The record-union., 1891-03-11
Afternoon Session.

Afternoon Session.
The House reassembled at 2:45 O'clock
Speaker Coombs in the chair.
SPECIAL SENATE FILE.
! 8. b. 136, relating to the organization of
municipal corporations, was passed.
S. B. 81, for the issuance OF 5000, 900 of
State bonds for construction of general
ferry and passenger depot in San Fran
cisco, was passed.
S. b. 81, providing for the payment of
mechanics and laborers employed by
corporations, was passed.
| 5. j. 20s, relating 10 the reservation of
school lands, was passed.
S. b. 3S5, to pay for skilled labor on the
dam at Folsom prison was lost. Mr..
Smith of Butte gave notice of motion to
| reconsider.
| The ballot reform bill, which was re-
| called from the Senate, having been found
to contain some typographical and verbal
errors, was sent to the printer with the
amendments necessary, and made spec
| lal order for "Wednesday at 10 A. NJ.
| GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The Governor reported to the Assembly
! his approval of seventeen bills, among
which were the bills for allowing women
to be appointed Notaries Public; for sub
mitting to the people the privilege of
electing United States Senators, and for
the election of the State Printer.
| Governor Markham returned without
approval A. B. al the measure for the
| relief OF Colonel Jonathan d. Stevenson.
The grounds Of his veto are, first, that the
work was performed before the admis-
| sion of California to the Union, and cam
not therefore be charge upon the State;
and second, that the work was done upon
navigabie stream, the property of the
| Federal Government, which would there
! fore be responsible for the Indebtedness
| The Governor states that he is fully ac-
| quainted with the full history of the
I claim since it was pressed as claim
against the Federal Government, and had
read carefully the accounts detailed by
General Sherman in his memoirs, and by
| other writers ON the early history of Cali
fornia. He believed that it would estab-
! lish precedent which would cost the
| State an immense deal of money. Gov
ernor Markham, however, acknowledges
the services and patriotism of Colonel
| Stevenson, and his great age and necessi-
! ties. He expresses the hope that some
method may be devised by the Legis-
lature of relieving the needs of the old
pioneer and patriot, and recommends
that a sum not exceeding $3.50 shall be
appropriated and paid to him in monthly
! installmentS.
! Mr.. Dibble moved that the bill be
| passed over the Governors veto. While
acknowledging that the Governor was
| probably technically right, he very much
wished to see Colonel Stevenson relieved,
and he saw no other way to do it con-
stitutionally than the one he suggested.
Mr.. Matlock supported the motion.
+ On motion of Mr.. Baughman the mat
| ter was made special order for Wednes-
day.
GREAT WORK ON THE FILE.
The House file had no less than III bills
| awaiting first reading. Chief Clerk Mason
may claim the champion belt for the
celerity with which he cleared it off, his
rapidity being only equalled by his dis
tinctness of enunciation, and the courage
with which he held the citadel and con-
tinued his work while bowling house
spent the last half hour in endeavoring to
rattle Speaker pro tenn. Barnett of San
Francisco. The air was thick with mo-
tons, points of order, waste-paper bas-