The record-union., 1897-01-16
SENATE BUSINESS.
Bills, Constitutional Amendments and
Resolutions Yesterday.

Bills, Constitutional Amendments and
Resolutions Yesterday.
TieutenanIt- Governor Jeter was in the
chair yesterday morning When the SEN
ate was called to order.
Senator Gleaves, for the Committee
on Commerce and Navigation, reported
back S. j. r. 5, requesting the General
Government to deepen the channel be-
tween San Pablo Bay and Mare Island
by dredging SO as to permit the passage
of ships of large tonnage, recommend
ing that it be adopted.
JOINT RULES ADOPTED.
wilmington for the Committee on
Rules and Revision handed in the joint
rules for the session and asked that they
be spread upon the journal and adopted
without reading. He explained that
they were identical with the rules pre-
sented by the hold-over Committee on
Legislative Business, and that all Sen
ators were familiar with their pur-
port.
PROTECTION FOR ASPHALT.
The following joint resolution offered
by Androus was referred to the Com
mittee on Federal Relations:
Whereas, The asphalt business of
the United States is becoming one of
the important industries of the country,
and the improvement of streets and
highways of the greatest importance TO
the public health and comfort; and
Whereas, The asphalt used in such
improvements is obtained principally
from foreign lands, amounting ap-
| to1.- -
mum, paying to foreign countries large
royalties and export charges; and
Whereas, Within the confines of the
United States and particularly in the
State of California, there exists mex
haustible deposits of asphalt of the
| highest quality, and if protection is
given to this domestic industry it may
be developed to such an extent as to
supply large amount of the asphalt
used within the United States; there
| fore be it
! Resolved. BY the Senate, the AS
Sembly concurring, that our Senators be
! instructed and our Representatives be
| earnestly requested to use their best
endeavors to have adequate protection
| to the asphalt interests inserted in the
new tariff bill now being prepared, and
| that the Secretary of the Senate be in
structed to transmit to our Senators and
Representatives elect a copy of these
| resolutions"
SLOAT MONUMENT.
A joint resolution by Stratton, pro-
| viding that our representatives in Con-
| gress be urged to secure an appropria-
| ton of $4,000 for the erection in Mon
| terey of a statue to the memory of
| Commodore John d. Sloat, was adopted
| by unanimous vote and ordered for
| Warded to members of Congress at
| Washington.
AFTER ATTACHES.
| The following resolution offered by
| Pedlar was unanimously adopted
| Resolved That the Committee on
Attaches, Contingent Expenses and
| Mileage be, and they are hereby re-
| quested to carefully examine into the
service which the Senate is receiving at
the hands of its officers and attaches
and if dereliction of duty at any time
on the part of any officer or attache be
found, said committee are requested to
report the same to the Senate
Smith presented a petition signed by
a large number of citizens asking that
a State Normal School be established
in San Luis Obispo County Subse-
quently Smith introduceda bill providing
that an appropriation of 100000 be
made for erecting the same.
TO AMEND THE RULES.
Dickinson gave notice that on Monday
next he would move to amend the rules
SO that no Senator be allowed to intro
duce bills by request.
Seawell contended that under the
present rules no member was allowed to
introduce bills by request provided OBJ
| lection was raised
Mahoney stated that the introduction
of bills by request was a time -honored
custom in the Senate and should be al
lowed to stand.
General Dickinson said he had merely
given notice of a motion to amend, and
the Lieutenant-G Governor declared all
further debate out of order
Morehouse. Dickinson, Wolfe, Boyce
and Prisk requested leaves of absence
from saturdays session, and Withing-
ton suggested that the entire Senate be
excused. Smith put an end to the mat
ter by moving that when the Senate ad-
journ it do so until Monday next The
motion prevailed
Smith for the Committee on County
Government and Township Organization
stated that a subcommittee had been
appointed to prepare the usual omnibus
bill, and that if members would hand
their bills in direct without allowing
them to take the usual tedious course.
they would receive the proper considera-
tion of the committee at the earliest pos
sible date
| CODE COMMISSION
Morehouse raised the question regard
ing the report of the Code Commission,
and moved that the same be referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
| Dickinson moved to amend by ap-
pointing a special committee of three to
segregate the report and distribute it to
the proper committees. Morehouse ac-
cepted the amendment. and the motion
was carried. AS such committee the
Lieutenant-Go appointed Sena-
tors Dickinson, Stratton and Seawell.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
A message from the Assembly was re-
ceived announcing that the Assembly
had receded from its amendment to the
Senate joint resolution providing for a
joint session to be held Wednesday
February Sd. for the purpose of electing
five Trustees Of the State Library. The