The record-union., 1899-02-07
Green or His Statement Will
Come Before the House.
Senatorial Situation MISUNDERSTANDING
Resolution Meets Defeat-NeH Will
Visit Hawaii.

Yesterdays joint ballot for United
States Senator failed to change the sit
uation and the footfngs showed the
same old lineup. There was no shadow
of a change. After the ballot had been
taken Senator Shortridge offered a res
plrtion providing for continuous bal
1oting between the hours of l. m. and
o. m until Senator was elected.
aud in speaking to his resolution ao-
voceted the old-time caucus proceed
snss as a way out of the difficulty.
Senator Cutter was up in arms in an
instant, and asserted that the adherents
Df at least one Of the candidates did
not propose to go into caucus, but
would stay out and cast every one of
their votes openly.
Finally, on motion of Senator Davis,
the resolution was laid on the table.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
In the Senate yesterday morning
T;ulla rose to a question of personal
privilege A San Francisco newspaper.
it appears, had given him credit for
defeating a bill to pay an accountant
$50 600 for exporting the books of the
Southern Pacific Company. He said
the charge was false. He had consid-
cred $4,000 too much money for me
amount of work performed. and had OF
fered an amendment, which was adopt
ed reducing it to $4,000. That the
bill was defeated by a vote of % to II
was no fault of his, seeing that he mad
voted for it. And then business pro-
ceeGed.
NEFF WILL VISIT HAWAII.
A joint resolution was offered in and
adopted by the Senate, granting Lieu
tenant Governor Neff a six-months
leave of absence from the State. The
Lieutenant Governor has not been in
robust health ever since the beginning
OF the session, and proposes to make
visit to the recently acquired United
States territory-the Hawaiian Islands
with a view to recuperating.
NO INCREASE IN SALARIES.
When the bill which was introduced
for the sole purpose of increasing the
salary of the Superior Judge of Tuol-
umne County from $1,000 to $500 per
year came up for final passage, Stratton
os Alameda again came forward with
an amendment to increase the salaries
Of San Francisco Judges from $4,000 to
5000 per year. Former attempts had
been made to place a similar rider on
the bill. only differing slightly as to
the amount of increase. They had Deen
defeated, and after a wearisome de-
bate, in the course of which the old
straw was thresbed over and over,
STATIONS amendment went the way of
ats predecessors, and the bill was
passed
AUGUST ZIMMERMAN'S CLAIM.
Attorneys William M. Sims and c. T.
Jones of this city were before the Sem
ate Finance Committee last night, 10.
properly present the bill asking for
$4,000 for the relief of August Zim-
norman.
In 1894 Zimmerman, together with q
man named Ed Neff, were arrested at
Oleta, Amador County, and charged
with the murder of a saloon keeper
which had been committed three years
before. Zimmerman, who was en-
ployed at his trade, that of butcher,
was convicted on Neffs testimony and
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Subsequently Ed Neff's trial came on
and under the cloak of professional
secrecy he told his attorney, c. T. Jones,
that his testimony in the trial of Zim-
norman was false, and intimated that
his brother. John Neff. was the man
who committed the murder. He was
discharged. and died in 1895. and short
ly thereafter a petition was circulated.
which, backed by an affidavit by Attor-
ney Jones and others interested. led to
Zimmerman's pardon after he had
served eleven years in the Folsom Pris-
on. 1t is to recoup him for time and
labor spent at the prison that the bill
was drawn. The committee took the
matter under advisement.
FIGHTING TALK.
The appearance in the Assembly of
Wolfe's Senate Joint Resolution ask
Ing Congress to hasten the home coming
of the First California Volunteers and
the reception of the news of the ratif-
cation of the treaty of peace and the
attack of the insurgents on Manila, all
happened at the same moment yester-
day, giving Dibble capital point ON
which to hang his opposition to the res
olution. Whatever he might nave
been willing to do on Saturday last.
he said, he was sure that to-day not a
California soldier would be willing to
come back from Manila; he would not
ask for their return, rather, he would
promise the National Government more
California boys if it needed them
Belshaws motion to lay the resolu-