The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-06
Congress Urged to Appropriate
$28O,OOO Therefor.
Printing Office Bill Passes the Senate-No
Wine at the Ball-For an Appellate
Court

Yesterday in the Senate was a re-
hinder of old times. Huge streaks of
life were injected into the proceedings,
and vast amount of business, much
of 1t important, was transacted.
Early in the day Belshaws concur
rent resolution, instructing our Sena-
tors and requesting our Representa-
tives in Congress to vote to ratify the
Paris treaty between Spain and the
United States, was taken up, action
being deferred until a Committee on
Federal Relations should have been ap-
pointed, to which it could be referred.
During the recess that followed both
the majority and minority considered
the resolution in caucus, and at the
afternoon session Senator Smith stated
that it was hoped to amend it so that
it would be acceptable to both the ma
jority and minority. Even should such
an arrangement be made the probabili-
ties are that it would not be concurred
in by the Assembly.
SACRAMENTO RIVER.
A concurrent resolution, which in
form and purport is a joint resolution,
relating to the Improvement of the
Sacramento River was adopted in both
Senate and Assembly. 1t instructs our
Senators and requests our Representa-
tives in Congress to use all honest
means in their power to secure the ap
preparation of $2S0,00O recommended
by the Federal Sacramento River Com
mission for the improvement of the
Sacramento River. The fact that the
State at the last session of the Legis-
lature appropriated 100000 for sim
liar work is set forth as an indication
that the work is desired The Governor
was requested to forward by telegraph
a copy of the resolution to the Chair
man Of the River and Harbor Com
mittee Of the House of Representatives
at Washington
SHORTRIDGE ON CODES.
During the morning session Senator
Shortridge favored the Senators with
a dissertation on codes. He thought
it unwise to expend money for codes
which contained a conglomeration Of
laws, all of which he might be easily
induced to vote to repeal He asserted
that the State had already spent $780,
600 to get rid of the said codes, and
suggested that they be read aloud for
the edification of the Senators. He
would willingly donate those that fell
to him to somebody who desired to
spend the winter in finding out what
the laws are not. However, as the
resolution had been offered by his
prune district associate Senator More
house, he finally withdrew his opposi
ton in order that the latter might not
be denied the pleasure Of reading his
codes.
NO WINE. THANK YOU.
There will be no wine on the banquet
the inaugural ball. Such is the edict
of the Senate-eyery member of it.
Senator Cutter turned the strong side
lights on the question for the period
of about three minutes, and when his
word picturing ceased every Senator
was convinced. He told of drunken
parties-men and women; of shameless
scenes at the inaugural ball given four
years ago-scenes which brought the
blush to the cheek, and which never
should have been enacted. He called
on the Senate to rise in it's might and
stamp out the evil, and the Senate
rose and stamped, to a man
STATE PRINTING RESURRECTED.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
support Of the State Printing Office
needs only the Governors signature
to become a law. It came before the