The herald., 1897-03-20


$1,000 he could prevent reconsideration
Of the coyote scalp bill.
The superintendent was evidently ner-
yous, but answered all questions asked
him, although the proceedings were OF
q very extraordinary character and en-
tirely lacking in dignity. The witness
sat on a chair before the desk, Assem-
and Assemblyman Melick stood near by.
Around them crowded assemblymen.
pages, reporters and a miscellaneous
crowd TThe answers of the witness were
not audible ten feet away, owing to the
crowd around him, and many members
paid no attention to the matter, while
others continually interrupted with
points of order, etc, which, as usual, the
speaker discussed from the chair The
questions asked the witness in the COM
mittee room were first propounded TO
the witness. and then Melick started to
ask a number of other questions sug-
gested by the crowd behind him. The
witness asked for counsel which was
denied him, and after the farce had con-
tinued for some time and no information
had been obtained protests from the as
senbly became so violent that the COM
mittee and the witness withdrew and
continued their investigation in the COM
mittee room. The only thing learned
was that all telegrams, including the
one referred to above, had been handed
by witness to General Superintendent
Jaynes on their return from Carson this
morning.
The committee to report charges
against French late Prohibition candi-
date for governor, reported this morn
ing. aging: while Mr.. French en-
phatically denies any improper inten
tion to block legislation on senate bin
494, and ascribes the purest motives in
his desire to secure good legislation in
its defeat, and while such may have been
the case. yet, to prevent any further at
tempt, we recommend legislative action
by forthwith adopting measures ade-
Quately to punish any unseemly inter-
ference with legislative proceedings.
We are amply justified in reporting to
you our conclusions that the errors
which crept into the enrolled bill are
not due to any act of any officer of the
assembly, and particularly as to John
Varcoe, enrolling clerk of the assembly
who was mentioned in the governors
message, and on investigation. found
that he did not even handle said senate
bill 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 conclu-
sion; we merely state, however, that the
enrolling clerk of the senate claims that
the errors were due to the fact that the
amendments were 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 in
timating any conclusions of ours, for
1t is not within our province, but simply
as circumstances under which it IS
claimed the errors were made.
We recommend in this respect that
hereafter whenever an amendemnt is
receded from that it be stamped upon
its face"
While the assembly was enjoying all
this amusement, the senate was not
idle 1t found a large number of de-
ficiency and claim bills, lrcluding the
deficiency bill for the southern insane
asylum at Highland. The coyote bill
came up and after long discussion a
vote was taken resulting, ayes 20, noes
10, one less than enough to pass ii.
changed his vote from ave
to no, and gave notice of reconsidera-
tion at D. IN.
When that hour arrived the bill was
called up, and Wilmington spoke in
favor of the bill. No one else said any
thing, and the vote was 20 ayes and 16
noes, one less than enough to reconsider.
demanded a call of the house
ana an active skirmish was made, re-
sulting in bringing in four absent sena-
tors, and reconsideration resulted in 23
ayes ana IL noes in the full senate. In
-ense interest was taken In. the final roll
All ana the senate was crowded with
pectators, all of whom kept tab on the
'oting. The result of the roll call was |
lie, as had been predicted, the vote |
standing thus:
Ayes-Androus, Aram, Beard, Chap
nan Dickinson. Denison, Dotys Flint,
'ranck, Gleaves, Holloway. Jones !
.angford, Linder. Pedlar Shine. Ship |
Zee, simpson, Smith, Withington-20
Noes-Bert, Boyce, Braunhart. Bulla.
Owyer, Feeney, Gillette, Hall. Hender-
ion, Larue, Luchsinger, Mahoney.
Morehouse, Prisk, Seawell, Stratton. !
Toner, Trout, VOORHEES,. Wolfe-2O.
For the first time during the thirty
'econd session Of the legislaturl Lieu |
tenant Governor Jeter was called upon
to cast the deciding vote. Jeter an
lounced that he was not familiar with
he provisions of the bill. and asked the
Indulgence of the senate while he ex-
lmined them.
L was not present when this bill was |
discussed at the morning session and |
would like to kncG for my own informa- !
JON II the board OF examiners recon-
nended this bill?"
Senator Wilmington then, read from
he report of the board of examiners
.ouching the subject
Senator Smith followed with the as
'urance that the bill gives to the board
" examiners fun power to investigate |
all claims presented and to allow only
such claims as were determined to be
lust
Lieutenant-Governor Jeter then said:
In view of the facts in connection with
his bill, and that it was drafted by the
BOARD of examiners, l shall vote aye
as l think it should go to the governor"
This settled the matter temporarily.
1T least, the bill going to the governor
by vote of q to 20
Morehouse declared that the constitu-
lion provided that a bill should receive
4 majority of votes cast by duly elected
and indicated that Jeter's vote
rad not settled the question.
Boyce concurred in Warehouses; pre-
'entation OF the question Simpson held
hat the lieutenant-governo had the
right to cast the deciding vote Jeter
hen dismissed the matter, by declaring 4
hat the question of his right to cast
he deciding vote in the event of a tie
must be left to some other body, saying:
The chair is not inclined to shirk re-
possibility, but it does not propose to
assume responsibility which may be-
org to- others
The tax levy bills have been intro
iuced. They provide for 81 500 900 for
Zach of the next two fiscal years at a
ate of 405; 212 cents for highway pur-
poses and cents for the university fund