The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-21
in THE SENATE.
How the Upper House Spent the Clos.
ing Day.

AlOW IuC upper llOuSC oUCuI Tic Nus
ing Day.
The best of feelings prevailed among
the Senators when the upper house
convened yesterday morning. The wor-
ry and care and storm of the previous
day seemed to have been forgotten.
TAX LEVY BILL PASSED.
VOORHEES, announced that the tax
levy bill had been returned from the
printer and asked that it be taken up.
There was no opposition. Everybody
knew the bill would have to go to
the Assembly and from there to en-
rollment before the long-looked for sine
die adjournment could be had, and that
conferences committees would probably
be in order. The bill as amended was
accordingly passed without argument
by vote of 80 to 0, and Immediately
transmitted to the lower house
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
CONFIRMED.
Executive nominations were taken
up, and the following appointments by
the Governor were confirmed by the
Senate.
w. j. Prout, Of San Diego, a member
of the Board of State Harbor Commits
sioners for the Bay of San Diego, vice
D. c. Reed, term expiring March 16,
1897.
William r. Rowland, of Los Angeles,
Trustee of the Whittier State School,
vice w. c. Patterson, term expired.
2. j. Harvey, of San Francisco, men,
Der of the Board of State Harbor Com
missioners of San Francisco, vice Dan
T. Cole, term expired
Rudolph Herold, Jr., of San Fran
cisco, member of the Board of State
Harbor Commissioners of San Francis
co, vice F. S. Chadbourne, term ex-
piring March 10, 1898.
]. J. O'Brien, of San Francisco, Di-
rector of the California Home for the
Care and Training of Feeble Minded
Children, vice F. w. Lougee, term ex-
pired.
A. P. Overton, of Santa Rosa, Di-
rector of the California Home for the
Care and Training of Feeble Minded
Children, vice himself.
A. j. r. 80, relative to the impound-
ing of debris, and requesting Congress
to appropriate 100000 for the pur-
pose, was adopted by vote of a to O.
The Assembly having refused to re-
cede from its amendments to the bill
relating to the appropriation of S75, 900
for the better ventilation of the Cap
ltol building, the Senate refused to con-
cur, and committee on conference.
composed Of Bulla, Mahoney and Chap
man, was appointed to confer with a
like Assembly committee, with a view
TO ;cfo
Assembly amendments to S. B. 265
by Dickinson, were concurred in, % to
10.
REFUSED TO CONCUR.
A message was received from the AS
sembly announcing that that body re-
fused to concur in the Senate amend
ments to the tax levy bill. The Senate
Immediately refused to recede and as a
committee on conference appointed
Wilmington, Gillette and Langford to
confer with the Assembly committee.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Committee on Executive Nomi-
nations handed in a report withdraw
ing its former recommendation that
George 7. Bohan he not confirmed as
Harbor Commissioner for the Bay of
San Francisco, and recommended his
confirmation, vice John Hackett The
appointment was confirmed by a vote
of % to =
The following nominations by the
Executive We're also confirmed
DIR. j. +. Morse, of San Francisco, a
member of the State Board of Health
vice DR.. Winslow Anderson, term ex-
pired.
DR.. d. d. Crowley of Alameda Coun-
ty, a member of the State Board of
Health, vice p. c. Remondino, term ex-
pired.
DR.. c. W. Nutting, of Siskiyou Coun-
ty, member of the State Board Of
Health vice himself, term expired.
DR.. c. A. Ruggles, of San Joaquin
County, a member of the State Board
of Health, vice himself. term expired.
DR.. r. w. Hill, of Los Angeles, a
member of the State Board of Health,
vice DR.. ]. II. DAVIDSON, term expired
DR.. w. p. Mathews, of Sacramento a
member of the State Board of Health
vice DR.. J. r. Lame, term expired.
DR.. A. M. Henderson, of Sacramento
a member of the State board of
Health, vice Dr. w. F. Wizard, term
expired.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
A message was received from the
Governor announcing that he had ap-
pointed Percy L. Henderson to be
Port Warden of San Francisco, vice
Z. j. Harvey, resigned, and requested
the Senate to advise and consent to
his appointment. The appointment was
confirmed by unanimous vote-34
ayes.
HENDERSON SPEAKS
Senator Henderson is a modest man.
very! and had ever been a listener
rather than a speaker. In fact, since
he took his seat in the Senate four
years ago. he had never attempted a
speech. But the moment was auspici-
Gus. He understood that he ought to
say something, and got upon his feet
Only those in the immediate vicinity
could hear what he was talking about
but when he concluded he was cheered
as Justify as though he had spoken
with the voice of a Doty.
VETOES
Also. that he returned without his