The record-union., 1897-03-05
General Appropriation Bill Ready
For Third Reading.
DickinSOn'S S Pure Butter and Cheese Bills
Approved BY the Governor.
The Senate Votes $4,000 For an Exhibit at
ae Trans-lliSiSippi Exposition
at Omaha.

Beyond a few crayon portraits o.
President Mckinley and Vice-Presiden
Hobart, no attempt was made at decor
alton in the Senate Chamber yesterday
Badges, however, We're distributed by al
enthusiastic attache, and these the Sen
ators pinned on in conspicuous places
Just before the noon recess brass banc
serenaded the Senators in honor of the
Inauguration at Washington, and for 6
brife space the dignity of the upper
house was forgotten and its members
climbed on to their desks and cheered
Since the Senate voted to abolish the
Office of attorney for the State and the
San Francisco Boards of Health, the
friends of the office have rallied thell
forces and succeeded in convincing g
majority of the members that the bill
was wholly bad. SO strong was the CON
viction that yesterday the vote was re-
considered and the bill refused passage
The Senate would like to send a State
exhibit to the Trans Mississippi Expo
sition, to be held in Omaha next year
and yesterday passed a bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the purpose.
Dickinson's bills, defining the differ
ent grades of cheese, and providing fol
branding that manufactured in the
State, and to prevent deception in the
manufacture and sale Of butter and
cheese, were yesterday approved by the
Governor. The bills have secured fol
their author the name of Farmer
Dickinson.
Senator Simpson delivered a speech
Wednesday in opposition to the Stan
ford University exemption bill. Through
an inadvertence, he was recorded in the
+Record-Union" as having spoken fol
the measure.
The committee appointed by the Sen
ate to investigate the charges made by
the Examiner that some of the mem
bers had been bribed to vote for a GER
tain bill, met yesterday afternoon, and
as a preliminary questioned the Super
intendent and attorney of the Postal
Telegraph Company regarding what
telegraphic communications might be
made public. Mr.. Baker, attorney fol
The Hale & Norcross mining corpora
tion, was also before the committee.
Without any final action, the commit
tee rose to meet at I p. m. to-day.
CELEBRATING THE DAY.
There was a simple but fitting recog-
milton by the Assembly yesterday of the
inauguration of the President of the
United States.
The very earliest members to arrive
were delightfully."- surprised on coming
into the Assembly Chamber to find the
faces of the incoming President and
Vice-President and of the outgoing
President looking down upon them from
amid the folds Of the beautiful tricolor
while blossoms Of the early sprine
decked the Speakers desk. An this wa.
due to the good taste, untiring energy
and patriotism ofAssistant Sergeant-at
Arms Lamphrey, who delights in thos,
pleasant little touches which relieve tn,
routine of Assembly work.
Then came the dispatch Of congratu
aation to President Mckinley, which wa.
the unanimous voice of the House with
out distinction of party.
The crowning incident was when tn
hour for onon recess arivred, and th'
hour for noon recess arrived. and tn,
me-honored strains of Yankee Doc
die" Arrived at the bar of the Hous
the band paused in front of the full
length picture of Mckinley and playe,
Hail to the Chief" Assemblymen ant
visitors went wild. Cheers, waving hand
kerchiefs and tossing hats testified to :
timely, If impromptu. outbreak of pa
triotism and Americanisn. Three cheer
and a tiger for Mckinley, and anothe
set all around for the red, white an,
blue, then the band played the Star
Spangled Banner" and passed out. fill
ing the rotunda with patriotic airs OF
their way TO the Senate.
INCOME TAX BILL.
Shanahan's 936, an income tax meas
ure, comes up on special orders thi
morning The majority in caucu
have, So it is said, decided not to al
low the minority to make politics Il
this way. They claim that the lat
date of the Introduction of the bill pre-
vents adequate study or consideration
of the provisions of the measure, an
that it is a palpable attempt to force a
issue for effect upon the people. The pol
icy will probably be to kill the bill an
embody its principles in constitution
al amendment to be submitted to tn
people.
KING CAUCUS.
A joint caucus of the Senate and AS
sembly majority is on the tapis for to
day for the solution of the wrangle o
rules. The adjournment question is be
coming seriously tangled, and the sen