The herald., 1895-02-26
BUSY DAY IN THE ASSEMBLY
1uch Made Of the Last Day for the Introduction
of RiIIs


the Assembly appeared early today after
the enjoyment of three days rest.
Speaker Lynch announced that this was
the last day for the introduction of bills
and several new ones promptly followed
this announcement. Bill No. 1912 was
introduced by McKelvey of Orange, this
breaks the record of any Assembly for
quantity.
The report from the contested election
committee appropriating $6514 for ex-
penses provoked passage at arms be-
tween Brusie and Bledsoe, but the former
said the amount of the appropriation had
been cut from over $14, 900 and the report
was finally adopted as amended.
The county government bill was sent
in making many changes in the classifi-
cation of counties. One thousand copies
were ordered printed and the bill made
the special order for Thursday.
A new bill by Hatfield provided $4,000
for the expense of the Railroad Commits.
sioners while investigating fruit transpor-
tation matters.
An offer of portrait of Governor New
ton Booth by Mrs. Booth was accepted by
resolution. Waymire provoked comment
by putting in resolution dispensing
with the services of all committee clerks
except the Ways and Means and the Judi
ciary committee after Saturday next.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mttee.
This being the last day for the introduce
tion of bills there was food in both
houses. The day closed with total for
the session OF 1887, over 800 more than the
total of last session.
North of Alameda with drew his bill
prohibiting foo tball.
An effort was made to defeat on a second
reading the bill to aid the dairy industry
and providing a dairy bureau and plan
to fight the makers of bogus butter.
Belshaw of Contra Costa and Bulla of
Los Angeles, led the attack which was
repealed by Bledsoe of Humboldt and
Brusie of Sacramento The bill went to
third reading.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to improve
the Normal School grounds at San Jose
was passed; also bill fixing salaries of
Superior Judges of the various counties.
Among the new bills were the follow
ing: By Retrenchment Committee-Ter-
minating duties of the State Board of
Viticultural Commissioners and ordering
the transer of all property to the State
University before July 1, 1895.
By ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $4,000
to pay expenses of the Commissioners of
Public Works.
By Powers-Compelling the National
Guard companies to be fully armed and
equipped when ordered out.
By Merrill-Fixing rates of pilotage for
San Francisco harbor.
By Committee on Attaches-Specifyin
the number of attaches to be employed in
the Senate and Assembly and fixing salar-
les of EACH
By McKelvey-Compelling all railroad
employees to wear badges designating
their occupation
By Boothby-Regulating admissions to
insane asylums.
By nkelspiel-Making it misde-
meanor for attorneys to advertise divorce
proceedings.
By Healey--Compelling street car COM
panies to return fares in case of delay of
ten minutes or longer
By lspiel-Regulatng commits
sions to be paid to administrators, the
amount to be in proportion to the time of
service.
By cKelvey-Compelling individuals
or corporations TO pay interest on deposits
demanded a. a condition of doing business.
By Establishing a board
of examiners for the California State
Therapeutic Society.
By Ewing for the operation
of waterfront railroad for San Francisco
also extending the jurisdiction of the Har-
Dor Commissioners over Channel street
and South China, Central, India and Dry
Dock basins.
By McCarthy-Providing for the organi-
zation and government of levee districts.
By McKelvey-To promote and encour-
age ship building by exempting all vessels
built on the coast or hailng from any
California port from the present provis-
ions of Section 2466 of the Political G ode.
The Gov ernor Is Better