APPOINTMENT BY THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. The following communication was received and read: ME. PRESIDENT: I beg leave to report that I have this day appointed Joseph Moffitt to the position of bookkeeper for the Sergeant-at-Arms at the per diem of $5, and respectfully ask the consent of the Senate thereto. J. L. MARTIN, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate. Senator Leavitt moved that the appointment be confirmed by the Senate. The question being on the confirmation of the appointment. The roll was called, and the appointment confirmed by the following vote : AYES-Senators Anderson, Bauer, Broughton, Bunkers, Carter, Coggins, Curtin, Diggs, Emmons, French, Greenwell, Hahn, Haskins, Irish, Keane, Leavitt, Leeke, Lukens, Lynch, Markey, Mattos, McKee, Muenter, Nelson, Pendleton, Ralston, Rambo, Rowell, Rush, Sanford, Savage, Selvage, Simpson, Ward, and Wolfe-35. NOES-None. Whereupon the President declared that the appointment had been duly confirmed. RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were offered: Resolved, That the following named persons be and are hereby elected to the statutory positions and at the per diem set opposite their respective names: Donn J. Shields C. E. Coggins.. Chas. E. Canfield.. Robert Strathearn.... Miss Bess Woodward Miss Callie Johnson.. Miss M. McNiece. The question being on the adoption of the resolution. The roll was called, and the resolution adopted by the following vote: AYES-Senators Anderson, Bauer, Belshaw, Broughton, Bunkers, Carter, Coggins, Curtin, Diggs, French, Greenwell, Hahn, Haskins, Irish, Keane, Leavitt, Lukens, Lynch, Markey, Mattos, Nelson, Pendleton, Ralston, Rambo, Rowell, Rush, Sanford, Selvage, Simpson, Ward, Welch, and Wolfe-32. NOES-None Also: Resolved, That the following named persons be and are hereby elected to the positions and at the per diems set opposite their respective names: Z. L. Orcutt Bill Clerk. E. McCabe.. Bill Clerk Frank Queirollo. Bill Clerk. $5.00 5 00 5 00 5 00 500 5 00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4 00 5 00 4.00 The roll was called, and the resolution adopted by the following vote: AYES-Senators Anderson, Bauer, Belshaw, Broughton, Bunkers, Carter, Coggins, Curtin, Diggs, French, Hahn, Haskins, Irish, Keane, Leavitt, Lukens, Lynch, Markey, Mattos, McKee, Nelson, Pendleton, Ralston, Rambo, Sanford, Selvage, Simpson, Ward, Welch, Wolfe, and Wright-31. NOES-None. Whereupon the President declared each person named in the foregoing resolution duly elected to the office of the Senate set opposite his or her name, respectively. OATH OF OFFICE. Each of the officers-elect came forward, took, and subscribed to the oath of office, as follows: I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will faithfully perform the duties of [here his or her office named] to the best of my ability. APPOINTMENT OF PAGES BY THE PRESIDENT. The President announced that by the authority vested in him he had appointed the following as Pages of the Senate: Page to President-Thos. Maloney. Pages-F. G. Hinckley, Herbert Hahn, Harold Wolfe, Earl Houck. RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were offered: By Senator Leavitt: Resolved, That the following be elected to the Senate offices opposite their respective names at the per diem named, payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate. The question being on the adoption of the resolution. $2.50 2.50 2.50 The roll was called, and the resolution adopted by the following vote: AYES-Senators Anderson, Bauer, Belshaw, Broughton, Bunkers, Carter, Coggins, Curtin, Diggs, French, Greenwell, Hahn, Irish, Keane, Leavitt, Leeke, Lynch, Markey, Mattos, McKee, Nelson, Pendleton, Ralston, Rambo, Rowell, Rush, Sanford, Selvage, Shortridge, Simpson, Ward, Welch, Wolfe, and Wright-34. NOES-None. Whereupon the President declared each person named in the foregoing resolution duly elected. By Senator Lynch: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate be and he is hereby directed to purchase ten desks for use of the stenographers of the Senate, the same to be paid for out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate. The Controller is directed to draw his warrant in payment of the same in favor of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, and the Treasurer is directed to pay the same. Resolution referred to Committee on Contingent Expenses and Mileage. MOTIONS. Senator Lynch moved that the resolution be recalled from committee for immediate consideration. Motion carried. Senator Lynch moved that the rules he suspended for the purpose of immediately considering the above resolution. The question being on the motion to suspend the rules. The roll was called, with the following result: AYES-Senators Anderson, Broughton, Bunkers, Curtin, Diggs, Haskins, Leavitt, Lukens, Lynch, Rambo, Sanford, Savage, Selvage, Shortridge, Welch, Wolfe, and Wright-17. NOES-Senators Bauer, Belshaw, Carter, Coggins, French, Greenwell, Hahn, Irish, Keane, Markey, Mattos, McKee, Nelson, Ralston, Rowell, Simpson, and Ward—17. Whereupon the President declared the motion lost, and re-referred the resolution to the Committee on Contingent Expenses and Mileage. APPOINTMENT OF PORTERS BY THE PRESIDENT. The President announced that, by the authority vested in him, he had appointed the following as Porters of the Senate: J. H. Murphy, J. W. Gudgel, Ed. Noblett, Frank F. Canon, E. T. Hubbard, Chas. Billz. ADJOURNMENT. At four o'clock and twenty-five minutes P. M., on motion of Senator Hahn, the Senate was declared adjourned until eleven o'clock a. M. of Thursday, January 5, 1905. IN SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, Thursday, January 5, 1905. Pursuant to adjournment, the Senate met at eleven o'clock A. M. Lieutenant-Governor Alden Anderson, President of the Senate, in the chair. The roll was called, and the following answered to their names: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Belshaw, Broughton, Carter, Coggins, Curtin, Diggs, Greenwell, Hahn, Haskins, Irish, Keane, Leavitt, Leeke, Lynch, Markey, Mattos, McKee, Muenter, Nelson, Pendleton, Ralston, Rambo, Rowell, Rush, Sanford, Selvage, Shortridge, Simpson, Ward, Welch, Wolfe, Woodward, and Wright-35. Quorum present. PRAYER. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. S. Hoskinson. READING OF THE JOURNAL. During the reading of the Journal of Wednesday, January 4, 1905, the further reading was dispensed with, on motion of Senator Mattos. TEMPORARY POSTPONEMENT OF CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL ORders. Consideration of the special orders, being the resolution offered by Senator Woodward, and also Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1, con |