The record-union., 1891-02-19
ASSEMBLY.

ASSEMBLY.
The House met at 10 A. NJ; the Speaker
in the chair. Roll called ard quorum
present. Prayer by the Chaplain. Jour
nal OF Monday approved.
| PETITIONS.
By Mr.. Bledsoe-Petitions from citi-
Zens of Eureka, sSiskiyou, Columbia, So
nora, Healdsburg, San Diego Newcastle
and Paso Robles iavoring the passage of
A. b. 47, requiring educational qualiiica-
tons for voters; also, petition from San
Francisco.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Reports were made by several commit
| tees.
| The Committee on Elections and Priyi-
leges reported taYorably on the bill allow
ing III. b. Eakle 5000 for expenses of
the Campbell Eakle election contest.
The Committee On Chinese Immigra-
ton reported back Young's bill prohiDt-
Inc Chinese immigration into California
unfayorably.
| The Committee on Ways and Means
reported tavorabiy upon the resolution TO
allow S2,750 TO j. II. Daily for expenses in
the Brown-Daly election contest. The
resolution was adopted.
GoyERNoR's MESSAGE.
| a message was read from the Governor
announcing that he had signed A. b. -,
better known as the Barry Contempt
| Bill"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced:
N3y Mr.. Lux-Regulating life insurance
| policies.
by Mr.. Mathews - Relating to taxa
ton.
! by Mr.. Phillips-A resolution that sSS
be allowed from the Assembly contin-
| gent fund for services of b. +. Currier. a
| Snp.l0I W3ttlnl Wro yr,Jo Exy
| the Speaker that the engrossment and
| enrolment offices having been broken
into, he had employed this man to watch
them. The resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
On motion Of Mr.. Mathews. A. B. 692.
relating to system of street improve
| ment bonds, was read the first time and
retains its place on the second reading
file.
The Speaker appointed select COM
mite of three, consisting OF Messrs. Cul-
yer, Baughman and Doty. to confer with
a like committee from the Senate con-
corning the Senate bills now before the
House and the House bills now before
the Senate, with view to expediting
SPECIAL ORDERS.
S. B. "a. This was read the second time.
with the amendment, which was adopted
The original bill reads as follows:
Section l. No property belonging to the
State, Except buildings composed of wood and
their contentsl, shall hereafter be insured
against risk OF damage or destruction by fire
and no policy of fire insurance now existing
upon any property belonging to this State
shall be renewed at the expiration thereof
Section 2 This Act shall take effect imIned;-
! ateiy.
The amendment stikes out the words in
brackets, leaving no property of the
State subject to insurance. The bill was
made special order for Friday after the
reading OF the journal.
SPECIAL FILE.
All bills and amendments were passed
until A. B. 401 was reached. This bill
appropriates money to pay the Journal
! Clerk and his assistants Of the twenty
eighth session of the Legislature for COM
| pleting the journal of the Senate. The
| select committee of three reported favor
ably upon the bill and it was passed by
vote of-ayes ID, noes 8.
A. b. 669, relating to the power of
Boards CT Supervisors, is the companion
| of the Worlds Fair bill, and gives to
Boards of Supervisors power to appro-
/ pirate money for the counties to eXpend
for the exposition of 1893. 1t was read the
second time.
| THE APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, with Mr.. Young in the
chair, to consider the remainder of the
| appropriation bill.
Mr.. Shanahan of the Committee on
| Commissions desired to postpone the
reading of those items concerning com
| missions until after his committee should
have made its report. But Mr. Dibble
explained that he would not move that
the bill be engrossed until after every
| thing had been submitted to thorough
discussion, and he thought it would ey-
4 pedite matters to take the clauses up just
as they came. Mr.. Shanahan agreed.
There was no particular debate upon
any of the provisions Of the bill or the
amendments until amendment 81 was
| reached. This reads, "For aid to the
| State Agricultural Society, S35, ,000' An
amendment was offered to this amend
ment that the sum be increased to $780,
! 000. The larger sum was earnestly advo-
Gated by Messrs. Clark, Martin, Doty.
and others. Mr.. Dibble explained that
the increase since 1880 in this appropria-
! ton had been very large: that the sum
| set apart by the committee was in adj
| vance OF that OF two years ago, and that
| the district appropriations were all lib
! eraf. He thought $4,000 sufficient, and
| it was all that was asked for before the
| committee by the State society
| 1t was explained by the other side that,
in view OF the expected cutting down of
all appropriations, the State society had
supposed that they could not get more.
though they could do much better with
$4,000. Now, however, that such liberal
appropriations had been made for the
National Guard and other interests, the
friends of agriculture believed that they
should have the larger sum.
1 The amendment was carried by a vote
! of ayes 35, noes 1S, and $4,000 was set op-
posite the State Fair clause.
| THE SHERMAN RESOLUTIONS.
| The House then rose from Committee
| of the Whole. and Mr.. Dibble asked leave
| to report on behalf of the committee ap-
| pointed to draft resolutions upon the
death of General William Tecumseh
! Sherman. Granted.
| Following is the report, which was
| adopted:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly:
Your committee to whom was intrusted the
| duty of preparing resolutions upon the death
of General Sherman, beg leave TO report as fol-
! lows:
| full meridian of worldly honor, the Great
Commander has summoned, to immortal
glory that American patriot, William Tecurn-
sch sherman, therefore be it
Resotped, That the people of California rep
resenting al classes and opinions, feel deep
career of one to their memory dear, who
among the earliest pioneers of American civil
ization on western shores, became one of the
founders of this commonwealth.
Resolred, By the Assembly of the State of
California that her people have learned with
profound sorrow the death of General Sher-
man; that in the name of the people of the
State. the Assembly extends to the bereaved
family of the deceased their heartfelt sympa-
thy and coincidence.