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

turned from the printer and is on file
for this morning.
Goodhue introduced A. ]. r. %. relat-
ing to the grades on the Yosemite road.
Referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations.
Price offered a resolution that the
State Printer to ordered to print 800
copies each OF all bills exhausted. This
was sent to the Committee on Public
Printing to have the missing bills spe-
Gifted by number and that committee
reporting a little later, the resolution
was passed.
Mead offered a resolution that the
order of sending amended bills from the
Clerks desk TO the printer should be
as follows First, third reading bills;
second; second reading bills; third,
other bills. Adopted
Malcolm of the Committee on State
Hospitals and Asylums submitted the
report of the expenses of the sub-com-
mittee of three which made the south
ern trip: it was $50 per capita aggre-
eating $50. Referred to the Commit
tee on Ways and Means.
The Speaker presented a petition from
his constituents asking for a Sunday
law. Referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Morals.
JOINT SESSION.
At II o'clock the Senate and Assem-
bly, convened in joint session for the
purpose of electing five Trustees for the
State Library. deutenant-G Governor
Jeter presided, occupying the desk with
Speaker Coombs. A full account of the
election is given in another place The
Republican caucus ticket was elected,
while the minority members took ad-
vantage of the occasion to give compli-
mertary votes wherever they would do
the most good. One enthusiastic Assem-
blyman went so far as to vote for that
sturdy minority team, Dryden, Can't
netti, Shanahan, Emmons and Mead.
ON RECOMMENDING
At the adjournment of the joint ses-
sion recess was declared in the House,
which reconvened at , p. m.
The Committee on Claims reported ia
vorably on Dibble's >, for the relief of
julius A. Hult, and Norths II, appro-
priating 81 ,535 % for the claim of
Foote & McEnerny.
SENATE SPECIAL FILE.
On this file there were passed S. B.
1913. for the California exhibit at the
Tennessee Centennial; S. 3. 266, to pay
the expenses of the Presidential electors,
and S. B. 80, for the erection of a NUM-
cipal hospital. s. B. 101, requiring an
inventory of State and county property
and a record thereof, was read the Sec
ond time.
THIRD READING.
On this file the following bills were
passed: Gof's 251, relating to penalties
for selling liquors to habitual drunk
ards and Indians; Dibble's Z, to compel
all repositories of money and CONNER
cial banks to publish sworn
statement of all unclaimed deposits;
Cutters 2S3, to change and permanent
ly locate the boundary line between the
counties of Butte and Yuba; RobinsOn's
306, to provide for the operation of rail-
roads above certain elevations; Cana
vans $50, directing the State Prison
Directors to employ at least twenty
prisoners in the construction of the
roads to San Quentin; Treacy's 316, to
provide for increasing the efficiency of
fire departments in cities of the first
class; Boards S. B. 9, relating to the
powers of Boards of Trustees of certain
cities; Cross 1S2, to authorize any city
or county to take its census.
Waymire'S 121, regulating medical
practice to prevent blindness in infants,
was lost, though certainly not for lack
of merit The author gave notice of
motion to reconsider.
ANOTHER JUTE BAG.
Anderson offered the following resO-
buttons:
Whereas, There is now pending be-
fore the Congress of the United States
a measure which proposes to place an
import duty of one and one-half cents
each upon all jute bags;
Whereas, There are but few factO-
ries in this country engaged in manu-
featuring such articles; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the Assembly Of the
State of California, the Senate concur
ring that while we reaffirm our fidelity
to the great principle of protection,
which protects all our labor and has
direct beneficial effect upon 80 per cent.
of the volume of our trade, we realize
that some of our industries and labor
require greater protection than others;
therefore be it
Resolved That we request our
Representatives in Congress to work
upon the question above mentioned and
upon all other said questions along the
Lines of right, and with the end in view
of doing the greatest amount of good to
the greatest number of people,
Soward's %, relating to mining man
Jnf- l., too
of motion to reconsider.
The day closed with the
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY demonstrating to the assess
ment of property of soldiers and sail
orS
BY Emmons-Regulatin the issuance
of licenses by municipalities and coun-
ties.
By Guy-Authorizing the Clerk of the
Supreme Court to furnish his office,
and making an appropriation of SILL
600 therefor
A. J. r. "a, by Ennis-Relative to a
bill to increase the salary of letter car
rers.
A. ]. r. %. by Melick-Relative to
the purchasing and making free by the
United States Government of the toll
roads passing over Yosemite Park.
BY Jones-Amending section of the
Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the
usurpation of an office or franchise
BY Notwithstanding section of
the Political Code, providing for set
Elements with the State and to make
compensation to counties for the ex
emption of property from taxation.
BY Goff-Appropriating $4,000 for
the erection of building for State Asy
ium for Inebriates.
Rv Clarke=Amending section of the