The herald., 1897-02-26

levards and restricting the power to
grant franchises on such streets; by
Androus. amending the irrigation act,
providing for the abandonment of oper-
ations by irrigation districts upon the
discharge of all outstanding obliga-
tions.
Assembly bill 742, Identical with sena-
tor Prisk's bill, passed the senate on Sec
ond reading this afternoon. The bill ap-
propriatees $250000 for the construc-
tion of dams to restrain debris result
ing from mining operations, natural
erosion and other causes" The bill was
amended as agreed upon by the execu-
tive committee Of the state miners asso
citation.
Senator Prisk has worked hard in the
interest of the proposed measure and
the Miners association and to him.
more than anyone else, Is due the credit
of. securing the required legislation.
The general sentiment is that there Will
be no opposition to the bill on its final
passage
The following bills were passed: BY
Shanahan, prohibiting county treasur-
ers from accepting deposits from private
persons; by Dibble. to protect citizens
in their civil and legal rights; by So
ward, amending section 1857 of the civil
code.
Godfreys bill relating to exemptions
from execution was refused second
reading.
Dibble's bill appropriating $4,000 for
the printing Office was passed. The bill
by the same author appropriating $40.-
900 for the printing Office was amended
so as to meet the requirements suggest
ed by the board of examiners and the
Joint subcommittee of the judiciary
committee and sent to the printer with
instructions to rush it through.
Dibble's bill appropriating $4,000 for
legislative printing already done came
back from the printer tonight ana was
passed and ordered transmitted to the
assembly. .,
Senator Wolfe attempted to introduce
the following joint resolution:
Whereas There has been an inexplic-
able and apparently inexcusable delay
on the part of the federal authorities at
Washington, D. c., in ordering the COM
mencement of work on the postoffice
building to be constructed on the site al
ready purchased at the northeast corner
of Seventh and Mission streets, San
Francisco, and for which there is now
81, 900, 900 available for immediate use In
the treasury Of the United States and,
Whereas, There Is large number of
unemployed men in San Francisco, who
have gathered there from all parts OF
the state, and who are anxious and clam
oring for an opportunity to earn living
by honest toll, and who would be afford
ed the opportunity they desire If this
work were begun at once; and,
Whereas, The construction Of a new
postoff1ce at San Francisco Is necessity
demanded not only by the commercial
needs of that city and the entire state,
but will be boon to every section whose
mail must pass through that city; there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, By the senate, the assem-
bly, concurring, that our senators in
congress be instructed and our repre-
sentatives therein be requested and
urged to take such action as will cause
the proper authorities at Washington,
D.. c., to issue the necessary orders to
have the work Of constructing the San
Francisco postofflce building begun
forthwith, and be it further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to our senators
and representatives in congress by the
secretary of the senate.
The resolution was ruled out Of order
under the joint rule disallowing the in
| PRODUCTION Of bills after the f1ftieth day.
Senator Wolf called attention to the
starving idle people in San Francisco,
and said it was shame that this work
those unfortunates. The present ram
shackle structure called a postofice
was a disgrace to San Francisco, he
said. San Francisco was one of the
greatest seaports in the United States,
and in the past fourteen years had
yielded in duties $100,000,0 900 to the Unit
ed States. 1t was too bad, he concluded,
that after the money had been appro-
priated, it could not be used. The rule,
ho
tied the introduction of such a resolu-
tion was bad one.
The rest of the evening was consumed
in the second reading Of bills.
IN ASSEMBLY
In the assembly today Wright's bill
relating to the location of and to compel
the construction of depots, stations,
sidetracks, switches etc, was amended
slightly and read a second time.
resolution to hold a reception in
honor of Judge McKenna tomorrow night
in the assembly chamber, on the oc-
casion of the newly appointed cabinet
officer passing through Sacramento en-
route to Washington was passed. The
senate and state officials were invited to
participate in the reception. The reso-
luton was unanimously adopted.
Senate bill No. 80 relating to the ar
bitrary assessment of property was re-
considered and placed back on the sem
ate file.
Consideration of the general appro-
priation bill occupied the rest of the
afternoon. Recess was taken until 7:3O
o'clock.
A special urgency file was considered
tonight and the following bills were
passed: By Pullman, authorizing the
employment of a draughtsman by Re-
corder Glynn of San Francisco: to pay
the claim of Sarah H. Wing; to erect a
sewerage pumping plant at Folsom pris-
on; by Strain, to repeal and to amend
certain sections of the penal code re-
lating to fish; to cede to the United
States jurisdiction over all lands in CAL
ifornia, which have been or may ac-
quired for military purposes.
HARBOR COMMISSION
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.-It was
stated today that Gov. Budd has decid-
ed to hand in the name of the new har-
Dor commissioner on the 18th of March.
The governor has not yet named his
choice, but the fight is said to have mar
rowed down to an issue between D. A.
Mcdonald and Rudolph Herold, jr. Nc
Donald's friends have been making a
hard fight for him. but 1t is said that the
pnVarpnr 6OeS not like fO IaJ ,ra a