The record-union., 1897-03-06
Afternoon Session,

statement had been published in the
Examiner" yesterday morning to the
effect that he had absented himself
from the Capitol in order that he might
escape being subpenaed to testify be-
fore the committee appointed to inves-
tlgate the charges made against some
Of the members of the Senate by that
paper. He declared the article was
falsity, pure and simple and submitted
that paper sent broadcast over the
State, bearing such malignant state
ments should be allowed no represent
| tation upon the floor of the Senate or
the Assembly.
RETALIATION.
Some dissatisfaction arose as to the
action taken of late by the Assembly
in ignoring the file of Senate bills sent
TO that body, and number of mem
bers deemed retaliation was necessary
in order to receive recognition.
motion to pass the file of Assembly
bills, was ruled out of order by Presi-
dent pro TEN Flint, on the grounds that
| it confiicted with the standing rules Of
the session.
1t was then urged that the bills be
| passed on file in their regular order
Bulla protested, contending that to
send more bills to the Assembly. simply
meant an accumulation of measures
which would lie dormant, and receive
no action by the lower house
The file was accordingly taken up
and it was found that the Committee
on Rules and Revision had handed in
| no report upon the first nine numbers
| thereon.
ASSEMBLY FILE
| However, a. b. 157, by Lindenberger
to regulate the width of tires of wag-
ons to be used on the public highways
| of the State, had been reported upon,
and was read and passed by a vote of
- to 0-title approved
IRRIGATION LAW.
| A. p. 130, by Bridgeford, to provide
| for the organization and government of
| irrigation districts. and which was in
! tended to amend the Wright irrigation
law, was called up, and Hall moved
that 1t be refused a second reading.
! Androus, Aram and Simpson protest
! &c against any undue haste in the mat
ter and submitted that further action
! be continued until to-day, which was
| finally agreed to.
! A. b. 13S, by Guy, to amend Section
2oo3 of the Political Code, relating to
| the National Guard of the State was
passed by vote of 81 to 0-title ap-
proved.
! A b. =, by Dibble, to amend an Act
| to provide for the burial of ex-Union
/ soldiers, sailors and marines, who may
| die hereafter without having sufficient
means 10 defray funeral expenses. was
| read the third time and amended by
special committee to make the sections
| harmonize.
| a. b. 12S, by Waymire, to enable
| any county, city and county, or city, or
| town, TO lease property to association
| of ex-soldiers and sailors, was passed
| by vote of - to 0-title approved
| a. Is. 1873, by the Committee on High
/ ways. to amend Section 2137 of the
/ Political Code, relating to bridges and
| highways, and the construction of
| bridges over bitches and across high
ways, was amended. 1t was subse-
quently discovered that no report had
| been made by the Rules and Revision
| Committee and all action was declared
void
BLASTING BILL.
| A. b. so, by Seward, regulating the
mode of operating mines where blast
ing is being done, and providing for
and printing and circulating of copies
of this Act, was read. Dickinson took
exception to some of its provisions and
Prisk explained that it was aimed for
the better protection of miners by max
/ ing IT incumbent upon the outgoing
shift to inform the ingoing one when
| II, loc loo bol
Dickinson attacked the bill contend
ing that its minutia would interfere
with private business.
| Aram spoke for the bill. and subse-
quently 1t was discovered that it had
been improperly printed. This shut off