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it. The men who are advocating it do
not care a cent for the laborers of the
State and are only anxious to have
good fat offices for themselves, If the
Legislature does not look out they will
pile a mountain of expense on the State
with the attorneys fees. If the Bureau
of Labor is let alone it will die nat
ural death in less than two years.
The committee then entered into a
general discussion of the enormous
waste in ordering printing by legis-
lators and various officials.
VOTING MACHINES.
The following bill, of current inter
est, was introduced into the Assembly
yesterday
Section 1. The Governor, Secretary of
State and Attorney General of the
State of California are hereby appoint
ed Commissioners to examine and test
such voting machines as may be pre-
sented at the Capitol in the city OF
Sacramento, in January, 1899, as fol-
lows:
F'irst-The respective merits of the
various voting machines and the de-
fects of the same, if any.
Second-Such recommendations in re-
gard to the same as they may deem
! necessary or proper.
Section > Said Commissioners shall
serve without additional pay or com
pensation, and no expense shall accrue
to the State by reason of the creation
of this commission
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.
The Senate and Assembly Agricult-
| ural Committees met in joint session
yesterday afternoon to consider
Senate bill 626, and Assem-
bly, bill 727, identical measures
providing for the division of the State
! into agricultural districts and for the
appropriation of funds for district ag-
ricultural fairs. They will report in
both houses on the bills to-day The
/
agricultural districts in the State with
a reduction of from 1000 to $1,000
| per district less than by the old APP
portionment. The aggregate Of funds
to be allowed for district fairs will
amount to $113,5OO.
Senator Shippee and Assenblyman
Price We're appointed a subcommittee
to confer with the Governor and, if
possible, get his assent to the pro-
| posed measures.
STATE HIGHWAYS.
The Assembly Committee on Roads
and Highways met in the Assembly
| Chamber last evening for the consid-
| GRAFTON of Assembly bills 60, 673 and
GA, and of two committee substi-
tutes therefor, all pertaining to pro-
posed system of State highways
y number of visitors were present
among whom were Messrs Marsden
Manson, r. c. Irvine and j. L. Maude
Of the Board of Highway Commits
sioners; Supervisors 2. p. Austin, G. f.
Rea, Sam Ayers, John Roll and Fred
Stern Of Santa Clara County, Super
vis0rs J. A. Linscott and j. D. En-
right of Santa Cruz, Supervisor a. s
| Holbrook Of san Bernardino. Super
visor Snow of Siskiyou County, J. D.
Burnett Of San Francisco, George d.
| Koen of San Mateo, Supervisor II
| Church of Alameda County and the
! Sacramento Supervisors.
The reading of the bills consumed
much time, especially that of the COM
mittee substitute for a. 3. 6I2, which
| is in part the bill presented by Mr.
Caminetti and provides an intricate
| system of construction and finance, to
| be carried out by county boards of
| Supervisors after the roads shall have
| been mapped out by the one Commits
sioner, who, by the substitute, is made
! to take the place of the present board
Of three. This Commissioner must be
civil engineer with not less than ten
years practice. He is to be allowed a
secretary and stenographer, and is to
be assisted in laying out the State
| highways by the County Surveyor of
each county. The road system pro-
vides thai the highways shall connect
| all the county seats.
After discussion, questions and re-
| plies, on motion Of Ennis, Chairmen
Clark and Camneth were appointed to
confer with the State Bureau on the
| original bills "a synopsis of which was
given in this paper on their introduc-