The record-union., 1899-01-12

whether anybody else wished to pro-
long the discussion, and when no re-
Spouse was given, Simpson took the
floor and again commended that the pur-
chase Of the books was necessary.
Senator Smith claimed the right to
close the argument, advancing as rea-
son that he had started the row." but
was ruled down by the President Pro
Tenn, son the. ground that he had not re-
sponded to the question: Does any
other Senator desire to be heard?"
Then said Smith, even If I did
start the row, I'm not to have the clos
ing?"
The Chair SO rules" was the reply.
"All right" returned the member
from Kern County, Il didn't have any
thing to say, anyway"
The resolution was lost. Ayes 5, noes
81.
The resolution that forty-five copies
OF Henning's annotated codes be pur-
chased was adopted.
The third resolution presented by the
Attache Committee, recommended the
purchase of locks for the desks of the
forty Senator's at $3.50 per lock.
Senator Simpson said that while he
had never been a decided economist, he
felt it to be his duty to object to pay
ing such a price for locks. He there
upon moved that the committee be
given further time to investigate locks
and prices. The motion received no
second, and Simpson said: 81 see I'm
squelched," and then sat down. The
resolution was adopted by vote of 10
to IL, and in due course of time the
Senators will be enabled to lock their
valuables, including ink stands, in their
desk, with the assurance that two or
three duplicate keys are in circulation.
A resolution by Dickinson, instruct
ing the Committee on Rules to hand in
its report, recommending standing rules
for the session, as soon as possible. was
adopted.
NO COMMITTEE ROOMS.
Then Senator Morehouse rose in his
place and complained that there were
not enough available committee rooms
In the building to go around. He said
that new codes and commissions had
taken possession of rooms formerly used
as committee rooms, and he found the
NSASAASNA " 1llIil 4OI tHc committee
Of which he was Chairman, already &C.
cupied
Secretary Brandon explained that it
was his duty to assign committee rooms
to the various committees, but he had
found that many of the committee
rooms are headquarters for newly
formed commissions, departments, ETC.,
and that there are only about half as
many available rooms as there were
two years ago. He said that if the
rooms would not go around it would
be proper to apply to the Secretary Of
State and If that official could not fur
nlsh necessary committee quarters he
supposed rooms outside Of the build-
ing would have to be rented
Morehouse said he found the Code
Commission located in one set of rooms.
the Lunacy Commission in another set.
the Commissioner of Public Works in
another, while room 81, formerly used
as committee room, was choked up
with empty ink bottles and decayed
vegetables-a general depository for the
refuse matter of the State Board Of
Horticulture.
No action was taken
BRING IT BACK.
Early in the session resolution pro-
viding for the purchase by the Ser
geant-at Arms of suitable furniture for
committees, was referred to the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses, and
the reported shortage Of committee
rooms set Simpson thinking about the
furniture resolution. He recalled that
at the last session of the Legislature
complete sets of furniture for all rooms
had been purchased out Of the contin-
gent funds of the Senate, and he as
serted that not more than a half dozen
pieces are now in the hands Of the
officer in charge. He understood that
the desks had been given to the Code
and other commissions and employees
while the Senators did not even have
keys for theirs. He thought he would
be able to get along without the desk
provided he had key, but he waneed
the Sergeant Arms to investigate
find out where all the furniture bought
at the last session had got to, and bring
it back.
Secretary Brandon announced that
the Sergeant alarms had already in
vestigated and found that four Of the
roll-top desks were being used by the
Code Commission, one by the Secretary
of State, three by the Commission in
Lunacy and one by the State Board Of
Examiners; while one of the revolving
chairs was being used in the Secretary
of States office and seven in the Office
occupied by the Commission in Lunacy.
Simpson said the Senate had been
roasted by the press for its extrava-
gance during the last session of the
Legislature, and that regardless to the
instructions given to the Sergeant-at-
Arms to take charge of the furniture
purchased 1t had been scattered around
the building-he did not know whether
any had got as far as the railroad de-
pot or not-and he moved that the Ser
geant-at Arms be instructed to invade
the offices in which the side-tracked
furniture was to be found, and return
it to the Senate.
Dickinson said he had no objection to
the motion except that it removed the
opportunity for the newspapers to roast
the Senate, and not to be roasted meant
to feel unnatural He understood the
Sergeant alarms was doing all re-
quired to insure the return Of the miss
ing property.
Simpson said Dickinson need have no
alarm about getting roasted, for he
(Simpson) would roast him many times
before the session ended.
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