The record-union., 1897-01-27

Keegan contended it was the lower
river fishing which did the mischief and
claimed, with apparently good grounds
for his claim, that when a salmon is
caught in the lower part of the river he
certainly cannot spawn in the upper
waters of the river" The laugh that
greeted keegans positive statement
and mixed pronouns did not prevent
him from repeating it in the same terms
until the House was in roar.
The amendment was lost.
Shanahan then sent up another
amendment cuttin out the words
above tide water but Strain showed
that there were other tide rivers in the
nogth besides the Sacramento. which
Shanahan's $ amendment would cut out
from yielding anything at all to the
fishermen.
All amendments We're voted down and
the bill ordered to third reading and
engrossment.
\. B. 4o2, a committee substitute for
A. Is. 3S, was read. amended and or
dered engrossed, but not until after a
good deal of discussion among repre-
semtatiVes of different latitudes ana
attitudes concerning the close seasons
for quail, the protection of the meadow
tar'' etc. Judge Waymire came out
quite enthusiastically for the cheerful
meadow lark, which he tried to have
added to the protected list but the
members from the grain counties de
clared the yellow -throated beauty was
a pest and a nuisance, and voted him
down.
AN ATTACHE BILL.
An important bill on the special file
was A b. 2j4. introduced by Chyno-
weth, of which a resume was given in
Sundays Record Union" 1t provided
for the temporary organization of the
Legislature, giving a specified list of
attaches which the Clerk shall appoint
for the time previous to permanent
organization. The measure had been
reported from the Committee on Re
trenchment with recommendation to
pass as amended, and was read the
first time. One or two attaches had
been added i'm committee, and North
offered as an amendment the substitu
tion of the word may" for shall
leaving ii possible to organize tenn
porarily with fewer attaches if deemed
best by the Clerk.
contention that the law as it stands
is sufficient for the case. desired to
amend by striking out the whole list
of attaches, excepting the statutory
one-the Secretary of Senate. Chief
Clerk of the House, Minute Clerks and
Sergeants- Arms.
Hill and Melick claimed that in case
of a deadlock and the delay of per-
manent organization these attaches
might be necessary.
Shanahan's amendment was lost.
Mead offered an amendment that IF
permanent organization shall not have
been effected at the end of three days
then, these employees shall be appoint
ed. Adopted.
Here Treacy moved to recOmmit the
bill and amendment for consideration,
as others of a similar tenor were TO
come up and all should be considered
together.
A MINERS BILL.
Soward's bill 26, amending an Act
relating to allowing mincrs in certain
cases to become preferred purchasers
of town lands granted to unincorpor-
ated towns, was up for third reading
and final passage, and On his eXplana-
tion that it was in no way dangeroua
to the rights OF anyone but helpful 10
the poor miner who had but a small
claim, was passed by a vote of 30 to l.
COMMITTEES REPORT.
The Committee on Rules and RegUla
tions reported on amendments to joint
and standing rules. recommending their
withdrawal Report adopted
Belshaw reported from Claims Com
nlittee that A. 3. concerning claim
of Milliken do pass.
The Committee ON State Hospitals
and Asylums, through its Chairman,
Malcolm, reported that the sub-com-
mittee had visited the hospital for rec
BILE Minded at Glen Ellen, the Insane
Asylum at Ukiah. the Soldiers home
at Yountville and found those lnstltu-
tons in good condition. They requested
further time before reporting on the ap-
preparations. as they believed. In the
present close times only absolutely