The record-union., 1899-03-20

ton, the other nine-tenths being laid
on the obscure table of the committee
room.
Those so lucky as to draw down were
Mrs. E. ]. Niles, stenographer, SloO; =.
Hughes, bill filing, $21; May Driscoll,
steIographer, $50; VIM. Tyrrell, clerk,
$66; three porters, $1O0 in all; f. T.
Williams, bookkeeper $15; George A.
Leon, history clerk, $50; Truett, CoWan
and Cobb, porters, $13S; F. E. OFT,
sterographer, $3.50; three journal clerks
after close of session, $50 each; Misses
Mayo and Atkins, clerks, after close OF
session, $50 each; Secretary Brandon
for compiling and preparing final cal
endar and sending same to members,
$3.50.
McMULLEN'S CLAIM.
An item in the resolutions reported
back was one of 800 to pay S. c. Nc
Mullen for services. as minute clerk,
and to it Stratton raised an objection
He opposed it's payment on the ground
that McMullen, he said, having heard
that he (Stratton) would oppose pay
ment had sent him word that unless
he withdrew his opposition that two OF
his bills would be hung up.
81 move" said Ashe, that he be
| allowed not one cent"
But" said Prisk, addressing STRAIT
| ton, 'McMu1len denies that he ever
| made such a statement"
Il went to him Immediately after his
demand was brought to me-" replied
Stratton, land I am prepared to prove
in court that he made the statement"
| tod
by unanimous vote and it looked as
though McMullen would go without
pay.
1t appeared, however, that the rebuke
was all that was intended, for few
moments later, Boyce offered a resolu-
tion, which was adopted, to pay to Sec
retary Brandon, for McMullen, the sum
of $50. Taylor, Stratton's colleague
from Alameda, voted against the reso-
luton.
A further resolution to pay A. Noble
$50 for services as watchman was also
| adopted
ON THE FILES.
| Then the Senate got down to work
on the files, and succeeded in landing a
number of bills.
A. B. 692, substitute for A. B. $780,
relating to the general permanent pow
ers of Boards of Supervisors, was, on
motion of Dickinson, recalled, amended
and passed-21 to II. The bill is
amendatory to the County Government
| Act.
The Senate concurred in the Assem-
bly, amendment to S. ]. R. Is, to
Constitution, relative to revenue and
| taxation.
| CHADBOURNE'S NOMINATION
CONFIRMED.
Shortridge called up the matter of
Governor of F. S. Chadbourne as Har-
Dor Commissioner to succeed Rudolph
Herold
The roll was called and the Demo-
Gratis refused to vote. Boyce also de-
clined to vote, and the appointment
| was confirmed by vote of - to y.
A LITTLE RESOLUTION.
| Simpson offered a resolution provid-
ing for appropriating $3.50 for pay of
attaches after the close of the session.
Bulla was up in arms in an instant.
He said the resolution proposed had
been examined in committee, and had
been adversely reported upon, and he
considered it's reintroduction a lack Of
| courtesy to the committee. The roll
was called and the resolution was lost
% to o.
SATURDAYS SESSION ADJOURNS-
At 1915, on motion of Dickinson, the
| Saturday session was declared ad-
| journed and the Senate Immediately
reconvened for the Sabbath session.
FINAL COMMITTEES.
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Of three, consisting of himself, Smith
and Doty, were appointed to wait on
the Governor to ascertain whether or
not he had any further communications
to make to the Senate.
A similar committee, consisting OF
Morehouse, Sims and Davis, was ap-
pointed to- notify the Assembly that the
Senate had finished it's business and
was ready to adjourn.
REVENUE INVESTIGATIONS.
| Smith offered resolution which was
adopted, for the appointment of a COM
mittee of three to investigate the SUD-
ject of State and municipal revenue
and taaxtion, and to report at the next
session, and allowing said committee
500 for hostage and stationery AS
such committee President Neff appoint
ed Smith, Taylor and Sims.
GREAT ANTI-REGULATOR.
Shortridge said he felt disappointed
in not being appointed to do anything,
| and. on motion of Morehouse, he was
appointed the "Great Anti-Regulator
of everything. Shortrfdge wanted to
know whether postage stamps were
concomitant to the office.
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION.
At this point in the proceedings the
committee appointed to wait on the
| Governor returned, and with them
came the Governors Private Secretary
with a final message, which he handed
IN and which will be found in full
in another column.
The message, in brief, deplofed the
| fact that the Legislature had falleu 10
elect a United States Senator, ana ap-
pealed to the members of the Legs
| lature to cast aside personal feellns'
! extend the session, and do that TOT
which they had been elected-choose
| competent, honest man to serve the
state in the Senate of the Unlted
States.
Wolfe. who on Saturday night had
made a vain appeal for a continuation
of the session in order to elect a Unlleu
States Senator, was recognized ana oe-
plored the condition into which Sena-
torial affairs had been shaped ne
was sorry that the Senate had tied lts
hands by agreeing that the Senatorial
matter should not again be taken up
and he felt as did the Governor, tnat
the Legislature had been derellcl III i07
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