The record-union., 1891-02-15
ASSEMBLY,.

The House assembled at 10 o'clock.
Speaker Coombs in the chair. Roll called
and quorum present. Prayer was offered
by the Chaplain. Journal corrected and
approved.
The Speaker announced the reception
of several petitions regarding the Sunday
Law. and referred them to the Committee
on Public Morals.
Mr.. Baughman introduced a resolution
that when the second reading file is taken
up each member shall have leave to take
up one Dill out OF order and have it read.
a motion to lay the resolution on the
table was lost.
Mr.. Dibble then spoke against the reso-
luton, saying that it would much retard
the business of the House.
The resolution was lost.
Mr. Clark introduced a petition from
the Farmers Alliance requesting the Leg
islature TO memorable Congress regard
ing the funding of the Indebtedness of the
Central Pacific Railroad. Mr.. Clark de-
sired the petition printed in the journal,
but this was refused him by the House.
Mr.. johnson introduced q resolution
that all committees having bills under
consideration which had not yet been re-
ported back be ordered to report the same
back by Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Dibble hoped the resolution would
not be adopted, as it would be entirely
destructive to the work of the Ways and
Means Committee.
Mr.. johnson said that he had intro
duced eight bills at this session of the
Legislature, only one of which is yet on
file, and he wished the committees COM
PEELED to get their reports in. The resolu
ton was lost.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Under this head the Senate bill author
izing the Governor to offer a reward of
$500 for the apprehension of the murder
ers of Mrs. John Greenwood, OF Napa
came up, and was read the second time
MIR. Dibble moved to suspend the con-
stitution in order to read the bill third
time and pass it.
Mr.. Hail in the chair
Mr.. Coonlbs spoke to Mr.. Dibble's mo-
ton. He believed this bill should be
passed under suspension of the ConSti-
tuition. Four years ago the fearful Pete
Olsen murder occurred, and the Governor,
by reason of his limitations, could only
offer $500 reward, n sum inadequate en-
tlrely TO the necessities OF the occasion.
Now, murder had been perpetrated in
Napa County which exceeds in malignity
the Whitechapel murders, and the arm of
the law, which has hitherto been too
weak and puny TO bring to Justice such
malefactors, should be strengthened. He
believed $500 not too much for the
vindication of the will and sovereignty
of the people, and he hoped that the mo-
ton would be adopted.
AS the House was almost empty, only
forty-eight members having answered to
the roll call, it seemed improbable that
the fifty-four votes necessary for suspen-
sion could be had. The roll was called
and every vote recorded aye, but there
were only fifty-one. and as leaves of alb
sence had been as thick as leaves in VAL
ombrosa, it was evident that the required
vote could not be mustered. The call OF
the House was demanded. but when it
was found nothing could be done, Mr..
Dibble moved that further proceedings
under the call be dispensed with, and the
order of business proceeded with. Car
ried.
[Mr. Dibble in the chair.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Judiciary attested
its industry by reporting back over fifty