The record-union., 1899-03-10

ton to postpone consideration until to-
day or Saturday afternoon, when there
might be fuller attendance.
Davis objected to postponement. He
thought there was considerable sar-
casm in susBesting that there might be
a greater attendance on Saturday after
noon. He could see no reason for post
ponement-
Dickinson said he demanded the same
courtesy that had been extended to
other Senators ON the floor. He wanted
a show for his white alley" the same
as any ether. Senator.
In the end Dickinson's motion to
postpone until to-day was carried.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Dickinson attempted to offer a sub
stitute for the substitute for S. G. AS
l, 2, II, ID and IS, proposing an amend
npent to Article vi of the Constitution.
relative to the judiciary, and establish
ing courts of appeal, but after a deal
of figuring it was decided that he could
not do so, and as a way out OF the
difficulty the Constitution Was suspend
ed to allow him to introduce his pro-
posed substitute as new consIltu-
tional amendment. The amendment
was introduced and sent with rush
order to the printer, after the Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee mad
handed in a report recommending that
it do pass.
FREE CONFERENCE.
Doty, for the conference committee
on A. B. 4, relative to the formation OF
exempt firemen's relief funds, reported
back that the committees of the two
houses had been unable to agree. There
upon a committee on free conference
was appointed to confer with like
committee from the Assembly. The
committee was composed of Guchslngef,
Sims and Leavitt.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
A joint resolution was received from
the Assembly, granting to Senator H.
D. Pace a six months leave of absence
from the State. The resolution was
adopted by the Senate, and Pace may
go.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
The following proposed constitutional
amendments were taken up opt OF Or
der, and action noted taken:.
S. c. A. 10, Luchsinger-A resolution
to propose to the people of the State
of California an amendment to Section
IS of Article XII of the Constitution, in
relation to revenue and taxation, to en-
able San Francisco and Vallejo to LID
uidate their indebtedness; adopted, II
to 5.
S. C. A. 6, Braunhart-A resolution
to propose to the people of the State
of California an amendment to Section
8, Article XII, of the Constitution of the
State, relating to charters, was, after
long debate, withdrawn by the au-
thor
S. c. A. 81, Smith-A resolution to
propose to the people of the State Of
California an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, amending Sec
ton ) of Article XII, relative to the
compensation of county and township
officers; read third time and adopted,
81 to O.
FINAL ACTION.
The Senate special file was next taken
up and the following measures consid-
cred:
S. 3. 1861, Rowell-To amend Section
3617 of the Political Code of the State
of California, relating to revenue, the
assessment of property, and definition
of terms in relation theretot lost, 20
to- Z. Simpson gave notice Of a motion
to reconsider.
S. B. 31S. Stratton-An Act appropri-
ating the sum of 50. 345.75 to pay the
claim of Messrs. Goodall, Perkins G
Co. against the State Of California, Tor
loss of merchandise by the collapse of
portion of Pier 9, in the city and
county of San Francisco; passed, %
to 2.
LIBEL BILL PASSED.
Then Warehouses; libel bill, No. $50,
was reached, and was met with mo-
ton to adjourn, which was lost, and
as the questionrwas upon final passage,
Morehouse opened the discussion with a
brief statement, to the effect that it
was hardly necessary to make an APP
peal to the Senate, as all understood the
bill. The only thing in it, he said, was
a provision to oblige every person who
wrote an article of a libelous nature
which appeared in newspapers to sign
the So me. .s.- s3f
Smith opposed the bill. He said that
A[orehouse seemed to understand but
little about newspapers. Newspapers,
he said, were distinct from the men who
wrote for them. He, himself. had
"red-hot Texas Democrat" writing
rad-ho Republican editorials for his
(Smith's) paper and to oblige his edi-
torial writer to sign his name to his eff
fusions would place him in bad
light He called attention that report
ers were sent out by the editor Of a
paper, and were required to write ar
=, n cf actn Of
Sims opposed the bill, and read from
the code to show, that the laws now
on the statute books were sufficient
Simpson said he had been held up
to ridicule and contempt by the press
OF the State, pictured with whisky
bottle on his skull, maligned and abused
in every possible manner He thought
it time to restrict the liberties of the
press.
Sbortridge said he did not pose as
champion of the liberty of the press.
He said it i'll became the Senate to
make attempt after attempt to curtail
the liberty Of the press. He was not
asking for an unlimited license for the
press, and understood that many
wrongs were done by the press Which
ought to be righted. He held the pro-
visions of the bill to be wholly imprae-
ticable. He said if wrong was done,
there ought to be a remedy, and there
was one, and a sufficient zone in the
present law. He said he did not speak
in appreciation of the action of the