The record-union., 1897-01-14

| that the San Francisco delegation had
organized by electing Senator Mahoney
| Chairman and Senator Henderson Sec
retary.
| Then the matter which had been con-
sidered in the Republican caucus Tues
| day was brought to the surface in the
form of a motion by VOORHEES, that the
Senate do not concur in the Assembly
/ amendment to Senate concurrent res
| olution No l. which provides that
| joint session of the two houses snail
meet February Sd for the purpose or
electing five Trustees for the State Ll-
brary. The Assembly amendment had
| fixed the time of meeting Tor January
21st. VOORHEES, motion was carried py
unanimous vote, and the Secretary dl-
rected to notify the Assembly of the
action.
! A resolution offered by Simpson, pro-
viding that the Sergeant alarms De
directed to purchase five dozen files tor
use in committee-rooms,w was adopted
unanimously.
COMMITTEE ATTACHES.
Pedlar offered a resolution, emanatlng
from the proceedings of Tuesdays eau
caus, providing that the following
named attaches be appointed: A. c.
Cariff, Messenger for Committee on
Swamp and Overflow Lands at So per
diem; Frank McQuade, Sergeant at
Arms for Committee on Swamp and
Overflow Lands at S6 per diem; IL.
Cowan Messenger for Judiciary Com
mittee at 50 80 per diem; f. M. Bap-
cock, stenographer for Judiciary COM
mittee at SS per diem; A. $ Longley,
clerk for Judiciary Committee at %
per diem.
The resolution was adopted.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Luchsinger offered a joint resolution
requesting that Federal aid be granted
for the purpose of dredging and deepen
ing the channel between Mare Island
and the Solano County shore, SO as TO
admit of the passage of ships OF large
| tonnage The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Federal Relations.
Another Joint resolution, offered by
Dickinson. requesting that the Generai
Government establish somewhere in the
State-the point to be subsequently de-
cided upon-a National Hospital for the
refuge of leprous persons, was referred
to the Committee on Hospitals.
A telegraphic communication was re-
ceived from United States Senator
White, acknowledging the receipt OF
Senate Joint Resolution No. l, relating
to the providence of tariff on fruits
land Assembly Joint Resolution No. ..
The following communication was
also received from Senator Perkins:
FOR FRUIT PROTECTION.
| sJTnited States Senate, Washington
Cd. c., Jan. 9, 1897.
IF. ]. Brandon, Secretary; S. j.
Duckworth, Chief Clerk-Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of your telegram OF
january 9th, transmitting Senate
Joint Resolution No. l, relating to the
protection of the fruit interests OF Call
fornia in the tariff bill now being
formulated, and in5tructing the Senat-
ors of California to use every means IN
their power TO secure the incorporates
of such import duties as Will secure &c
California producers the control OF the
home market and a reasonable price fol
their products.
This is ONE of the principal objects
which | have always had in view since
my election to the United States Sen
ate, and until the necessary protecuof
OF California products is secured shall
not remit my efforts in this direction
The California delegation has preSenteC
to the Committee on Ways and Means
the case of the California fruit-grow
ers, and l have personally presented
the memorial of the convention Of
fruit growers of California held a.
Sacramento, December =, 1896. / have
also laid before the committee tht
needs of growers of citrus fruits, az
| expressed by the California CITRUS
Tariff Commission, and the demands o.
the raisin growers of the State. fully
realize that the prosperity of the STATE
} depends in a very great degree upoI
!; its fruit interests, and | can, therefore
most gladly follow the instructions
which | have received from the Cali
fornia Legislature in the joint resolu
ton transmitted in your telegram
, Yours truly, GEO. C. PERKINS"
President pro tenn. Flint announced
that all papers on contested election
cases would be referred to the Commit
tee on Elections, after which a larg'
number of bills We're introduced, th'
: ma ajoI-ity-recommend from tn
State Board of Examiners-being pre-
sented by the Chairman of the Financ'
Committee, VOORHEES,.
On motion of VOORHEES, the hour o.
adjournment was extended until sucl
/ time as the joint session should hav
| concluded the business to come befor
it, and at | o'clock, on motion of Bert
a recess was taken until 40 a. m
After reassembling the Senator
formed and marched by twos to the AS
sembly Chamber to take part in tn
, ceremonies by which George c. Perkin
was to be declared elected to success
himself to the Senate of the Unite'
States.
After the arduous duties of the join
a session had been finished the Senat
again reassembled, and Jones' for tn
Committee on Enrolled and Engrosse'
Bills, reported that S. ]. r. 3 had bee1
r correctly enrolled and transmitted t
= the Governor.
6 A number of new bills were intro
duced, and at .12:43 O'Clock, on motioi
of Prisk. an adjournment was taken t
! 10 o'clock this morning.
NEW BILLS.
During the session bills were intro
duced, read the first time, and re
feT'red to committees, as follows:
I By Notwithstanding an appropria
ton of S549 30 to pay the expenses in
CURED by calling the National Guar
| of California into service by order o
. the Governor in 1894 and 1S95-Fi
5 nance.
t BY Voorheis-Appropriat 81. 16O t
pay the claim of the Tribune Publish
9 ing Company for advertising the Con
stitutional mendments-Finance.
5 BY Voorheis-Appropria 81 440 t