The record-union., 1897-02-19
Senate Votes Against Reducing
Street Railway Fares.
The Road Out Of the Difficulty Be-
lieVed to Have Been Found.
Subcommittee Appointed 10 Draft COnciliatOry
Bill to Settle the State Printing
Dispute.

An interesting session of the Senate
Judiciary Committee was held yester-
day afternoon, at which most OF the
members of the Assembly interested in
the charges preferred by the Governor
against the State Printer, We're pres
ent. In order to work to some advant-
age it was agreed to appoint joint
subcommittee, to consist of Morehouse,
Gillette and Seawell of the Senate, and
Waymire, Dibble and Caminetti for the
Assembly. to frame a bill to harmonic,
if possible, all existing differences be-
tween the majority and minority rela-
tive to the State printing muddle.
1t was further agreed that the bill to
be drawn should provide for future
necessary appripriations and to cover
all deficiencies created since January
9TH of the present year, but that all
questions of deficiencies, or moneys al
legged TO be unaccounted for prior to
that date should be left open for future
investigation, and should not be COW
cred by the bill
The bill to be drawn will appropriate
$4,000. and all items shall be first sub
mitted to the Board of State Examiners
for approval before being paid.
George A. McCalvy, formerly book
keeper in the State Department at the
Capitol, and who was recently dis
charged by Secretary Brown, was be-
fore the Senate Finance Committee yes
terday and testified concerning what he
knew about coyote scalps. McCalvy,
however, repeated the story already
published, and the committee ad-
journed without action
The only thing of Importance at the
morning session was the debate on the
bill proposing to reduce street railway
fares in San Francisco. The entire Sen
ate arrayed itself against Braunhart.
who put up a game fight for his pet
measure, and took defeat hard.
At the afternoon session the omnibus
game law passed without opposition, as
did also the bill fixing one cent tax for
the support Of the State University.
GETTING TOGETHER.
Committee as outlined above was. at
least in part the result of a confer
ence held yesterday morning by the
Governor, the Attorney-General and
!, oh, rr
matter was discussed and an agree
ment outlined similar in character to
the action subsequently taken by the
committee.
Governor Budd went to San Francis
co last evening. but it is understood
that he will be at his desk Monday to
carry out his part of the agreement, as
he claims not to be inimical TO the ap-
preparation per Sc. 1t is expected that
a meeting of the Board of Examiners
will be held Monday.
WRIGHTvS HAPPY DAY.
Assemblyman Wright and the other
alumni of L. c., together with the
many friends of the university, spent a
very happy day yesterday.
The campaign of the university tax
bill, which was introduced by Wright.
and which passed the Senate yesterday,
has been carried with enthusiasm to
a successful issue. After its passage
the bill was at once enrolled and sent
TO the Governor. The executive had
been furnished with a handsome blue
and gold pen with which he signed the
bill. his last official act before depart
ing for san Francisco. All at once the
two legislative halls blossomed out in
blue and gold, everybody donning a
proportions. and the desks Of the Presi-
dent of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House We're decorated with broad
satin ribbons of the Varsity colors.
The venerable and beloved lie Conte
Professor joe" as he is affectionate-
ly known-was being feted last night
in san Francisco. with Mrs lie Conte,
in honor of their golden wedding, and
to their great happiness was added thai
of dispatch bearing the welcome news
OF u. C.'s good fortune.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The general appropriation bill is
promised by the Ways and Means
Committee for to-day or tomorrow. Ii
is a voluminous document.