The herald., 1897-02-17
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Many Bills Passed-Two Met by the Govern
Or's Veto

Many Bills Passed-Two Met by the Govern
or's Veto
SACRAMETO, Feb. 16.-(By the As
socated Press.-The senate today pass
ed the following bills: Primary election
law of Stratton and La Rue's measure
to prevent the adulteration of wine.
Treacy's bill providing for increasing
the efficiency of the fire department in
San Francisco was passed on the as
sembly file until Thursday.
Belshaw's bill relating to the reduc-
ton of officers and employees Of the legis-
lature was passed as heretofore amended
and ordered transmitted to the assembly
for concurrence on the amendment.
Treacy's bill fixing the compensation
for labor on public work was amended
SO as to take the power out of the hands
of the labor commissioner and ordered
to re-engrossment and third reading.
Shanahan's bill adding a new section
to the penal code relating to the accept
ance and holding of private deposits by
county treasurers was killed on second
reading.
Governor Budd returned, with his ap-
proval, Senator Dwyer's bill for the
erection of a hospital for infectious dis
eases in San Francisco.
The governor vetoed the following
bills:
By Beard-Amending the act provid-
ing for the organizatio incorporation
and government of municipal corpora
tions
By Smith-(By requesD Appropriate
ing money for an exhibit at the Tennes-
see centennial exposition.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
IN ASSEMBLY.
The ASSEMBLY today passed a $4,000
appropriation for the state normal
school for San Diego.
The resolution for investigation Of the
state printing Office was made special
order for tomorrow after a favorable re-
port from the committee.
After recess Leavitt's bill relating to
the construction of buildings for the uni
vefsity was placed on the urgency file
The senate amendments to the assem-
bly, bill providing for the better protec-
ton Of stockholders in mining corpora
tions were concurred In, and the bill or
dered to re-engrossment.
The following senate bills were passed:
TO enable school districts in cities of
the fifth class to issue bonds; to reap
propriate $125, 900 for the affiliated COL
leges; to employ specialist in socio-
logical education in cities and counties:
relating to legal holidays and non-judi-
cial days; relating to the voluntary dis
solution of corporations; relative to the
sale of franchise to collect tolls
The amendment to the civil code re-
lating to the dismissal of civil actions
was killed on third reading.
Senate bill 155, providing for COM
mission for the promotion of uniformity
Of legislation In the United States was
considered in the committee of the whole
and referred to the ways and means
committee.
Assembly bill s41 relating to rights of
atv,tv, al ;,,.~
Senator Stratton's primary bill was
read for the first time and referred to
the committee on election laws.
The following senate bills were pass
ed: Granting franchises for bicycle
paths; repeating section Ais of the po-
litical code relating to the translation Of
laws into Spanish.
Recess until 7:30 o'clock.
The special urgency file was taken up
tonight and the following bills were
passed.. To pay the claim of r. j.
Broughton; to amend the civil code re-
lating to witnesses; authorizing the
board of health to compel attendance of
witnesses: to confer further powers on
the board Of health; to enable the board
of supervisors to condemn property for
buildings for municipal purposes; to pay
the claims of the Weekly Star and the
Sacramento Bee and Los Angeles Her.
aid for advertising constitutional amend
lnents; to pay the claim of Modoc county;
to dispose of the hatchery on Battle
creek; appropria ting money for the sup
port of the Southern California insane
asylum; to provide for the submitting
of plans for the university buildings.
Canavan gave notice of reconsidera-
tion Of the Star claim, and the same was
made a special order for tomorrow af-
ternoon at = o'clock
The senate Judiciary committee to-
night decided to accept the Yountville
home, but struck out the names of the
directors suggested.
The bill permitting the purchase of the
line between Needles and Mojave by the
Atlantic and Pacific road was recon-
mended with a number OF amendments