The record-union., 1897-02-25
CONFERENCE COMMIT
TEE

| TEE.
| VOORHEES,, for the Conference Commit
tee appointed to confer with a similar
| committee from the Assembly, report
| ed recommending that the Senate re-
| cede from it's amendment to the AS
| sembly concurrent resolution providing
| for the appointment of a committee to
| investigate the charges made by the
| Governor against the State Printer.
| The amendment referred to struck out
the clause providing for the appoint
ment of two accountants and two ex-
pert printers to assist at the investiga-
| ton, one of each to be named by the
majority, the other by the minority.
Smith protested against recession, in
Weighing against any political investi-
| cation, as would be the case should
party partisans be appointed as ex-
perts. 1t meant, he claimed, two re-
ports, and would certainly ruffie the
| dignity of the Legislature.
| Dickinson moved that further con-
sideration of the report be made a spe-
cial order for this morning, after the
consideration of the journal.
| Dwyer said he understood there
would be no journal to consider this
! morning.
| Lieutenant Governor Jeter suggest
ed that trouble be not borrowed, and
| that to-day would take care of itself.
| Morehouse protested against defer
ring action.
| Dickinson said he objected to the
appointment of a majority and minor
| ity committee to make an investiga-
ton. The people throughout the
State, he said, believed there was a
shortage in the accounts of the State
Printer, and that the shortage was the
result of dishonesty. He hoped the
matter would be postponed in order to
give time to determine the proper
method to proceed.
Bulla contended that the report
ought to be adopted, and Dickinson
motion was finally lost by viva voce
| vote.
| THE SENATE RECEDES.
| The question being on the adoption
of the report of the committee, With
ington spoke, and Morehouse, for the
Committee on Conference, upheld the
report. He believed that State Printer
Johnston was innocent, and if so, why
should the Senate fear an investigation
He urged that the Senate recede from
it's amendment.
Smith vigorously objected.
The report of the committee was
adopted by vote of p to IA, the Sen
ate receded, and there is a probability
that an investigation will ensue.
NO MORE BILLS PRINTED.
The Lieutenant-G Governor stated that
the Secretary of the Senate was in re-
ceipt of a communication from the
State Printer, announcing that he
would in the future receive no more
bills for enrolment or amendment,
giving as a reason that he could not
return them Within the statutory limit
PASSING THE BILLS.
A. B. 112, by Shanahan, relating to
the redemption of property sold on ex-
| ecution, was read the third time and
passed by a vote Of 26 to till ap-
proved.
A. B. 264, by Elliott, relating to
management and control of community
property, was read the third time and
refused passage by vote of 13 to IL.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
| Assembly messages were received
announcing that the following Assem-
bly, bills had been passed: 40, 434, S92,
916, 13S,; also adopted A. j. r. q, pro-
viding for the punishment of seamen
who leave their vessels before their
time of service expires.
The Senate ,concurred in the Assem-
bly, amendments to S. BIS Z and IA.
| The message related that A. G. r. 8,
providing for the suspension of the
Constitution in order to allow Wolfe to
introduce a bill, had not been con-
CURED in. The Assembly believed the
right to introduce bill by a two thirds
vote was a constitutional one, and that
no rule or joint rule could legally take
precedence over the Constitution. A
committee of conference was requested
for the purpose of reporting upon a
revision of rules 40 and As, which had
caused the trouble.
Wolfe, Wilmington and Boyce were
appointed a committee on conference
to settle the matter.
BINDING BILLS.
.Gleaves offered a resolution provid-
! ing that the State Printer be in
structed to bind the bills now on the
files of the Senators in volumes of
200 pages each.
! Boyce said he understood that the
State Printing Office was tiled up, -
and that the present was a good time
to begin reform. He did not believe
in creating expense to the State by
having his bundle of bills bound. and
did not, in fact, want them bound
The resolution was, however, adopt
ed by a vote of "a to 10, and the State
Printer will be entitled to put on at
least part of his bindery force, all OF
which was yesterday discharged.
AT 4:15 o'clock, on motion of Boyce,
a recess was taken until 5 o'clock