The record-union., 1891-02-19
Afternoon Session.

The House assembled at 2o'clock, with
Speaker Coombs in the chair, and immedi-
ately went into Committee OF the Whole
with Mr. Young in the chair, taking
under consideration the appropriation
bill.
The clerk read committee amendment
No. %, providing an appropriation OF
$1,000 for the First Agricultural District,
which includes San Francisco and Ala
media Counties.
Mr.. Coombs moved that il be amended
| to read s., 600.
with considerable acrimony by various
members.
! Mr.. Coombs defended his position by
saying that he was known friend TO
| agricultural fairs, but he believed such
large district appropriations could NOT be
made with safety under the fiity-cent
/ limit without endangering the prosperity
| Of those Institutions which care for the
| helpless War,iS of the State, and that ne
| had intended, if his amendment was
adopted, 10 move Tor reduction all clong
| the line.
AIR. Galbraith was heartily in favor o.
| liberal agricultural appropriations, and
had letters from his constituents asking
him to look out for their interests in tins
respect. Still he should act according to
his pledges as q Republican, and as he
! thought consistent, believing that his cor
! Stitucnts would understand him. and NOT
! regarding his future political prosperfs.
If, when this bin was finally summed M
! il should exceed the limit TO which the
party stood pledged, he would vote to cut
7 down the district appropriations. be-
lieying it to be better than to sacrifice the
| pledge Of tie party, or the appropriation
| for the Worlds Fair
The amendment to cut down the appro-
| priation was lost.
The reading OF the bill and the amend
ments was then finished, all committee
| amendments being adopted. It will be
understood that this action is not concltl-
sive, but it is probable that the action OF
the Committee Of the Whole will be s,ls-
tanned, with the possible exception of the
appropriations fJr the commissions.
TIE BILL AS FINISuED.
Following is the conclusion of the bill
| acted upon yesterday, tic first portion
having been printed in the R-EgoRD-
UNION of yesterday: Salary of Commits
sioner of Labor Statistics, *6, 6,000 salary
of Deputy Commissioner of Labor sta
tistics, $1,000; stationery and contingent
expenses, Commissioner OF Labor Sta
! tlstlcs, Sl,OC0; Office rent, Commissioner
OF LABOR Statistics. 81 zoo; salary OF assist
ants, travelling and contingent EXPENSES
| for Office Of Bureau OF Labor Statistics.
5000; uses Of the State Board of Horti--
culture, SZU,O0U; salary OF Secretary TO
State Board of Horticulture, $500;
! salary of clerk to Secretary to State
Board OF Horticulture, 81 200: sal
airy of clerk the Publishing and
Quarantine Bureau ofHorticulture, 81. .a0G:
uses of the State Board of Viticulture.
SO, eco; uses of the State Board Of For
estry, $4,000; the restoration and preser-
Vation of fish in the waters OF the State.
ana stocking such waters with new yarie-
ties (of which not less than so per cent.
shall be expended III the support and
maintenance Of the State hatcheries), $40
COO; payment Of expenses and costs of the
trials OF persons charged with the viola
ton of the laws for the preservation of
fish, $4,000; payment of rewards offered
by the Governor, IS, 600; payment of re-
/ wards for the arrest and conviction OF
highway robbers, So, ,090; arresting crimi-
nals without the State, 5000; water for
irrigation, purchase of hose, and contin-
gent expenses OF the State Capitol
grounds, $500: support of Mining
Bureau, Including salaries, S4aO09:
water to be used in the Capitol building,
81, 200; repairs to Capitol building and fur
niture and purchase of carpets, S5.G00;
stationery, fuel and lights for Legislature
and State officers, $4,000; purchase OF
ballot paper, 5000; official advertising.
5000; payment OF interest on SlG0,0O0 to
Hastings College of the Law, 81, 600: an
naal reimbursement of the University of
California, $3.50; rent of rooms for Hast
ings' College of Law, 81, 400; care Of State
burial grounds, 500; pay of Presidential
Electors, $3.50; aid TO State Agricultural
Society, $4,000.
Then follow the allowances for the sew
eral agricultural districts, as follows: