The record-union., 1895-03-06


ment was adopted.
McKelvey offered an amendment for
Grange County, fixing the pay of County
Surveyor at $40 per day. Adopted.
The bill was ordered to engrossment.
Brusie, for the Committee of Confer
ence, presented long report, which was
ordered printed in the journal.
Cutter moved that A. B. 654, relative to
declaring and filing vacancies, be made
a special order for this morning. Car
ried.
Collins moved that A. B. 600, relating to
sanitary districts, be made case of ur-
gency. The motion was lost.
Phelps moved that A. B. 46 and A. B.
221, relating to the forestry stations, be
made a special order for this morning.
Lost.
At 4:5O P. NJ. the Assembly took a recess
till 1880 P. NJ.
Evening Session.
The Assembly reconvened at $780,
Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Bulla, for the Committee on Judiciary,
notified the Chief Clerk that the commit
tee had no further use for it's Assistant
Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms, and re-
Quested that their names be stricken from
the roll.
The urgency file was taken up and A.
B. ia, to provide for the organization and
government of drainage districts for the
drainage of agricultural lands, other than
swamp and overtiowed lands. was con-
sidered.
Cutter explained the object of the bill
and it was passed-ayes 81, noes s.
A. 3. 5S to establish a State Normal
School at San Diego, was amended and
Guy moved to go into Committee of the
Whole to consider the bill.
He said he did not ask them to build
n AAnlS SahN 81 laN l.,
to offer to the State grounds and build
ings costing over 100000, well fitted for a
Normal School, free of cost, and only
asked that $4,000 be appropriated to
maintain the school when esta blished.
Over 100 young people are being sent
annually from San Diego to the Normal
Schools OF the State, and the county pays
Sl32,000 in taxes annually into the State
Treasury. He thought it was entitled to
have its request granted.
Brusie considered the offer most lib
eral one and thought as business
proposition the State should accept it.
Belshaw opposed the bill, as, although
the gift was magnificent one, appropri-
ations would soon be needed TO improve
the buildings and grounds, and the gift
would in the end be an expensive one.
Berry favored the bill and thought the
offer a good one. When the present
schools are filled if more pupils than the
must suffer from want of attention.
Several amendments to the bill were
adopted; the bill was recommended to
pass. The report of the committee WIS
adopted and the bill ordered TO thiro
reading.
A. b. 953, to amend an Act entitled
an Act to form agricultural districts, to
provide for the formation of agricultural
associations therein, and for the manage
ment and control OF the same by the State
was read the second time, amended and
sent TO the printer.
Bettman moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole and consider
the following bills:
a. B. 268, TO appropriate money for the
erection and equipment of additional
buildings for the accommodation and
care of the inmates OF the Preston School
of Industry.
A. B. l25. to appropriate the sum OF
81 ,052 to pay the claim of Jerome Deasy.
a. b. 100. approprlatlng money to pay
the claims of II. T. Dyer. f. f. Dyer, G.
A. Granger, CASTOR Goldsmith, and Sulli-
van & Sullivan.
a. B. lob, to create and establish
commission for revising, systematiZing
and reforming the laws of this State, and
for the appointment of the members Of
said commission, to be known as "The
Commissioners for the revision and re-
form of the law" and 10 prescribe their
powers and duties, and to authorize the
appointment of a Secretary and stenog-
rapher therefor, and to provide for the
compensation and expenses of said COM
mission, Secretary and stenographer,
and TO appropriate money therefor.
A. 3. 694, appropriating money to pay
the claim of the State Agricultural So
ciety.
a. B. 262, to pay the claim of Major
Jose Ramon Pico, and making an appro-
priation therefor.
The bills were so considered. Motions
were made for an adverse recommends
ton on all the bills. lively debate ar
rising on A. Is. lob, during which Hat
field and Powers set forth at length the
reasons why the creation of the COM
mission had become an absolute neces-
slty from the confusion into which the
present laws have fallen.
Spencer also favored the bill.
Belshaw opposed the bill, as tending
to fasten commission on the State in-
definitely and as place for some one.
Waymire favored the bill as measure
of economy. The present condition of
tie codes is to the advantage of the legal
profession, as it takes careful examina-
ton to find out what is really the law in
many cases.
McKelvey said that it is often impossi-
bic under the present condition of affairs
TO know what is the condition of the law,
The commission is in the interest of the
people.
The motion for an adverse recon-
mendation was lost,
Belshaw opposed A. B. 262, saying that
be did not consider the claim a valid one
He thought the State Board of Examiners
should examine and report on it.
Thomas said that the Committee on
Ways and, Means and the Committee on
Claims had reported favorably on this
claim. and that Governor Mark kham was
satlsned that 1t was just one. The claim
was the result of the patriotism of the
old Spanish blood that wished to uphold
the dignity of the Government in trou-
blous times and should be paid.
The motion to report II adversely was
lost, and all the bills were reported with
favorable recommendation.
Brusle moved to reconsider the vote by
which A b. $50, to provide for the pur-
chase or building of residence for the
Governor OF California, and to appropri-
ate money therefor, was refused a second
reading. The motion was lost
? A. b. 664, authorizing corporations or
ganiZed to establish and maintain or to
improve cemeteries, to take and hold
property bequeathed, granted or given to
them upon trust. to apply the same or
the proceeds or income thereof to the i'm
proVement or EN- bellishment of cene-
teries, or of any lot therein, or to the erec-
lion or maintenance of any monunent
structure or improvement therein. was
read the second time and ordered to third
reading.
a. b. A9, to provide for incorporation.
operation and management of co-opera-
tive associations, was read the second
time, amended and sent to the printer.
REPAYMENT BY THE STATE.
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