The record-union., 1897-02-18

Withdrawn.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
Assembly messages were read an
nouncing that A. BIS GOT, 134, 21, 49,
and 40 had been passed, and that Sen
ate amendments to A. B. 65 had been
concurred in; also that S. BIS l, 16
2S, 2l6. 269, go, IT'S, 215 had been
passed, and that S. B. 179 had been re-
fused a third reading The bills were
referred to committees and otherwise
disposed of as usual
GleaVeS asked unanimous consent tC
reconsider the vote whereby A. B. 11a
had been refused passag ge at Tuesday S
session. 1t had been returned to the
Assembly, Whereupon Gleaves moved
that that body be requested to return
it to the Senate The request was or
dered made
A NEW BILL.
Aram introduced a bill providing for
the organization and government OF
drainage districts, which was referred
to the Committee on Swamp and Over
flowed Lands.
ANOTHER ASSEMBLY MESSAGE
An additional message from the AS
sembly was received announcing that
A. B. 2i5, 246, 24S 4S3, 536, 10S, 104
341, 495, 113, 200, 3d. POI had been
passed. and that Senate amendments to
A. B. 453 had been concurred in. The
bills were referred to the proper COM
mittees.
RECONSIDERED AND AMENDED
Dwyer, having previously given no
cd ot+ ba
65, relating to contracts on public
works had been refused passage, be
recOnsidered. He explained that an
agreement had been arrived at whereby
the bill would be amended, striking out
Objectionable features, and the motion
carried by vote of 33 to l. On mo-
ton of Flint, Dwyer was appointed a
special Ct mrnittee to amend the bill
making it apply to contracts where the
consideration is $1,000 and over, in
stead OF $1,000 as was provided in the
original. The amendment was adopted
and the bill ordered re-engrossed.
RETURNED AND RECONSIDERED.
A. B. 113 having been returned from
the Assembly, was on motion of Gleaves
reconsidered by vote of % to 0. 1t
relates to the acceptance and holding
of private deposits of moneys or other
valuables in the county treasury by
County Treasurers. Section l was
amended by special committee and the
bill ordered re-engrossed for final pass
age.
REFUSED PASSAGE.
S. B. 80, by Hall, having been re-
ported unconstitutional by the Judi
ciary Committee, was refused passage
by vote Of Z ayes, % noes 1t pro-
vided for regulating the hours of labor
Of persons employed in bakeries.
FINAL PASSAGE.
S. B. ., by Henderson, to provide
for bond for the protection of labor
ers upon public works, having already
been read the third time, was passed by
a vote Of - to little approved
S. B. a, by Holloway, authorizing
certain corporations to loan and in
vest money and regulating the same,
having been previously read the third
time, was passed by vote of 20 to O.
title approved.
THIRD READING.
S. b. 333}2, by Aram, to amend Section
\
provide that persons in certain reIa-
tiOns to parties are prohibited from tes-
tifying, was re.d the third time and
passed by a vote Of IS to little ap-
proved.
WAGON TIRES.
S. B. 1913, by Holloway, regulatin
the width of tires upon wagons and
other vehicles to be used upon the pub
lie roads and highways, was read the
third time and passed by vote of 2S
to O-title approved.
EXEMPTING FIREMEN.
s. B. 246. by VOORHEES,, to amend par
agraph II, Section 200 Of the Code of
Civil Procedure, relating to exempting
exempt firemen from jury duty, was
read the third time; title amended on
recommendation of Committe on Rules,
and the bill passed by a vote Of - to O.
S. B. 30, by Beard, to amend Section
1850 of the Code of Civil Procedure
relating to costs in condemnation suits
was read the third time, amended by
special committee and ordered re-en-
crossed.
5. B. 4o2, by Simpson, was, on mo-
ton Of the author, withdrawn, and S
b. 2So, also by Simpson, relat ting to the
procuring Of licenses for marriage, the
solemnization of marriages and the re-
cording OF the declaration of marriage
was substituted, read the third time
and passed by a vote of 80 to o; title
approved.
S. b. 433 by Simpson, relative 10
granting franchises for the construc-
ton Of bicycle paths. was, on request OF
The author withdrawn.
MAY BE GARNISHEED.
s. 3. 141. by Stratton, to amend Sec
tions 541 and 542 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, relating TO attachments, was
read the third time. 1t provided that
the wages OF persons employed upon
public work might be garnisheed. and
created quite a spirited discussion. in
which a number of members took part
The opponents of the measure con
tended that did the bill become a law
county and city treasures would be at
tached. and the Treasurer be kept con-
stantly in litigation.
on the other hand, the advocates
c0n;ended that there was no good rea-
son why public officials and employees
should not be made to pay their gro
Gerry bills.
Doty called attention to the fact that
the municipal government of Sacra-
mento compelled its employees to pay
their just debts under penalty of losing
their positions. and that the ordinance
had boen entirely successful.
The bill was passed by a vote of 2e
10 >; title approved.
UNFINISHED
Substitute for s. b. 1872. by Dickin-
son, To provide for the inspection OF
dairies. creameries and cheese factories
as 70 their sanitary condition etc, and
to sppropriate S45 900 therefor was