The record-union., 1897-03-04


40 had been suspended. The reason
for the motion was that the report of
the committee had been only partially
adopted by the Assembly.
Dickinson objected, and Flint raised
the point that if the Assembly had not
adopted the report of the Committee on
Free Conference as a whole, the action
was null and void, under the rule whicn
provides that no free conference report
shall be amended.
The President ruled the point well
taken.
On motion of Wilmington the Assem-
bly, was requested to return to the Sem
ate the concurrent resolution which had
caused the trouble.
THOSE JOINT RULES.
The Committee on Rules reported,
recommending that a special urgency
file be made up, each member being a.
lowed to place thereon one bill not ad
versely reported from committee, the
position of bills to be determined by
lot by the Secretary, and the file to be
considered only at evening sessions.
BOyce was opposed to the lottery bus
mess and offered an amendment to the
lSpOIt, ploNlulIlS lildl Tic OcClcldiS ''C
authorized to make up the file in al
phabetical order, and that the order
be reversed The amendment was
adopted.
Bert moved to amend by striking out
all reference to bills adversely reported
from committee. Adopted.
The question being on the resolution
as amended it was adopted, and the
file ordered made up.
CHANGE OF HEART.
Boyce offered a resolution providing
that the Controller be instructed to
draw his warrant lii favor of Chauncey
Clark, c. S. McMullen and George A.
Leon, for $3.50 each, in payment for
services rendered at the Secretary'S
desk
1t will be remembered that Clark,
McMullen and Leon acted as Assistant
Secretaries during the first six weeks
of the session without authorization
from the Senate. Two weeks ago a
similar resolution to that offered by
Boyce was promptly voted down. Yes
terday morning, however, the Senate
experienced a change of heart, and the
resolution was adopted by a unanimous
vote.
THIRD READING FILE.
s. 3. 193 by Braunhart, relating to
estates of deceased persons and regu-
lating and decreasing the fees of Ad-
minstrators, was read the third time
and passed by vote of u to little
approved.
S. B. 400, by Pedlar, to repeal an Act
to create the office of Attorney for the
State Board of Health and the Board
of Health of San Francisco, was taken
up, having been previously read the
third time. Twenty votes were record
ed aye, with Langford absent. A call
of the Senate was ordered and the fun
force of the Sergeant alarms office
dispatched to effect his arrest and
bring him before the bar of the Senate.
Langford was at length brought in
and voted for the bili-21 to 19-title
approved. Notice of motion to recon
slider the vote was recorded.
STANFORD EXEMPTION BILL.
S. B. 214, by VOORHEES,, to establish as
public school technical schools endowed
by private gifts, coming within GER
tain requirements, and TO encourage
such endowments, came up for final ac-
ton.
The bill is commonly known as the
Stanford University exemption meas
ure. StrattOn took the floor in its sup
port, confining his remarks to the eff
feet of the measure and to its constitu-
tionality. He explained that the prin-
cipal provision of the bill was that
the property should be exempted from
taxation; that nothing in it could he
construed to burden the State with the
support of the institution, and that the
only loss to the State would be the
$50, 900 per annum paid by the college
in taxes.
Simpson and Wilmington spoke in ia
vor of the bill, and Dickinson opposed
it on the ground that it was unconsti-
tutional.
Boyce said it had unfortunately been
the habit of lawyers in the Senate to
spring the Constitution upon any bill
they desired to pinch. 1t would be a
crying shame, he said, if the Senate re-
fused to dispense with the paltry $50
COO in taxes, and to accept the grand
institution of learning offered as a gift.
He warned the lay members to be not
led astray regarding the constitution
ality of the Act, and exhorted them to
listen to reason and vote for the bill.
Shippee opposed the bill and VOORHEES,
closed in a strong plea for it's passage.
The bill was refused passage by
vote Of II ayes, p noes.
Wolfe attempted to get the Assem-
bly, concurrent resolution, relative to
the appointment of commission by
the Federal Congress in the matter of
the Pacific Railroad debts up for con-
sideration, but the hour for recess hav-
ing been passed, at l o'clock the Pres
ident declared the Senate to be in re-
cess, and the resolution was shut out.
Afternoon Session.
The special file of Assembly bills be-
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