The record-union., 1897-02-09
It Will be Further Considered
and Amended To-Day.
Passing Of the State University Bill
BY the Assembly.
The Governors Veto Message Expected To-
Day-He VIII Not Appear Before
Committees.

The Senate settled down to a long
grind yesterday morning when it
tackled the county government, or gen
eral omnibus bill The committee had
worked long and more or less faithfully
in getting the measure into shape, and
when introduced last week it was made
a special order for yesterday morning.
All day long the Clerk droned out
section after section, and at intervals,
short, sharp passages of words were in
order between members, when pet
amendments We're either slaughtered or
adopted
At noon a very fair start had been
made, and after the recess giant strides
We're taken; but when the evening sun
threw long shadows across the chamber
the labor was not yet half completed.
Nothing had been done with those sec
tions fixing the salaries of officials for
the several counties, and at 4:20 o'clock
p. m. the Senate quit for the day, the
cause for the action being "sheer weari-
ness
1t is understood that the question of
salaries for county officials Will not be
taken up until the body of the bill has
been amended and cut and slashed out
of shape, and it is extremely doubtful
whether when the sun sinks to-day the
Senate will have finished the second
reading Of the county government bill.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald was
before the Senate Committee on Labor
and Capital last night and gave his
opinion on the bill relating to the keep
ers of employment offices and the per
centage charged by them for their ar
duous duties, in very emphatic Ian
guage.
The attorney representing the San
Francisco intelligence office keepers
was present and asserted that it was
claimed that a rate of , per cent meant
that they would be driven out of busi-
ness.
Commissioner Fitzgerald contended
that a charge by employment agents
of ; per cent. was exorbitant in the
extreme. 1t was more than pawnbrok-
ers charged, while the pawnbroker took
risks and the employment agents took
none. The latter agreed to secure a
man employment for a month at 500
a month. and for doing so charged 81.
This blood money was extracted from
the very poorest Of the poor, and in
the State during the past year over
100000 had been collected by the
agents.
The Commissioner submitted that 1
/ per cent. was ample compensation,
and that agents could make money al
that figure.
The committee finally adjourned
without taking action on the bill.
CUT IN HALF.
The Serate Committee on Claims
yesterday afternoon considered the bill
appropriating $4,000 to pay the claims
OF w. w. Foote Robert Y. Hayne and
]. c. DAILY for attorneys fees in the
case OF the Southern Pacific Company
against the State Railroad Commission
ers. 1t was decided to cut the claim in
half and recommend that S12,5 800 be
allowed.
The Finance Committee Of the Sen
ate last night considered the bill ap-
propriating S25, 600 for cost Of experts
it is proposed to secure to examine int
the accounts of the Southern Pacific
Company in the case Of the company
against the Railroad Commissioners
Judge Hayne and w. W. Foote, whe
were associated with Attorney-Gen-
eral Fitzgerald in trying the case, were
present TO urge the passage of the bill
and incidentally the passage of the ont
carrying $4,000 for payment of at
torneys' fees in the same case, to Mr.
Foote and Judges Hayne and Daily
Judge Hayne told the committee thai
unless the appropriation was made anc
the experts employed. the State mus
go into the courts on a question OF Law
alone. and not on a question Of fact.
and law, and Mr.. F'o0te assured tbs
committee that unless his fees were
paid he would work no more. He SAID
he was not working for his health anc
would quit the case unless paid. Th'
bin carrying the appropriation for at
torneys' fees had not yet arrived il
the committee. and no answer was
given to Mr.. Foote'S proposition
Neither was any definite action taker
by the committee on the bin undei
consideration.
The Joint San Francisco delegation
held a meeting last night, at which
were considered number of meas
nres recommended by Mayor Phelan
It is understood that the delegation vii
stand with the Mayor on most of hi
propositions.
ON FINAL PASSAGE.
Yesterday saw the consummation s.
FAR as the Assembly was concerned, o.