The record-union., 1896-03-28

closure proceedings against delinquent
purchasers of school lands, must be
published for four weeks under Section
3549 of the Political Code, or two
months, under Section 413 Of the Code
Of Civil Procedure. He is of the opin-
ion that Section 3549, which provides
that service of summons in such ac-
ton may be made by publication in
some newspaper published in the county
for four weeks" is a special provision
for this special proceeding, and must
control.
He also gives his opinion in the matter
of claims for the reward for the capture
of Kovalev. that, by reason of the offl-
cial position occupied by Captain Lees
when the arrest was made, his right to
the reward is extremely doubtful In
view of that fact, and of the number OF
opposing claimants for the reward, the
entire matter had better be left to the
determination of the courts.
Another opinion is in relation to the
claims of j. P. Langhorne and j. ii.
Miller for expenses in the cases of the
Central Pacific and Southern Pacific
Companies against the People OF the
State of California, incurred in attend
ing the Supreme Court It Washington,
which were referred by the board to him.
He is of the opinion that only the
first five items of Langhorne's claim
can be allowed, and that the remaining
items, which relate exclusively to his
personal expenses, must be rejected;
also that no part of the claim of Miller
can be allowed, except 81 80 for stenog-
rapher and typewriter in Washington
debating reply brief, and printers bill
of $31 for printing reply brief. His per-
sonal expenses cannot be allowed, nor
the printing of certain briefs in this
State.
He says they were employed by the
Controller as special counsel in these
cases to receive as compensation for
their services a percentage of the judg-
ment obtained, and he knows of no
provision of law which makes it incum-
bent on the State to pay their personal
expenses. The law provides that all
State printing shall be done at the State
Printing Office, and there is no authori-
cation of law for paying for printing
done outside of that office.
Acknowledgement Fitzgerald had also
written to Secretary Markley to send
him all the papers relating to Brady's
arrest and all the claims on file. He
also wants information as to whether
the Sheriff of Sacramento County and
his deputies held a warrant for the ar
rest of Brady.
I think" said the Governor, in rela-
tion to the Kovalev matter, "that Cap
tain Lees should receive most, if not
all, Of the reward, as if it had not been
for him I do not think that Kovalev
would have been arrested and con-
victed. I think that he should have
$500 of it and that Hamilton should
have $780,"
II think so, to- said Secretary of
State Brown, but Lees does not want
it SO. He wants it ALL"
How about the Brady AFFAIR."" asked
the Governor. "Why should we not de-
eide it?"
well" said Secretary Of State Brown,
I am ready to vote on it at any time.
l think w. E. Johnston and Mcdonald
should get S125 each, and O'Brien, who
telephoned to the Sheriff, should have
$50
Brady was convicted of murder, for
which the reward is different" said the
Governor. ''I will take the papers and
look into the matter further"
Look at this bill of the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Asylum. Here is something
that ought not to be-" said the Gov
ernor, as he picked up another claim.
THE parents of one these unfortunates.
if able, should pay for it's maintenance.
but the law will not allow the State to
receive it. All they are allowed to paw
is for their chiIdran,s c1o+baS I-,o~,
OF number of people who are rich
and would gladly pay for their child
ren's support, but the law will not allow
them to. 1t is the only institution in
the State in which this state of affairs
prevails.
Think of a man worth a million dol
lars having his child educated and sup
ported at the States expense and not
being able to pay for it to the State.
1t ought to be changed"