The record-union., 1897-02-21

! them those To Waymire, Boone, Fore
man, Power of Placer, Mulcrevy, Da-
mon, Vosburg, North of Alameda,
Pohlman and Lacy.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Enrollment: A. BIS i, 30, 73S, GS1,
! 120, properly enrolled and sent to Gov
ernor.
Ways and Means: 765, for the relief
| of Rapelye. favoralbly; 81 for con-
struction of reservoir at Preston School,
author to Withdraw; 403, to construct
a reservoir az the Marshall monument,
| favorably amended; S. B. 100. prohibit
ing the adultera ton of Wine, fayorably;
615, to pay claim OF Bonnie, favorably
2s amended; $40. to purchase addition
al land for Preston School, favorably.
| Public Works: For Improvement of
Suffers Fort and grounds, favorably.
San Francisco delegation: Mulcre-
vy's 901, for the relief of John j. Con-
lin, favorably.
Swamp and Overlooked Lands An
dersonis 791, rela ting to reclamation of
swamp and overflowed lands, favora-
bly,
Education: S. B. 176, providing for
teachers of physical culture in public
schools; y. c. A IS, for grammar
schools, favcrably; Powers A. b. 592,
regarding teachers ann&ties, with
drawn.
Mines and Mining: Substitute for
Pohlman's 40, repeating the Act regu-
lating sale of mineral lands. favol3bly.
Judiciary: Austin's 431, 49, and 1873,
relative to the general revenue of the
State, and Sims G31, relating to the
duties of Assesso1s. all adversely;
Guys 292, relating to revenue and tax
alton, favorably as amended
County and Township Government:
Goff's 520, relative Ito County Treasurer
loaning public money, Withdrawn by
author because unconstitutional; Goff 5
101, relating 10 the appointment of ex-
| perts to examine county records, I'M
favorably; Anderson's 800, to provide
for the sale Of excess of water owned
by a municipality, favora.bly.
Municipal Corporations: That the
authors withdrawing 276, 203, All and
400; Bridgford's S62. relating to pow
ers of Boards of Trustees of certain
cities, favorably
Committee ON Rules: A list of bills
to be made special orders for Wednes-
day evening, February 24th, and an
other for Thursday evening, February
25oh.
Public Printing: Bettmans So4, on
State school books, referred to Com
mittee on Education.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
\ mes.age was received from the
! Governor which embodied the COM
municHtiorl recently made to him by
tine State Board of Trade concerning
fraudulent immigration schemes. This
communication was printed in full in
the Record L UnIon'' at the time. The
Governor recommends it to the atten
tion of and action by the Legislature.
His Introductory message is as follows:
To the Senate and Assembly: Gentle
men-The State Board of Trade, by its
properly constituted committee, has
waited upon me and submitted a state
n1ant of the character of many of the
irnn grafton schemes projected by par
ties Within the State, and Of the injury
which our legitimate interests have
sustained abroad by the frequent mis-
REPRESENTATIONS of private parties seek
ing to trade upon the reputation and
Acknowledged merit of California.
II is an acknowledged fact, with
which you are doubtless familiar, that
while this State affords a wealth of OPP
portunity for honest and productive in
vestment, and offers an almost limit
less variety of opportunities for the
poor or wealthy hOme-seeker to salts
factorily establish himself, great injus-
| tice is done, and much hardship in
| 10 e C
annually who are lured within our
State by dishonest promoters or specu-
latCrs, and who are induced TO pay high
| prices for barren, arid, or otherwise
unproductive land.
Our State has honestly earned q repu-
| tation abroad as possessed Of a peer
less soil and climate, and it should be
our concern as it is our duty to pre-
serve that reputation untarnshed and
as a source of progress and an object of
pride. l submit to you herewith the
communica ton of the committee of the
State Board of Trade, which is self-ex-
planatory. If you deem it wise to place
| some restriction or regulation upon i'm
migration schemes, or if you desire to
| constitute some authority which shall
pass upon their character or integrity
by which inveS tors abroad will be pro-
| tected. | VIII be pleased to cooperate
With you, hoping it will result in cor
| recting serious evils, which we know
to exist. No additional expenditure
need, however, be incurred for a new
| commission for the purpose outlined in
the communication. as we already have
in the State Board of 4 Agriculture a
body peculiarly fitted by reason of their
calling and general distribution
throughout the State for this purpose
l submit this matter to your
careful consideration
JAMES II. BUDD, Governor.
The House took recess until > p. m.
SENATE MESSAGES.
The Senate having granted the cour-
tesy Of immediate attention and unani-
mors consent to the H0nsa contingent
bill for $4,000, a similar act of good
VIII was performed by the Assembly
for the upper house yesterday when it's
contingent bill for $1,000 came in
The rules were suspended ana the bill
passed and at once transmitted to the
| Senate.
FOR JOINT CONFERENCE.
a message from the Senate an
nounced to the Assembly that the upper
house refused To rscede from its amend
ment to the resolution providing for a
jointly investigating committee for the
| affairs OF the State Printing Office. 1t
| will be remembered that the Senate
would not consent to the clause giving
the majority and the minority of that
committee each an expert accountant
and a printer. The House stood firm
and sent the resolution back. But. as
was said the Senate refused to raca1 o