The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-11

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ton 3SO0 of the Political Code, relating
to erroneous tax assessments and sales;
read third time, amended by special
committee ana ordered printed.
A. E. 81, Wade-Relating to certain
contracts for the conditional sale,
lease, on hire of railroad and street
railway equipment and rolling stock,
and providing for the recording thereof;
read third time and lost. 10 to L. STRAIT
ton changed his vote and gave notice OF
motion to reconsider.
A. b.. 10, Rickard-To amend sec
tionsaof the Political Code, and to repeal
Section 1923 thereof, all relating to
elections, was, on motion of Stratton,
taken up, amended, and to print.
SpEc.rAr rs0YyNSET.
A. B. 500. by Belshaw. to amend Sec
ton 472 of the Political Code, relating
to the ATTORNEY General. and prohibit
ing that official from employing special
counsel to assist in the transaction of
the business of the office, met with de-
termined opposition from a number of
Senators, and was as strongly advo-
Gated by Others. After considerable
debate the roll was called without re-
suit and call of the Senate was or
dered. After. being behind closed doors
for some time. the doors were opened
and the bill was declared lost by a
vote of 20 to -.
UP FOR AMENDMENT.
Stratton callad IN his notice of a
motion to reconsider the vote whereby
r o11 .to armand the Political Code
relating to the organization of commit
tees to represent political parties at pri-
mary elections was refused passage
He explained that unless the
bill was amended it would con-
flict with some of the primary laws
heretofore enacted. The Senate agreed
to the reconsideration, and the bill was
placed ON the special file of Assembly
bills.
EXEMPT FTREMEN'S RELIEF
FTTND
Dotv for the free conference commit
fee annointed on r d to create an
Esxennt E,iremen,s relief fund in the
several counties cities and counties
cities and towns Of the state. and re-
latino 10 tho onrollroan+ formation into
fire comnanies and service as firemen OF
such exempt firemen reported back
recommending that the Senate recede
from its second amendment and adopt
in ito stead on amendment making the
provisions of the hill apnlv only to cities
having over * O0O inhabitants. thus
dropning ont San Diego. that CITY hav-
mo cousad oil the trouhle The SEN
ate adonted the renort nv a. unanimous
vote
uppop COMMISSION p1II LOST
,,ot;o,, 10 ,.ada 70 have the con.
-;aarot;o 90 n;a,-;,so,,,s notice of .
,ot;l,, ~ 49,. ~ ,o+a hy which
g % Aee ~ uoo,,;oa +ba c+a+a BOARD
~ uarhor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, was lost
,,o.+nonoa ,+,, 49,.
Davis Objected and urged ,mmediate
reconsideration ua said that accord
ING To Dickinson,s own statement two
honest mon uena already on the com
mission while the term of the third
man Womb exn;ra in two weeks and
Governor "a oa would have the annoint
n,ent Of bis snccessor He nrotested
against the Republican party departing
from the principles Of civil service re-
form.
Boyce also spoke against. and Dick
inson favored postponement
Wolfe closed the debate, and q heated
collouuy was engaged in between he
and Davis. Wolfe asserted that he
had expected Davis effort to be met
with applause. and it had been from
the Democrats.
Ashe wanted 10 know if Wolfe called
the question under discussion a polit-
ical one and Wolfe replied that he had
said nothing of the kind but that Ashe
might think whatever he pleased.
The motion to postpone was lost by a
vote of Is to q. and the following mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby the
bill was refused passage. was lost by