The record-union., 1897-03-09
Evening Session.

Evening Session.
| Every available foot of space was
occupied when the night session was
called to order. Faces in the gallery,
faces in the lobby, faces on the floor
/ or the Senate, faces everywhere, and
new ones at that, all gathered to see
/ the representatives of the San Fran
| cisco Examiner" arraigned before the
| lar of the Senate to show cause why
| they should not be punished for con-
tempt in refusing to answer the ques
tions asked them by the Senate inves
| tigating committee.
| The Slghtseers had not long to wait
until the ball was started rolling In
the first place the Lieutenant-G Governor
appointed Stratton, Gillette and Dwyer
a conference committee on A B. 312.
TO ADJOURN.
| Then Flint, for the conference COM
nIittee on rules and adjournment, hand
ed in a report recommending that the
! Legislature adjourn on Tuesday. March
10th, and that joint rules 40, IS and 10
be abrogated. The report was adopt
ed, but the resolutions did not follow.
| THE SKIRMISH BEGINS.
Then SeaWell took the floor and sent
to the Secretary's desk the following
| telegram:
! San Francisco. March S.-Hon. j.
Fl. Seawell, Sacramento: Have been
detained here on business all day. Can
you continue hearing until tomorrow
night? GEO. A KNIGHT"
! Seawen said that being one of the
committee on investigation, it would
| hardly become him to offer a sugges-
tion He left the matter in the hands
of the Senate. He understood that
while the Examiner" people desired
the presence of Attorney knight, they
We're, if the Senate so desired, willing
to proceed.
! Aram thought it might be we'll to
continue the matter until this morning.
ANOTHER TELEGRAM.
At this point Seaweu sent another
telegram to the desk, as follows:
San Francisco, March S-Senator
Fred Stratton, Sacramento: VIII you
urge a continuance until tomorrow?
VIII be up tonight
GEORGE A. KNIGHT
DICKINSON CALM.
Dickinson said that as Chairman of
the investigating committee it might
not be proper for him to participate in
& debate, but on Saturday. at the re-
quest of the witnesses he had continued
the matter until yesterday, and set the
| hearing for $50 p. m, to allow Attor
hey Knight to be present He left the
matter with the Senate.
Mahoney moved a continuance to II
a. m, to-day.
! MOREHCTSE OBJECTS.
Morehouse stated that he objected
to any such proceeding. Those per
sons to be arraigned had been allowed
counsel, and Saturday night We're rep
resented by George A. Knight, Garrett
! w. McEnerney and Andy j. Clunie.
/ McEnerney was present, and there was
not better lawyer in California, and
if he failed, the speakers belligerent
little friend, Clunie, would take good
care of the matter. There was no rea-
| son why a similar game would not be
played to-day, and a telegram might
be received from Knight, reading: 4
! am sick. Postpone matter for week"
! The question was plain. Either the
witnesses knew or did not know the
facts in the case and the truth was all
that was required of them. He sub
nlitted that the Senate was being
trified with, and urged that no contin-
uation be granted.
SIMPSON AGAINST CONTINUATION
Simpson protested against continu-
ance. The parties, he said, were repre-
sented by counsel the equal of any in
| the State, and not an hour longer
should be allowed. The matter had
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taken up much time already, and to
what they desired to do; they would, if
possible, have the matter continued un-
til after the close of the session.
SEAWELL CLOSES.
Seawell contended that the Senate
would lose no time by a continuance.
There was plenty of work for it to per-
form. There was a good gallery pres
ent and he supposed somebody wanted
| to take advantage of the opportunity.
He submitted that a continuation
ought to be agreed to, but that if this
were not allowed, the parties were will
ing to proceed.
CONTINUANCE ALLOWED.
The question being on Mahonev's
motion to continue, it was carried by a
vote of 10 to 1G and the matter went
over until II o'colck this morning
The special urgency file being taken
up, A. 3. So by Melick providing for
the submission of the question of re-
incorporation of municipal corporations
at special elections, was read the sec
ond and third times and passed by
vote of "a to 0-title approved.
Withington's bill appropriating S45.-
coo for the construction of State
wharf, etc, in the Bay of San Diego,
was read amended and ordered en-
crossed.
S. B. 502, by Morehouse, relating to
| the appointment of special administra-
tors, was read the second and third
times and passed by vote of % to o.
title approved.
| A. b. 40, by the Committee on Re-
vision of Codes and Statutes. relating
to the sale of redemption property sold
under power of mortgages and trust
deeds, was read the second time and
amended.
| s. B. 66S, by Pedlar, to amend Section
| 800 of the Civil Code, relating to what
may be provided for in their bylaws,
ordinances, constitutions, or articles of
! Incorporation, by corporations for pur-
poses other than profit, was read the
second and third times and passed by
vote of % to 0-title approved.
s. B. 425, by Morehouse, to amend
Section GIL of the Code of Civil Proce-
| dure, relating to judgment liens, was
read the second time, amended and or
| dered engrossed.
| A. r. 127. by Arnerich, to provide for
/ At