The morning call., 1893-03-05
The ASSEMBLY.
Failure of the Attempt TO Pass Bled-
sOe's Bill Over the Veto.

SACRAMENTO, March An the Assembly
this morning consideration of the report of
the Hart investigation committee was made
the special order for Monday.
Bledsoe gained the floor, and moved that
his pet bill, which the Governor vetoed yes
terday, be passed over the veto.
This bill provides that ten hours day
shall constitute days work for all labor
ers and mechanics employed in logging
camps. shingle and saw mills. The vote
showed that there was lacking eight votes
OF the twO-thirds majority necessary 10 pass
the bill A call OF the House was demaGded
and five votes changed, which brought the
bill within three votes OF its passage.
Further proceedings in the matter were
dispensed with, and motion to recons sider
given.
A message from the Governor was .read
which vetoes the bill providing that the
State shall print reports OF the Supreme
Court decisions, consideration of which
was made the special order for Monday.
Mordecai put In a resolution for the pay
ment of the expenses of the committee in
investigating charges brought against u. II.
johnson. which amounted to S3572 60.
Alvord made resolution to pay johnson
$500 for personal expenses in the case, and
allowing his attorney. NcPike. a fee Of $3.50.
Both resolutions were referred TO the Com
mittse on Ways and Means.
simpsons bill to regulate the powers and
duties of highway officers was passed. Also
Shanahan's bill to constitute nom partisan
election commission in San Francisco.
In the Assembly this afternoon Duck
worth introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That this Assembly tenders 10
President Cleveland the best wishes OF all its
members for as successful an administration
during the next four years as during his previous
term he gave TO the American people. Be 1t
further
Resolved, That the Speaker OF the House be,
and is hereby directed. to telegraph to President
Cleveland. aud that the EXPENSE incurred there
by be paid out OF the contingent fund Of The
Assembly.
The Senate bill to provide for the con-
struction and furnishing of an additional
school building for the use OF the Los
Angeles Normal School was given second
reading.
The special Senate file was taken up and
a large lot of bills were passed, among
which were the following:
Act to amend section 726 Of the Code Of
Civil Procedure and to add new section
thereto. relating to actions for the fore
closure Of mortgages.
Act to amend section 537 of the Penal
Code and to add a new section thereto. re-
lating to the removal, sale or subsequent
ineumbranee of mOrtgaged chattels.
Act granting the right of way and station
grounds to the Southern California Railway
Company over a portion of the asylum
grounds in the county of San Bernardluo.
Act to amend sections 1854 and 654 of the
Political Coda rnlatfpO fha Rpor,f af
aminers and to add a new section thereto
providing for the appointment of clerk by
said board and making an appropriation for
his salary.
Schleshger's bin for the payment to
Jordan of S56,OOO Jordan's claim is based
on the proposition that he completed half
of the Folsom branch prison. The vote was
SO to 5.
Act to repeal an act entitled IAN act con-
corning corporations and persons engaged in
the business of banking"
The resolution to dispense with some fifty
attaches was adopted.
MeCauley produced large framed ltho-
graph of Cleveland and Stevenson, with
which he proceeded to decorate either side
OF the rOstrum. He then proposed three
cheers for the President of the United States,
but he was called to order.
Duckwcrth's bill to create five more
county officers was q special order an6 was
finally passed by the vote 81 to 9.
The bill repeating the law for the collec-
tion of taxes semi-annually was also passed.
The act to create Kings County was
refused passage, but there was little more
than quorum present.
Mathews gave notice TO reconsider and
motion TO adjourn was carried.