Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-01
LEGIsLATIvE NOTES.

A beautiful American flag adorns the wall of
the Assembly Chamber back of the Speakers
desk. It's presence there is explained by the
following letter:
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF SILK CULTURE,
SAN FRANCISCO, January 2s, 1889.
hon. ", f. Dsndn, Chairman Of assembly C0Hi-
1l4tee on Six Culture Sacramento, Cal: I have
forwarded to-day the flag, l2S14 feet, made from
silk the product of California. / have also for
warded i'll the package The two afiidavits de-
posing that the silk used in manufacturing said
flag was OF California production
hope that the Assembly. when it sdiuorns
will donate the flag to the Governors Office, so
that he can have it placed where he thinks
proper. Isincerely hope that there will be no
difficulty in either House in having our Board
allowed the $4,000 for the next two fiscal years
Respectfully, Mrs. LOUISE RIENZI
There was g call of the Senate yesterday
which resulted in the fining of three Senators
for contempt in absenting themselves without
leave. There have been numerous calls during
the past ten days, and when the motion was
made Yesterday it was with the determination
OF timing the absentees. Those who have been
absent most frequently managed to get to their
seats while the roll was being called, and the
been delinquent in this respect before
S. Statler, County Treasurer of San Diego
county. visited the Capitol yesterday.
The family of George ". Peckhan, Secretary
OF the Senate, consisting of his wife, his son
George and daughter Cora, were among the Wis
itors in the Sena'e Chamber yesterday
Senator Bowers distributed among the mem
6ers and press representatives a box of fine
Navel oranges fiom San Bernardino which
were delicious and highly appreciated.
John r Irish has been selected to deliver the
memorial address on the d ath OF the late Gov
ernof, Washington Bartlett.
Assemblyman Wear, OF Kern county, yester-
day received the following telegram relating to
the London exhibition project
BAKERsFIEi d. January 81 1889.
TO Kern County Representatives, in The State Leafs
tdture. We, The undersigned business men and
representative citizens of the county of Kern
believing that the interests OF the whole State
Will be subserved by the appropriation of an
adequate sum by the Legislature for an exhibit
tion of our products in the city OF London. in
keeping with the name of our State and the i'm
portance OF fully introducing her products
abroad, hereby respectfully urge our representa-
tives to use their best efforts to secure the pro
posed appropriation of s250,0g0 for ouch pur
pose.
Overfiowed Lands have postponed the consid-
Grafton of Assembly Bill No. $40, roviding for a
change of the boundaries of irrigating districts,
until next Tuesday.
Assemblyman Damron did some Quiet. but
effective, work yesterday in bringing about
compromise between the wranglers over the
Gem couny bill.
The Assembly Committee ON Public Morals
met last night in Room 55. Capitol Building, to
conside- bill 2S1 to prohibit pool rooms The
Society for the Suppression of Vice was repre-
sented by Messrs: Ira P. Rankin, President |;
Joseph g. Eastland, Chairman OF the Executive
Committee; C. Z. Bennett, Agent, and W. Gibbs
of San Francisco, These gentlemen presented
the following petition:
To the Honorable. the Senator's and Members of
the Legislature Of the State Of Cdiiforntq-GENTLE-
MEN: We, the undersigned, respectfully pre-
sent: That great and increasing evil through
out our State more especially in the large cities
is the existence of public pool and betting
rooms. and the practice of betting on horse and
boat racing, wrestling and walking matches.
boxing and fsticuffs and other contests
Complaints of the evils of these establish
orf1x- 40 ~. ..
ciety.
We consider efforts to restrict this evil as one
OF the duties OF our Society, and 1t is urged upon
us that not only do young men and Others
yield to the temptation to wager their own
money, but in many cases the money OF their
parents and employers.
There is no doubt that these institutions lead,
with unerr1ng certainty, hundreds of cur young
men to the commission of crime and to ruin
For these reasons, as well as to protect and to
do justice TO those OF our citizens who are legt-
1mately engaged in breeding and improving our
horses, or in constructing and increasing the
speed OF our boats or in developing the phys
ical condition of our young men by athletic and
legitimate exercises and sports, these places
ought to be closed.
Being advised that there is no existing lsw
under which they can be suppressed, VIC do
most earnestly ask your honorable body to pass
some Act that will effeetually abate this perni-
cious and growing evil
And your petitioners will ever pray etc.
The petition was signed By the California
society lOr the Suyp3esS0n oil Vice, Ira p.
Rankin President, c. r. Burnett Secretary,
Joseph A. Donohoe, Joseph G. Eastland, James
K. Kelly, A. S. Hallidie, Charles MONTGOMERY
George A. Moore, John Kimball, Asa r. Wells
James Hutchinson, Z. h. Mcdonald Jr., Louis
Sloss, N. NJ. Gibson, Nathaniel Hunter and
George W. Gibbs, as Board of Directors and by
a large number of citizens.
Addresses in support of the measure were
made by Messrs. Eastlsnd, Rankin and Gibbs
earnestly showing many reasons why legisla-
tion should be adopted 10 do away with the
evils resulting from the establishments referred
10.
MT. Schwartz, the proprietor of one of the
pool,rooms, replied, and requested that action
OF the committee should be postponed until
Wednesday next, at which time he intended to
produce evidence in opposition to the legisla-
10.
YOSEMITE VALLEY.
The Senate Committee on Forestry. Yosemite
Valley and MaripOsa Big Tree Grove mot a. :