The record-union., 1897-01-14
READY FOR WORK.
Measures Under ConSidera-
ton in Committee.
Governor Buid Signs the First
Bill for the Session.
State Board Of Examiners Budget Opened
in the Senate Yesterday.
Constitutional Amendments Resolutions and Bills
That viii be Presented for Con-
sideratiOn To-Day.

Though yesterdays session of the
Senate was a short one, business was
brisk The ghost of the tariff remained
out of sight, and nothing arose 10
cause a. drawing of party lines, or
cauStic exchange of words between
members. 1t was one of the sessions
given over to business, and neither
side had occasion to throw in an OBJ
struction.
PERKINS COMMUNICATION.
Telegraphic communications were re-
ceived and read from Senator White
and Senator-elect Perkins, stating that
the joint resolution recommending ad-
equate protection to California fruits
had been received. Senator White
went no further, but Senator Perkins
took a dive into details, stating that IL
had been his aim ever since his ad-
vent into the Senate to work for Sc
curing import duties on California pro-
ducts, and that accordingly 1t would
give him unstinted pleasure to follow
out the Instructions given him by the
California Legislature. The memorial
of the fruit growers, Senator Perkins
said, was already before the Com
mittee ON Ways and Means, and the
resolution had been presented personal
ly by him.
REFUSED TO CONCUR.
AS indicated in yesterdays edition OF
the Record Union,' the Senate re
fused to concur in the Assembly
amendment to the Senate concurrent
resolution fixing the date for joint
session of the two houses for the pur-
pose of electing five trustees for the
State Library on January 21st, instead
of February Sd. The resolution was
returned to the lower house, accom-
panied by the request that the latter
recede from it's amendment.
LINE OF MARCH.
A few minutes before y m the Sen
ate formed in column of twos and took
up the line of march to the Assembly
Chamber, there to take part in the Ger
elnonies by which George c. Perkins
was declared elected to the Senate OF
the United States for a period of six
years his term to begin on the fourth
day of March next
After sitting in cramped positions
until the usual monotonous formalltle5
had been concluded, the Senators filed
back to their own wing, looking greatly
relieved, and shortly afterwards decid-
ed to take needed rest until this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The claims investigated by the state
Board of Examiners during the past
two years and reported upon favorably.
had been set up in the form of bills by
Secretary Markley. and were by him
transmitted to the Chairman of the
Finance Committee, VOORHEES,, accom-
panfed by the request that they be In
troduced. Accordingly, VOORHEES, yes
terday morning appalled, the clerks by
sending a great bundle of bills to the
desk, most Oh WHICH CSJ idSd app Hf''H HON
tions. The appropriations We're by nc
means uniform, and alongside of one
asking for an amount told in five fig
ures. was to be found one asking for ar
insignificant eight or ten dollars.
Other members also presented bills
and when all were finally In seventy
five had been piled upon the Secretary
desk. making a grand total up to date
Of 275.
To-day Senator Androus proposes te
Introduce a. resolution intended to re
yive the law passed in 1891, and which
of late has been a dead letter, givins
preference, in the distribution of at
tache positions that may hereafter be
ccme necessary, to old soldiers and
sailors of the late war.
The Senate is breathing easily. 1t has
no attache scandal. It looks visitors
fairly in the face and its members de-
clare all necessary business will be fin
ished and that an adjournment will be
taken when the statutory sixty days
have been consumed. William j. Biggy
is not on deck to make accusation, anc
Dunn is not there to be accused.