The record-union., 1897-03-12

Il. 4lO, for the appropriation of S2SI,-
600 to pay claims for the bounty on
coyote scalps, under the Act of 81, was
the last event of a long morning and
held the boards from 1890 to 2:10 D.
m. The battle seemed lost more than
once but Emmons stood to his guns,
insisted or a call of the House, got an
informal recess with closed doors and
though h lacked ten votes on roll call,
he got them, and, more too, when the
San Francisco delegation began to
come over the border.
The gentlemen who opposed the bill,
among whom Price of Sonoma was the
| most strenuous, declared they had no
desire that the State should repudiate
just debts, even though incurred
through foolish legislation; the point
made was that no sufficient examina-
ton of the claims, with a view of seq
regating the just from the fraudulent,
had been made, that more time should
be taken, etc
But Emmons would yield no more
time, he wanted the bill passed now,
and got it by vote of Al to p.
Price gave notice of motion to recon-
slider.
RECESS.
At 2:1O the House took a recess until
800.
THE FILE OF EIGHTY.
Wright's A. B. 121, to create and
regulate in any city or city and county
in this State public warehouses other
than warehouses for the storage of
grain or wool and to enforce warehouse
liens, a measure which provides for the
giving of bonds by the warehousemen
was passed by a vote of 40 ayes to 5
noes.
Belshaw's A. c. A 80, relating to
revenue and taxation, was adopted.
A. b. 92S, appropriating money for
California exhibition at Hamburg. Ger
many, was read the second time and
reported favorably from the Committee
of the Whole.
Dibble's So, amending the Civil Code
relating to the length of leases Of city
lots. amended on second reading and
sent to the printer
A. B. 9S1, for the establishment of a
uniform system of road government
and administration in the counties Of
the State was read second time and
ordered to engrossment
Jones A. B. 141, to regulate the pro-
fession end provide for the registra-
ton of public accountants was read
third time and passed.
Ennis substituted his 400 for 72S,
which was on the file. A. B. 499
amends the Act of 1874 for the preven-
ton of cruelty to animals. 1t was
amended on third reading and sent to
the printer to come up on final passage.
Pohlmanns SS5, to authorize the
Board of Education of San Francisco
to lease school lots, was amended on
second reading and sent to printer.
Doty's s. B. SO, for the purchase of
additional lands for Folsom State Pris-
on, was read second time and reported
favorably from Committee Of the
Whole. To engrossment and third
reading.
Aldridge's PIT, amending the Political
Code relating to the publishing of the
delinquent tax list was read third time
and passed
Jones' S. B. GA, making an appropri-
alton Tor the erection Of q ward build
ing for the Southern California Insane
Asylum, was read third time and
passed.
Shanahan gave his space to the con-
sideration of Halls S. B. 5O7, author
izing the State Board of Harbor Com
missioners to establish and maintain a
free public market upon the water
front of San Francisco. The bill was
on second reading and several amend
ments were offered; none Of these were