The record-union., 1897-02-25
SENATE WORKS HARD.
Notice Given That the State Printer
Will No Longer Print.

Notice Given That the State Printer
Will No Longer Print.
In the Senate yesterday morning
Wolfe took advantage of his notice
given at saturdays session, and moved
to reconsider the vote whereby A. B
4OI was refused passage. He explained
that the measure was intended to en-
power the Attorney General to dissolve
the charters of corporations which fail
to live UP to their contracts with the
State. He hoped the bill would be re-
considered.
UNLIMITED POWER.
Dickinson and Bulla spoke against
reconsiderat ton, the former conterding
that did the bill pass the office of the
Attorney General would be the most
important of any in the State. More
house also opposed reconsideration on
the ground that it would give to the
Attorney General the power Of Gar
Simpson contended that already was
there enough power vested in the At
torney General, and that no necessity
existed for an innovation such as that
proposed in the bill.
measure for the people, and that un-
der its provisions no honest corporation
need fear dissolution Capital, he con-
tended, would not be frightened away
by such a law, but that an incentive
would be offered thereby to call capi-
tai into local investments.
The motion to reconsider was lost by
vote of 10 ayes, % noes
Wolfe moved to reconsider the vote
whereby S. B. 424 was refused passage
Carried.
The bill relates to corporations sole
and an amendment had been drafted tC
cover the points raised by the opposi-
ton at Tuesdays session. The amend
ment was adopted and the bill ordered
re-engrossed.
Wilmington moved that the vote
whereby S. B. 424, relating to the an
swer of defendants in civil actions was
refused passage reconsidered. The mo-
ton carried by a vote of - to Z, and
the bill was passed by a vote of 24 to
1O-title approved.
THIRD READING FILE.
The third reading file being taken up
Berts bill IL, prescribing conditions
upon which certain foreign insurance
corporations, associations, partnerships
or individuals may be permitted tc
transact insurance business in tbs
State, came up for final passage.
Bert explained that the bill merely
provided that every foreign insurance
company doing business in the State
shall deposit as an available asset
somewhere in the United States, $780,
900 to protect policy holders.
Dickinson explained that many com
panies had done business in San Fran
cisco and, having no deposit up, had
silently folded their tents and stole
away, leaving outSta nding losses un-
paid and carrying away premiums.
CALL OF THE SENATE.
The roll call resulted unsatisfactory
to the promoters of the measure, and a
call of the Senate was ordered by a
vote of p to Is. The original vote
stood for the bill 20, against ID.
After the doors had been closed and
no absentees reported, the names of
those not voting were called and the
bill passed by vote Of % to -. Fur
ther proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
BOND SURETY COMPANIES.
S. B. 2l9, by Stratton, making the eX-
pense Of giving q bond by administra-
tors, executors, trustees, receivers and
assignees an expense payable as an
expense of administra ton, was taken
up. The bill was refused passage j
few days ago and subsequently ordered
reconsidered.
Bulla took the floor and asserted that
the bill was intended to benefit the
bond surety companies at the expense
of estates of minors and deceased per-
sons. The surety companies, he said
had lobbied for the bill on the floor OF
the Senate, and throughout it was bad
Stratton spoke for the bill, and Boyce
took exception to Bulla'S statement that
the surety companies had lobbied fol
the bill Boyce contended that it was
a. God-given right Of Americans tc
lobby for their own interests. Every
occupation in the State had a right tC
be heard in its own interest, and if ii
proved meritorious, as did the bill un-
| der consideration, it should be acknowl-
edged.
The question being on the final pas
sage of the bill, it was defeated by a
vote of II to IS.
TRANSPORTATION OF INSANE
PERSONS.
S. B. III, by SeaWell, governing the
transportation Of the insane from the
counties in which they have been COM
mitted. to the asylums of the State
and designating the person or persons
who shall convey such insane persons
! to said asylums, having gone over al
Tuesdays session as unfinished busi-
ness. was taken up, and Seawell took the
! floor and once again told the same old
story, how during the last two years
| the transportation of insane persons
| had cost the State over $4,000 He
asserted that Sheriffs were well con-
stituted to deal with the criminal ele-
ment but not with the sick The ker-
mel of the BILL however, was not lost
sight of, which was that the extra s.
per diem allowed to Sheriffs for such
| conveyance was to be eliminated, while
| Sheriffs We're by no means precluded
| from making such conveyances, with
out the bonus.
| Wolfe opposed the measure, while
| Pedlar favored it.
| Seawell throughout the session had
| made strong fight for the bill, and his
| croWning effort was an exceedingly
| strong argument, but when the roll
| was called he lacked three votes, the
vote standing Is to 21 He thereupor
changed his vote and gave notice of a
motion to reconsider.
Smith moved that to-day a special
file be made up TO be considered at ev-
ening session.
Wilmington thought it would be well
| to wait until the trouble in the State
| Printing Office had been definitely set