The record-union., 1897-02-14

providing for a public building for San
Francisco, gave place to S. b. 63. ident-
zeal with it; Jones 4S5, comforting fur
| ther powers upon the San Francisco
supervisors regarding the public pound
The Committee on Rules and Regula-
| tions recommended the adoption of
Coombs' amendment to rule one, which
provides that after Tuesday. February
10th, there shall be evening sessions.
Municipal Corporations reported that
Houghton's 529, providing for the let
ting Of contracts for lighting of public
| streets, do pass as amended, and the
| same Of Hills 694, authorizing munc-
ipal corporations to own or lease gravel
| beds and quarries. S. B. ? was ap-
proved and sent to the Senate special
ile
CONTESTED ELECTION EXPENSES.
The Committee on Contested Elec-
tons offered a resolution providing for
the adoption of the committees report
of the expenses in the cases of the con-
tests of Hoey VS.. Power and Bennett
vs.. Toland, which was found in full in
the journal of Friday Members found
the report confusing as printed and, on
motion of Valentine, it was recommit-
ted for reconstruction.
The report shows that the claims in
| the case of Hoey VS.. Power amounted
to $4,000 90, of which the committee
lad allowed but 1910 90 In the case
of Bennett VS.. Toland the claims made
amounted to 81, POO, of which the com
mittee allowed but $500 1t was, how
ever, next TO impossible to dig out the
| actual result from the mass of detail
with which the report was burdened
and the House probably acted wisely in
| recommitting.
The committee reported favorably on
McCandlishs 73G, appropriating money
for the repairs and construction OF
| buildings in Yosemite Valley and for
Improvements in the valley, and the bill
was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Guy. by consent of the House, with
drew A. 3. 215. providing for the claims
| of G. E. Cunningham and w e Rodg-
ers as elevator attendants in the Cap
ito building
Lindenberger's 343, providing for the
protection of public highways from
damage by storm waters, was reported
favOrably by the Committee on Roads
and Highways.
| LEAVITT'S MOTION KILLED.
The Speaker addressing the House,
called the attention of members to the
motion made by Leavitt to reconsider
the vote by which the House had sus-
tanned the Governors veto of the
printing bill This had been made a
special order for Tuesday next At the
| time Leavitt gave notice of his motion
Coombs had expressed a doubt of the
possibility of such a reconsideration.
He now explained that he had carefully
| considered the matter and now ruled
that it would be improper. This dis
posed of the veto proposition finally.
NEW PRINTING BILLS.
Dibble introduced two bills, S63 ap-
propriating $4,000 for the relief Of the
State Printing Office and to pay de-
ficiency for the current fiscal year, and
S64 appropriating S35, 600 for the sup
port OF the State Printing Office for
the remainder of the forty eighth fiscal
year. Notwithstanding obstructions by
Caminetu and Shanahan, Dibble got
the rules suspended the bills head the
first time and made a special order for
| Tuesday.
,
500, appropriating $4,000 for legisla-
tive printing for the thiry- ses-
sion of the Assembly He moved that
the rules be suspended and the bill read
the first time, but Bibble moved to in
definitely postpone the bill. He was
ruled out Of order Dlbble then moved
that Shanahan's motion be laid on the
table, 0n which Shanahan spoke. He
said that he was astonished that the
minority was not to be allowed a rec
ord even of its wishes. He claimed that
there was a concerted movement on the
part Of the majority to keep everything
from the journal which might show
that the minority had made any at
tempt to do anything. The majority
does not dare" claimed Shanahan, ito
let the minority's wishes be recorded .
The State Printing Office is allowed to
run the majority of this House. and
the State Printer is bigger than the
Legisla ture and bigger than the Gov
ernor, and bigger than both combined. -
Dibble again moved to lay Shana-
hans motion on the table; Gutter sec
onded the motion Roll call was de-
manded amid great confusion and the
motion to lay on the table was carried
by vote Of 36 ayes to 30 noes.
SHANAHAN'S NEXT STEP.
Shanahan then offered resolution
that his bill, 500, be made a case of
urgency and a special order for Mon
day, when it should be read first, sec
ond and third times and placed on final
passage.
on the adoption of the resolution roll
call was again demanded and the reso-
luton was lost.
! Seward, who voted with the minority,
desired to explain his vote He said
he proposed to vote with the Democrats
on this proposition until the Repu,bli-
cans had sand enough to give the house
$4,000 printing bill.
CAMINETTIs RESOLUTION.
A resolution was offered by Caminetti
calling upon the superintendent of the
State Printing Once to give the names
of the twenty-four men and four wo-
men who, it was currently and accu-
rately'' reported, had been discharged
from that office during the past three
days: also the names of those members
at whose request they had been ap-
pointed.
Caaninetti moved the immediate
adoption of the resolution but was foil
ed, though he did succeed in having the
Committee on Printing, TO whom it was
referred, instructed to report it back
on Tuesday at il O'Clock.
SANFORD'S NEXT MOVE.
1t may be dimly remembered that on
February 4th Sanford of the minority
introduced a bill appropriating $4,000
for legislative printing. 1t has lain per
du in the Ways and Means Committee
since then, but yesterday. as printing
Hills utara in Nnnue Sanfnrl rlnnvad Ia