The record-union., 1899-01-07

ton of the treaty of peace between
Spain and the United States.
Resolved, By the Senate and Assem-
bly, jointly. that our Senators in Con-
gress are hereby instructed to vote for
and in every manner support the ratifi-
cation by the Senate of the treaty of
peace between the United States and
Spain, recently concluded at Paris by
the Joint Commission representing said
Powers. and to vote against any amend
ment of the same.
Resolved, That copy Of this reso-
luton be Immediately transmitted to
each of our Senators at Washington,
by telegraph, by the Secretary Of the
Senate
STATIONS AMENDMENT.
Senator Davis moved the adoption of
the resolution without debate. Carried.
Senator Stratton offered the following
amendment and asked that it be acted
on without debate.
Strike out the words land to vote
against any amendment thereto" and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
Provided that an effort shall have
been first made by our Senators to
amend said treaty by declaring against
the permanent cession to or annexa-
ton by the United States of the entire
group of the Philippine Islands"
Early in the session Senator STRAIT
ton had received a communication from
United States Senator Perkins, asking
for instructions, and expressing his
views at length against the permanent
cession to or annexation Of the Philip
pine Islands by the United States.
Stratton's amendment was along the
lines of the suggestions contained in
Senator Perkins communication, and
upon the roll call being demanded it re-
ceived just two votes-those of its
sponsor and Senator Jones of orange.
SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
A moment later when the question
was on the adoption of the resolution
as reported by the committee and
agreed to in caucus, both Stratton and
Jones voted aye, the resolution being
adopted by a unanimous vote of the
Senate.
Senator Stratton requested that the
communication addressed by Senator
Perkins to the Senate, and which was
printed in Tuesdays edition of the
Record Union" be transmitted to the
Assembly with the substitute adopted,
and there being no objection, it was so
ordered.
BILLS NEXT TUESDAY.
Senator Smith offered the following
preamble and resolution, which We're
una nimously adopted:
Whereas, the State Printing Office
will not be ready to begin the printing
Of bills for some days yet, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the first introduction
Of bills be made a special order for
Tuesday, January 10th, at 2 p. m.
HELLO, SENATE.
A resolution by Senator Laird that
the Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed to
have a telephone placed in his room
for the use of the Senators, was
adopted. Laird explained that a short
time before he had been obliged to go
to the office of the State Printer on the
lower floor to talk with a friend down
town.
OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
A resolution by Senator Morehouse
that the Controller be instructed to
draw his warrant in favor of the Sec
rotary of State for S125 to pay for the
copies of Hennings Constitution Of
California, ordered by resolution, was
adopted.
A resolution by Senator Wolfe that
the Secretary of the Senate be in
structed to rent six typewriting ma
chimes for the use Of the statutory
stenographers was adopted.
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Lieutenant Governor Neff, who had
for several days past been at work on
his standing committees, had finished
his labors, and at this point in the
proceedings took the Presidents char
to announce them. He stated that he
had done his best to favor the mem
bers by giving them places on COM
mittees which would consider legisla-
ton paramount to the districts they
represented. In some instances there
might be regrets on the part Of the
members, but he reiterated that he had
done the best he could under the cir
cumstances. The committees as an
nounced follow:
/. Farming, Dairying and Manufac-
turing Interests, seven members-Nutt
chairman, Currier, Maggard, Rowell,
Dickinson La Rue and Doty.
2 Attaches, Contingent Expenses and
Mileage, three members-F'lint CHAIR
MANI, Bulla and Prisk.
3. Banks and Banking, five members
Wolfe (Chairman), Currier, More
house, Dwyer and Boggs.
f. Municipal Corporations, nine mem
bers-Taylor (Chairman), Morehouse,
Cutter, Bulla, Wolfe, Maggard, Curtin,
Sims and Doty.
5. Commerce, Harbors, Rivers and
Coast Defenses, seven members-Short-
ridge (Chairman), Gillette, Mutt, Bulla,
Bettman, Dwyer and Braunhart.
6. Corporations, eleven members
Simpson (Chairman), Rowell, Boyce,
Flint, Shortridge, Dickinson, Leavitt.
Cutter, Dwyer, Doty and Braunhart
Z. County Government and Township
Organization, seven members-More-
house (Chairman), Stratton Burnett,
Currier, Sims, Pace and Ashe.
8. Education and Public Morals, five
memhers-Boyce chairman, Bettman,
Leavitt, Feeney and RowelL
8. Elections, seven members-Strat-
ton (Chairman), Currier, Davis Short
ridge, Jones, Sims and Curtin.
10. Enrolled and Engrossed Bills,
three members Jones Chairman,
Shortridge and Feeney.
II. Federal Relations and Immigra-
MANI, Simpson and Pace.
II. Finance and Claims, eleven mem
bers-Dickinson (Chairman), Bulla,
Wolfe, Luchsinger. Rowell, Flint,
Smith, Boggs, Prisk, Langford and La