The record-union., 1897-02-16
SENATE JUNKET.
Subcommittee Will Visit
San Luis ObiSpo.
Braunhart'S Smooth Move Foiled
by Smith Of Kern.
Supreme Court Commission Bill Goes
to the Governor.
State Printing Investigation Demanded by the
Majority-A Labor Bill
Passed.

1NSCu.
The Senate experienced a change of
heart yesterday morning, and unless
some of the number backslide the sub
committees of the Finance and Public
Buildings Committees will junket, view
ing the country from car-windows and
incidentally taking observations as to
the practicability of establishing a
school of mechanical training at San
Luis Obispo. Dickinson had not been
converted and was somewhat of a
scoffer. He did not believe in running
after new gods and cruelty offered an
amendment providing that the entire
Senate be allowed to ride at the expense
of the State. Being on the line of route,
Agnews, Santa Clara and San Jose will
also have the honor of the presence of
the junketing committee. 1t was decided
to start on the arduous journey next
Sunday, so as to spend Washington 8
birthday, when there will be no session,
as advantageOusly as possible, and be
back in time to see that no pet measures
are relegated to the foot of the file.
STREET CAR FARES.
The bill proposing reduction Of street
car fares in san Francisco came up for
consideration, and Braunhart promptly
offered the amendment he has been care
fully nursing for many days, providing
that companies shall be obliged to issue
tickets at the rate of eight for % cents,
providing that the same be used only
between the hours of and s O'Clock,
mornings and evenings. AS the amend
ment dispensed with the necessity for
a battle, it was quietly adopted, though
Wolfe showed the way the wind blew by
stating that while he favored the
amendment he should oppose the pas
sage of the bill.
BRANDING CHEESE.
Dicllinson's bill providing that all
cheese manufactured in the State should
be graded and branded, proved a win
ner from the word go. 1t was recognized
as being not only in the interest of con-
sumers. but that it was also intended TO
- protect manufacturers against cheap
limitations Only one vote was recorded
against the measure.
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ARGU-
MENTS.
hIHy 4J,a most M "a C11ra
acted on by the Senate during the morn
ing session was Seawelrs bill providing
that in suits at law Judges shall give
final instructions to jures before at
torneys shall have submitted their ar
guments. Regardless of Gillette's con-
tention that did the bill pass a Judge
would have no authority to recall a jury
from its deliberations to give further or
modified instructions, the Senate lost
none Of its dignity in passing the bill
and approving the title.
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS
The bill that Aram has so faithfully
fathered in the Senate providing that
the Commissioner of Public Works shall
hold Office but two years and that his
compensation shall be s., 600 a year, in
stead Of $4,000, as at present. was called
up during the afternoon session and the
Yolo County man was asked a number
of awkward questions which he sue
ceeded in answering so well that the
bill passed with scarcely a show of op-
position. The bin is, in reality. a COM
panion measure TO the dredger bill,
which still fingers in the committees.
PHONOGRAPHIC REPORTERS.
The debate in the Senate on Seawelrs
amendment to cut the salaries of pho
nographic reporters Of the Supreme
Court from $4,000 to $1,000 was anus
ing to say the least Seawell, Doty and
Gillette talked reform in advocating the
amendment, while Boyee grew caustic
and hurled uncomplimentary language
at the men who he said, were attempt
ing to destroy the efficiency of the court
by foisting upon 1t inferior men, whose
ability and integrity could not be relied
on.
Dickinson made comparisons, and
comparisons are ever odious. He named
the salaries Of the Governors Private
Secretary and the Secretary of the State
Board Of Examiners, and suggested to
Seawell and Doty that bills be intro