The record-union., 1895-02-09

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an appropriation to pay the deficiency in
the appropriation for the support of the
state Normal School at Los Angeles for
the forty-sixth fiscal year, and A. B. 456,
making an appropriation to pay the de-
hclency in the appropriation for arresting
criminals without the State for the forty
third and forty-fourth fiscal years, were
read the second time.
me House went into Committee of the
Whole and reported them back with the
accommodation that they do pass, and
they were ordered engrossed.
THIRD READING.
The third reading of bills was taken up
and bills disposed of as follows:
A. B. IS, relating 10 dismissal of ap-
peals, passed as amended, ayes 81, noes o.
a. b. 80, relating to notice and certified
copies OF records as evidence, passed as
amended. ayes 40, noes 0.
Powers in the chair.
A. B. ia. prescribing and limiting the
Liability of innkeepers, hotel-keepers,
boarding and lodging-house keepers for
personal property OF their guests, board
ers and dodgers intrusted to their care,
passed as amended, ayes "a, noes l.
A. Is. zl3, relative to mortgages on per-
sonaI property, passed as amended, ayes
81, moss l.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The appropriation bill, which was the
special order for IL O'Clock, was not taken
up till ll:4O O'Clock, the statement which
had been ordered printed not having
come from the printer.
1t was evident from the first that it
would not go through without being
amended.
1t proceeded smoothly till the appropri-
alton OF $4,000 for the Governors lriyate
secretary was reached, when Dixon
ouereQ an amendment reducing his sal
n I.
with the declaration of the Governor III
lavor OF retrenchment. 1t was not fair
that the Secretary should get larger sal
ary than the Secretary Of State and other
important State officers.
Brusle begged the gentleman not to
make the amendment at this time and
delay the DILL. II the bill that has been
offered passes, the matter will be decided.
1t IS good policy 10 pass this bill now ana
tnuS be able TO know where we stand in
keeping inside the limit.
Powers said the Governor divided the
salary between three men, but Dixon de-
nleu 1t. lie never knew Democrat to
divide money in that way.
Bulla and others spoke on the subject
also.
Reid said it looked bad, at the Begin
ming OF the discussion OF the appropria-
tlon blIl, TO attack the salary OF the second
highest officer IL the State. Next to the
Governor, he was the highest and most
important officer, for in the absence of
the Governor he has to take his place and
act Tor him, sometimes for weeks at a
time.
Cutter said that, if the bill were not
passed, If this amendment passes, there
viii be deficiency Of $1,000 to be passed
on.
The amendment was lost.
Then BIedsoe offered an amendment
Strlkllp ont The anDronrjafiOD for L
OF Archives.
BruSle hoped it would not prevail. II
was a most important Office, and the
archives were in q most depIorable con-
dltlon, as members who had occasion to
examine them knew.
1n9 amendment was lost
Then Bledsoe offered an amendment
striking out the appropriation for the two
special clerks III the Secretary of States
othce.
The amendment was lost.
Brusle introduced an amendment to the
appropriation Tor fuel, etc, reducing it
from so, 900 to Sl4, 900, and said he would
offer an amendment later providing for
an electric plant, and showed that it
would result III a saving to the State of
over S',UOJ, by striking out other items
Tor lighting, etc.
The amendment was carried.
Bledsoe offered an amendment reduc-
~ a.
ments, hose ETC., for the Capitol grounds.
The amendment was lost.
W hen the appropriation for the paw of
capitol employees was reached, Brusie
offered an amendment increasing it from
o,o4O TO 500, 500, IN accordance with the
estimate OF the Controller.
1he amendment was carried
Hatfield moved to increase the item
approprlatng 5000 for repairs on the
Capitol and grounds to SO, 900. which he
considered necessary for various reasons.
but no action was taken on it,
On motion OF Brusie the Committee of
the hoIe rose and reported progress
ana asked leave 10 sit again, which was
granted.
on motion of BrusIe. a. B. 6l7 was
made q special order for Monday. after
the reading OF the journal.
Al I2:3O'P. NJ, on motion of Meads. the
Assembly adjourned till 10 a. NJ. to-day,
Woman Suffrage.
The advocates of woman suffrage ad-
dressed large number Of persons in the
Assembly Chamber last night. Mrs.
Laura De Force Gordon called the meet
ing to order, and introduced Mrs. judge
Spencer as the first speaker.
Mrs. Spencer said tnat the advocates of
suffrage were told first that thew were
talking their cause to death and in the
next breath that women did not want the
ballot, as they did not ask for it. They
were criticised for sending petitions and
for lot sending them; the old ladies were
told they were too Old and the youncr
ones that they We're hunting for husbands
She cited many names OF noted women
who were advocates OF the cause. and
sarcastically paid her respects to Assem-
DIylHan DaCn!nan IN answer to his telling
speech. Sne secuted the idea that the
women would plunge the country into