The record-union., 1897-03-20

| Sl,Z0S 81 to pay the claim or Clement
| Bennett for reporting in the case of the
! Southern Pacific Company VS.. the
Board Of Railroad Commissioners,
passed. 26 to Q-title approved.
BATTLE OF RULES
| A. B. 321, by Wright, relating to the
| location of and to compel the construc-
| ton of depots, stations, sidetracks,
switches, turnouts, and spurs, by trans
| portation companies, and fixing a pen
| atty for failure to comply Herewith,
was passed, q to 13. Morehouse
| changed his vote and gave notice Of a
reconsideration.
Seawell raised the point, which was
sustained, that no motion to recon-
slider on a future day might, under the
| rules be given on the day preceding
final adjournment.
| Morehouse inquired who knew that
to-day would be the last one of the ses-
| sion. True he said a joint rule had
been adopted to that effect, but rules
had been adopted and rescinded ever
since the first day of the session. Joint
rules did not count.
The Lieutenant Governor sustained
the rule, whereupon Morehouse moved
| an immediate reconsideration.
Bulla moved that further considera-
ton of the motion be made a special
order for II o'clock m.
Braunhart moved that the motion lie
on the table.
POINTS OF ORDER GALORE.
| Seawell raised the point that the vote
had been announced and as on the day
previous to final adjournment there
could be no motion to reconsider, every
| thing was out of order.
Simpson contended that in the very
nature of things, Notwithstanding rules,
any member had a right to move to
reconsider.
| Flint said there was no question that
a member had right to move a re-
consideration Immediately, but that it
could not be put over until the last day
of the session.
Braunhart's motion to lay Bullas mo-
ton on the table was lost by a viva
voce vote.
Bulla's motion to postpone until u
o'clock m. was carried by a viva voce
| vote.
BILL FOR REPORTING.
A. B. 340 by Guy, appropriating $50
to pay the claim of Clement Bennett
for reporting in the case of the South
ern Pacific Company VS. the Railroad
Commissioners, was passed, % to O.
title approved.
ANOTHER POINT OF ORDER.
A. B. 21I, by Aldridge, to amend Sec
ton 1866 of the Political Code, relating
to the publication of the delinquent tax
lists, was read the second time.
Prisk submitted that the bill was in
direct conflict with the provisions of
the County Government Act, and moved
that it be denied a third reading. There
was no second and the bill was read
the third time.
Prisk's point, however, appeared to
have been we'll taken, for the bill was
refused passage by a vote of 3 to %
a. B. 231, by Guy, appropriating $500
to pay the claim of w. n. Hendricks
for the arrest of John Keener for at
tempted highway robbery, passed, "A
to 0-title approved.
PASSED AGAIN.
A. B. 1916, by Boone. to provide for the
issue, sale or exchange of funding bonds
of irrigation districts, etc, which had
been passed at Thursdays session and
| recalled for correction, was taken up
! and passed, 81 to U.
RELATIVE TO SCALPS.
A. B. 40, by Guy, appropriating
S2S1 ,615 to pay the bounty on coyote
scalps. was taken up and read the sec
ond and third times
BULLA GIVES REASONS.
For moment it seemed as though
no wind was to be expended on the
measure, but Bulla opened the ball by
stating that he should vote against
the bill because he believed a consid-
cradle portion of the claims were
fraudulent, and for the further rea-
son that it was not in his opinion, with
III the power of the Board of Examin-
ers to determine which claims were,
and which were not fraudulent.
Wilmington spoke for the bill.
THE STORM BURSTS.
Simpson said it would not rebound to
the credit of the State to repudiate its
contract with those persons who had
given their time toward clearing the
various districts from the coyote pests
He had no doubt but what some of the
claims were fraudulent, but was salts
fed that a large majority were genu-
inc, and he hoped the bill would pass.
Pedlar said there had been before
the Legislature no measure of more
general interest than the coyote scalp
claims bill. In his section of the State
Fresno) there were great many
claims. held mostly by farmers of the
community, who had acted in good
faith in Kidding the State of the pests,
and they ought to be paid.
Jones said while he had proposed to
oppose the bill, he had reconsidered his
intention, should vote for it, and al
low it to take its chance as he believed
most of the claims We're just
Langford said he had been one of the
committee appointed to investigate the
so-called coyote scalp scandal, but the
the claims were not just, and he would
vote for the bill.
Boyce opposed the bill, and in the
course Of his remarks spoke sarcastic
caIy of the waste basket scandal OF
six years ago. He thought there was
. no waste basket this time, for the rea-
son that there was nothing to waste.
SMITH TO THE RESCUE.
Stratton opposed the bill and Smith
favored it. contending that vast ma
jority Of the claims form Kern Coun-
ty were held by individuals, most OF
them poor people, the amounts rang
ing from 81 to SO. He believed that
there were in the State no more care