The record-union., 1895-01-25


Committee on Federal Relations:
That our Senators be instructed and
! our Representatives requested to use
every effort to secure adequate appro-
priation from the present Congress for
the purpose OF improving the harbor of
San Pedro, and that the Governor be re-
quested to transmit the resolution imme-
diately by telegraph to the Senators and
! Representatives.
That our Representatives in Congress
be requested to use all honorable means
in their power to expedite the annexation
! OF the territory of the Republic of Hawaii
to the y nited States, and that the Gov
ernor be requested to transmit the reso-
luton Immediately by telegraph to our
Senators and Representatives.
COMMITTEE TRIPS.
| Laird introduced a resolution that the
Assembly allow five members of the
| Commlttee on State Prisons TO visit the
prisons and reformatory Institutions of
the State, for the purpose CT so informing
| themselves that they might act intell-
gently on the bills before them.
| Powers moved to amend that the
members of the committee so appointed
have only their expenses instead of mile
age. he was opposed to paying mileage
on these junketing trips.
Bulla expressed himself to the same
| effect.
| The amendment was adopted.
Gutter said that the amendment made
! the resolution as unobjectionable as such
a resolution could be, but, in view of the
conference last night between the Gov
ernor and the Committee Ketreneh-
ment and the probable outcome OF it, he
| considered this resolution an unwise one.
| O'Day offered a resolution which he
thought would cover the whole matter.
1t was that each member of the Assem-
| bly, give TO the State one months salary,
| tor the purpose of Ietr9nchment Iue
l | Snpa amid lanCybtar
il out OF order
The resolution of Laird was then
adopted by vote of 90 ayes TO 81 noes.
Berry introduced resolution that tho
Committee on Public Buildings and
| Grounds be granted leave OF absence from
Friday I'LL tuesday, to go to San Fran
cisco and Berkeley ana Investigate the
necessity OF appropriations asked for in
various bills before it.
Powers offered an amendment provid-
ing Tor travelling expenses, but no mileage
or other expenses. Adopted. .ass4<.
The resolution was then carried by q
vote OF 10 ayes to 2S noes
Phelps introduced resolution allow
ing the Committee on Re.renchment to
appoint committees to Visit public inst
| tuuons, IL they deemed necessary, he
said the committee was in favor of re-
trenchment IN every department and he
was perfectly willing that the gentleman
from san francisco should present a SIM
Ildt auSuuulSDL 10 MS former ones,
| There are some institutions, one of them
not lar distant from Sacramento. which
require investigation, and he should like
his committee given power 10 send conf
mittees when the proper time comes.
Powers offered similar amendment to
the two former ones by him.
Brusie said that il was time to call a
halt in this matter. He considered it an
! insult to gentleman OF Mr.. Phelps
known probity and carefulness to otter
such an amendment 20 his resolution.
Powers asked That BRUSHES words be
| taken down, and Brusie said he was
willing and there would be more OF them
to take down, and proceeded with his
remarks.
Powers said be was member OF the
Committee OH Retrenchment and offered
the resolution on that account. The COM
mittee is for retrenchment in earnest and
he had attempted to show it's absolute
good faith. lie hoped the House would
allow them to forget that they were going
to be quoted in the newspapers.
Bulla moved that, as this was an inn
portant matter the adjournment be post
poned till O'Clock.
Cutter was opposed to sending away
any committee Tor such purposes. Every-
body knows that they can learn nothing
by visiting any institution. 1t will he
known that the committee is coming. and
the house will be swept and garnished
aud everything Objectionable put out of
sight. The Controllers Office will give
to members far more information Lnan
they can find by visiting.
Phelps said he wished for an iuyestipa-
tion of the Preston School, at lone. and
would make it at his own expense. If
necessary. Applause He wanted the
committee to have power to do what IL
deemed advisable. He knew the State
had purchased land for the school, but he
did not know what kind of land it was
or what it was fitted for. He also knew
that large sum had recently been paid
for water right
Then there were some figures in the re-
port that he wished to tind out about. On
June 18Th seven boys were sent there
from San Quentin. The report uu 10
June 30th showed the monthly pay
roll was $3.50, a pretty heavy cost for
seven boys. 1t also shows that in Marcu
S4l were paid for clothing, in April,
1862 %, and in May, $l,249 10. just
think OF it, 81, 252 80 for clothes before a
single boy was sent there. He proposed
to know more about it.
Brusie still thought that the amend
ment should be defeated, and Powers
| withdrew it.
The resolution was carried by vote of
IS ayes to II noes.
RESOLUTIONS were offered and disposed
Of as follows:
By Brusie-Authorizing the Controller
to draw his warrant for S91 40 in favor of
purchased. Referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Laird-Ordering the State Printer
to print 100 extra copies of Assembly
bills from No. l up, and continue the
same for the purpose of having them
bound in book form.-Referrea to the
Committee on Printing.
| By Reid-That the members of any
committee appointed to visit any institu-
/ ton in this State be allowed only their
| actual expenses on said visit. Adopted
! BY North-Ailowing five members of
the Committee on Public Buildings and
| Grounds to visit San Francisco and
Berkeley to investigate the necessity for
/ appropriations asked for.
Dinkelspiel moved to amends by max
/ ing the committee consist of three. Lest
! The resolution was edopted.
BY Weyse-Substitutlng Llewellyn for
I himself on the Committee on Public
l Buildings and Grounds and himself for
| Llewellyn on the Committee on Fish and
Game. SO ordered.
BY Guy-Authorizing the Sergeant-at-
! Arms to purchase eleven copies of Fin
layson's annotated street laws for the use
Of the Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions-Referred to Committee on WAYS
and Means.
BY Guy-Appointing Miss L. Roths-
! child Register Clerk-Referred to Com
mittee on Attaches.
I By Hatiield-Appointing How ard Nav
as Assistant Bill Filler, Milton b cry not
being able to attend to the duties OF the
/ place without assiStance-Refer red to
/ Committee on Attaches.
By Dodge-That the Controller and