The record-union., 1897-03-20

While Mr.. French emphatically denies
any improper intention to unduly
block" legislation on S. B. 494 and
ascribes but the purest Of motives in his
desire to secure good legislation in It's
defeat and while such may have been
the case, yet, to prevent any future at
tempt we recommend that legislative
enactment by forthwith adopting meas
ures to adequately punish any unseemly
interference with legislative proceed
ings.
We are amply justified in reporting
to you our conclusion that the errors
which crept into the enrolled bill are not
due TO any act of any officer OF the AS
sembiy, and particularly as to John Var
coe, Enrolling Clerk of the Assembly
who was mentioned in the Governors
message. and upon investigation found
that he did not even handle the said
S. B. 494, and was in no way connected
herewith
Finding that the errors occurred in the
Senate We have not felt authorized to
pursue them to an ultimate conclusion.
We merely state, however, that the En-
rolling Clerk of the Senate claims that
amendments We're attached to the bill
with nothing on their face to indicate
that they had been receded from. This
is true. The history of the bill, as con-
tanned on the cover, shows that the
amendments had been receded from. We
report the above facts not as intimatIng
any conclusion OF ours, for 1t is not
within our province, but simply as cir
cumstances under which, it is claimed,
the errors We're made. We recommend
in this respect that hereafter whenever
an amendment is receded from it be so
stamped upon its face.
WALTER F. PRICE,
E. A. BRIDGFORD-
The House took a recess until 2 p. m.
HARD WORDS BREAK NO BONES.
The Assembly was disgraced yester-
day by two scenes of the same story
the story of a bill withdrawn and of
the angry passions engendered thereby.
On Thursday evening ASsembiyman
Jones moved to withdraw from the file
S. B. 314, relating to reports to be made
to the Board of Railroad Commission
ers by railroad and other transporta-
ton companies, and fixing a penalty
for failure to comply Herewith. Jones,
in making the motion, stated that the
author of the bill, Senator Androus.
had authorized its withdrawal. The
House voted to carry the motion, it
was so ordered and the bill was sent
back to the Senate. The bill is one
framed by the Railroad Commissioners
and, of course, shares in the friend
ships and enmities accorded to that
body.
1t seems that Caminetti was absent
when the bill was withdrawn. Yes
terday morning directly after the open
ing business, Caminetti moved that the
Senate be requested to send back the
bill and that it be replaced upon the
file
Caminettis manner was offensive
and aggressive from the moment when
he rose to his feet. He said he had
understood that Jones had claimed that
Androus had authorized the withdraw
al but it was no such thing; that
statement was false; Senator Androus
had told him he had not consented to
it's withdrawal the night before. All
this with much violent gesticulaticn.
rhetoric.
Jones was cool but exasperating, and
stated that his authority from Androus
was undoubted: that Caminetti had no
right to cast reflections on his action;
he was willing to match his record with
Caminetti's and if the latter said An
drous had not given him authority he
said what was false
Cross stood by his comrade from San
Francisco and declared Caminett knew
what he said was false, and that he
was present when AndrouS had said
he wanted the bill withdrawn
He won't say to me he said it,
snaried Caminett
Amid great confusion the motion Of
Caminetti was carried and later the
bin was reported back from the Senate
and replaced on the file
This might have closed the case had
not an evening paper reported a private
conversation said to have taken place
between Jones and Caminetti in which
Jones told the latter that the bill in
question was a miserable cinch bill and
was supported by sack hunters.
Late in the afternoon Caminetti saw
his account and became more frantic
than ever He rose to a question of
privilege and read a portion of the ar
ticle Jones, whose seat is at some dis
tance from Caminetti's, came over until
he was within a row or two Of the latter
and sat down carelessly on the corner
Of desk. Jones is a war veteran, well
on in years while Caminetti is a young,
strong and vigorous man. but the elder
exhibited far more GOODNESS than the
other and was much more quiet and
self-contained throughout.
Caminetti was beside himself and
shook his fist at Jones, advancing toward
him and calling him "a base falsifier"
twice.
Jones started TO go to his own seat
TO be in place for reply, when Bettman
jumped to his feet and corroborated
Jones fully. Bettman had been told by
Androus less than two hours before that
he authorized the withdrawal of the
bill.
Gutter also fully corroborated Jones
and others were ready to do so, while
Jones tried to get recognition for q ques-
ton of privilege. The Speaker, how
ever. recognized Shanahan. who began
an extraordinary speech of invective and
denunciation. Jones started from his
seat and went over to Shanahan who
concluded thus:
Whether the author consented to the
withdrawal of this bill or not the fact
remains that that bill was removed
from the file by dupiicity, trickery and
fraud
Jones retorted: You're a damned
liar"
He stood close to Shanahan as he said
this. and WAS very white as be smoke