The record-union., 1897-02-18

| the committee had taken no account of
expenditures except under the action of
| the committee. He hoped the report
would be adopted Shanahan moved
| recommitment to Ways and Means
| COMMITTEES, and others suggested its re-
commitment to its own committee, but
after much more wrangle it was
adopted.
Emmons moved to adopt a resolution
signed by McGrath Emmons and Kelly,
a minority of the committee, awarding
S241 additional to Power, the conteStee.
| The resolution was, however, rereferred
/ to the Committee on Contested Elec-
tions.
FOR DISTRICT FAIRS.
Americas 727, providing for the for
nation of agricultural district associa-
tions and the holding of district fairs,
was No. 2 ON the special file and was on
second reading. 1t was accompanied by
printed sheet bearing the apportion-
ment and classification of the districts
as arranged by the committee. Several
amendments We're offered by members
dissatisfied with the eclassifcationof their
counties The bill, with all amendments,
was recommitted to the Committee on
Agriculture, with instructions to re
| port on Tuesday.
PRINTING FIGHT.
| The first step in the Assembly's ac-
ton with regard to the printing bills
was a confirmation of the Record
Unions" statement that the majority
had determined to stand by the two bills
of Dibble
Leavitt desired to withdraw the sub
stitute presented on Tuesday by the
Committee on Printing. SO ordered.
| Dibble offered a resolution that a. B. S
S63 and S64 and each of them present
case of urgency, that the rules be sus-
pended and be read second and third
times and placed on final passage.
To this Camineatti objected, while
Shanaa1an offered as AN amendment the
substitution of his own biM, 500, as
matter of urgency Shanahan spoke
TO his amendment, charging that Dib-
ble's bill, for the relief of the Print
ing Office" was so worded as to val
idate and cover amy wrong doing
which, he claimed, exists in the State
Printers office to the present time.
Dibble said such a statement was
entirely unwarranted. The purpose of
his bill, he declared, was to appropriate
money to pay the printers who have al
ready been waiting a month for their
money. Dibble gave a history OF the
whole matter from the Introduction OF
the first bin ON january 18th until
now, and made a strong speech In ia
vor of the course of action now propos-
| ed by the majority, and opposed Shan
alhan'S amendment.
The situation was critical, as neither
side seemed prepared to yield, when
Cutter executed a neat flank move
ment that cut the ground from under
the opposition. He moved ais sub
stit itlrte for the whole matter that the
three bills, Dibble's S63 and S64, and
Shanahan's 500, go together into the
urgency motion to be read three
times and put upon final passage.
There was nothing 10 be said to TINS
by anybody but the magnaminfty OF 1T
took away the breath of the opposition
leaders. The majority lions and the
minority lambs went gaily under the
wire together and there was not dis
senting vote to Cutters successful sub
stitute.
AS all the bills had been read the
first time the house went into Commit
tee of the Whole for their consideration
on second reading.
Here there occurred the battle royal
of the day. The minority, through
Shanahan, offered complicated
amendment to Dibbles principal bill
and made their fight on that Cam
fnetti and Dryden We're evidently pre-
pared to talk for time and keep the
ho11se i'm Committee of the Whole in
definitely.
Dibble finally moved that the Com
mfttee of the Whole rise and report ia
vorablv on S63 and S64 without
amendments, and that 800 be adversely
reported. This disposed temporarily
of Shanahan's amendment and stirred
him to further obstruction. But the
Spea ker ruled the contending gentleman
out of order and reported to the house
from the Committee of the Whole, after
which Ddbble moved that further ac-
tion be continued until p. m. and re-
cess was taken.
AFTER RECESS.
The report of the Conmitte of the
Whole having been adopted, Shanahan
got a chance to offer his amendment,
which proved to be a long substitution
for Section l Of Dibble'e S63, making
the same appropriation, but specifying
that it was for legislative printing, leav-
ing the other necessities of the moment
to come in as tag to the main point.
After due skirmishing the amendment
was lost.
Dfbble's SG3 was passed by a vote of
45 to 2S Power of San Francisco of
the minority voted for the bill and ex
planned that he saw no other way to do
Justice to the men and women in the
printing office who We're going without
their pay He was applauded.
Dibble's S64 was then passed by a
vote of 43 to %. On both bills Cami-
netti gave notice of a motion to re-
consider
Shanahans S65, coming up on final
passage, Dibble moved to indefinitely
postpone that action. Carried.
THE JOINT INVESTIGATION
part of the special order was the
consideration of the report on the joint
Senate and Assembly Investigating
Committee, which was to consist of
Senators Dickinson, Gillette and Sea-
we'll and Assemblymen Price Den
merry and McLaurin. The last-named
was the minority member. and had
been objected to by that body. On
motion of Dibble, Caminettfs name
was substituted-and that was the sec
ond time the minority had its breath
temporarily stopped yesterday.
Dibble also amended by adding two
experts and two accountants, one of
each to be appointed by the majority
and minority. Both amendments were
adopted.