The record-union., 1897-01-30
LANGFORDLAUGHS.
At a Funny Story Which
Made Hin Late.
Two Long Hours Of Testimony in
the Attaches Case.
The Contest is Over in the Twenty
Third Senatorial District.
Hall Wins by the Same Majority Originally
Given Him by The Election
Board.

Yesterday was a day Of dullness in
the Senate again, very little being done
except the second reading of bills, very
few being left on the file. Less than
dozen bills were introduced, and those
who remained in the chamber, far less
than enough for a quorum, sat listlessly
in their seats or read papers and looked
over their files. Several whose bills
We're read were not on hand to explain
them or oppose amendments, and sew
eral that had been reported unfavora-
bly, We're allowed to go TO third read
ing simply because no one mustered up
energy or thought it worth while to
oppose it.
The proceedings opened with a call
of the house at roll-call, there being
only nineteen members present, not
enough for a quorum, and the Sergeant
alarms presently brought in Lang
ford, who smilingly explained that he
had been detained while getting his
mail by listening to a funny story, but
did not promise that it should never
happen again. He was excused and so
was Henderson, who thought his watch
must have stopped, although the Chair
thought it probable that he was the one
that stopped.
A resolution was offered by Smith
recommending that the office of County
Expert be created, the Auditor to be
ex otficio expert, while no other office
was to be consolidated with that Of
Auditor.
Doty introduced a bill to provide for
the organization of county insurance
companies. Stratton introduced one to
prohibit the manufacture of any tex
tile fabrics by convicts except Jute
grain bags. Heretofore the limitation
has been for jute bags. which might in
clude hop bags and sugar bags.
Shippee's bill was to prohibit the eX-
ercise by any person except a licensed
physician Of the practice of hypnotisfn,
which would knock out most if not
all of the travelling hypnousts who
give exhibitions of their skill. Linder
introduced a bill providing for State
Food Commissioner, in order TO lessen
the adulteratiOn of food.
Chapman wants the State to con-
struct road from Tallac to McKin-
ney's along the shore of Lake Tahoe.
If he gets it, I'll Dorado County will
1. 4 !, SVNiS-
Ter last session succeeded in having the
State take charge of the old road by
which SO many Of the gold seekers OF
early days and the later ones Of Neva-
da's great mining boom We're sped to
their destination.
At half-past i the Senate adjourned
till the same hour on Monday, and
many Of the Senators took their way to
the train that carried them to San
Francisco or their homes.
BuIa, who Is an indefatigable work
er, although almost unfit for duty, on
account of illness. managed to get to-
gether three Of the members Of the
Committee on Claims. and heard ar
guments at some length on S. b. 43o
the claim Of w. c. Guirey for $500 for
services rendered the State under the
provisions Of the Act for the relief OF
the enlisted men of the California vol
lrnteers. Te claim was tak-c under
consideration, and the Attorney-Gen-
erals opinion viii be asked.
s. B. 203. the claim Of p. Flaherty fol
meals furnished to the militia during
versely.
s. b. 213. the claim of c. z. Cunning
ham and w. E. Rogers. for services a
elevator attendants when the elevator