The record-union., 1893-03-11
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
General Appropriation Bill-Anothel
Holiday.

General Appropriation Bill-Another
Holiday.
The Assembly met, pursuant to ad-
journment, the Speaker presiding. Roll
called and quorum present. Prayer by
the Chaplain.
Mr.. Gould offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That no person except members
or their wives be permitted to occupy seats at
members Cesks.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Matthews, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported
favorably on the Senate concurrent reso-
luton to adjourn SINE de Tuesday next
mt midnight. He moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Mr.. Shanahan moved that considera-
ton of the resolution be made special
order for Saturday afternoon at = O'Clock.
Lost.
The resolution was then adopted by a
vote of 45 ayes to IS noes.
A resolution was also adopted, limiting
all speeches to one minute.
The Assembly voted to meet hereafter
mt 8 o'clock in the morning.
The Assembly approved of the charter
of the town of Grass Valley.
Senate Bills Nos. 7S3 and 7S4. making
appropriations to pay the deficiency in
the appropriation for per diem and
mileage of fLieutenant-Governor and SEN
ators and for pay of officers and clerks
of the Senate, were declared cases of urg-
ency. read first. second and third times
and finally passed.
Assembly Bill No. 525, making an ap-
preparation to pay the claim OF Cornelius
Lynch, was read first time.
Senate Bill No. 4S7, giving preference
TO ex-Union soldiers to employment in
public service, was read first time.
Senate Bill No. ga, relating TO the oper-
alton of railroads, was read tirst time.
Senate Bill No. 70l, to create a State
Advisory Highway Committee, was read
Senate Bill No. 624, relating to the
division of swamp land districts, was
read first time.
Constitutional Amendment No. I, in
creasing the State Board OF Equalization
to seven members, one from each Con-
gressional District was read. The Los
Anpeles and Southern California delega-
ton urged very strongly the adoption of
the resolution, claiming their section OF
the State has no representative on the
board. Anderson, Matthews and others
opposed the resolution on the ground
that it would revolutioniZe the present
board, increase expenses and bring the
state Board of Equalization into politics.
The resolution was voted down by Il vote
of 33 ayes TO 80 noes. Mr.. Kerns gave
notice of reconsideration.
Senate Bill No. 49l, making an appro-
priation OF -, 726 to reimburse the county
OF Marin. was read 1irst time.
Senate Bill No. 742, making an appro-
priation to pay the deficiency in the ap-
nroDriation for the TRANSPORTATION of
prisoners for the forty-fourth fiscal year.
was read third time and finally passed.
Senate Bill No. 7iS, making an appro-
priation to pay the deficiency in the ap-
preparation Tor the transportation of in
sane for the forty-tourtn nscal year. was
read third time and finally passed.
The substitute reassessment bill was
made special order for o'clock this
afternoon.
The general appropriation bill was un-
der consideration when the hour OF recess
arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Matthews arose to a question of
privilege on behalf of Mr.. Barker, and
said that that gentleman misunderstood
the question on the reassesSment bill OF
the previous day and voted AYE He
wished the journal TO show that he in
tended to vote MOI on the substitute
offered by Mr.. Finlayson. The state
ment was ordered printed in the journal
Messrs. Pendleton, STANDARD and Tai
bott arose to questions OF privilege and
referred to statements published in a cer-
tain newspaper that they 'dodged the
railroad substitute offered by Mr.. finlay-
son." Each OF them emphatically stated
mad they been present they would have
voted mo" on the amendment.
The special order for the hour, consid-
Grafton of the reassessment bill, was de-
clared in order. Mr.. F'inlayson offered
amendments to the Senate substitute, to
substitute the remaining sections of the
SeaweIl bill not previously accepted.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch moved to amend by insert
inc after Section l, as amended, the fol-
lowing: "Provided that nothing in this
Act shall preclude any county in the
state from making any settlement or ad-
iustment of its proportion of the taxes
which may be declared due and payable