The record-union., 1893-02-14
ASSEMBLY ROUTINE.

A Petition for the Abolition of the
Viticultural Commission.
The Assembly met pursuant to adj
journment, Speaker Gould i'll the chair.
Roll called and quorum present. Prayer
by the Chaplain, Rev. II. w. Conry.
Mr.. Adams presented petition relative
to salaries of the twenty fourth class.
Referred to Committee on County and
Township Governments.
A petition was presented by Mr.. Wade
from grape-growers and wine-makers of
Napa County, asking for the adjustment
| of the State Niticultural Commission.
| Viticulture and Viniculture.
Mr.. Talbot presented petition favor
! ing the creation Of Santa neZ County.
The Speaker appointed Howard May as
Page.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Anderson, providing for the adjust
ment of the Indebtedness and assets be-
tween any new county created or 10 be
created and the county or counties from
the territory of which such new county
may be created; Judiciary.
BY Kerns, relating to homestead ex-
emptions; Homestead and Land Mo-
nopoly.
By Emeric, to regulate outdoor adver-
| Using; Crimes and Penalties.
By STANDARD, making an appropriation
for editing the manuscript of the State
Mineralogist; Public Printing.
Senate Bill No. l25, to abolish commits
sions in the collection of ad valorem
taxes, was read third time and passed by
proved.
Senate Bill No. 212, authorizing the
/ Controller and Treasurer to transfer to
the general fund certain moneys. was
read third time and passed by vote of 81
| ayes. Title approved.
Assembly Bill No. 245, to pay Sands W.
| Forman 1919 for services as Secretary of
the state Board OF Forestry, was read
! third time and passed by a vote of 40 ayes
to 2 noes. Title approved.
Mr.. Buckley introduced a bill to en-
! courage the establishment of county and
/ city and county reform schools, and to
appropriate money therefor; County and
| Township Governments.
Assembly Bill No. 90, to provide for
/ the redemption OF certain funded debt
bonds amounting to $40, 600, was read
second time. The Assembly resolved it.
self into a Committee of the Whole and
reported favorably on the bill
The following bills were read second
time:
Assembly Bill No. $50, making an ap-
preparation to pay the deficiency in the
appropriation for the support and main
tenence of State hatcheries.
Assembly Bill No. Us, appropriating
s., 800 for furnishing the training depart
ment building OF the State Normal School
at San Jose.
Assembly Bill No. ga, making an ap-
preparation to pay the deficiency in the
appropriation for the restoration and
preservation of tish in the waters of the
State.
Assembly Bill No. I26. appropriating
$4,000 for supplying system of heating
and ventilating the State Normal School
building at San Jose.
Senate Bill No. 206, making an ap-
preparation to pay the deficiency in the
appropriation for the support of the State
Insane Asylum at Stockton.
on motion OF Mathews of Tehama the
Assembly resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole and reported favorably
on Assembly Bills Nos. 635. 634, I2S and
Senate Bill No. FOG. The bills were
ordered engrossed and to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 2, making an APP
preparation to pay the deficiencies in the
appropriation for costs and expenses of
suits in which the State is party in in
terest, was read first time and passed to a
second reading.
Assembly Bill No. go, to establish q
naval battalion, to be attached TO the Ma
tional Guard, was read third time and re-
referred TO Committee on Ways and
Means.
Assembly Bill No. 27I, relating to the
printing and sale of the reports of the
Supreme Court of the said State of Cali
fornia, was read third time. At present
a contract exists with the Bancroft Whit
ney Company, giving them the privilege
OF selling the reports, and the bill pro-
vides that the reports shall be printed by
the State and sold at cost. MIR. Mathews
OF Tehama spoke against the bill, saying
the State will have opposition in selling
the reports from the company named
and could find no market for its books.
The Bancroft Whitney Company fur
nishes 800 copies to the State free of charge.
Tie legal lights spoke in favor of the bill.
The company has monopoly on the
, business and charges s. per volume,
whereas the State could print and sell the
books for less than one-half the amount.
Lawyers are dcubly taxed, and it was
urged that it was an injustice to them.
} Mr.. Mathews further said he had q
, written statement from the Superintend-
ent of Printing that an appropriation OF
SIS, 333 would have to be made if the
State should undertake to print the
! Supreme Court reports.
The bill was passed by vote of 81 ayes
to 10 noes. Title approved.
AIr. Bennett of Santa Clara introduced
bill providing for the publication Of
: semi-annual statements by persons en-
gagged in banking; Corporations.
Assembly Bill No. l4S, to regulate the
rate of interest in this State, was read
third time and rereierred TO committee
of one for the purpose OF amending.
, Recess.
> AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate Bill No. ~, relating to the du.