The record-union., 1897-01-20


gradually.
Leaves of absence We're granted AS
semblymen Allen, Vosburg. PohIman
and McCandlsh.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
Shanahan was called to the chair.
Brdgfords bill, No. 10, for the ex-
tension of time for redemption of lands
in irrigation districts was on second
reading upon special order and was
amended by the author, but the addi-
tion of an enacting clause and a de-
scriptive clause in the title
RECOMMITTING THE REPORTS.
Under special order the report pre-
sented on Monday by the Committee on
Attaches was to be considered. DibbIe
moved to re-comnit the report of the
majority and also that of the minority
to the Committee on Attaches with in
structions to report as speedily as pos
sible.
Keegan protested against recommit-
ment and cOntended that it was abso-
lutely useless; the committee. he said
had already had ample time for investi-
cation and had accomplished nothing
This was boys play and the gentleman
from San Francisco was only playing to
delay and bury the whole thing; every
man on this floor knew that. I'm the
name of God" said keegan, with con-
siderable heat, throw the bill aWay-dO
anything with it but don't re-commit
1t under the pretense that you are in
vestigating." If this motion prevailed
keegan said, it would put the House
in such a condition that no work would
be done during the term, nothing but
an unending quibble.
Melick, as one of the committee of five
appointed to investigate the same mat
ter hoped the motion would prevail.
This matter, he was determined, must
and shall be investigated The COM
mittees had not had proper time or
facilities for investigation but if they
did not do their duty the Committee on
Retrenchment of which he is a mem
Der, would, he said, take it up.
Mcclellan hoped the motion would not
prevail. There was no instance on rec
ord where a respectable body of people
had fingered SO long under such
charges, had da1lied like this with such
serious accusations against their honor
He was very sorry to see it made a mat
ter OF partisanship-sorry to see dis
position on the part of the majority to
smother investigation of charges made
against this body by respectable and re-
sponsible journals. The charges were
against members of all the parties, not
of one, and shall it be said that we
refuse to investigate?
Replying. Dibble said that it was not
sought to smother the matter but to
probe it to the bottom He said on this
floor and he wished to report. that the
Republican majority was able to take
care of its attaches and they proposed
to do it. He stated and by the direction
of the Republican majority, that the
object of re-comrnitment was to do
what had not been done by either the
majority or the minority-to bring the
facts to the knowledge of the House so
that this body might act intelligently
in the matter. Dfbble moved the pre-
vdous question before he took his seat
and was declared out of order.
Dryden rose TO say that the ma iority
had reported that they had not the
! power to call in witnesSes-if they had
not, he wanted to know it before he
voted. but nobody answered him.
Previous question was demanded and
granted and the vote on re-commitment
was ayes Al, nays 10
Coombs took the Speakers chair.
Chynoweth wished, under suspension