Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18

SACRAMENTO, January II, 1889.
House called TO order at IL A. ~. Speaker
Howe in the chair.
Roll-call and prayer
The Speaker called the attention of the Chair
men OF committees 10 the resolution directing
them to notify the press representatives of the
time and place of committee meetings
On motion of Mr.. Brickwedel the reading OF
yesterdays journal was dispensed with.
The minutes of Tuesday and Wednesday were
declared approved.
The Speaker announced that he had received
the papers in the case of Price VS.. Franks (the
contested election for Assemblyman in San Ma
teo county,. Referred to the Committee on
Elections.
Mr.. Dobbin, Chairman of the Committee on
Labor and Capital, reported Assembly Bill No.
o., with the recommendation that 1t pass. Or
dered filed for first reading.
llt PROVIDES Tor the appointment by the Gov
ernor OF three persons, who must be practical
working steam engineers of at least ten years
experience, who shall constitute Board of Ex-
amining Engineers, whose duty shall be to cx-
anime and license competent steam engineers
The Board shall appoint a resident examining
engineer in each county. Licenses are to be
granted only to citizens of the United States or
TO those no have declared their intention to
become such. The members of the Board and
the examining engineers to receive So for each
month
Mr.. Seswell presented petition from the
state Prison Directors asking the passage of an
Act to divide the State into State Prison dis
Mr.. Angs, of the Committee on County and
Township Governments, to whom was referred
Bill No. 26, 10 provide for the correction and es
tablishment OF portion of the eastern bound
airy line of the State, reported the same back
and recommended its passage
Mr. Dobbin. OF the Committee on Labor and
Capital, reported back Bill No. is, to establish
and support Bureau of Labor statistics, and
recommended its passage.
Also. Bill No. %, to regulate the hours of labor
and employment of minors and females.
NJ nft theG Gr,rr, . txr.-
Means, reported back Senate Bill No. ], proyid-
ing for the payment of the claim for expenses of
the funeral OF Governor Washington BARTLETT
with the recommendation that il pass
Mr.. Burwell, of the Committee on Municipal
Corporations. reported back Assembly Joint Res
olution No. 2, approving the charter of the city
OF Los Angeles, and recommended its passage.
Resolution No. was made the special order for
two o'clock this day.
message from the Senate informed the As
sembly OF the adoption of senate Concurrent
Resolution No. 3, relative to the National Grange
Association.
Also, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4. re-
questirg the Congress of the United States to
maintain the scott Exclusion Act, and recon-
mending additional legislation TO perfect the
operation of the same.
Resolution No. referred to Committee ON
Federal Relations.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4.
WHEREAS, 1t has been falsely noised abroad
that there is deep dissatisfaction among the
people OF California with the practical opera
ton OF the Chinese Exclusion Act, known as
the Scott bill. passed at the recent session OF the
Fiftieth Congress, therefore be it
Resoired, tg the Senate and Assembly the Syate
Q CdttoTRtd, hat 1t fully indorses the action of
Congress and the President in the passage of he
Act known as the :. Scott Exclusion Act.n and
that all citizens of this State without regard to
party, pray TO the authorities of the United
States for its maintenance and rigid enforce
meut
Resotred, That we earnestly recommend to
Congress and 10 the President of the United
states the enactment OF Euch additional
legislation as viii make said Scott
bill completely effective, by prevent
sng the entrance of the Chinese over