Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-17


the purpose of determining the time for visiting
, the various State institutions of learning IL
was decided that the committees will visit the
Normal School at San Jose and the State Uni
versity on Monday and Tuesday next, and the
rext Saturday and Sunday will be spent at
Chico. From the tone of the members, it is safe
70 predict that they will visit Los Angeles the
next week.
William H. Jordan, of Oakland, Speaker of
the Twentyseventh Assembly, visited among
the members of the House yesterday. He re-
turns to the Bay this morning
Ihe Committee on County and Township Gov
ernment met at o'clock yesterday in room ..
Messrs. Culver Coleman and Brickwedel were
appointed Committee on Rules and Regula-
tions, TO report at meeting TO be held at 10
O'clock this morning in the Supreme Court
Clerks room.
Senator Jones' of Butte, yesterday distributed
among his fellow-Senstofs, the members of the
press and attaches OF the Senate a lot OF splen-
did oranges from the TheImalito Colonys
orchard, near oroyille. There was no disput-
ing the prime quality of the fruit
congressman l. J. Clunie was on the floor of
the Senate yesterday.
AsSemblyman Dobbin will to-day introduce n
Dill TO authorlZe and promote the establishment
and maintenance of manual training schools
1t provides that the Boards of Education in
each county, and in such cities as have Boar1s
OF Education, shall have the power TO estab-
lish an industrial training-school whenever it
may appear to the Board as advantageous to
the best interests of the young The Boards
are authorized to establish such schools when
ever thirty or more representatives of as many
pupils, desirous of availing themselves Of such
industrial training, shall petition the Board for
the establishment of such school.
The Committee on Corporations met yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock, and considered the two
bills introduced by Judge Dibble of San Fran
cisco. One increases the amount of the emer-
gency fund required 10 be kept by the insurance
companies and the other is designed to prevent
wildcat insurance concerns from doing business
IN TINS State. It, however, does not interfere
with fraternal organizations doing an insurance
business.
The State Printing Office is doing nobly with
the avalanche of bills,
The Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds met yesterday at o'clock, but owing
to the absence of the author of bill which they
wished TO consider, adjourned without taking
action.
Chief Clerk Leake. who was under the weather
Tor couple OF days came up smiling again
yesterday with voice as resonant as ever.
Boss Buckley was observed in the lobby yes
terday surrounded by a beyy of fair applicants
for positions which, alas, have already been
filled many times over.
The Committee on Labor and Capital will
meet this morning at $50 o clock in room 80.
Chas. NJ. Shortridge, editor of the San Jose
Mercury, was visitor to the Assembly chamber
yesterday.
The Political Record presents list of names of
respectable newspaper representatives which it
says is valuable to member of the Legislature
hotels and the reporters as a means of prevent
ing fraud on the hotels and members, and will
prevent some bareiaced steals of stationery, and
also check on the time-honored custom of
giving reporters clerkships for private ends"
One Donald Bruce, mentioned in the list, is the
only one TO whom some ofthe foregoing applies.
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
The bill introduced in the Assembly yeste:-
day by ASsemblyman Adams, of Woodland,
authorizes the people of any county in the Stat.
by majority vote TO establish one more high
schools, which shall be II aintained at the coun-
tvs expense, and shall be open TO the admis-
sion of all pupils in the county who have grad
uated from the grammar schools, or who can
pass the required examination for admission
When the county has voted TO establish a high
school, the County Board of Education and the
County Board of Supervisors constitute a Con-
vention 10 locate the school in some convenient
and suitable place in the county The Board of
Education is to secure and adopt the plans for
the building, and the Supervisors to levy the
special tax and attend to the erection of the
building. The County Board of Education is to
estimate the amount necessary to support the
school each year, and the Supervisors must in
clude the amount in the annual tax levy. 1t is
also made the duty of the County Board of Ed
| ueation to adopt the books, using the State
series when suitable; to hire teachers, ianitors
and other employees, and dismiss them, when
Necessary; to adopt and enforce course of
study; to grant diplomas of graduation to such
pupils as have satisfactorily completed the
course OF study, and to take charge of all mat
tiers relating to running the school, provided
that such course shall be such as shall prepare
students for admission to the State University.
This plan was unanimously indorsed by the
recent Convention of County Superntendents
and the State Board of Education at its recent
meeting, December 9th. The design of this bill
is to connect the free grammar school with the
free State University by free county high school,
and thus unity the entire free educational sys-
tenn o the State. 1t is not intended to oblige
the counties to establish high schools but to
give tn N the option. 1t is however, believe d
that there are several counties that will avail
themselves of the earliest opportunity and es-
tablish such schools as business proposition,
since ii will be an additional indictment for
families with children TO educate. to locate in
such counties.
THE LIBRARY CAUCUS.
The joint caucus of Democratic Senators and
Assemblymen FOR the nomination of five Trustees
of the state Library was held last evening in
I the Supreme Court room. The attendance num-
bered SO, two Senators and five Assemblynen
being absent Senator Yell presided. But two
tickets were put in nomination., Mr.. Maddox
having withdrawn during the day. The ticket
favorable to Mr.. Perkins q candidate for
Librarian was nominated by Senator Murphy
and received the following vote R ID. Stephens,
of Sacramento, 40: w. s. Green, of Colusa AZ;
Fl. Z. McLane, of Solano. 46; Fleet F. Strother
OF San Francisco, 40; (. o. Miller, of Tplare AZ.
The ticket favoring General Davidson was
nominated by Senator Jones, and polled the
following vote: Fred Cox. l3; DR.. Gardner, IA;
Oullahau, 9; Weller, -; Grattan, Is. Consider
ing the ftct that Mr.. Perkins was the last can
diGste to enter the race, the result herewith
noted may be called glorious victory, and his
many friends will hasten to congratulate him
Next Wednesday, the 23d instant, was set fer
the election by the Legislature OF the new
Trustees of the State Library.