The record-union., 1891-03-20
Afternoon Session.

The Senate reassembled at 2:30 p. NJ.
the Lieutenant-Go in the chair.
a resolution offered by Mr.. Dray, to
pay certain small bills for supplies, was
referred to the Committee on Attaches.
Mr.. Goucher offered a concurrent reso-
luton providing that the Legislature adj
Journ sina die at midnight on Saturday
the 2lst.
Mr.. Campbell of Solano opposed the
resolution, holding that the apportion-
ment bill, the county government bill
and the general road law could not be
completed within the time named.
Mr.. Goucher replied that if sufficient
promptness We're observed by the State
Printer and proper energy by members
of the Legislature, these bills could all be
reprinted and passed by Saturday.
The resolution was lost-ayes 8, noes 13.
Mr.. Goucher also offered a resolution
providing that each Senator might be al
lowed to withdraw any bills of which he
Is the author, except those ON the special
order and urgency files, in order that the
Senate might know what ones should be
considered, and also to facilitate work in
the State Printing Office. Adopted.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FILE.
Mr.. Dray offered a resolution declaring
all the bills on this file cases of urgency
and placed upon their passage. Adopted.
The bill to reimburse the japanese
Government for moneys expended in the
eXtradition of Calvin Pratt was passed,
as were the following:
a. b. 2l6, to determine the character OF
lands when returned by the United States
Surveyor-Generala as swamp and over
flowed.
A. B. 67l, to provide for funding the
Indebtedness of Levee District No. 6, OF
Sutter County.
A. b. 296, authorizing the Controller to
charge S3,306 y against the general fund,
to adjust discrepancy.
OTHER BUSINESS.
On motion of Mr.. Maher, S. B. 334, to
encourage the culture of the ramie plant,
was made Use of urgency and passed.
Mr.. Broderick offered a resolution pro-
viding that special committee of three
be appointed by the Chair to investigate
the affairs OF the State Library, to ascer-
tain the number of attaches thereof the
salaries paid, the character of the duties
performed by such attaches, the number
of hours employed, and other matters re-
lating to the management of that depart
ment, the committee to report to the SEN
ate within twenty-four hours the result OF
such inquiry.
Chair named as the committee Senators
Broderick, McGowan and Ostrom.
Mr.. Goucher's bill providing for an adj
ditional Superior Judge Tor Fresno
County, was made case Of urgency and
passed.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate resumed consideration Of
the appropriation bill, and the Senate
committee amendment reducing the item
for the pay of employees and for stock
ETC.. for State school-books from $40 200
to $4,000 was discussed, and finally laid
over without action. Mr.. De Long said
the Superintendent of Public instruction
had stated that $50, 900 would be sufficient
The item of $4,000 for compiling the
two remaining books of the series was
stricken out, it being explained that the
money was in the Treasury already to1
that purpose.
Owing to the absence, on committee
duty, of Mr.. Crandall, who had offered
an amendment reducing the appropria-
tions for agricultural districts some $780,
0GO, the bill was laid over until the fol-
lowing morning.
At P. NJ. Mr.. Dargie moved to adj
iourn, and Mr. De Long moved TO amend
by taking q recess until 1880 p. NJ.
The amendment was lost, and Mr.. Pres
ton called up his motion to reconsider the
vote whereby S. B. 2l2, repeating Section
337 of the Penal Code, was passed.
The Senate refused to reconsider-ayes
8, noes 21.
After adopting resolution authorizing
the Governor to forward to each member
of the Legislature two bound copies Of
the State Engineers reports, the Senate
adioTrnad