The record-union., 1897-01-22

By Androus-Amendator to the Po-
litical Code, providing for the organiza-
ton Of municipal corporations.-City
City and County and Township Govern
ment.
By Frank-Appropriatin LOO to
pay the claim of Louisa Rienzi for serv-
ices as expera In silk culture.-Claims.
By Simpson-To pay the claim of E.
J. Card.-Claims
BY Bert-Regulating the registration
of public accounts.-Judiciary.
Mahoney gave notice that he would
to-day move an amendment to the
standing rules making the San Fran
cisco delegation one of the standing
committees of the Senate.
Lieutenant Governor Jeter announced
as a committee of two who, with himself,
were authorized and directed to confer
with Secretary of State Brown relative
to the better ventilation and heating of
the Senate chamber, Senators Boyce and
Flint
Wilmington offered a resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on Con-
tingent Expenses, to provide for the
payment of mileage and other expenses
incurred by the hold-over Senate Com
mittee on Legislative Business.
ONLY SIXTY DAYS.
VOORHEES, offered a concurrent resolu-
ton providing that when the Senate ad-
journ on Thursday, March 4, 1897, it do
so sine die.
Braunhart asked VOORHEES, to give
reasons why such a resolution should
prevail.
VOORHEES, replied that on Thursday,
March 4th, sixty days, the lawful period
of legislative sessions, would expire, and
the resolution was but a reminder to
the Senate to have all business finished
by that time.
Braunhart cOntended that as no per
diem could be drawn by Senators after
the expiration of the sixty constitu-
tional days, the Senate might sit on If
it so desired, and nobody would be hurt
Simpson said that proposed constitu-
tional amendments had often been sub
mitted to the people, providing for an
extension of the time of holding legis-
lative sessions, and each time the propo-
stion had met with ighominious defeat
The people did not ask, require nor want
the Legislature to sit for a longer period
than sixty days, and he should heartily
support the resolution. While the in
terests of the State were SO diverse as
to make it impossible to legislate sat
isfactorily to all sections in the time spe-
Gifted by the Constitution, yet if the
people did not want more legislation he
would vote to accommodate them.
Langford feared that some evil might
result from the adoption of the resOlu-
tinp ct f1lra said
largely Republican, and as the minority
had no representation in the Chairmen
of committees, it was possible that the
majority would get their bills in and
leave those introduced by the minority
on the files.
Morehouse moved that further action
be deferred until this morning, to be
the special order after assembling.
Wilmington did not believe in delaying
the adoption of the resolution. If an
early date was to be fixed upon for ad
journment, and such, he contended,
ought to be the case all were as well
qualified to vote as they could be twen
ty-four hours later. He desired to have
the matter settled at once.
Seawell also favored the adoption of
the resolution and stated that if he could
not get bill passed at the end of sixty
days, he had little hope of it's ever be-
coming a law. Referring to Langford,
Seawell said he thought he stood pretty
we'll with the Republicans, and need
have no fear of any of his bills being left
on the file.
Warehouses; motion to defer action
was lost.
Bulla said he had hoped to see the
motion made by Morehouse prevail.
Those of the Senators who had attended
former sessions knew that the great
mass of business could not be success
fully disposed of within the constitu-
tional period. He did not believe that
dilatory mea sures would be taken but If
such We're the case the people would
blame the party in the majority for
having forced an adjournment before
the work had been done.
VOORHEES, again stated that the object
of the resolution was to give ample no.
tice that those who had business to do
would do it.
Morehouse again opposed the resolu
ton, and Simpson again defended it,
while Pedlar explained his vote before
being called upon to cast the same. He
said while he cOncurred that a sine die
adjournment should be taken at the
time mentioned, he thought the resolu-
ton premature, and should vote against
it.
Bert heartily concurred in the resolu
ton, and said if it were possible to ad-
journ February 4th he should vote to do
so.
The arguments being all in and the
question being on the adoption of the
resolution, it was adopted by a vote of
% to IA
Langford sent to the desk minority
report on the joint resolution relative to
the free coinage of silver. In the report
it was contended that year ago a large
majority of Republicans in the State
stood avowedly in favor of free silver.
The free silver plank adopted by the Re-
publican State Convention was quoted,
and it further related that there had
since that event been no Improvement
among any class unless it was that of
money-loaners. The report was placed
on file and will be discussed together
with the resolution during the last
twelve days of the session.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
The third reading file was taken up,
and S. B. 6, by Aram to amend an Act
creating a Commissioner of Public
Works, defining his duties and powers,
prescribing his compensation and max
ing appropriation, relating to the office
of Commissioner of Public Works, was
passed on file, it not having been re-
turned from the Finance Committee to
which ii had been referred.