The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-20

thought the charge ought to be inye3ti-
gated.
O'Keefe R.) said that Whites reputation
could not be injured by Bretz's statement,
as everybody knew him to be an honest
man. He hoped the House would not
spens any more time on tbs affair.
Adams, another of the Populists, said he
hoped the chair in appointing the commit
tee would give the PeoTle's party represent
tatou.
BretZ-I court an investigation. If I am
wrong / wish the world TO know il. II I
am right the world should know it. feel
it my duty to say to this Assembly that my
securing the floor Yesterday as did was a
dscourtesy For that / apologize. But my
opinion remains the same with reference to
the words / used, and
Speaker Gould called Bretz to order at this
point and he sat down.
The resolution was then adopted, and the
Speaker appointed as the committee Shan
ahan. Afford. Pueschel. Mathews of Te-
hama CD, Kahn and Perkins (R.), Vann
Pop.).
Among the bills introduced are an act by
Raw amending the Civil Code limiting
rates Of telegrap phi messages to % cents for
the first twenty words, and 2 cents for each
additional word within the State of Cali
fornia, with penalty of $500 for violation
of the act.
The mortgage bill was made q special
order for tomorrow. The first and second
reading of the bill followed. The Assembly
resolution relative to the Investigation of
the Railroad Commission was made special
order fer Monday. Among the bills pre-
scented was one by Anderson appropriatng
s233. 600 ont of the general fund to provide
for the payment of per diem Of members
and attaches of the constitutional conven-
ton OF 1879.
The Committee on Public Morals reported
favorably on the bin providing one days
rest in seven for laborers.
The Ways and Means Committee re-
ported favorabIy on the appropriation for
the deficiency in the State Beard Of For
estry for an appropriation for the thirty
eighth, forty-Sccond and rty-thlrd years.
The committee also reported favorably on
the act abolishing commissions paid by the
State for assessment ad valorem taxes, and
several other measures.
4 resolution by Owens. requesting the
Controller to furnish detailed statement
of the annual cost of maintaining branches
"a thc 0hPiCuiC NOuih ~ NSeh NiohOiSCO au0
Los Angeles, was adopted. Bills were
introduced appropristing 100000 for the
establishment of cordage factory at
Folsom prison.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING compensation OF
county aud township officers and Of jurors
and of witnesses. and assessing water
rights and improvements as real estate.
BY Price of Butte-Cresting the county
OF b dwell out OF Butte County. with county
seat at Chico; relative TO preliminary ex-
aminations in homicide cases; an act reg
ulatng suits against the State; an act adding
new section to the Penal Code regulating
the sale of opium; prescribing qualifications
for presidents, officers and employees of cor
porations; amendment relative TO changing
county boundaries.
By Adams-AuthorziDg acquisition by
donation Of site for camp instruction for
National Guard. and approprIating s25oo to
carry out the provisions Of this act.
Kennedy introduced an act regulating the
quality of gas sold by corporations.
Several claims for work done for the State
were presented.
An act was introduced providing a sytem
OF street Improvement bonds.
By FiHlay Amendments to ballot la
an act defining the State Board of Health
and powers thereof.