The herald., 1897-01-14
Formally Announces Senator
Perkins Election
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED
Ranging From Pay For Ads to Leper
Hospitals
State Acylums Will Be Inspected anc
Much Attention Given tI the
Country Roads
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13.-The formal
announcement at noon today IN joint
convention of both houses that George
c. Perkins had been elected United
States senator to succeed himself, drew
to the assembly chamber large NUMBER
of visitors, including prominent citizens
and hume rous ladies. The assembly
hall was filed, galleries, lobbies and
all. The interesting proceedings occu-
pied just twenty-five minutes. Perfect
order and decorum prevailed through
out
Numerous new bills and resolutions
were offered in each house this after
noon, among the bills coming from the
finance committee of the senate being
one making appropriations for payment
for printing the constitutional amend
ments during the late campaign.
Though several candidates for the CT
flee of state librarian, including Cap
tain w. H. Seamans of Los Angeles, are
here doing some preliminary work in
their respective interests, the two houses
today failed to agree on a day for the
election Of a new board of library trus-
tees, and the election may not occur be-
fore the last week of the session.
The term of the present librarian will
not expire till April, 1898, and yet the
preliminary campaign for the office is
already opening up.
IN JOINT SESSION
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.)-The serate and assem-
bly, met at noon in joint session to elect
formally the United States senator VINO
had been balloted for iE separate ses-
sions yes>erday.
The minutes of both chambers were
read, showing that George c. Perkins
house. Speaker Coombs, of the house.
and President Flint of the senate in
turn formally declared Perkins elected.
The joint session and each house then
adjourned.
IN THE SENATE
Dickinson in the senate, this morning
introduced a resolution out of order
urging congress to establish national
asylum for lepers on this coast. A reso-
luton by Luohsinger requesting the Gail
| fornia delegation to try to- secure an
appropriation from congress for dredg-
ing the channel from San Pablo bay to
Mare Island straits
IN THE HOUSE.
In the assembly this morning the COM
| mittee on labor and capital reported
| favorably the following bills: Amend
| ing the act to create a commissioner
| of public works; fixing minimum rate
| of wages of labor on public works; to
| establish and support a department of
| labor and appropriating money there
| for
IN COMMITTEE.
| The assembly committee on irrigation
| met today and decided to recommend
| the bill introduced by Bri6geford Of
| Colusa extending the time for redemp-
| ton of property sold for non-payment
| of assessments to six months. The COM
| Snittee added an amendment to the
| title taken from the title of Goff's pro-
| posed measure, and will recommend
( that the latter be withdrawn as 1t is
| similar to the other. Bridgeford's Dill
| will be urged on passage as an emerg-
! ency measure.
| The committee on contested elections
met and Cesultory discussion was held
( on the contest of Hoey VS.. Power of
| San Francisco. 1T was said that 1t was
intended, to bring UP forty witnesses
| from the city, and the propriety of the
| committee going to San Francisco t.
| take evidence was suggested, and it Is
| probable that permission will be asked
! from the house to do so.
The committee on roads and highways
met and decided to hold sessions on
| Tuesdays at p. m, and on Saturdays
| after next Saturday at 10 a. m. A com
mittee of five was appointed to look into
the matter of taking the construction
of roads and highways out of the HANDS
| of the county supervisors. A commit
tee of three was named to investigate
| the report of the bureau of highways
! regarding the reconstruction of roads
and a like committee was appointed to
| investigate the present system of road
| work. The secretary was Instructed
to write to the county supervisors
| throughout the state to ascertain the
| cost Of maintenance of roads since June
1895, to January, 1897.
The joint committee orr asylums and
state hospitals have invited Governor
Budd to accompany them on tour of
inspection to the Napa and Ukiah insane