The record-union., 1899-01-20

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Then Braumhart arose and jumped on
| the resolution. He said he considered
the untrammeled expression Of the
or selfishness of any single Individual.
He was always willing to cordially greet
the members of the press, and If ne did
not care to express an opinion to rep
resentatives of the press concerning
i matters of legislation, he would keep
quiet. If he did not want to be inter-
viewed, he would merely say SO, and
that would end the matter. He said that
while he had been villified by some Of
the newspaper men, probably more than
any other member, he had found most
of the reporters to be bright, honest,
conscientious men, whose only intention
was to- get the news for the papers they
CHANGED to represent.
DAVIS INTERVIEWED ONCE.
Davis said he thought the only thing
| necessary was to give the newspapers
notice that the privileges extended to
them must not be abused. Personally
he had been asked for an expression
On only one matter that had come be-
fore the Senate-the San Francisco
charter, and so far as he had been able
to learn, the representatives of the press
had given no reason for any such reso-
luton as the one offered
! DOTY OPPOSES EVERYTHING.
Doty opposed both the amendments
and the resolution. He said he was al
ways willing to have his constituents
consult with him and had openly invited
them to do SO at all times and under
all conditions. He said he had the
greatest respect for the press and for
the men who represented It, He had
served five terms in the California Leg
islature and had never had trouble with
any reporters. He considered the reso-
luton to be too sweeping in its charac-
ter; he did not care to say that it was a
case of "the wicked fleeing when no
man pursued" but he would say that
the Senators-a few of them at least
were too ''touchy."
| DOty said he had always taken his
chance with the Republican press of
Sacramento, and that press had ever
been courteous and generous to him,
even though he was Democrat. He
had been respected by the press of Sac.
ramento, and he in turn respected that
press, and wanted to go on record as
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resolution. He was not afraid that
the press would not treat every man
| right, and if cloud happened to rest
! upon some member of the Legislature,
he considered it only just that the re-
porters should tell the story to the peo-
pie throughout the State. He thought
the press was perfectly right in pub
fishing the news, regardless of its spe
cific character.
| DAVIS ON LOBBYISTS.
Davis said Doty was wrong in his
logic to object to Bulla's amendment.
Its purpose. he said, was to protect the
press, and to salve over the sting. pro-
vided there was a sting. The object of
the amendment was to protect the Sen
ators from the persistent lobbyist, and
was not directed at the press. He was
willing to confer with his constituents,
but did not want them to bother him
nile he was attending to business.
SIMPSON EMBRACES THE FAITH.
Simpson supported everything in
sight. He favored Bulla's amendment
and he also favored Boyce,s resolution.
He thought Davis had struck the key
note Of the situation, but he also re-
membered the session of two years ago,
when one paper in the State had print
ed articles about Shameless More
house" Robbers Roost," Jack Boyce"
and Poor Old Simpson" He thought
the Legislature had gone too far in ac-
cording liberties to the press, and would
favor curtailing some of that freedom.
He favored, he said Boyce's resolution
and Bulla's amendment Though how
he could support both he failed to make
cleaD, and said that while he might
not have suffered much he thought
some proper restriction ought 20 be put
on newspaper reporters.
MOREHOUSE EMPHATIC.
But Morehouse spoke to the point
and without quibble. He asserted
that any man had a right to ask him
how he intended to vote on any partic-
ular measure, and he had right to
refuse to give the information desired
If he saw fit. He opposed the resolution
and favored the amendment.
The trouble was, Morehouse said,
that outsiders would crowd around
members while they were attempting
to attend to business, during business
hours, and there ought to be q rule that
nobody be allowed upon the floor OF
the Senate except upon invitation of
member. The newspapers, he said, had
and should have an undoubted right to
publish anything they pleased respect
ing the views Of the members. He
had nothing against any newspaper in
the State, and against only one news
paper man. He was inclined to be-
lieve that law should be passed MAX
ing it justifiable homicide to kill such
man. He had nothing against news
paper men as a class, for there were
in their ranks some of the brightest,
brainiest sQuarest men in the country,
but he did object to scrubs who crept
in, like Andy Lawrence of the Exam
iner-
SHORTRIDGE TALKS FACTS.
Shortridge opposed the resolution.
and in the course of his remarks said:
I'VE take ourselves, many times. too
seriously I may be optimistic at times,
but am always willing to De inter-
viewed, reserving the right to give an
interview as I wish to see it appear in
print-give clear and concise idea of
what 1 wish to say, and not in garbled
English, and am always reported cor
rectly. I am opposed to the principle
of curtailing the liberty of the press"
REPORTERS NOT GUILTY.
The first amendment was declared
adopted by scattering, doubtful vote,
and the hour for the joint session hav-
ing arrived, the consideration of the
second amendment was continued un-
der the head Of unfinished business"
and will be settled to-day.
AS the matter now stands, BOyce
would not know the creature of his