The record-union., 1897-02-02


arrive at a just and fair conclusion
| was through a committee.
Kenyon of the Committee on Con-
tested Elections offered a resolution
that the committee be empowered to
send TO San Francisco for ballots, etc,
! in the Hoey VS. Power contested cleo
ton case. 1t has been charged since
that committee visited San Francisco
that seventeen Hoey votes had disap-
peared. and the committee wish to in
vestigate thoroughly, as also does Mr..
| Power Resolution adopted.
STATE HIGHWAY BILLS.
Five bills that meet the approval of
the Bureau of Highways were intro
duced in the Assembly yesterday morn
! ing and discussed by the Committee on
| Roads and Highways, IN place of three
that have been Withdrawn. One pro-
vides for the location, construction and
maintenance of highways owned or to
be acquired by the State by tax levy
of one-fourth of mill on the dollar.
! Another provides for the classifica-
ton of roads into State highways,
county thoroughfares and district roads.
! A third provides for the creation of
! department of highways. A fourth is
| a wide tire law and the fifth amends
| Section 2,G53 of the Political Code by
reducing the maximum rate of taxa
! ton to be levied by counties from 40
cents per 800 to 80 cents.
SUPREME COURT COMMISSION.
| Judge Waymire offered a statement of
the work of the Board of Supreme Court
Commissioners for the seven years past
prepared by the Secretary. d. b. Wolf
On motion of Waymire it was ordered
printed in the journal. The report in full
| is given herewith:
| Detailed statement of the business of
! the Supreme Court of California from
January /, 1889, to December 81, 1896
showing the number of causes filed and
the number decided during said period
also the work of the Commissioners of
said court from their appointment, May
l.. 1885, to December 81, 1896. Compiled
| from official records by d. b. Wolf, Sec
retary Supreme Court Commissions:
! For 1SS9-Causes filed: Civil trans
scripts, 55S; original proceedings, A;
Clerks certificates on motions to dis
miss appeals, 43; criminal transcripts,
66; habeas corpus writs. 81; criminal
prohibition, /; disbarment proceedings,
=; application for certificate of probable
cause, /; total causes filed 1889, 1I2.
| Judgments Rendered-Affirmed, 3SS;
reversed, 219; modified, S; appeals dis
missed, 100; original proceedings and
habeas corpus writs decided, A; total
causes decided 1889, 7S9.
Rehearings granted, 80; rehearings
denied, 1876; total applications for re-
hearing acted on 1889, 24S
! For 1S90-Causes filed: Civil tran
scripts, 524; original writs, 81; Clerks
! certificates on motion to dismiss, ~;
criminal transcripts, "A; habeas corpus
writs, u; disbarment proceedings, /;
total causes filed 1890, 100.
! Judgments Rendered-Affirmed, 362;
reversed, 1919; modified. s; appeals dis
missed, 107; original proceedings and
| habeas corpus Writs decided, -; total
causes decided 1890, 161.
| Rehearngs granted, 46; rehearings
denied, 16': total applications for re-
hearing 1890, 209.
| For 1S91-Causes fled Civil tran
scripts, 800; original writs, IS; Clerk s
! certificates on motion to dismiss, 81;
criminal transcripts, 60; habeas corpus
writs, 81; application for certificate of
probable cause, =; criminal, motion to
dismiss appeal, /; causes filed 1891, SO4
! Judgments Rendered-Affirmed, All;
reversed 234; modified, 21; appeals dis
missed. 12S; original proceedings and
/ habeas corpus writs decided, -; total
causes decided 1891, SG6.
Rehearings granted SO; rehearings
denied, 1872; total applications for re-
hearing 1891, 225.
For 1S92-Causes filed: Civil tran
scripts, San Francisco, 262; civil tran
scripts, Sacramento, 149; civil tran
scripts, Los Angeles, 1872; original writs,
San Francisco, 80; original WritS, Sacra
mento, >; original writs, Los Angeles, l;
Clerks certificates, San Francisco, 40;
| Clerks certificates, Sacramento, IL;
| Clerks certificates, Los Angeles, is;
criminal transcripts, Al; habeas corpus
writs. 2G: total causes filed 1892, S13.
Judgments Rendered-Afirmed, 800;
reversed 1S9; modified, 16; appeals dis
missed. 142; original writs and habeas
| corpus proceedings decided, 90; total
causes decided 1892, S3}3.
Rehearings granted, 10; rehearings
denied, 16J: total applications for re-
hearing 1892, 1S4.
For 1S93-Causes filed: Civil tran
! scripts, San Francisco District, 2JI;
civil transcripts, Sacramento District,
40: civil transcripts, Los Angeles, 1So;
original writs. san Francisco, 46; origi-
nal writs. Sacramento District, /; origi-
nal writs, Los Angeles District, 1;
! Clerks certificates, San Francisco Dis
trict. 81: Clerks certificates, Sacra
mento District, /; Clerks certificates,
| Los Angeles District, .; criminal tran
scripts, 10; habeas corpus Writs, -;
application for probable cause, L; dis
barment proceedings, /; total causes
filed 1898, III.
Judgments Rendered--Affirmed, 419;
reversed. 234; modified, %; appeals dis
missed, 104; original proceedings and
habeas corpus writs decided, 103; total
causes decided 1893, SS3.
Rehearings granted, IS; rehearings
denied, 191; total applications for re
hearing 1898. 209
For 1S94-Causes filed: Civil trans
cripts. San Francisco District 300;
cfvil transcripts Sacramento District,
1879: civil transcripts, Los Angeles Dis
trct 1876; original writs, San Fran
cisco District, 90; original writs, Sacra-
mento District, /; original writs. Los
Angeles District. /; Clerks certificates,
San Francisco District, 4S; Clerks GER
tiffcates. Sacramento District, ,; Clerks
certificates. Los Angeles District, Z;
criminal transcripts. SO; habeas cor
pus wrfts, 81; dtsbarment proceedings
3: application for certificate of prob
able cause, | contempt proceedings, l;
total causes filed 1894, $50
Judgments rendered-Affirmed 4S9;