The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-04


ed S. B. 407, relating to the duties o.
the State Board of Education, by pro
viding for an educational journal anC
reported it favorably; also S. 3. 46o
fixing the salary of the additional clerk
of the Superintendent of Public In
struction at $1,000; also S. B. Alb, re-
pulsory education law, which requires
trustees to publish the law annually
This will effect a possible saving to the
State of $4,000.
THEIR BUSY DAY.
No exciting discussions disturbed tbs
Assembly's even tenor yesterday Two
sessions of right down hard work, with
a bulletin board full of committee
meetings. made the record for the day
and evening
The Investigating Committee sees the
end of its work drawing near and no.
body grieves. 1t will be a relief tc
everyone to have the unpleasant matter
end one way or another.
THE STATE HIGHWAY.
The Roads and Highways Commit
tees of the Senate and House met yes
terday afternoon and Went at once into
executive session, from which, OF
course, the press was excluded. A sub
committee was appointed to struggle
with the bills providing for the State
highway, and from this body another
Subcommittee of three was appointed
consisting of Senator Beard and AS
semblymen Clark and Anderson. These
gentlemen We're hard at work last even
ing on the bills from the State Bureau
Of Highway and also Caminetti's bill
providing for State highways also, but
on a somewhat different plan. The
subcommittee had not arrived at full
conclusions as yet, but it is probable
that they will report a substitute bill
combining some of the features of all
the bills: that one Commissioner will be
recommended instead of the present
board; that no contracts will be let by
the Commissioner, that duty falling
Upon the counties, together with other
radical changes in the bills as intro
duced.
WAYS AND MEANS.
Assemblyman Wright addressed thu
committee last evening on behalf of
the measure calling for an additional
levy of one cent for a building fund for
the State University. The committee
has this bill under consideration, and
the friends of the proposition have
every confidence that it will be sue
cessful.
a bill for the care and support of
aged and INDECENT persons will be ia
vorably reported by the committee and
the claim Of Don Jose Ramon Pico also
seemed to be considered with favor.
HUMANITY AND HORSES.
The Assembly Committee on Public
Morals, Hon. Sig Bettman, Chairman,
last night heard representatives of the
late State Humane Society Convention
and of local Humane Societies on two
bills before the Legislature. There APP
peared for the convention and societies
r. NJ. CIarken. j. A Woodson, Isador
Schad w. d. Lawton, Daniel Heaiy,
Rev. A. G. Herrick, c. NJ. Beckwith,
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ton. A =. 1919 was considered and evil
IDENTIFY had the favor of the committee.
It makes only a few necessary changes
in the law Of 1874, to meet the needs
developed by experience and the adop-
ton Of the new Constitution. 1t ex-
tends the powers of the societies in no
respect, save to require peace officers
to render them aid, 10 give the societies
forfeitures as we'll as fines, to more
meet it in certain cases and to correct
some omissions in the present law rela-
tive to taking animals that are in suf-
fering and need care, even though tied
or kept in an Enclosures. The commit
tee heard the representatives of the So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren also relative to a proposed amend
ment to the law relative to children in
saloons and places Of disrepute. 1t was
found that the law could not be amend
ed without working hardships on repu-
table places and interfering with pa
rents taking children into some proper
enough places. from one point of view
and hence the bill was withdrawn by
the prop0sers. However, Assemblyman
Emmons and Cutter believed that an
amendment couud be framed to prop
erly discriminate, and the matter was
laid over for their advice and study.
A CAPITAL MEASURE.
Assemblyman EmmOns also appeared
before the Public Morals Committee
last evening to speak upon his bill pro-
hibiting trotting races during the Win
this measure and of a kindred bill pro-
viding for the doing away with bucket
shops. No doubt the committee will
regard them with favor. Mr. Emmons
pointed out that the prohibition Of rae
ing during the winter would inure to
the Improvement of horses, especially
trotters. in every respect.
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