The record-union., 1891-03-01

Just announced the adoption of S. J. r.
26, which asks Congress to adopt the
Conger lard bill, measure for the pre-
yention of the adulteration of that useful
domestic unguent. The House adopted
the resolution and at once transmitted it
TO the Senate.
SPECIAL ORDER.
This order of business had been post
poned ten minutes at time on various
motions, notwithstanding numerous de-
mands for the order from Mr.. Bledsoe,
whose bill, No. 439, was to come up. At
ll:30 the bill was taken up. 1t is one
making cOterminous and cantankerouS
owners of lands, who decline to join in
building division fences, liable for
be subject to mortgage. The bill was pro-
| nounced to be a bad one by Messrs.
Gould, Renfro, Clark and Robertson, who
| claimed that its provisions might be the
ruin of hundreds OF poor men who would
be compelled tc assist in the building of
fences unnecessary to the protection of
their own property.
The bill was lost, Mr.. Bledsoe himself
voting against it and explaining that he
had introduced it by request, and had
been converted by the eloquence of the
gentlemen who had spoken against it.
AT this point motion to extend the re-
cess till 1:30 p. N. and then adjourn till
Monday morning, was carried.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Shanahan succeeding in introduc-
ing the remainder OF the bills from the
Committee on Commissions. These were
as follows:
Comforting additional powers upon the
State Board of Agriculture.
Transferring the powers and duties of
| the State Boards of Horticulture and VIII
culture to the Board of Agriculture.
| Increasing the nIlllllpr directors Of
! State Board OF Agriculture
&bolishing the State Board of Forestry.
| These, together with the two bills in
troduced yesterday, abolishing the State
Boards Of Silk Culture and Fish Commits
| sioners, We're placed on special file.
| BY Mr.. Robertson-The bill of the
minority of the Committee on Commits
sions, transferring the powers of the
| Board of Forestry to the Board of Horti-
4 culture.
DR.. Martin introduced a resolution
which, after reciting in the preamble the
many benefits conferred upon the State
and the nation by the mining industry, is
as follows:
ReSoired by the Assembly of the State of
California, the Senate concurring, That the Con-
gress ofthe United States be requested to appro-
| pirate eight TO ten per cent of the annual rev.
| enueS collected from the State OF California to
! be expended under the direction OF q compe-
tent Board OF Civil Engineers, that mining
may be continued without injury TO other in-
dustries or to river navigation.
Referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
Resuning the special order, A. B. 81, of
Mr.. Phillips, amending numerous sec
tions of the code relating to .semi-annual
taxation, was taken up, read the third
time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Mccall his substitute
for 4. b. Is, relating to the duties OF AS
SCISSORS, was taken up, read a third time
and passed.
A. B. 692. relating TO system of street
work, was, on motion of General
Mathews, taken from the file, read the
third time and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Dibble the Senate
Congressional apportionment bill was
substituted for the Assembly bill, and
placed at the head of the special file.
On motion of Mr.. Carver A. b. 634, re-
lating to land sold to the State for taxes,
was read the second time and ordered en-
| crossed.
On motion of Mr.. Gould the agricul-
tural district fair bill was taken from it's
fplace on the file, read the third time,
passed and transmitted to the Senate.
Several bills were given first and second
readings to get them forward on the file.
The House adjourned at 2:l5 until Mon
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