The record-union., 1893-02-18


OF Indebtedness by towns; Municipal
Corporations.
Mr.. Pueschel, pursuant to notice given
on previous day, made a motion that the
rules be suspended and day set apart on
which members OF the Assembly may
cal up one bill for consideration.
Mr.. Lynch offered a substitute that on
! tuesday, the 2lSt instant, each member
of the Assembly be allowed to call up
one bill which shall be placed OIL the spe-
ciaI file, providing no twelve members
OF the Assembly object
Consideration OF the motion and sub
stitute was made special order for Mon
day afternoon at o'clock
The following bills were read the sec
ond time:
Assembly Bill No. 737, to provide for
the payment of interest on the outstand-
ing bonds of the State of California held
IN trust Tor the University fund and the
State school fund.
Assembly Bill No. 4S3, making an ap-
| preparation to pay the deficiency in the
! appropriation Tor additional improve
ments for the Southern California State
Asylum for the Insane and Inebriates.
committee substitute for Assem- bly, Bill
! No. 506, to provide for additional inn
! proVementS for Whittier Reform School.
! and appropriating 100000 therefor.
Committee substitute for Assembly Bill
! NO. W, appropriating 100000 for the
! Mendocino State Asylum.
! committee substitute for Assembly Bill
! No. 4S2 was adopted and read second
tllhe. 1t makes an appropriation of SLY, =
/ 800 for the Southern California Insane
/ Asylum.
Assembly Bill No. 6SS, making an ap-
| Precipitation for compiling State school
! textbooks.
Assembly Bill No. 3l9, appropriating
/ Sz0,oeO for the erection and construction
OF sewer for the State Insane Asylum
/ at Agnews.
Committee substitute for Senate Bill
/ No. I3Z, &ppropriating $l25,00O for the
/ Preston School of Industry, was read
/ second time.
On motion of Lynch, the Assembly re-
! solved itself into a Committee of the
| Whole and reported favorably on Assem-
! ana senate BIZ No. l32. The bills were
| ordered engrossed and to a third reading.
! Assembly Bill No. 4lG, authorizing the
/ superintendent of State Printing to have
! prepared and printed an index 10 all the
| laws of California, 1S50-lS93, was read
/ third time and passed bya vote of 90 ayes.
/ Assembly Bill No. lSS relative to the
| formation of Agricultural Associations,
was ordered engrossed and to third
| reading.
Assembly Bill No. 81, to repeal Act
hNlng bounty on coyote scalps, was read
| second time.
Mr.; Matthews of San Benito was op-
! posed TO repeating the bounty on coyote
ScaIpS. The law has been beneficial in
! his section.
DIR. Mathews of Tehama said scalps
were being imported from points outside
OF the State, and the bounty law was be-
ing abused. Counties and individuals
should make appropriations if thew
! wanted to protect themselves. The State
! VIII have To nay about half n ,,ilIio,, loi
lars II the law is kept in force for the
! next two years, whereas it is not probable
that over $4,000 worth OF damage would
| be done, said Mr.. Mathews.
Mr.. tlnIayson subStantiated the gem
tleman from Tehama in saying that GOV
ote scaIps were being imported Down
IN his county, Los Angeles, they were
| imported very generously.
Mr.. Nann argued that the bounty bill
Is Inc only one on the statute books in
the interests Of farmers and sheep-raisers.
! and they should be protected at least to
the extent OF the provisions Of the bill
! now III force. Every other industry and
section OF the State is protected. he said.
Hdlt dozen others disposseSsed them
selves oI pent-up "oratory," when the
hour for recess arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The general appropriation bill for the
ensuing two years was presented by DR..
Mathews of Tehama. 1t provides for the
salaries of State officers, rents OF public
buildings, and travelling expenses etc.
| The appropriation for the contingent ex-
penses of the Senate is cut down from
that OF two years ago from SS5, 600 To
$4,000, and those of the Assembly from
$4,000 to $4,000. The following appro-
priatlons are made: Stockton Insane
Asylum, S4O5, 900; Napa Asylum, S37S. 600:
Agnews Asylum, S250,GJ0; Berkeley Asy-
| lum, 100000; Home for Adult Blind.
$4,000; Home for Feeble Minded Chill
dren, 100000; Mendocino Asylum, So
600; Southern California Hospital for In
sane, $4,000; State Prison at San Ouen-
tin $500, ,0O0; Folsom Prison. 500. 600:
Whittier Reform School. SLIGO, 900; Preston
School of Industry, $40, 600; San Jose
Normal School, So, 600; Los Angeles Nor
NAL School, S45, 900; Chico Normal School
$4,000; State Agricultural Society, $40, 600
Appropriations ranging from $1,000 to
s., 900 are made for the various agri-
cultural districts throughout the State.
Numerous appropriations are made of
less Importance. the same as two years
ago. The bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Mathews also introduced a bill TO
appropriate $4,000 for the contingent ex-
penses of the Assembly; Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Owen moved as a substitute for
the bill repeating the bounty on coyotes
Assembly Bill No. 400, which retains the
bounty OF s., but places restrictions cal
culated to prevent fraudulent claims.
The substitute provides that coyote scalDs
shall be deposited with the Clerk of the
Board OF Supervisors, and when the
bounty is paid for such scalps, they shall
be destroyed by fire in the presence Of
the Board of Supervisors.
Mr.. Wade and others spoke in favor of
the substitute.
An amendment to the substitute was
offered by Mr.. Bennett of Santa Clara.
fixing the bounty at 8 instead of So.
Lost.
The substitute was adopted by vote
of Il ayes to "A noes. Mr.. Kahn changed
from no to aye and moved for a recon-
sideration, which was laid on the table.
Mr.. Finlayson moved to take the motion
from the table. A motion to indefinitely
postpone the motion was made by Shana-
han, on which the ayes and noes were de-
manded. Pending the announcement of
the vote, Mr.. Kahn moved a call of the
House, which was refused. Mr. Shana-
hans motion prevailed by a vote of 40
ayes to % noes.
Mr.. Mathews of Tohama offered an
amendment to the substitute, allowing a
bounty of s. 30. Mr.. Finlayson moved
an amendment to the amendment fixing
the bounty at 2 cents, which was lost by
a vote of - ayes to 80 noes.
The ayes and noes were demanded on
MIR. Mathews motion, and it was carried
by vote of Sc ayes to 35 noes.
Mr.. Afford moved to amend the substi-
tute by adding a new section thereto.
making it misdemeanor to import
coyote scalps, and seek to get bounty
therefor. Adopted.
a resolution was offered by Mr.. Curtis
that committee of four of the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds be
granted a leave Of absence 10 visit the