The record-union., 1897-03-02

further that you call every member
who voted for it before this committee.
These charges are here and if they
be untrue the Examiner should receive
the support of the Senate in bringing
to light all the facts connected with
| them. If they be false, then it should
be known to the world that you and 1
and every man who has honestly, fairly
and truly done his duty, can dare to
face newspaper that seeks to attack
him.
Let me in conclusion paraphrase
from Patrick Henry: Give me honor
! or give me death
SIMPSON FAVORS INVESTIGATION
Senator Simpson took the floor and
spoke in favor of the unanimous adOp-
tlon of the resolution as follows:
L suppose that l do not come within
the purview of this article which is the
subject of the resolution offered. 1t has
been my fortune, fellow Senators, to
occupy seat in this Legislature, and 1
desire to say now and here that since
coming to the Capital during this pres
ent session l have been profoundly i'm
pressed with the personnel of this body.
| Without saying one word of disparage-
ment against any other body / have had
the honor to sit with in years past, / de-
sire to say that so far as this Senate is
concerned it is the peer, and perhaps eX-
cells in freedom of action and intelli-
eence, any body of which it has been my
fortune to be member And so great
is my confidence in those men with
whom L have been associated with since
coming to this body, that I cannot sit
here and allow them to be blackeneo In
character and DETAINED without raising
my voice in aid of the investigation pro-
! posed by this resolution. / therefore
second the motion to adopt the resolu-
ton and hope it will carry without a
single dissenting voice.
! Il was the only Senator who spoke
against the passage Of this bill, but I
yielded to the majority, as l always do,
and try to do in a manner that is right.
While 1 felt that the bill was a danger
Gus one, yet 1 say now, that not the
least shadow of suspicion fitted across
my mind that any of my brother Sena-
tors had been improperly approached
by any means.
There are two sides to this question
we must look upon these questions
from different standpoint. 1t would
be useless to have a Legislature COM
posed of 40 men in the Senate and 120
in the whole body, if wewere all to view
| these questions from the same stand
point. Differences will arise, but l am
| tired now of having upon occasions of
this kind, where men are honest, the
papers come out and state without any
shadow of evidence for it, as / believe is
! the case in this instance, that the men
who voted either for or against meas
ure had been approached, and as stated
III this article, that they were paid for
! their votes. It has been too long the
custom for newspapers to jump upon
the neckS, if | may use a slang phrase,
! of every man who would not bow down
| to their behest
I believe with the Senator from Santa
Clara that the great body composing
| the Senate of this tSate should rise to
that point and say to the newspapers
! prove your charges or take the conse-
| quencss.'"
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
| Seawen moved that the further con-
| sideration of the matter be made a
special order to be considered after the
noon recess. The motion did not receive
a second and the resolution was adopt
ed by a unanimous vote-34 ayes
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
AS a committee to conduct the in
vestigation Lieutenant Governor Jeter
appointed Senators Dickinson, Aram
| and Seawell.
FREE MARKET.
S. B. 5O1, by Hall (by requesD, to au-
thorize the State Board of Harbor
Commissioners to establish and main
tain free public market upon the
water front Of San Francisco and pro-
viding for the expenses and regulations
thereof, being a special order, was
| taken up.
At Saturdays session Boyce had Of
fered an amendment, making a change
in the power of the Board Of Harbor
Commissioners to regulate the affairs
of the market. Coming up for consid-
Grafton it was lost by a vote of 10 ayes,
22 noes
The bin was passed by a vote of %
to 6-title approved.
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
s. b. 39S, by Langforo, appropriating
$4,000 for supplying water, light and
fuel for the State Insane Asylum at
| Stockton, was passed by a vote Of IS
20 0-title approved.
Substitute for S. BIS 341, $40. 343
and 564. by the Committee on Finance,
| appropriating 500, 600 to provide for
certain improvements at the Preston
School Of Industry at lone, was passed
by vote of 80 to 0-title approved.
5. b. -, by Jones, appropriating 50. =.
30 for the erection of "A dairy barn and
appurtenances for the Southern Cali
fornia State Asylum for the Insane and
| lnebriates. was passed by a vote of 81
to 0-title approved.
s. B. 81, by Jones, appropriating So
bOO for enlarging the laundry of the
Southern California State Asylum for
the Insane and Inebriates, was passed
by vote of - to 0-title approved
). B. 3o9, by Holloway, appropriating
! 92,Wo for fencing the farm property
and the further equipment of the farm
and grounds of the Home for the Care
and Training of Feeble minded Chill
dren. was passed by a vote of % to
0-title approved.
Substitute for S. BIS 351, 35S and
3Gl. by the Committee on Finance. ap-
propriating S42, 900 for additional
| buildings for the Home for the Care
and Training Of Feeble minded Chill
dren was passed by vote of 26 to o.
title approved
5. b. 101. by La Rue. appropriating
100000 for the purchase of land the
purchase of machinery, the construc-
ton Of dam and other improvements.
was passed by vote of 81 to 0-title
apprOyed