The record-union., 1897-02-11
Afternoon Session.

Wilmington, for the Committee on
Rules and Revision, reported back ~
3. II, by Treacy. with the recommends
ton that it be re-referred to the COM
mittee, and that it was unconstitu-
tional.
The bill fixes the minimum rate of
compensation for labor on public work.
The committee report was adopted, and
the bill ordered re-referred.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FILE.
A. b. 451, to amend Sections 632 and
G34 of the Penal Code, relating to fish,
was read the third time, amended ana
ordered printed.
A B. II, by Lindenberger, to amend
Section 1869 of the Civil Code, relating
to the support of families of deceased
persons where the value of the whole
estate does not exceed the sum of 81
800, was read the third time, and pass
cd by vote of % to 0; title approved.
A b. II, by Bridgford, to amend the
Act for the relief of ins0lvent debtors,
for the protection of creditors and for
the punishment Of fraudulent debtors,
was read the third time, amended by
special committee and ordered printed.
A. b. -, by Kenyon, to amend Sec
ton > of the Act TO provide a system
of street Improvement bonds to repre-
sent certain assessments for the cost
of street work and Improvement within
municipalities. and also for the pay
ment of such bonds, was read the third
TIME and passed by vote of 70 to o;
title approved.
A. r. 134, by Cutter. to a1nend an Act
creating a Commissioner of Public
Works, defining his duties and powers,
prescribing his compensation and MAX
ing an appropriation, was read the
second time and an amendment offered
by the committee, came up for conSid
Grafton. Aram stated that h had not
yet examined the proposed amendment,
and upon motion by him, the bill was
passed on file, to retain its place.
A. B. 10 by Foreman, to amend Sec
ton 103 of the Code of Civil Proceed
ure, relating to the powers of Justices
Of the Peace to call other Justices to
act in their place, was read the second
| time and ordered engrossed.
| A. y. 416, to amend Section 3S9 of
| the Code of Civil Procedure, was read
the second time and ordered en-
crossed.
| A. b. AT. to amend Section 1876 Of
the Code of Civil Procedure, having
been reported adversely by the Judi
ciary Committee was, on motion of
| Simpson. refused a second reading
DOTY'S AMENDMENT.
! Then the fag end of the county gov
ernment bill was once again declared in
order and several unimportant
amendments relating to individual
counties We're adopted.
Doty offered an amendment to Sec
ton 1G2, relating to Sacramento Coun-
| ty. which was adopted. eliminating
from the printed bill the clause al
lowing the superintendent Of Public
Schools a deputy at a salary of SO per
month. Doty's amendment leaves the
matter as it stands at the present
| time.
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICIALS.
| Then Braunhart came forward with
his amendment, which had been Sc
verely sat upon by the San Francisco
delegation, proposing to reduce the
number Of employees in the County
| Clerks office. In the committee it had
been decided to allow the salaries Of
all officials to remain as at present.
| Deputy County Clerk Casey had ex-
planned that the increa sed business of
the County Clerks office made the
present number OF employees abso-
lutely necessary, and all of the delega-
ton, except Braunhart, had agreed with
him. Braunhart however, contended
that the expenses pertaining to the Of
fee were exorbitant, and offered his
| amendment. which he backed up with
an exhaustive argument.
Braunhart said his amendment was
not intended to reduce the salaries
fixed by law. but merely to reduce the
number of employees. At the present
time there were employed in the of
flee, he said. one chief clerk at $4,000
per annum: one clerk at $4,000;
twelve register clerks at 81. 100 each:
twelve courtroom clerks at 81, 100 each;
twenty-four registry clerks at S2,100
each, and thirty-six cOpyists at 5000
each. He stated that Deputy Casey
had appeared before the committee and
| convinced every member except him
self that the number of clerks now en-
ployed were absolutely necessary for
the transaction Of business. He pro-
posed to keep the County Clerk down
to limit of S6, S33 a month.
Wolfe contended that the County
Clerk of San Francisco did not make
ALI of the amendments allowed hv tha