The record-union., 1899-03-09
No More Harbor Commissioners,
Says the Senate.
County Government Bill on Deck-Newspaper
Claims-Normal School and Teachers
Salary Fund Bills Passed in House.

The Senate transacted a mass of bus
mess at yesterdays session, the first
act of the day being the passage OF the
bill amendatory of the Act providing
for a free public market on the water
front at San Francisco. The remain
der of the morning session was given
over to the consideration of the coun-
ty government bill, and some progress
was made. From present indications
the second reading Of the bill will have
vided that morning sessions be set
apart for it's consideration.
At the afternoon session several mat
tiers of greater or less Importance We're
disposed of. Prominent among the
: number was Kenneally's bill providing
E that only native-born, or naturalized
citizens should be employed on State.
county or municipal public works. The
bill was buried very deeply, and though
a motion to reconsider the vote Is pend
ing the general feeling is that salt
peter could not save it,
And the women won out on their little
fight to be allowed to vote at school
elections. For two weeks past certain
of them had done persistent lobbying
! for the bill, and they were apparently
gratified at its passage. At any rate,
great, glaring bouquets were last night
placed upon the desks of the Senators
who had pushed the bill along"
And late in the afternoon the claim
bills Of the half hundred newspapers,
which had at Tuesdays session been
lifted out of the slough of the tail end
OF the file by an urgency resolution,
Were taken up, and before recess a half
dozen Of them were to the good The
remainder stin await the pleasure of
the Senate
But it was at the evening session
where the big debate came. 1t was
and motives We're assailed, and all be-
cause ten members believed that Dick
inson's bill to reconstruct the State
Board of Harbor Commissioners, In
creasing said Commissioners from three
to five, and taking the patronage out
of the civil service list, ought to be
passed. The debate waxed warm and
remained at white heat until the end,
When it was discovered that twenty
three members had been set" in their
opinion that the reconstruction pro-
posed would not amend alleged existing
evils. The fullness of the vote did not
deter Dickinson from giving notice Of
a motion to reconsider.
Late at night the Governor sent in
message, which has not yet been
opened, approving the substitute for
Dickinsons bill appropriating $4,000
to pay armory rents. armorers' wages,
ETC., consequent of the mastering in of
the National Guard into the United
States volunteer service.
ASSEMBLY'S BUSY DAY.
The case of G. W. Ffcks, for con-
tempt of the House; the case of Milton
j. Green, for contempt of the House,
and a question Sof personal privilege
lent variety yesterday to the monot-
onous STORY Of the Files" in the As
sembly.
Fafrweatffer's motion to dismiss all
charges OF contempt against Green was
made, he @claimed. entirely of his own
volition, and circumstances confirmed
his claim for bomb could hardly have
caused more genuine surprise. 1t was
productive of a good deal of hot blood.
caused by the stirring up Of Senatorial
matters engenedered by the discussion,
and the affair assumed political hue
which Fairweather, as a Democrat,
may not have counted ON. ACCUSATIONS