The record-union., 1897-01-26

Bert said there is a check on the State
Printer now, as the State Board of Ex-
aminers passes ON his bills.
Dickinson said he had not inquired
about a check on the State Printer, but
what check the latter has upon the
State officers.
The amendment was carried-ayes 81,
noes +.
Braunhart offered an amendment
that the money appropriated should be
applied exclusively to the printing for
the Legislature
VOORHEES, thought that it would be
almost impossible to segregate the leg
islatiye printing.
Bulla said there was no evidence be
fore the House that the State Printer
had not exercised his discretion as far
as he was able under the law. The re-
ports of commissions. Governors mes
sage and other documents have been
printed at large cost and should be
paid for. II would be better to abOl-
iSh some of the commissions, and their
repolts would not then be printed.
VOORHEES, said there was no present
deficiency, but there would be before
the session is ended.
Smith Of Kern said there had been
an outrageous waste of money in
printing voluminous reports which the
State Printer was compelled to print
and there should be a stop to it,
The amendment was lost-ayes 9.
moss 20.
THIRD READING.
S. B. IS, authorizing the employment
of a japanese interpreter in criminal
proceedings in cities and counties of
100 600 inhabitants came next
Bulla asked Bert, the author, to al
| low the bill 10 be passed on file. Los
Angeles is now approaching the 100000
mark, and he had a similar bill in the
committees hands. He wanted legisla-
ton for San Francisco TO relate to San
Francisco only.
Bert consented to have the bill passed
on file.
A. B. TO- relating to redemption of
property sold for non-payment of as
| sessments in irrigation districts, was
taken up out of order.
The Act was taken up, put on third
reading as an emergency and passed
| Ayes 3S, noes o.
Androus introduced a joint resolution
e1ShAIAS AOL d SRCN4AC loI III VI - SClItS
on fresh table grapes. and ordering
that a copy be sent to each of the Sem
ators and Representative in Congress,
asking them to use their utmost influ-
ence with the Committee on Tariff Leg
islaItion TO have it passed. Adopted
Ayes 2S, noes o.
Bulla moved that there be a recOnsid-
Grafton of the vote by which the resolu
ton prohibiting all but Seators and
Senate officers from procuring copies of
bills and other documents from the Ser
geant- alarms. He found that it eX-
cluded reporters from procuring them.
He wished that reporters should have
the privilege of getting the bills for use
for their papers. He wished the papers
of the State to have the opportunity of
knowing what legislation was under
discussion.
Wilmington thought the motion pre-
mature, as he thought the reporters
were not harmed by the resolution and
could get the bills from the Secretary
of the Senate He wished to cut off
the waste of bills, SO that members
could get copies when they needed
them. 1t was unfortunate that the Sen
ator from Los Angeles should stand in
the way of good legislation.
Bulla Indignantly repudia,ted the idea
that he stood in the way of good leg
islation. He had always favored 1T,
as his record showed, and the gentle
man had no right to make such a re-
mark.
Wilmington said he had meant moth
ing serious, but Bulla said it should not
have been made.
Wilmington insisted that the resolu-
ton was all right without any change,
and if a change were made it would
only be at the request of some news
paper reporters, who could get what
they wanted at the desk.
The vote was reconsidered and Bulla
moved that the resolution be amended
by allowing the reporters to procure
bills as they had under the resolution
previously adopted. Carried.
On motion of Dickinson the Senate
then adjourned till 10 a. m. to-day