The record-union., 1895-03-29
BILLS SIGNED AND BILLS KILLED.
Governor Budd Winds Up His Leg
isIative Work.
Claim Bills Sufrer-Jordan, Pico, Pei
ton and Others Get Left
Conlin in Luck.

office Yesterday most of those Interested
in bills having received intimations, more
or less satisfactory, as to how their affairs
were going.
The Governor stated. in regard to the
Jordan claim, that he did not see any way
In which, from the manner in which the
bill was drawn, he could sign IT, "l'nouI
the State having to pay the full amount Oh
the claim. There is one Item IN inc
claim, amounting to Sll, ,OOO Tor proIlts'
which would, it is claimed, have accrued
If the contract had been carried out, put
to which the Governor will not agree.
Besides, as he stated yesterday, the bill Is
40 drawn as to affirm that, the claim haV-
ing been passed by the State Board OF
Examiners, it is therefore Judgment
against the State. He is opposed to plac-
ing law affirming that principle upon
the statute books as basis on whlcn
other claims against the State can be pre-
sented
In the afternoon the Governor denied
himself to all corners, and was closeLed
with the Attorney-General for some
hours, in consultation on several Dllls on
which he was in DOUBT.
The Governor finished his work at
midnight. after an evening of discussion
and Secretary OF State. 4 mum Der OF
Dersons who were Interested in the bills
that were hanging in the balance were on
hand to edge IN last WORD, Dut appro-
priation bills were not in order.
He signed the Conlin claim, but stated
that he did so only because the San Fran
cisco Board OF Supervisors had unanI-
mously requested IL and that 1t was a
matter that concerned San francisco
only.
He did not sign Earl's bill making the
golden poppy the State tiower, ana the
State will have 10 get along WITHOUT one
for the next two years.
he signed hills as follows:
S. B. SO6-Appropriatlng $4,000 for
rock crushing plant at the State Prisons.
S. b. 2l3-Appropriating S20,OO0 for re-
pairs and improvements at the Folsom
State Prison.
S, b. 79S-To pay claim of Cornelius
Lynch for -, 800.
S. b. .4I7-Appropriating $4,000 for til
ING the tirst floor OF the Capitol.
S. Is. 54l-To amend the Penal Code re-
lating TO alternate jurors.
A. b. 6I7-The general appropriation
bill.
county, township and other offices and OF
jurors and witnesses.
a. b. GS2-AuthoriZing the Capitol Com
missiouers to improve the streets around
the Capitol Park.
BILLS SIGNED LAST NIGHT.
The following bills were signed by the
Governor last night:
A. b. 575-To repeal the Act relating 10
the collection OF personal taxes in san
Francisco. and requiring all counties and
cities and counties TO conform TO the
Political Coue in relation 10 taxes for
revenue purposes.
a. Is. 592-Relating to high schools.
y. B. SS9-RelatiEg to elections.
\. B. 9o2-Relating to revenue and tax
alton.
a. B. lO26-Providing that no claim
bills shall be paid during this fiscal year,
and that the Board OF Examiners may re-
duce all claims passed by the Legislature
ii in their judgment reduction should
be made.
Substitute for S. B. 2-To pay claim of
d. II. WyckOh.
y. B. 355-Relating to Boards of Elec-
ton Commissioners.
a. B. lOl3-Creaiing the Commission
for the Revision OF the Codes.
5. b. lOO-FOr the relief OF John Conlin.
BILLS PoCKETED.
Following are the Assembly bills which
failed to become laws:
a. b. l9-ApDropriating $500 for q
system OF heating and yentiiating the
Old Los Angeles Normal School.
y. o. L
Code OF Civil Procedure, relative to con-
tempt of court.
A. b. $50 establish a State Normal
School at San Diego.
A. b. Il4-To prevent the display of
foreign flags on public buildings.
y. b. l20-To provide for the compile
tion and equipment OF the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Asylum.
a. Is. 132-To provide for the organiZa-
tioD and management of county fire in
surance companies.
A. b. l52-Go prevent the sale of short
weight in butter.
4. b. I7l-To purchase adjacent land
at Folsom State Prison for the use of the
prisoners.
A. b. l76-Relative to granting railroad
and other franchises in MUNICIPALITIES,
and the sale OF franchises.
a. B. lS1-Making an appropriation for
the erection OF additional buildings Tor
the Southern California Asylum.
4. B. 262-Io pay the claim Of Major
Jose Ramon Pico.
a. b. 27l-To prescribe conditions on
which insurance companies known as
"LIoyds'i may 90 business in this state.
A. B. 2S0-To amend Section 46I of the
Penal Code, relative TO burglary in the
second degree.
A. b. $3.50 provide for the erection of
additional buildings at the Women's Re-
lief Corps Associations Home at Ever
green.
A. B. 4lS-To appropriate S, 800 as COM
pensation to Julius Hult
a. b. 46l-Relating to the crime of
rape, and raising the age OF consent to Is
years.
a. b. 529-Concerning the commence
ment OF actions.
a. B. 540-Authorizing the Trustees of
the San Jose Normal school to light the
grounds by electricity.
y. b. 5S1-Maklng an appropriation
from the State school textbook fund for
the completion OF the revisions and COM
pilatiOus of State school books hitherto
authorized.
\. b. OU3-To provide for the formation
Of sanitary districts.
y. Is. 62I-Reiating 10 quarantine at the
port OF San Francisco.
y. B. Tito provide for the organiza-
tlon Of drainage districts Tor other than
swamp and overilowed lands.
y. B. 1910 pay deficiency for trans
portatiOn OF the insane
a. u. .U2-kelatInE 10 street railroads.
y. B. S0l-To pay claim of Louise
Rienzi
y. B. 930-To reimburse John C. Pei
ton for moneys expended by him for the
public schools OF California.
y. i. 955-Io authorize State Agri-
cultural Societies. under the control of the
State TO sell property held by them in
fee.
y. B. 954-Appropriaang $4,000 for
ventiiating the Capitol.
\. IS. $50 establish q uniform sys-
tenn of county and township govern
ments. The county government bin.
:. Is. 20-Relating to certain CONTRACTS
for the conditional sale. lease or hire OF
railroad and street railway equipments
and rolling stock.
II E5-khlatinu n tho "a. -,