The record-union., 1895-02-01
COMMITTEES Meetings.


! The Assembly Committee on Retronch-
ment agreed TO report favorabIy the bill
reducing the salary of the Governors
/ Private Secretary from $1,000 to s., 600;
also, the bills abolishing the Offices Of
Attorney to the uarbor Commissioners
and Attorney to the State Board Of
! Health ana the Board Of Health OF san
Francisco. 1t was also agreed 10 report
/ uniaYOraOIy MckelYey's bill, fixing a 81
| bounty on coyote scalps.
Ihe senate Committee On Claims was
! busy last night, and q number OF bills
! were examined.
! ). Is. l6Z, appropriating s., 500 to pay the
| claim OF EDWIN ). Card, was ordered re-
! ported back with 4 favorable recOmmeu-
! uatIOn. Card was q private in Company
! B, Seventh Infantry OF the State Guard,
and was accidentally shot in the leg while
! on SklrnlSh drill al the annual eucamD-
ment at Santa Monica. Evidence was
/ produced showing that the limb had been
! permanently injured.
Inc Dill apprOprlating SI2I 80 to pay r.
/ J. Broughton, Sheriff Of Santa Barbara
! County for services rendered, was also
! reported back tavorably. Sheriff Brough-
ton started To take an insane woman to
! the asylum at Stockton, but as she died
! at san Francisco the insane dsylum au-
! thorlUes could give him no voucher, be-
/ cause the woman was not delivered into
/ their care.
! 5. b. 100, directing the Board Of Super
| Vlsors to pay to J. j. COnlon the sum Of
! S6l, oil, was also reported back favorable
| TO passage. 4 similar bill passed both
/ houses at the last session and was signed
| by the Governor, but through a techni-
caIlty IN the wording Of the bill the debt
| was not paid.
! 5. B. 353, 10 pay the claim OF 4. l..
| w ood Tor the capture of the murderer
! L ranCIscO Torres, was also tavOrablv rec
! ommended. The claim is Tor $500, which
| amount the State offered tor the arrest
! ana conviction Of Torres. The Sheriff
got his man, but the people of San Ber-
| nardIno hung him up TO q lamppost be-
! tore u conviction could be secured. AS
! there was only popular conviction, the
reward was not paid.
! ,. d. 40, by Hart, was also reported
| upon faYOrabIy. 1t provides for the pay
ment of $500 to Fred Hanstead tor serv-
! Ices rendered during the last session of
! the Legislature as Clerk to the committee
| appointed to investigate the working Of
| the Pilot Commissioners. Hanstead was
| employed by ex-senator Goucher, who
! was Chairman of the committee, who for
! some reason not explained failed 10 havo
| a resolution passed confirming him in
| the appointment.
! ). 3. 40. by Bert, was also reported
! back tayorably. 1t is to pay Cunning
! ham and Rogers for running the elevator
| In the Capitol building. They were en-
| ployed by the late Secretary Of State l..
| q. " aite, to be paid by State appropri-
alton at the rate OF $40 per month each.
The bill appTOpriating -, 900 to pay the
/ claim Of Mrs. .. IL. Wing, whose hus-
/ band was killed by the accidental dis
| charge Of rifle in the hands of 9 militia-
man IN this city during the railroad
strike last July, was also reported back
! taVoraoly. Senator Hart and eX-COrOUer
! George II. Clark presented the facts IN
! the case to the committee.
! The Assembly Committee on Elections
reported favOrably on Dodge's bill TO
| prevent the forming of combinations or
/ trading among delegates at nominating
/ conventions. Prices bill to amend the
! purity election law by making applicable
I to independent candidates the same pro-
visions as apply to party conventions,
was also reported back favorable TO
passage.
/ Dodge's bill. appropriating $50, 900 for
/ the erection OF hospital in connection
| with the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
! at berkeley, was before the Assembly
! Hospital Committee last night, and after
/ being amended was reported back favor
| able 10 passage.
/ Owing 10 the unex pectod opposition to
( AssemDIyman Guys bill, reducing the
rate OF pilotage for san Diego HarbOr. he,
When 1t came before the Committee on
! Commerce and Navigation last night,
| asked permission to withdraw it. The
/ committee agreed to report it back with
/ such recommendation. it was decided
/ to report uniaVorably upon Wade's bill
! TO repeal the Act creating a standard of
weights and measures.
NEWSPAPER BILLS.
/ The Senate Com mit:ee on Finance and
/ the Assembly Committee on WAYS and
/ Means will meet in joint session Thurs
/ day evening, February 7th, for the pur-
/ pose of considering the claims Of news
/ papers authorized to print the coustitu-
! tional amendments prior to the recent
general election, instead of next Wednes-
day, as was at first Intended.