The record-union., 1897-02-05
Afternoon Session.

At the afternoon session, Wolfe for the
Committee on Federal Relations re-
ported back the Assembly concurrent
resolution relating to Cuban affairs and
extending sympathy with the Cuban
people with the recommendation that it
be adopted.
VOORHEES, for the Finance Committee
reported back the bill for the ventila-
ton and sanitation of the Capitol, with
the recommendation that it be referred
to the special committee appointed on
the subject.
SPECIAL FILE.
A B. 412, to amend Section 331 of the
Code of Civil Procedure, and A. B. Ala,
amending Section 800 of the same code,
were refused a second reading, Simpson
stating that they simply extended the
statute of limitation and would work a
hardship in many cases and had there
! fore been reported adversely by the Jul
dietary Committee unanimously.
TWO DOLLARS GOES.
| A. B. Il. by Treacy. fixing the mini
mum rate of compensation for labor on
! public work, came next
| BulIa moved to strike out Section >
| providing that the Labor Commissioner
should enforce the law. He did not see
how man 600 miles away could punish
an infraction of the law. Adopted.
Simpson said there were constitutional
officers whose duty it was to carry out
the laws and he did not believe in put
| ting the burden of enforcing all the laws
| on the shoulders of one man.
| Smith said he was heartily in favor of
/ IN.1t ~,
was opposed to this bill and hoped it
would not pass. 1t would lay a bur
den on struggling towns and cities and
would prevent them from making ocn-
| tracts for sprinkling and other work and
compel them to have it done by days
work 1t would prevent much road work
| being done by farmers who would be
glad to have it done and would gladly do
it for less than 50 a day.
| Dickinson agreed with Smith and of
| fered an amendment excepting munich
pal corporations from the operation of
| the bill.
Bulla supported the fixing of the min
| imum prices. He believed that the
American workman could not bring up
his family and live on less than 81 a
| day He was not beholden in any way
| to labor organizations, but claimed a
| right to his own opinion
| Jones said he had always voted for
| labor. but labor had not always voted
| for itself 1t had voted some years ago
| to bring from abroad part of the supply
on which it had depended for a living,
and this had lessened the demand for
| labor. If labor will wait the demand
will come for labor and it will once
more be prosperous. At present the
producer has no more market for his
products than labor has. This fixing of
price would cost the State 100000 or
| $4,000 and the taxpayers should be
considered.
Dickinson's amendment was lost
ayes Is, noes II, and the bill was sent
| to the printer.
4. B. 253, by McLaurin, to increase
| the number of Superior Judges in San
| ia Clara County, was passed-ayes 81,
noes o, Morehouse saying that it was
urgently needed, and that he was will
| ing to have piled on his shoulders all
| the blame from every one if the bill
was passed.
| A. r. 164 by North of Alameda, for
the free carriage of bicycles on rail-
| ROADS. was ISdu the SeCOHQ lllllS anu
| ordered to third reading
| A B. 306, by Robinson, to provide
for the management and operation of
railroads above certain elevations, was
ordered to third reading, and the sim
| liar Senate bill by Prisk was with
| drawn at his request.
THIRD READING.
| The third reading file was then re-
sumed, and S. b. 344, by VOORHEES,,
transferring from the estates of de-
| ceased persons fund to the school land
fund 100000. and directing the State
Board of Examiners to invest it in in
terest- bearing bonds, to be held in trust
for the benefit of the State school fund,
was passed-ayes 2S, noes 0.
| s. 3. 119, by Stratton, relating to
civil actions, was passed-ayes %, noes
0.
| Simpson offered a resolution that
Mary Dennis be appointed Janitress of
| te gallery, which was referred to the
! Committee on Attaches.