocated
the passage of the bill, the latter stating
that he might be lonely as a Republican
in doing so, but that he considered it the
best policy that every such member
should support the measure. 1t was lust
and right and should become q law.
Senator Hart offered an amendment,
providing that the provisions of this
Act shall not apply to any elective office.n
Senator McAllister opposed the adop-
tlon OF the amendment. lie thought there
should be no objection to having the State
Printing Office investigated by the
board.
Senator Pedlar said that influences had
been brought to bear upon him to induce
him TO change his vote upon the bill, but
that that influence had come directly
from offices and institutions which would
come under the eye of the Board of Ex-
aminers If the bill passed, and which had
left the Impression with him that those
same Offices and institutions were fearful
of an investigation. The result of il all
was that he was more determined than
ever, if possible, that the bill was good
one and should pass.
Senator Hart opposed the bill and ad-
vocated the amendment, on the ground
that it would give the State Board of Ix-
aminers unlimited powers, which would
be entirely foreign TO American institu-
uons.
Senator Gleaves said he was as good p
Republican as any in the Senate but he
dared stand in his place and help to make
Governor Budd the best executive the
State had ever had. The bill should be
passed without the amendment, to enable
TINS state OF affairs, and be called upon
his political friends to help him pass it.
Senator FORD said ii the Senate desired
10 Keep politics out of the institutions of
the State 1t should vote for the amend
ment, but II II desired to place those in
stitutlons IN politics, then il should leave
things as they now stood. He stated that
Governor Bud was as much his Gov
ernor as any mans, and he should resent
as a personal altronJ any attack upon
hllni pub thaV ulu not make the present
bill good one, and he heartily opposed
it.
Senator Martin opposed the bill Ha
thought the Board OF Examinars shonId
have no need of the expert which the
bill provided for, ii it was comnosed of
competent men. If the board was not
capable Of attending TO the business. then
it should not be intrusted with it. and ne
hoped the bill, together with the amend
ment, would be defeated.
The amendment was adopted by vote
OF 20 TO Is.
Ten minutes later Senator Gesford dis
covered that he had been recorded as
voting aye, when he had actually voted
no, whereupon new roll-call was or
dered, which resulted in the loss of the
amendment by a vote of l9 to 10.
Senator Ford then offered an amend
ment striking out Section of the bill,
which relates that the Board of Examin-
ers shall be empowered to employ all
persons necessary for the successful op-
Grafton of the different institutions. The
amendment was adopted by vote OF %
to Ia.