The record-union., 1895-02-14
Afternoon Session.

Senator Ford sked permission to with
draw 5. Is. IS. 81 on file, and substitute
:. g. IS, 2Sl on file, as both bills were
introduced by him. There being no OBJ
lection, the substitution was ordered.
NEWSPAPER CLAIMS.
Senator NOOrheis, for the Finance Com
mittee. reported back the bill providing
Tor the payment Of newspaper claims for
printing the constitutional amendments
prior TO the recent elections. The report
Is rs follows:
M. President: Your Finance Com
miLtee have had under consideration the
newspaper charges for advertising con-
stituuOual amendments and respectfully
submit substitute Tor the pending bills
The amount asked for in the original bill
Is SlUy, I53 20. The substitute reported by
the committee calls IOr an appropriation
Of SIS 662, to pay Tor the publication OF the
constitutional amendments in the Eng
Ilsh language.
FOREIGNERS NOT IN IT.
The bills Of the California DemoEyut.
lie Franco t0aJOI9uCH, lie J-0ce del Pop
OlO and LiItutiu, amounting to SIS. 80 g.
could not be allowed, as the publication
was made III other than the English Ian
guage. In this regard Section ~ Article
~, Of the Constitution OF California
declares: And all laws OF the State
of California, and all official writings,
ana the executive, legislative and judicial
proceedings snail be conducted, preserved
and published in no other than the Eng
Ash language
EXCESSIVE CLAIMS.
"Many ofthe bills rendered were found.
on investigation, 10 be excessive. and the
( committee therefore cut down the charges
respectively 10 figures apprOximating
commercial rates for advertising. The
reduction was applied to all classes of
journals on the list, and the amounts
recommended 10 be paid are believed TO
be fair and equitable.
VOORHEES,, Chairman"
THE BILL.
The bill carries an appropriation Of
SIS, C62, and the amount is to be divided
among the different newspapers as fol-
lows:
san Francisco can. Examiner and
. Chronicle, $500 each; San Francisco
Bulletin, Post and Report, =. 800 each:
Oakland tribune and Times. s., UJO each:
Los Angeles HcruiI, SI,SgU: san Jose
HCycHfM II, SO; Los Angeles Express.
$3.50; Sacramento Bee, kECoRD-J MON
and the san Diego Union, -, 100 each:
Fresno Republican,, Stockton TudeDe5t-
dent and san Francisco Ibegd Post. 81 800
each; MarysYiIe Appeal and Alameda
Argus. $1,000 each; Sonoma Democrat
. y
. script, orOYl4le Mercury and Grass y al
ley Union, 500 each; Red Bluff Ps0Dle's
Cu5tse and santa Cruz SentjRsE. $500 each:
Los Angeles Tunes Mirror, SAB: Oak
land Enquirer, 500: Sacramento .Sa5tRgg
AelcS, san Bernardino Times IudcE,
Santa Barbara Press, San Luis OBispo
Tribune, Napa Register, HolIIster Free
Lance, Kern County Cdifoguiag. Salinas
City IHdeE, Stanislaus Modesto HsrILI,
Sacramento Sunday Leader, MERGED S.uy.
Colusa Herald aud Eureka Humboldt
Times, $50 each; Auburn Piacs,, 4 ygus.
Pomona Times, Los Angeles PFggreSS,
Pasadena SldF, MADEIRA NsrcUrU. Kern
Ecto, Kern Standard. Yreka Journal.
Oakland Echo, Riverside RsHcr, Placer
County Republican, Gait Gazette, Folsom
Telegraph, Orange County Herald, Stock
ton Record, Covlua -4rgts, Alameda En-
canal, Alameda Telegram, MarIposa Ga
/ Sette, Sausalito Ne1cS and Crescent City
Ne8S, Sl25 each.
Senator Noorheis offered Joint resoIu-
ton relating 10 mines and mining claims
situated IN the Yosemite National Park
Il was referred 10 the Committee on For
estry. osemite Valley, Mariposa Big
Tree Grove and Fish and Game.
ON motion OF Senator VOORHEES,. the
Assembly substitute Tor \. }. X. Is, rela-
tive 10 the free coinage OF silver, was
made the special order for $50 p. N. to-
day.
Senator Hart offered a resolution pro-
yiding that Senator Shippee be allowed
81 ~, as payment for mileage in visiting
the Preston school of Industry al lone
The resolution was adopted.
No MORE ATTACHES.
The resolution providing for the APP
pointment OF Miss Anna Scott to be as
slstant stenographer to the Judiciary
. Committee at per diem OF s. was taken
up. The rol-call was demanded, ana the