The record-union., 1899-03-09
oted against Fairweather's amended

voted against Fa1rWeathef aneHceo
motion.
The call of the House lasted some
time during which there was apparent
a great deal of consultation ana persua-
sion. Several times motion 10 sus-
pend proceedings under the call OF the
House was attempted, but was always
voted down Mcdonald of Alameda, on
such an occasion, called for dlVlsioh.
When the Speaker announced the vote
against the motion, Mcdonald CLAIMED
it to be wrong and appealed from the
decision of the chair.
Speaker Anderson would not enter
tain the appeal TT was not, SAID
he. "a decision of the chair, 1t was a
statement of fact which cannot De
changed.
Mcdonald was exceeding wroth ana
showed it plainly. AT last motion 70
suspend prevailed, when 1t was found
that numerous changes had occurred
The roll call being finished the result
was announced as "a ayes and 81 noes
and the amendment lost The 81 noes
were subsequently reduced to ~ by
the discovery OF two errors in the clerk
roll call.
The final vote on the dismissal or the
charges was as follows:
Ayes-Atherton, Blood, Boynton
Brown, Caminetti, Cargill, Chynoweth'
Clark. Clough, Cowan, Crowder, Dale'
Dc Lancie, Dunlap, Fairweather, Glenn
Huber, Knowland, LIE Baron, Lardner'
Mack, Marion, Mcdonald OF Alameda
Mcdonald of Tuolumne, Merrill Mer-
rift. Meserve. Milice, Muenter. Radcliff,
Raub, Raw, Sullivan, E. D., Wardeil-
81.
Noes-Anderson, Arnerich, Barry
Beecher. Belshaw, Boone, Brooke, Bur-
nett, Cobb, Conrey, Cosper, Devote
Dibble, Feliz, Griffin, Henry, Hoey, jill
sbn,- Johnson. Kelsey, Knights, La
Baree, Lundquist, McKeen, Mead
Melick, Miller of Los Angeles, Miller of
San Francisco, O'Brien, Pierce, Rick
ard, Sanford, Sullivan Eugene. Valen-
tine, Wade. White; Wright-31.
Absent-Bliss, Crowley, Greenweli
Hanley, Kelley, Kenneally, Works,
Robinson and Stewart.
Johnson's motion to postpone the
matter until Monday was then carried
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Dibblc arose to a question of personal
privilege concerning an article in yes
T
article gave a history of the course OF
" hat is known as the 'Placerville bilf'
and save the impression that Dibble's
! management of the bill he'd not been
characterized by fairness. 1t was also
stated that an error in the journal and
history of yesterday. which reversed the
recommendation of the committee which
reported back the bill, was regarded
/ by the friends of the bill as suspicious.
/ Dibble claimed that he had acted in
perfect good faith with regard to the
bill and called on johnson, Valentine.
| Caminetti and Raw to sustain his as
se-tion. These gentlemen responded to
his call, although Raw who comes
| from Placerville and opposes the bill,
which has been championed throughout
by Dibble, could hardly be said to sus-
! tain Dibbles claim to fairness. The
matter then closed.
JUDICIARY REPORT.
| A minority of the Judiciary Com
mittee handed in report, offering a
substitute for Simpsons S. B. p,
authorizing the purchase or lease by
railroad corporations created under the
laws of this State, or of any other State
or Territory, or of the United States
which are now, or. hereafter may be
doing business as common carriers in
! this State, of any or all of the property
and franchises owned, situated, held or
used wholly or partially in this State
by any railroad company created under