Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-05
COMMITTEES.

The Joint Committee on Finance and Agriculture
held a session, Senator Pardee i'll the chair. The
subcommittee previously appointed, consisting Of
Senators Pardee West, Hill, CarlocS and Brown
and Messrs. II. NJ. Larue and |. n. Hoag reported
bill to divide the State into suitable sections to
organize district agricultural socitIes, and TO pro-
vide for the organization and manage
ment OF these district societies-bringing
appointment OF the officers of the Association by
the Governor The bill, and also the question to
the amount OF State aid that should be appropri-
ated, and its apportionmept among the various dis
trcts discu sed freely, after which the commit
tee ad djourned, to meet again this evening.
The Senate Committee on Corporations considered
and recommended for indefinite postp0nement Sen
ate Bills Nos 25 &c and 81 in relation to penalti.
for non compliance by raj road companies with stat.
utory requirements also Bill No 3, TO regula. .e
the evying OF assessments on the capital stock OF
corporations, and Senate Bill No. 3l5 to regulate
the issuance of certificates Of stock corporations,
ceived the same action. Senate Bill No. 15T, to
punish wilful misrepresentation by life in.
surance compar les and their agents, was
amended SO to change the penalty from
that of felony to misdemeanor. Senate Bill No.
400 IN relation to insurance, and fixing the amount
Of loss by fires to be the actual loss damage to
property at the time the fire occurs, recon-
mended for passage. Senate Bill No. l4i, providing
for the increase of capital stock Of corporations
so amended to require the increase to be for
money p id, labor done property actually re-
ceived, and will be reported back for passage.
The Senate judiciary Committee considered AS
semby Bills Nos. T. Is and 100, and Senate Bills
Nos 3d3 314 331, 1885, $50, 3s1, 3S2 and 357 relating
principally to amendments to the Civil Coae were
recommended for indefinite posiponement The
passage of Senate Bills Nos. 100, 30 276 317 1896
and Assembly Bill No. 50, relating to the Civil
Code, will be recommended; and permission ad.
vised for the withdrawal of Senate Bills Nos 80,
290, 291 and 292. The committee also considered
other bills relating to the Code of Civil Procedure
The Assembly Judiciary Committee approved As
sembly Bill No. 439, relative to the validity of mar
rages 1t prohibits uniting in marriage parents and
children ancestors and descendants of every de
gree, and between brothers aud sisters whether
Of who:e or half-hlood between unees and nieces
aunts and nephews ard first cousins renders sucf
marriages ineestuous and void whether the relation
ship is legitimate otherwise The Act is not tC
apply to any marriages that were legitimate at the
time they were entered into. Ass mbly Bill No. Ala
providing for organizing OF irrig tion districts ETC.
was referred back with recommendation that it dc
not pass. Assembly Bills Nos. 433, $50, 429, 455
Az, 4l9 and 439 and Senate Bill No. 49, relating &c
the Codes were ordered reported back with recon
| mendation that they be passed. Also, Assembly Bill
No. 443, Prohibiting civic and political societies and
organizations carrying firearms through the public
streets OF any city town within the State, ap
proved and recommended for passage.
The Senate San Francisco delegation had another
long session, considering the Mcclure charter bill
which drew large attendance. Ii will require sew
eral evenings yet to go through and act upon the
hill