The record-union., 1897-03-05

a touch of spring to the somber color
| ing of the chamber, while from the Win
/ dows could be seen Old Glory floating
/ from numerous fiagstaffs over the city.
CONGRATULATIONS.
/ The Assembly's first official act for
the day was the adoption of a resolu-
/ tlon of congratulation to the incoming
President, offered by Goodhue. Chair
man of the Committee on Federal Re
lations. The resolution read as fol-
lows:
! THE California Assembly sends
greeting TO you, with assurances of
confidence in your coming administra-
| ton"
The message was wired to Washing
| ton.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
Waymire moved to reconsider the
vote by which A. B. 657 was refused
passage. The bill provides for the al
teration of the boundaries of incorpor-
ated towns and cities by the annexa-
ton of uninhabited territory thereto
Waymire's motion was carried, the
bill was amended and retained its place
on the file until return from the printer.
Waymire also moved the reconsidera-
ton of the vote by which A B. So. an
amendment to the Act relating to the
powers of the Boards of Trustees of
certain cities, was lost This he gained
and the bill will be considered to-day.
Cutters 636 to provide for the prep
| aration of an index of the journals and
appendices of the Senate and Assembly,
was read third time and passed
DEPARTED COYOTES:
Guys. A. B. 40, to provide for the
payment of some $4,000 worth of
claims for coyote scalps was up on
second reading. The bill was ably de-
Tended against numerous objections by
Emmons.
ASSEMBLY HOUSEKEEPING.
The select committee to whom was
referred the matter of revising the pay
roll of attaches of the Assembly hand
ed in report in which they recon-
mended the adoption of the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the clerks SER
geants- at-a arms and porters of all COM
mittees, except the Committees on
Ways and Means, Judiciary, County
and Township Government, Engross-
ment, Enrolment and Special Investi-
eating Committees be, and they are
hereby relieved from duty, from and
after Saturday, March 6, 1897, and that
the names of all such clerks. sergeants-
alarms and porters be dropped from
the payroll from and after said date
In discussion which followed the
reading Of the resolution the Speaker
stated that the contingent fund of the
Assembly is very low, that he, him
self, keeps thoroughly informed con-
cerning its condition and that when it
is exhausted he will positively refuse
to sign payrolls for which there was no
fund. There is at present in the con-
tingent fund about 50, ,9S9. This week s
payroll viii be $5,047, leaving consider
ably less than that amount for the re-
mainder of the session.
On motion of Valentine the report
was adopted.
Price then offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on At
taches be and they are hereby directed
to report to this House all attaches now
on the payroll that can be got along
names shall be stricken from the pay
roll of the Assembly, the committee to
report before Saturday next.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
State Prisons and Reformatories-S.
3. $40, appropriating money for inn
prOvements and repairs to San Quentin
Prison, favorably as amended, and re-
ferred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Agriculture-S. B. 507, to establish
free public market on the water front in
San Francisco favorably
Judiciary-A. B. $40, a code amend
ment bill, reported that author be al
lowed to withdraw; bill referred to spe-
cial Committee on Revision of Bills.
The Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred the expense account in the
contested election case of Kelsey VS..
McLaurin, reported that they knew of
no law regulating the expense of con-
tested elections, and deem it to be
wholly in the hands of the Assembly.
Ways and Means-436, for water, light
and fuel at Sockton Insane Asylum,
without recommendation; S. B. 292,
Evergreen Home, favorably; S. B. 80,
for the relief of agricultural districts,
adversely; S. B. 90, to purchase addi-
tional land for Folsom, favorably; S. B.
292, for the relief and support of widows
and orphans Of veterans favorably.
Commissions and Retrenchment-163
to appoint a legislative committee to
visit State institutions and report there
on, without accommodation; 93S, for
auditing for State Printing Office, fa
vorably 939, for an auditing board for
the State Printer, adversely
Public Buildings-Substitute for S. B.
64 to establish State hospital for spe-
cial diseases; S. b. 800, reservoir and
pipe for Marshall Monument; S. B. 291,
for reseating the hall at the State Nor
NAL School at San Jose; S. B. 321, for a
State Polytechnic School at San Luis
Obispo-all to Ways and Means Commit
tee.
Rules and Regulations-Two lists of
bills for Friday and Saturday evenings.
A RESOLVE THAT FAILED.
Just before the hour for recess Cam
netti offered a resolution concerning
the investigation of the Examiner
charges of bribery, which created con-
siderable unfavorable comment. 1t was
as follows:
Whereas, The Daily Examiner of
San Francisco, in its issue of Saturday.
February 81, 1897, published an article
rejecting on the honor and integrity of
members of the Legislature of this
State: and
Whereas, A committee has been here
tofore appointed by this Assembly for
the purpose of investigating such