The record-union., 1897-01-28

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osftions.-Judiciary.
By Dwyer-Relating to the falsifying
| of evidence.-Judiciary.
| By MISUNDERSTANDING to the duties
of Boards of Supervisors.-City, City
and County and Township Govern
ments.
By Seawell-Making an appropriation
for claim of James Weyant.-Claims.
By Luchsinger-Providing for work on
streets, etc.-City and County and
Township Governments.
| By Observation-Disclosures municipal
authorities to Set apart streets at boule-
wards and restricting power to grant
franchises on such streets.-Judiciary.
BY Dwyer-S. j. r. II.
| Whereas, There is now pending in the
| Congress of the United States a pro-
| posed law to protect free labor and the
industries in which it is employed from
the injurious effect of convict conrpeti-
| tion by combining the sale of goods,
| wares and merchandise manufactured
by convict labor to the State or Terri
tory in which they are produced, said
bill having been introduced by Mr..
Southwick and being H. r. GIG; and
| Whereas, The mechanics and manu-
| facturers of this State are suffering
from this unjust competition; therefore
| be it
| Resolved, By the Senate, the Assem-
| bly, concurring, that our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be request
ed to use all honorable means to secure
the enactment of such law.
! BY Langford-Relating to the dissolu-
| ton of swamp land or reclamation dis
| tricts.-Swamp and Overlooked Lands.
| BY Langford-Relating to formation
of swamp land and reclamation dis
| trlcts.-Swamp and Overlooked Lands
THIRD READING.
The third reading of bills was taken
UP. and S. B. II, by Bert, fixing the term
! Of office of Judges of the San Francisco
Police Court, was passed-ayes 81,
| noes o.
S. B. 155, by Wilmington, for the crea-
| tion of commission for the promotion
| of uniformity of legislation in the
United States, was passed-ayes 20,
noes 3.
S. B. 49, by Seawell, relating to
change of place for trial, was passed
ayes 30, noes 0.
| S. B. IA, by Bert, to validate the or
| SesiiiHSeioii anu llICOI poI dlICll VI IIlu-
nicipal corporations was passed-ayes
| % noes l.
S. B. 135, by Simpson, to prohibit the
| aduiteration of honey, was passed-ayes
%, noes o.
S. B. 13S, by Smith, appropriating
money for an exhibit of the products of
| California at the Tennessee Centennial
Exposition, was passed-ayes %, noes 3.
S. b. 266, by VOORHEES,, to pay the ex-
penses of Electors for President and
Vtce-President, was passed-ayes 30,
noes D.
5. b. Do, by Doty, authorizing State
Agricultural Societies under control of
the State to sell property in their charge,
was passed-ayes 81, noes 0.
| S. B. 12O, by Seawell, to lagalize GER
| tain acknowledgements, was passed
ayes 80, noes O.
S. B. 122, by Seawell providing for the
setting aside of a judgment of a Superior
Court and the rendition of a new judg-
ment without new trial, was passed
ayes 27, noes 0.
S. b. 81, relating to distribution Of es-
tates, was passed-ayes 30, noes 0.
SECOND READING
S. B. 1G3, by Wolfe for the appoint
ment of Commissioner to represent the
| State at the Central American Exhi-
bition in Guatemala, was read the sec
| ond time. A. B. 261 was substituted
made an urgency measure and passed
! Ayes 26 noes 4.
S. B. 80, by Langford, for the relief
of District Agricultural Associations
was read and referred to the Committee
on Finance, to retain it's place on file
S. b. "a, by Bert, fixing the minimum
rate of compensation for labor on pub
lie work, was ordered to third reading
BIG APPROPRIATIONS
VOORHEES, for the Committee on FL
nance reported that the committee had
| from l to 4O1 inclusive and find that the
appropriations of money involved in
them amount to 3,242. 800.
The Controllers estimate of expendi-
lures for the forty-ninth and fiftieth
years amounts to $1O,939 $50: adding
pending appropriations in these bills
makes the amount $14, 1872, 769 To this
must be added the University tax of l
| cent, making it 1902, 769.
| A levy of 80 cents on $100 of the pres
ent assessed valuation will produce $12,-
6OJ 800. The valuation for 1896 was
| 81 ,266, 593, ,065 There is no assurance
| that the valuation of 1897 or 1898 will
exceed this figure.
A resolution for the appointment of c.
| De Zolto as stenographer to the Presi-
dent and Secretary of the Senate at the
same per diem as the Clerks, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Attaches,
Dickinson saying that they were not
paying SS day for stenographers.
OUT OF ORDER.
Aram for the Committee on Swamp
| and Overlooked Lands, reported favor
ably on S. B. go, relating to adverse
occupations and S. B. 93, an Act to keep
| our natural channels open that are not
navigabe and the duties of Supervisors
relative to them.
| Holloway. for the Committee on At
| taches reported recommending the
| adoption of the report of the special
| visiting committee. The report was
adopted.
He also reported favorably on the bill
for furniture purchased by the Sergeant
at-Arms for the committees, and the re-
port occasioned considerable discussion.
| Smith wanted to know on whose au-
thority it was purchased and Simpson
| said that the Senate passed a resolution
| authorizing the Sergeant at-Arms to
purchase the necessary furniture The
| Sergeant at-Arms came to him as
| Chairman of his committee and asked
what he needed and purchased what he
was told. He supposed that the Ser
geant- farms had asked other Chair
men in the same way. The furniture