The herald., 1897-03-20
IN THE SENATE
A Prett yFight. the Expenses TO Be Paid by
the State

| tine State
SACRAMENTO, March 19-(By Asso .
ciated Press )-One of the prettiest
fights ever seen was witnessed this after
noon when the coyote scalp bill came up
for consideration. The vote was 20 TO
20. which left the deciding vote in the
| hands of Lieutenant Governor Jeter.
Tie lieutenant governor said he wanted
time to read the bill carefully. Then
| he asked if the board of examiners had
nassed on the bill and was told that 1t
| had for all amounts unpaid. Lieutenant
Governor Jeter then voted aye and the
| bill passed.
! The house was in a turmoil tonight.
, Waymire introduced a resolution re-
questing apologies from Caminetti,
| Gross. Shanahan and Jones for their
| immoderate language this morning with
| regard to the Withdrawal of senate bill
| 314 Caminetti jumped up and SAID that
he would not take back anything. a
| great many others jumped up ana sew
| eral tried to be heard at the same time.
| Jones declared that Jones had misrep-
resented Senator Androus. In the height
of the squa bble it was moved that the
matter be made a special order for to-
morrow morning. There promises to
be scene.
Jones said that he would get state
ment from RGHdlOI AtlhlpuS, SiipNihf9
that he was right. Senator Androus
said tonight that he had asked Jones to
withdraw the bill from the file week
or ten days ago. Caminetti had asked
him (Androus) whether he had given
that authority last night and he had
told Caminetti what he had done.
| Most of the afternoon session was
taken UP with the passage of the de-
| flciency bills which were made matters
i n cDepia1 urgency.
| The county fee bill was laid on the
table. This means the practical defeat
of the measure.
Governor Budd today sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate:
Directors of the Home for Feeble
Minded Children at Glen Ellen-J. j.
O'Brien, San Francisco vice f. w. Lou
gee, term expired; a. p. Overton, Santa
Rosa, to succeed himself
Members of the state board of health
DIR. j F. Morse. San Francisco, vice
DIR. Winslow Anderson; Dr. d. d. Crow
ley, Alameda county, vice p. c. Re
mondino term expired; Dr. C. w Wit
ting, Siskiyou county, vice himself; DR..
c. A Ruggles. San Joaquin county, vice
himself DR.. W. w. Hill. Los Angeles
county, vice DR.. j. H. Daaidson; DR.. w.
p. Matthews of Sacramento, vice DR..
j. r. Laine, term expired; DR.. \. NJ
Henderson of Sacramento, vice DR.. w.
r. Wldiu, term expired.
IN ASSEMBLY
SACRAMENTO. March 19.-The re-
tort discourte Gus was in evidence in the
assembly this morning. ..ast night Mr..
Jones withdrew senate bill No. 314, which
gave the railroad commissioners great
powers over corporations. Mr.. Jones
said the bill was Withdrawn at the re-
quest of the author. Mr. Caminetti said
this was not 50, and he and Mr.. Jones
INDUCED in personalities. Capt. Cross
said that Senate. Androus had requested
the withdrawal a the bill and that Mr..
Caminetti was present when the request
was made. 1t was decided by the house
to request the senate to return the bill.
The senate constitutional amendment
No. A, providing for the establishment
of court of claims. was passed
WHAT 1T COSTS
SACRAMENTO, March 19-The ex-
penses. of the Investigation into the Ex-
aminers charges of bribery were re-
ported to 0436.
In the investigation OF the charges
of bribery today, George Senf, local man
ager of the Western Union Telegraph
company was on the stand, and was
brought before the bar of the house and
compelled to answer. Back went Mir.
Senf to the committee and the investiga-
tion was continued. The manager was
asked to produce telegram alleged TO
have been sent by Bert Packard to
! Blodgett, the bakersfield banker. Senf
said that all kilograms Of that date had
been sent TO superintendent Jaynes this
morning. They had been sent in box
by Wells -Fargo's express 10 Reno.
Chairman MeliclS of the committee
telegraphed to the authorities at
Truckee to intercept the box. and word
was received tonight that the instruc-
tions had been carried out. The Pack
ard telegram If there be one, will be in
evidence before the committee tomor-