Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-13
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The Assembly yesterday passed Jordan's bill
tn facilitate the giving OF bonds required by
law 1t provides that whenever bond shall
be required from any person for any specified
purpose. the officer whose duty il is TO approve
sucn bond may do 50 whenever the same shall
be guaranteed by II duly incorporated company
under the insurance laws authorized to guar
antee the fidelity Of persons holding positions
of public or private trust. The bill invests such
corporations with full power and authority to
guarantee such bonds and undertakings, except
iii criminal cases. 1t is further provided that
the guaranty of any such company shall not be
accepted by heads of departments or others
whenever its liabilities shall exceed its assets,
to be determined by the proper investigation OF
It's condition. In other words, Whenevera per-
son Is required to give 2 bond, he may, instead
of soliciting his personal friends to become his
Sureties 20 10 an insurance company and
procure a policy, rs it were, on his honesty.
The system Is said 10 be in vogue in some of the
Eastern States, and 10 work satisfactorily.
g. J. Cross, Mexican veteran, pioneer. house
raiser and politician, was about the Capitol yes
terday securing signatures Ia petition to the in
coming President 20 have him appointed Post
master Judging from the success he met with,
nc i likely to have a longer list of names than
that presented by DR. O'Donnell in favor of his
Mor-ue for san Francisco. Everybody. ire
spective Of party, seemed disposed to sign Mr..
Gross petition.
Corcorau introduced bill yesterday in the
Assembly to pav the claims of citizens OF STOCK
ton for expenses incurred in sending out a local
military company 10 suppress the recent up
rising of settlers on the MoQuelumnes grant.
The principal items are for teams and vehicles
in transporting the troops 10 and from the field.
There are no charges for ambulances, nor for
lint bandages ana splints.
\ circular is being distributed about ;he legis-
lativc halls. calling attention to Lovells Assem-
bly, Bin NJ tU2, providing for The appointment
OF State Board OF Charities. II reciteS
that the object OF the bill is to provide
for Il comprehensive aud intelligent treat
ment of the large class OF chiltren who are
wards of the Stafp-Ori,hQnS, fOundiugS neg
lecicd deserted and delinquent children. At
tcntion is called 10 the fact that the cost to the
State of maintaining orphans, halforphsnS and
abandoned children for the thirty-fourth and
thiity-i1th fiscal years llSA3-SD amounted TO
Sol III ~. The number of children in tie sew
erai institutions was $50. II i claimed that IL
Visiting Agent and his paid assistants, with I'M
paid auxiliary agents in every town i'll the
state, would develop a demand for the over
stock Of children, place them in good homes,
where they viii be better OIL than they can be
in any institution and relieve the state OF the
great expense To which she is now put. They
would also take charge OF oh dreD charged
with minor ohVnscS, and by their watchiul care
prevent them from drifting INTO the criminal
class The circular further says The Lowell
rill provides Tor an unpaid, non-partlsan, nom
scctarian Board OF nine, three of the number to
be women. The expenditure of the ~, 0Q1 pro-
yided for carrying it into effect and sustaining
il for two years viii result. il j believed, i'll
preparations for the notwithstanding of children
who ought not TO be a charge on the state.
Just before the adjournment of the Assembly
Yesterday resolution was offered for the ap-
oointment OF special committee to inquire into
The alleged fraudulent transaction in regard to
stationery purchases by Secretary OF state
Thompson. Two or three prominent Republi-
cans oppoSed the resolution, and il was prompt
" postponed indefinitely, although IL was stated
that the Secretary of State was DESTROYS Of hay
ing the charges against him investigated.
A bill has been introduced, Senate BIZ No.
900 providing against the spread of seab among
sheep and to eradicate 1t wherever il now ex-
lists. The bill divides the State into districts,
and provides for State Inspector with also a
local Inspector for each district, and calls for an
appropriation of s5,e0 to carry cut the provi-
sions of the Act. The object of the bill is very
important one, and if properly drawn and faith
fully carried out, would be of great yalne. I'M
questionably both TO the important industry
of sheep hnsbandry aud to the protection and
Increase OF the value of the taxable property ut
the State, in which all are interested The bill
stands upon similar ground, as TO necessity for
action, to that of the insect pests which are in
vading orchards and vines, and II, under the
pressure of the closing days of the session, 1t
Shall fail to receive consideration and TO be
passed, the way will have been paved FOR
prompt action al the next legislative session.