The herald., 1895-02-28
IN THE ASSEMBLY
A Small Slice for San Francisco Papers.
The ScaIpers' Bill


Sacramento, Feb. 27.-The Ways and
Means committee of the Assembly re-
ported, favoring allowing those San
Francisco newspapers which pub
lished the recent election proclama.
ton and constitutional amendments in
the foreign languages $500 each for such
advertising. The constitutional provision
prohibiting the introduction of bills after
the fifteth day was suspended in order
to permit putting in two bills. One of
these is compromise bill for a public
building for state officers and state uni
versities in San Francisco. The other is
the Judiciary Committees bill creating
a state commission of three lawyers for
revision of the code and statutes and to
act as advisory counsel to the Legislature,
such commissioners to hold Office for two
years from April l. 1895, and to have an
office in the State capitol Later the bill
was put on the urgency file
The bill which had already passed the
Senate amending the civil code relating
to conveyances by married women was
passed. 1t provides that grant or con-
veyance of real property made by a mar
ried woman may be made, executed and
acknowledged in the same manner and
has the same effect as if she were unmar-
ried.
The hydraulic miners gained victory
in securing the passage Of the bill already
passed by the Senate which provides that
hydraulic mining injunctions cannot hold
longer than one year. The bill was bit
terly fought by Cutter of Sutter and Yuba,
Hatfield of Sacramento and North of
Alameda, while Spencer of Lassen, Pluma
and Sierra, Thomas of Nevada and Nc
Kelvey of Orange championed the cause of
the miners. Spencer declared that not an
ounce of debris had been added to the
navigable streams of the state in the past
ten years. Thomas said the depression
in California was due chiefly to the fact
that many millions of gold in the mines
have been prevented from being added to
the circulating medium. The bill passed
---43 ayes to 81 noes.
When the anti-scalpers bill to regulate
the sale of railroad tickets came up,
Ewing, Populist and Independent of San
Francisco, moved to strike out the enact
ing clause. Spencer of Lassen declared his
intention of voting for the bill and said
he did not intend his judgment should be
warped by anti-railroad cry. His remarks
drew out vigorous protest from Dodge,
who declared Spencer insulted members
who voted for the Bledsoe amendment
yesterday. Bledsoe made characteristic
anti railroad speeches. Further debate
was checked by the time limit and was
postponed until tomorrow
The roads and highways bill was then
taken up and further amended SO that
all semblance of the original bill is lost.
a recount of votes for Assemblyman of
the Forty-ninth District by the Commit.
tee OH Contested Elections today resulted
in II victory for H. M. Collins, Republi-
can, vice contestant, over J. B. Mcdonald
Democrat The Forty-ninth District is in
West Oakland. Mcdonald has been hold
ing the office during the session, having
been declared elected by one vote. In the
recount Mcdonald gained one vote but
Collins gained six. The totals of the re-
count are Collins s56, Mcdonald 852.
AT the first evening session tonight a
lively contest occurred over Belshaw's
bill to regulate salaries OF all officers and
employees of state institutions and maxi
ing II maximum salary OF any officer of
such institutions $4,000. Beshaw amended
to except Supreme Court Commission
ers and President of the State University,
but this made trouble, for dozen exemp