Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-08

Something of a sensation was created last
night by person. ! alteration which took place
| in the lobby of the Senate between Sergeant-at-
Arms Taylor and Richard Shute we'll k own
San Francisco politician.
at II O'Clock last night report was circu-
lated about the Capitol of fight in Samoan
waiers between the American and German
heets, resulting in the destruction of the Ameri-
can vessels, Many Senators stated that il the
news proved to be true there would no doubt be
an extra session OF the Legislature called at
once.
The Senste Committee on State Library has
submitted the following report:
Mr.. President. Your Committee on State Lii
brary beg leave to report as follows: We have
examined the accounts or the State Librarian,
md that they are correct, properly Kept, and ali
bills receiptsd.
The State Librarian has paid out S37 81 more
than ne has received, and the Library is in
debted to him foF thst amount.
There is in the State Library fund $50 9S3 90
TT outstanding orders, the bills due ard the
needed wants will materially lessen this
amount.
The following departments need completion
| badly. viz: Society: Government, publ adj
ministrstion, political economy. History: s.
| pecially United States and local history, in
winch the Library Is weak. Science; Natural
philosophy, geology, chemistry, natural history,
and zoology, botany. AIRS: Engineering. me-
| chanic arts and trades domestic arts. In tier
! allure much is needed in the way IF STANDARD
| works III French aud German, and we respect
| fully call the attention of the Stae Librarian
! and Trustees 10 this TACT; we also refer TO the
state Librarians report pages ten and,eleven.
L. IL. Wallis, State Librarian, under and by
| virtue of A. c. r 4, relating to the conference
of state Libr"riaus page 2iS, Statutes 1870. has
| called Convention OF State Librarians to meet
| in st. Louis on May S, 1889, and has carefully
| prepared several suggestions to be presented at
| the Convention, re alive to laws governing
| State Libraries The following are few of the
| important ones:
! First-That Congress provide for the free
! transportation through the mails of books and
| all printed matter between state Libraries.
| Seeond-That Congress suggest to fore n Gov
ernments the ACCESSIBILITY OF an international
law providing for the tree transportation of
| books ard other printed mater between State
Libraries and departments of foreign Govern
ments.
Thrd-To facilitate aecessions: That Con-
gress provide for lower rate of postage on
books.
Fourth-Free importation of books; That the
| privileges now enjoyed by the Library of
| Congress, in the exemption of books from i'm
| port duties, be extended to State Libraries.
Fiith-1o prevent deceptive title pages. That
Congress provide that the date of first publica-
ton be indicated on the title pages OF all books,
/ unless by subsequent revision the contents have
| been materially altered.
Sixth-That in law reports the extreme dates
1 of the decisions be correctly indicated on the
title pages; that all legal digests contain table
Of eases First, plaintiff and defeh dant; second
to all tables of cases appearing In any legal pub
| licai ion
Seyenth-That Congress enact a. law making
it misdemeanor for any author editor or pub
Usher to write or issue misleading, false or ic
titiouS title page or preface.
Eighth-Ihat each State yTeyide for the
maintenance OF q State Library by creating
| fund which shall be continuous and no
depended upon annual or biennial appropria
tions.
Ninth-Jhat each State provide by law fo
the speedy transmission to sll SIass Libraries o
all public documents. reports, laws, trans
| actioIs. etc, published hg State anthorisy, ana
that they be addressed to said Stste Libraries.
Tenth-Thst each State pIozifie by law tina
all books rdbished under its ssathority, be in
j dexed and shat the titls pages Of sill statuts
and Journals of Legislature SHOW the dates 0
convepins and final adjournment of the session
for which they are. Also. thas in law report
the extrame dates OF The decisions be corrsctl
indicated ON the title pages and the date OF tn
rendition OF each deeisioa appear aboSa In
title CT each cases and sssat each yolur9ne {
| law seporis c0nsaiu q sSble of cases, 9iailti
and defendant and vice VERSA.
| Eleventh-Thsk each State enact a law NJ 81
!, ing it misdenasanor Cor any author, editor {
psblisher to wsite or issue misleading, false
frtitious title Page or preface.
! ployment OF a competent person to index a
publications that are issued under abe auihorit
Of the State.
Thirteenth-Thst each State provide for ii
! proper exchange ard disposition of duplics
| books.
+ Tho Assembly Committee on State Libral
+ presented the following report:
o Mr.. Speaker. Your Committee on State Librf.
/ ask leave TO report as follows:
/ of the State Librarian ind that they are q
n rect aud also find t,sst tho State Lii rarv is
h debtsd TO I. H. Wells. State Iibr' ,rian. to /
!. amount of So %. s = '