The record-union., 1897-03-18

simpson requested and was granted
permission to have his bill providing
for the construction of bicycle paths,
once more placed on the special file. 1t
had been Withdrawn several days be-
fore. After being recalled, it was read
the second time, amended and ordered
engrossed.
SOME APPROPRIATION
On motion of VOORHEES,, the rules were
suspended and the following bills read
the second and third times and placed
upon their final passage:
\. B. 9S6, by Belshaw, appropriating
So 900 to pay the expenses of conduct
ing investigation into the charges of
bribery in connection with the passage
of A. B. 213, passed, n to O-title ap-
proved.
A. B. 9S1, appropriating 81, 500 for the
contingent expenses of the Assembly
for the thirty second session of the Leg
islature, passed, % to 0-title approved.
A. 3. 9S4, by Price, appropriating
81, 900 to pay for the expenses incurred
by A. c. r. 6, appointing a joint COM
mittee of the Senate and Assembly to
investigate the affairs of the State
Printing Office, was read the second and
third times, amended by special commit
tee, exempting it from statutory provis-
ions, and ordered printed.
COMMISSION BILL.
Simpson called up his notice of a mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby A.
B $40, by North of Yolo, to regulate the
business of commission merchants,
agents, factories or brokers dealing in
8,
or dairy produce, was passed. He stat
ed that the notice was given only that
the members from San Francisco might
be given an opportunity to be heard
upon the matter, and that personally
he had no desire to reconsider.
Wolfe spoke for reconsideration, and
Aram opposed it. Several others took
part in the discussion, the proponents
of the bill contending that it was only
Justice to producers that commission
merchants be required to file good and
sufficient bond to insure payment of
their creditors.
The motion to reconsider was lost by
a vote of 10 to -.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL.
Then Smith called up the county gov
eminent bill, and a long grind was ex-
| pected 1t was, in fact, commenced,
when Bulla came to the rescue. He
stated that in the end conference com
mittee would be necessary, and to ex-
pedite business, moved that the Sen
ate refuse to concur in any of the AS
sembly amendments to the bill, and that
| it be requested to recede from the same.
NO CONCURRENCE.
There was no argument. Even Smith,
| the father of the BILL was satisfied with
an arrangement of that kind and the
motion carried by a vote of y to H. The
bill was Immediately transmitted to the
| Assembly in order that conference COM
rnittees might be appointed at the earli-
est possible moment.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
s. c. A. >. by Braunhart, empowering
| Mayors of San Francisco to veto tax
! levies. was taken up, read, and lost by
a vote of II to 16.
! GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The general appropriation bill, having
been returned from the printer, was
| taken up. read the third time, an
amendment adopted to correct an error
in printing, and the bill ordered re-
| engrossed.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
A message was received from the As
sembly. announcing that that body had
refused TO recede from its amendments
to the county government bill, and had
appointed conference committee to
consult with a similar committee from
the Senate. AS a committee to confer
with the Assembly committee, President
pro tenn Flint, who was in the chair,
appointed Smith, Gillette and Prisk.
| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
S. c. a /. by Braunhart, to amend
Section .. Article XIII, relative to the
Board of Equalization. providing that
said board shall consist of four mem
| bers to he elected at large by the cleo
tors of the State. was read, committee