The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-25


press and of the State Press Associa-
| ton, which includes some 300 interior
| newspapers, and of which he was
| member, that he appreciated very
strongly Johnson's withdrawal Of the
bill. While the $500 bond required was
| not a hardship on any man who had
| real cause of action against a newspa-
per, yet it was a restraint which pre-
vented every vagrant and scoundrel
whose Police Court record might have
been legitimately printed from entering
suit against a newspaper. The country
papers have burdens enough to bear,
and when they are liable at any time
| to irresponsible attack from those who
have not been injured, their course is
harassed and impeded seriously. He
hoped the bill would be withdrawn.
| The desired permission was unani-
mously granted and the bill withdrawn.
! The subcommittee of Public Build
| ings and Grounds which lately visited
the South, Messrs. Boone, Knights,
Hanley and Milice, handed in a report
on the buildings there of which the fol-
lowing are items:
For the State Normal School at San
Diego they recommend $45, 600 for com
pleting and furnishing buildings now in
construction.
For the Los Angeles State Normal
School they recommend $1,000 for re-
pairs.
AT Whittier they recommend $1,000
| for developing the water supply, also
$4,000 for a hospital.
| VETO SUSTAINED.
| Under the head of unfinished bust
ness the vetoes of A. B. 403, to prevent
the shipment of infected fruit out of
the State, and of A. B. 81, to provide
| for a lunch hour for lumbermen, came
up.
| On a vote the veto of A. B. 403 was
| sustained. Action on A. 3. 81 was
postponed one week
THOUGHT BETTER OF IT.
On Wednesday when Valentines A.
B. 435 empowering Boards of Super
visors of counties to levy a special tax
for funds for displays of their products
at expositions, went through the House
by a handsome majority, Clough gave
notice of motion to reconsider. But
yesterday, whether he had become a
convert to expositions-which he has
steadily opposed-or whether for some
other reason, he moved to lay his own
motion on the table. The House cheer
fully acuuiesced, and the danger to tn.
bill was over.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Through the Standing Committee on
Introduction of Bills the following WeIe
sent in:
Cargill-To permit a equalization OF
inmates of the California Home for the
Feeble Minded.
Cobb-To protect public warehouse
men from loss.
CAMINETTTS A. c. A.
The discussion of CaminettiS pro-
posed constitutional amendments 70,
relative to preparing memorial to the
LEGISLATURES of the several States re-
questing a petition to Congress for
! amendments to the National ConStltu-
ton providing for the election OF Unit
ed States Senators by direct vote OIL
the people, and "a, relative to prepar-
ing an application to the Congress OF
the United States to call a convention
for submitting amendments to the Ma
tional Constitution concerning the cleo
ton of Senators of the United States
by direct vote of the people, was re-
sumed during yesterday forenoon.
Johnson led the debate against the
| proposition, and used somewhat the
tsame arguments that Dibble had USED
on Thursday. johnson, however, took
very different ground from Dlopie on
one point He commended that the as
sertions of corruption in elections We're
greatly exaggerated; that money hau
not been used in the election OF Unlteu
States Senators in such vast amounts
as had been claimed; that this was
the cry of disappointed politicians ana
unpaid newspaper writer's. Johnson
paid a tribute to Senator S. NJ. White
for his high character, and usea MN
as an instance of one poor man VINO
had been elected to the Senate without
a quarter of a dollar expended.
On the other hand, johnson eulogized
the late Senator Hearst and his wofk
in the United States Senate for Can
fornia and for the public at large. lie
said emphatically that II, as was
claimed-though he did not ADMIT the
claim-H earst had purchased ms sea-
in the Senate, and If we couio nave
such Senators by purchasing them, ne
for one, would not be adverse 10 tue
purchase.
Johnson's contention was that po-
lltical convention could be more easily
corrupted lIldu d ACSoAoiNeNA>'
old methods had better stand
Dibble attacked the resolution as cal
lculated to tear open the entire Con-
stitution of the United States. 1t pro-
Enosed to call it not only for consider
Istion of methods of Senatorial cleo
tion but for such other matters as
may be deemed necessary" No man
could tell how far such a convention
1,,1a ,ro n;hble Touched upon cor
ruption in elections to the Senate, ana
declared he had not known OF money
lused to buy a single vote. Ii there
was corruption of that KIND ms :"
hills introduced and passed this term
would he believed, prove emcaclous III
correcting it.
Belshaw, who had believed strohgly
lin a nopular election of Senators, de-
lclared that he had taken time TO ue-
lliberate and had seen the error OF ms
ways. So he joined Dibble ana Johh-
son in opposition to the resolutions
which he called dangerous.
Mead said there was point not
touched as yet by any one in the de-
bate and which he felt sure none OF
the opposition could answer Every
man on that floor knew, he said, tnat
the Legislature elected in Senatorial
year was CHOSEN directly for the vote
he would cast for Senator. 1t was not
in the choice of candidates, which man
lis the best qualified and equipped TOT
doing competent service to his constr
tuerts and the State, but Whlcn man
will be sure to vote as we want MIN
to for Senator No one, he asserted,
would question this and no one couio