The herald., 1893-02-24
The California Lawmakers Get
a Move on Themselves.
A Large Number of Bills Passed at
Yesterdays Session.
The Hart Investigation Postponed In
the Haste of Members to Get
Pet Bills Placed on the
Urgency File.
By the Associated Press,

preme court reports.
To pay the deficiency in the Whittier
reform school appropriation.
Providing for an additional building
for the state normal school at Los An
geles.
To import into this state parasites and
predacious insects.
Appropriations for the maintenance OF
the Southern California insane asylum,
and to make up the deficiency in the
appropriation for additional improve
ments to the asylum.
The special order for $3.50 was the
assembly concurrent resolution finding
the railroad commissioners incompetent
and that they be removed from Office.
A committee amendment which finds
them guilty of dereliction of duty was
adopted and ordered to be printed, and
the resolution made the spe cial order for
10:15 tomorrow.
At the afternoon session VOORHEES, in
troduced a bill for the erection of a
building at San Quentin for the accom-
mediation Of insane prisoners, and ap-
propriating $4,000 therefor.
The special assembly file was taken
up and number of bills passed, among
which were the following:
An act to provide for the redemption
and payment of certain funded debt
bonds of this state, making an appro-
priation therefor and authorizing the
state controller and state treasurer to
transfer the sum of 100000 from the
general fund to the interest and sinking
fund, to carry out the provisions of this
act.
An act appropriating the sum of $10,-
600 for supplying system of heating
and ventilsting the state normal school
building at San Jose.
An act appropriating the sum of $500
for completing and furnishing the train
ing department of the building of the
state normal school at San Jose.
An act making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
for the expenses of the superior court.
The assembly reconvened at 7 80 this
evening. 1t was arranged, according to
Bulla's resolution, that each assembly
man on answering roll-call should men
ton one bill which should be placed on
the special file and taken up att the night
sessions as matter of urgency.
The house went into committee of the
whole to consider Anderson's bill to pay
the claim Of Judge A. L. Rhosdes in the
case Of Santa Clara county against the
Southern Pacific company, to collect
taxes. The bill was ordered engrossed
and to third reading. Adjourned.
The following bills also passed:
An act making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
provided by the act to establish school
of industry.
An act making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
for the restoration and preservation OF
fish.
An act to change the name of the
Mendocino state asylum for the insane
to the Mendocino asylum.
An act to amend the act to authorize
the common council or board of trustees
OF city or town, other than cities of
the first-class, to refund its indebted
ness, issue bonds therefor and provide
for the payment of the same.
An act to amend the act authorizing
the mourning of indebtedness by cities
for the construction of water works,
sewers and all necessary public improve
ments, or for any purpose whatever.
An act to amend the political code re-
lative to settlements with the controller
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An act relating to the reports OF
county auditors.
An act to establish q naval battalion
to be attached to the National guard of
California.
An act making it a misdemeanor to
advertise to obtain or procure divorce
or nullity of marriage.
The act to abolish the state drainage
construction fund and directing the
transfer of any balance remaining there
in to the general fund.
The second reading of the file was
then taken up.
In the senate tonight the second read
ing of the file was taken up and pro-
ceeded with until motion to adjourn
was carried at 8 O'Clock.
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
In the assembly, the committee on
roads and highways reported favorably
a bill to create a state advisory highway
commission.
Godchaux's railroad classification
amendment came up as a special order.
Shanahan offered two amendments to it,
but was declared out OF order.
Godchaux'r amendment was made a
special order for 8 80 this afternoon.
The committee on military affairs re-
ported having found the companies at
San Diego, Los Angeles, Fresno and
Stockton well disciplined, soldierly and
worthy Of high praise. Armories were
recommended to be erected by the state
for the use of these companies.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
survey, location and construction of a free
wagon road from the town of Mariposa
to Yosemite valley, passed by vote of
AZ to 20.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on the bill to construct
a sea-wall at San Diego. Recess till
evening.
THE HART INVESTIGATION.
The special committee appointed by
Speaker Gould to investigate the harges
against Attorney General Hart, con-
vened again tonight, but as the mem
beers of the committee were anxious to
get bills upon urgency files in the as
sembly, the investigation was postponed
until tomorrow afternoon.
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