The record-union., 1895-03-08
ASSEMBLY,.
The Assembly was called to order at 10
A. NJ, Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Roll-call showed a quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. 0. Summers.

Roll-call showed quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. o. Summers.
PETITION.
Meads presented a petition for the pas
sage of Sunday law, which was referred
to the Committee on Public Morals.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Bulla, for the Committee on Jud iciary,
reported, recommending that S. B. go,
relating to defraudlng proprietors OF inns
and clearinghouse be substituted for A.
B. 464 and passed. So ordered.
A large number OF bills were with
drawn IN accordance with recommends
tions of various committees.
Brusie, for the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported favorably on A. b.
947, TO pay La VOcG Del POpOtO So, 62S 70
for printing the constitutional amend
ments, as amended; a. B. 94S, to pay
81, 4oS " to LIE Franco Californian for
printing constitutional amendments, as
amended; a. 3. 6S2. to improve the streets
| fronting on the Capitol, as amended; A.
b. l03, to pay deficiency in appropriation
for the Los Angeles Normal School: A.
b. 630, to pay deficiency in appropria-
| tion for transportation OF insane; a. B.
500, for purchase of maps, books. furni-
ture etc., for Los Angeles Normal School,;
a. b. 647, to pay salary of Secretary to
the Debris Commissioner. and A. B. 648,
to pay salary of the Debris Commissioner.
REPORT ON STATE PRISONS.
Laird, for the Committee on State Pris-
ons, presented az voluminous report of
their visits of investigation. ss1ss. s
The committee considers Folsom one
of the finest locations for prison in the
State. from its location, abundance of
water and water power. The latter is of
great importance TO the State, for should
II at any future time deem it advisable to
establish factory of material used in the
State institutions, the immense water
power would be OF incaIcuiable value.
The quarries are inexhaustibie and can
furnish building material to the State for
many years, and the committee suggests
that the Warden commence qGarrying
granite, employing as many prisoners as
the demand may require, and dispose of
the material in the rough ut q small ad-
vance on the cost OF production, the price
| being fixed by the State Prison Directors.
The cost OF like building material
coAld, in the opinion Of the committee, be
greatly reduced and thus give employ
ment TO q greater number OF stonecutters
ana other skilled mechanics. The COM
mIttee has reported unfavorably on the
various bills for establishing factories
there, deeming them against the interests
OF free labor and OF the State. The sug-
geStlOn IS made OF an interchange of priS-
oners with San Quentin, sending the
older and more hardened there, and allow
the employment of more prisoners at
FOLSOM In the quarries, and at other Oc-
cupations, to make the institutions self
sustaining. IL also recommends that the
coming Legislature give attention to the
matter OF removing the state Printing
Olfica to Folsom. AS only State printing
is done at the Office, such as school text
books, blanks, etc. it would not interfere
with any like industry.
One objection would be that legislative
printing could not be done at Folsom.
but the committee thinks it could be
dOue by contract more cheaply than now
| The present building could be used for a
1 Governors mansion, by being reno
waited.
The per capita cost of maintaining the
SO prisoners is 4l.53 cents, which com
pares favorably with the reports OF vari-
Gus prisons throughout the United States
most OF them being IS cents. The build
ing nov IN course OF construction. and
! for which an appropriation OF S25. 900 is
asked, is well under way and is being
well constructed, and viii be q credit 10
| the State. In case of a consolidation of
the State Prisons, it can be so extended
| as to accommodate all the prisoners from
/ San Quentin. The sanitation of the
prison was such as to meet the approval
of the committee, the ventilation perfect
and the drainage good. There were only
three patients in the hospital. The 30
acres OF land asked to be purchased is a
| necessity TO the prison, and would be
more SO in the event Of consolidation:
/ and, the price per acre being only SIS, in
the opinion OF the committee it would be
unwise for the State to lose the opDor-
tunlty, as part Of the land is timbered and
, would pay Tor itself, and part can be used
for raising all the hay necessary for the
use Of the prison.
The report says Warden AuIl is to be
congratulated for his efficient manage
ment OF the prison, and has proven him.
self we'll fitted for the discharge OF the
duties OF such position. His good iudg-
nent IS shown in the selection OF his
subordinates, and there have been very
few attempted outbreaks, although more
than 700 men are employed in outdoor
work, and these nave been promptly sup-
pressed. The escape OF Il prisoner. under
the conditions and circumstances, should
not be q reelection on the management of
/ the Warden, as all necessary precautions
are taken.
The committee thought it proper to
leave the investigation Of the charges
made by newspapers against the Warden
in the Bachman case to the Stale Prison
Directors, but state, in justice to Warden
Aull, that 1t was shown a sworn state
ment by Bachman, eXonerating him.