The record-union., 1899-01-11

Secretary of State Of forty-five copies
of the County Government Act, ammo
tated by Henning, for the use OF the
members. In support of the resolution
Senator Simpson said the book was a
valuable one for purposes Of reference,
and would save much trouble in the
course of legislation
Senator Davis opposed the resolution,
but argument was ruled out OF oroer'
and as the resolution carried an appro-
priation it was referred to the Commit
tee on Attaches, Contingent Expenses
and Mileage.
LOCKS FOR DESKS.
A resolution by Senator Cutter, IN
structing the Sergeant to
make necessary the locking Of the
desks of the Senators, was also referred
to the Committee on Contingent tx
penses.
Senator Simpson said he understood
that duplicate keys for all desks were
in existence, and that such being the
case there was really no privacy IN
placing articles in desks.
SENATORS BY DIRECT VOTE.
The following concurrent resolution
by Senator Braunhart was referred TO
the Committee on Federal Relations:
s.Whereas, Section Of Article l. OF
the Constitution of the United States
provides that the Senate Of the United
States shall be composed Of two Sena-
tors from each State, chosen by the
Legislature thereof, for six years; and,
Whereas. the present system for the
election of United States Senator is
subject to severe public conviction and
divided by public opinion arising from
various causes; therefore, be it
Resolved. by the Senate Of the State
of California the Assembly concurring,
that our Senators in Congress be in
structed and our Representative be
requested to vote for the submission OF
an amendment to the Constitution Of
the United States providing for the
election of Senators by the direct vote
of the electors Of the respective States.
Resolved That his excellency, the
Governor, be requested to transmit a
copy of these resolutions to our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress"
DREDGING EUREKA CHANNEL.
Senator Gillette offered the following
joint resolution, which was also re-
1GTI6Q 10 the OOlIllllluIcG Oh 7 COS1 al I've
lations:
Whereas, the United States Govern
ment has expended large sum of
money in improving the bar at the en-
trance of Humboldt Bay; and,
Whereas, the result has been to
greatly increase the depth Of water on
said bar sufficient to admit the largest
vessels, and has also tended to shoal
the water in Eureka Channel, and par
ticularly at a point where all of the
shipping interests on said bay center;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate and the AS
sembly Jointly, That our Senators and
Representatives in Washington be and
they are hereby instructed and re-
quested to use all their efforts to inter-
est the War Department in taking i'm
mediate action toward dredging such
channel and in securing an appropria-
ton sufficient to properly dredge the
same; and be it further
Resolved. That a copy Of the reso-
luton be forwarded at once by the Sec
rotary to each of our Senators and
Representatives.
RIVER RESOLUTIONS.
A communication was received from
Congressman C. E. Burton. Chairman
of the River and Harbor Committee in
the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, D. c., was read, announcing
that the joint resolutions relative to the
Improvement Of the Sacramento River
had been received by him and would
be carefully considered by the commit
tee.
A resolution by Senator IAngford.
providing that when the hour for in
Producing bills arrived the roll should
De called and each Senator should in
troduce one bill, then another roll-call
and another bill, until all were intro
duced. was ruled out Of order, it con-
netting with the rule which provides
for the Introduction of bills.
MORE HELP.
president Neff announced the follow
ing-named persons as pages for the
session: 3. w. Epson, Junius B. Har-
r1s, Monroe Gilman, E. H. Smith and
Dan J. Shields.
A resolution by Senator Cutter that
Paul Gregg and James v. Trieste be
elected Committee and Bill Clerk. re-
spectively, was adopted
At 1855 O'Clock on motion of Senator
Smith, a recess was taken until 11:45
o. clock.
1t was II o'clock when the Senate
reassembled with President pro tenn.
Flint in the chair, and Senator Dick
nson offered the usual resolution pro-
viding for the election of a United
States Senator to succeed Senator
Stephen M. White, whose term will ex-
pire March 4th. The resolution was
adopted, and the statute providing for
such election was read by Secretary
Brandon.
SIMPSON NAMES BULLA.
The President pro tenn. thereupon
declared nominations for United States
Senator to be in order, and Senator
Simpson took the floor, and named
Robert N. Bulla Of Los Angeles. SEN
ator Simpson declared it to be the duty
Of the members Of the Legislature to
care for the several State interests. di-
versif1ed and varied, from those upon
the loftiest mountains to those below
the level of the sea- The products Of
the State, he said. are the wonder Of
the world, and the soil is the most |!
productive in the United States. The
State, he said, is an empire within |
Itself. and in order to preserve its in
-erests a man broad-gauged enough to |
grasp them all ought to be sent to
he United States Senate-a man loyal |
to the State and to the nation, and to |
the flag of a nation bounded on the |
north by the aurora borealis, on the |
south by the invisible, on the east by |
the rising sun, and on the west by |
the day Of Judgment. He spoke of the |
great questions to come before the |
United States Senate, and urged the |
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