The record-union., 1897-01-21
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Committee Reports Show That Solid
Work Has Been Done.


] yesterday morning and after opening
business granted leave of absence TO
Assemblymen Dennery and Allen.
Caminetti's resolution asking for in
formation from the Harbor Commission
came up for reconsideration, having
been temporarily laid over on Tuesday.
The Speaker now declared it debatable
and Caminetti spoke strongly in favor
of its re-adoption at once. He claimed
that a vote against that action by the
Republicans would be regarded by the
State as an evidence that they feared
| the result of making such information
public
| Dfbble replied that so important a
resolution should not call for immediate
| adoption before members had time to
consider it, but should take it's course
in committee. He moved its reference
| TO Committee on Commerce and Navi-
| cation Carried.
Leavitt's amended bill, No. 263, ask
ing an appropriation of $4,000 for the
State Printing Office, came UP on third
reading, was placed on final passage and
| passed by a vote of 81 to 6. 1t was at
once transmitted to the Senate.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
| The following committees reported
bills favorably: Municipal Corporations,
valentine, A. B. 26O, to validate the or
ganlZation and incorporation of munich
| pal corporations; Claims, Belshaw, A
| b. 1o4, to pay the claim of George A.
| Sturtevant,, District Attorney of Men
docino County, in foreclosing certificates
| of purchase of State school lands; Agri-
| culture. A rnArinb cG1 kinor n
appropriation for Californian exhibit
at the Central American Exposition;
Mines and Mining, Seward, a substitute
for A. B. Is, amending an Act for the
| better protection of stockholders in
| mining corporations; Federal Relations,
Goodhue, a substitute for A. j. r. 13, in
| sympathy with Cuba; judiciary, Way
mire, A. B. 4, the Civil Rights" bill; A.
b. 1i2, extension of time for redemption
| of property sold under Judgment; A B.
Io4, adding bicycles to free luggage; A
B. l'3, forbidding deposit of private
| moneys or property in County Treasur-
erS' safes; A. b. amending the Code of
Civil Procedure; A. B. 149, relating to
redemption of property sold under judg-
| ment, was withdrawn by permission;
Roads and Highways, A. B. 157, to reg
ulate width of wagon tires; A b. 1876,
amending an Act to give Supervisors
power to declare bridges public proper
ty; A. B. 1919, relative to rates Of toll
TO be posted at gate; several of these
carry amendments.
The Committee on Crimes and Penal
ties reported favorably on A. B. 2J1,
amending an Act relating to penalties
Tor selling liquors to Indians and drunk
ards; amended and recommended A 3.
40, relating to what constitutes the
crime OF rape, and asked that bills 5.5.
o4 and l66 be referred to the Committee
on Judiciary. On cons titutional amend
| ments, Sims, Chairman the report on
Cutters No. Z, relative to cities and
counties; No. 8, referring to local legis-
| lation; No. 9, relative to juries, was fa-
vorable; No. 10, relative to compensa-
ton of county officers, was reported un-
favorably. Fish and Game, Strain, re-
ported that A. B. 73, amending Penal
code, A. Il. 3o3, regarding purchase of
gasoline launch, A. 3. 80, amending
Penal Code relating to fish and game. do
pass.
RETRENC COMMITTEE.
This committee reported favorably on
Melick'S resolution asking that the
committee be empowered in their work
of investigation to send for persons and
papers and to administer oaths. MeIick
moved adoption of the report and spoke
| in favor of it, explaining how the COM
mittee is Handicapped in all work of in
vesugating concerning expenditures by
the 1mpossibil1ty of summoning wit
nesses and searching for evidence
Cutter fought the resolution with
considerable rancor, and professed to
view IL as simply another avenue for
extravaganza. He was quite alone on
his side of the debate, as Dryden, Bel
shaw, Valentine, LandSborough, Cart
wright, Hill and Meade all took the
ground that Retrenchment Commit
tee without power to investigate would
be farce, and might as we'll be abol-
ished. The report of the committee was
adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
message from the Governor an
nounced that he was informed by the
Attorney-General that there were judg-
ments against the State in the case of
Chapman VS.. the State of 81 ,4S1 45. and
in the case of Nelson VS.. the State of
s6oo 40, for which there are no appro-
priations. Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
MORE LIGHT AND HEAT.
Wright presented a favorable report
from the Committee on Public Build
ings on S. c. r. ?, asking for the
employment of more assistance i'm the
lighting and heating department of the
Capitol and for the sum of $500 there
for. On motion of Ennis, the resolu-
ton was adopted.
THE DREDGER BILL.
The Committee on Public Works re-
ported back the Sims BILL No. 304 pro-
viding for an Auditing Board of five,
and an appropriation of $500 600 for
dredging river channels with a recon-
mendation to pass, and it was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
From the Committee ON Revision of
the Codes number of original bills
were introduced and placed on the first
reading file.
Recess vas taken from 11:15 to II
m. During that time the Republican
majority held a caucus.
After recess the Speaker announced
that the Committee ON Corporations
would meet every night except Satur-
day in the library
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
Keables offered a resolution that
hereafter in the appointment of at
taches the old soldiers should have a
share of attention. Referred to Com |
mittee ON Attaches.
TO INVESTIGATE MENDOCINO.
Dennery offered the following reso-
luton: