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County Government Act Amended-Printing
Appropriation Vetoed

Appropriation Vetoed
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 9.-(By Asso-
ciated Press) i'm the senate today the
county government act was under dis
cussion.
Dickinson's amendment to the county
government act denying the right of the
board of supervisors of county to levy
a special tax upon any business conduct
ed within the limits of an Incorporated
town, which was carried yesterday was
reconsidered today and defeated by
vote of II to 26. 1t was claimed by those
who fought the amendment that it was
proposed in the interest of the liquor
dealers.
Seawell's amendment striking out that
section compensating sheriffs for trans
porting criminals and insane persons was
adopted by IS to IL. Seawell stated that
it would effect a saving of $26, 900 year
AS further amended the assessors of
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Ala
media are hereafter to receive no extra
compensation for collection of taxes on
personal property.
IN ASSEMBLY
In the assembly today the bill to allow
the claim of Dennis Jordan passed with
only eight adverse votes. Speaker
Coombs called attention to the showing
in the journal that only fiftythree men,
bers voted for suspension last night,
while fifty-four were necessary to do
so. In consequence, all bills passed last
night We're invalid. The. tangle in the
roll call was finally Strengthened out, how
ever. Boone had voted aye and recorded
no.
The feature of the afternoon session
was the veto message of Governor Budd
on assembly bill 263, appropriating $75,-
900 for the support of the state printing
office for the orty-eighth fiscal year
The governor claims that the appropria-
ton is really to cover, in part at least
a deficiency which was illegally incurred
o. the state printer The bill il question
virtually proposes to make the state
printer exempt from statutory require
ment that no deficiency can be created
in any department of the state govern
ment except by the unanimous written
consent of the state board of examiners
The governor also scores the state print
ing office for extravaganza, which should
be checked.
The message was made a special order
in the assembly for o'clock Thursday
afternoon.
IN COMMITTEE
At meeting of the assembly judiciary
committee tonight it was decided to re-
port the following bills for passage: To-
lands bill prohibiting marriage within
year after divorce; exempting the
Stanford estate from taxation; Senator
Bulla' 5 Torrens land act was made made
special order for Thursday afternoon
at o'clock when both sides of the issue
will be heard.
The assembly fish and game committee
tonight decided to report favorably on
Senator Stratton's homing pigeon act
Senator Dickinson's bill providing for
the protection of shrimps was consid-
cred but no action was taken on it.
The Joint committee on roads and
| highways of the senate and assembly
| met tonight. A substitute was offered
| for the bill providing for the bureau of
! highways The commission, which now
| consists of three, is to be cut down to
| one to act in cooperation with the board
| of supervisors and surveyor of each
county All work on the highways is to
| be commenced simultaneously in order
| that each county shall receive the bene-
| fit of the work. for which it pays Mr..
| Treacy of San Francisco StrenuouSly
| opposed the provision for a tax rate of
. 1-2 cents on the $100, claiming that San
Francisco would have to pay for some
| thing not received and keep it's streets
| in repair and construction besides. 1t
| was finally decided to defer final action
| till Thursday night and Chairman Clark
| appointed himself and Caminetti, on mo-
| ton, committee of two to consult with
| the bureau of highways and hear all tes-
| timony on both sides Of the question.
| The senate claims committee met and
| decided to disallow claims of the papers
published in foreign languages, for the
/ publication Of the constitutional amend
| ments The committee declared that the
amendments had to be published in the
| English language in accordance with
the constitution.