The record-union., 1897-01-06
SENATE AT WORK.
Concurrent Resolution to Protect
Fruit Industries Adopted.

I
The lobby and galleries of the Senate
| Chamber were again crowded when at
| 1907 O'Clock yesterday morning Lieu
| tenant Governor Jeter called the body
| to order. The roll-call showed a large
majority of the Senators present and
ready for business.
| Chaplain Mel delivered a powerful
| invocation as his initiatory, after which
NO time was lost in getting down to
| business.
FIRST CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
| Androus of Los Angeles secured the
| floor and offered the first concurrent
| resolution of the session as follows:
| Whereas, The Committee ON Ways
| and Means of the House of Rep
resentatives is considering the pre-
paration of a new tariff bill in which the
principle of protection to American in
dustries is to be fully recognized; and
| Whereas, The fruit industry of Cali
| fornia is vftally interested in receiving
adequate protection from foreign COM
| petition: therefore be it
| Resolved, By the Senate of the State
of California, the Assembly concurring,
that we instruct our Senators, and urg-
| eHlIy request our fl6pTeSenUdulNe rs III
| Congress from this State, that they use
| every honorable means in their power
to secure the Incorporation in the new
tariff law of such import duties ON
| fruits as shall fully and completely pro-
| tect the fruit interests of California
| from foreign competition, securing to
/ California producers the control of the
| home market and reasonable price for
| their products.
! Resolved, That the Secretary of the
| Senate be directed to transmit to each of
our Representatives in Congress, and to
telegraph Immediately to each of the
| Senators from this State a copy of these
resolutions.
| PARTY LINES DRAWN
| This was springing the old question
| of tariff with a vengeance, and the
| Democrats were not at all backward in
entering their protest. Scarcely had the
| Secretary's voice died away when Sea-
well of Mendocino was on his feet with
a motion that the consideration of the
resolution be made a special order for
this morning Immediately after the
reading of the journal.
1t was considered by the Democratic
| " OS d pltEc ol pdElISdn DOLL
| tics throughout, and there was method
IN SeawelFs motion. Everybody knew
| that the matter of tariff on fruits was
even then before the committee at
| Washington, and that delayed action of
| the California Legislature meant a
| weakening of the cause before the Gen
| eral Government SeaweH and his fol-
| lowers in the Senate Were free-traders.
| and most Of them were on record as
| sturdy fighters on that line, and it was
to their interest, SO they thought, to
| have the matter deferred as long as
| possible.
| RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
| But Androus objected before a sec
ond was had to Seawell's motion and
explained matters. He contended that
action ought to be taken at the earliest
| possible moment. and Seawell. seeing
the utter futility of his maneuver. did
not press the point.
The resolution was adopted without
further argument by vote of % to 10.
strict party lines being drawn, except
ing the detection of the Father of the
Senate" Langford, who voted with the
majority. This was not surprising as
Langford always stood for free trade
| with incidental protection
After the adoption of the resolution
nomon by Androus that it be imrne-
diately transferred to the Assembly was
carried.
Then Seawell took another inning. He
raSeo the point that as the Senate had
received no official notification of the
organization of the Assembly, no reso-
lutions could be referred
The point was sustained by the Presi-
dent, put later on. after the message an.
nouncing the organization of the AS
sembly had been received, the resolu-
ton was transmitted in accordance
with Androus' motion
Aram of Yolo for the Committee ap-
pointed to wait upon the Governor for
the purpose of announcing to him the
organization of the Senate. reported
that that duty had been performed. The
committee was discharged.
| CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
NO one understood better than the
senators themselves that a certain sum
was set apart for the contingent ex-
penses of each member, and when Ma
honey of San Francisco offered the fol-
lowing resolution it was adopted with
out murmur by unanimous vote.
! Resolved, That each member of the
senate be and he is hereby allowed S25
Tor contingent expenses, as provided by
the constitution. payable out of the ap-
preparation for the contingent ex-
penses of the Senate; and that the ag-
gregate amount of the value of stamps
ana stationery which any member shall
draw on requisition from the Secretary
OF State shall be charges to his account
as part OF his allowance hereby made.