The record-union., 1897-02-26
WILL PAY Up.
Printing 6 Appropriation Bills
Passed Yesterday.
Governor Budd Agrees to Settle
With the PreSSnen.
Peaceful Victory in the House for the
Highway Bills
Agricultural Park Bill ApproVed-A Long
Evenings Session in the
Assembly.
Agricultural Park Bill ApprOved-A Long
Evenings Session in the

Early in Yesterdays session the
LEGISLATURE was officially informed as
to the nature of the resolution adopt
ed by the State Board of Examiners
at Wednesday nights meeting, and
prompt action was taken to meet the
board halfway. A joint committee,
consisting of Morehouse, Gillette and
Seawell from the Senate, and Way
mire, Dibble and Caminetti from the
Assembly, was chosen to confer with
the board and ascertain whether the
Governor would sign, besides a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the current
printing expenses of the present ses-
sion of the Legislature, one for 500
600 for the support of the State Print
ing Office for the remainder of the
forty-eighth fiscal year.
At the conference. which was be-
hind closed doors, the Governor signl-
fed his Willingness to approve of the
$4,000 appropriation, but reserved the
right to veto the one for $4,000, if
ter that, in his judgment, would seem
the proper course to pursue.
PRINTING APPROPRIATION BILLS.
With this understanding, the rules
were suspended in the Senate during
the afternoon session, and the two
Assembly bills which had been held in
committee since their arrival from that
body We're taken up for final action.
There was nothing irregular about the
one carrying the $35,000 appropria-
tion, and it was passed in one, two,
three order, Seawell alone casting his
vote against it.
But the $4,000 bill, which carried
the funds with which the printing Of
fee employees were to be paid was not
so lucky A bill had been drawn COW
ering the point to nicely, but a sug-
Gestion that it be substituted for the
original measure was not considered.
1t was determined, however, to use the
new bill as an amendment to the orig
inal, and after this had been accom-
plshed nothing remained except to
send it to the printer for engross-
ment This also was done. and upon
it in large characters was written the
one word "Rush!"
The amount due for wages at the
State Printing Office to date is $4,000,
and bills for supplies have accumulated
aggregating $1,000.
THE BILL PASSED.
At $50 p. m. VOORHEES, called atten-
tion that the bill had returned from the
printer, and moved that it be placed
upon it's final passage. The motion
was agreed to, the bill was passed by
a unanimous vote-34-and was i'm
mediately transmitted to the Assem-
bly,.
AGRICULTURAL PARK.
Governor Budd has approved the bill
authorizing State Agricultural Societies
to sell property, and under the provis
ions of the Act the tract OF land known
as Agricultural Park, and situated
within the city limits of Sacramento
may be disposed of and more commo-
dious grounds be purchased.
THE 50-CENT LIMIT.
The general appropriation bill of the
Assembly foots up S4,S15,776 To this
must be added for school purposes $3.50
600; for orphan asylums. etc, S615.000,
and for interest and sinking fund S2S2-
500, giving a total Of S10,SS3, $40. The
Finance Committee has already re-
ported deficiency claims aggregating
81 ,961 ,222, which added to the former
total foots UP So S44 794. which amount
consumes the 50-cent limit. The ag
gregate. however, excludes 1925, 900 re-
appropriated for the affiliated colleges at
San Francisco; S230.000 re-appropriated
for the purpose of building restraining
dams for impounding debris; $500. 900
for the purchase of and operation of
dredger and $2S7, 900 for coyote scalp
claims. which added to the last total
brings the sum UP to S15.S06, 794. 1t is
estimated that 100000 win be neces-
sary for the maintenance and support of
other State institutions, which makes a
grand total of $16006, ,794.
1t is stated on good authority that the
figures given will not be far from those
that viii soon be submitted by the FL
nance Committee and instead of a 30
cent limit. the present status looks like
65 cents. There is at present a S150000
surplus in the State treasury, which wiz
somewhat reduce the rate.
1t is understood that the coyote claims
bill will be reported favorably to-day,
and that the proposed investigation has
been left as a legacy to the State Board
of Examiners.
1t is also understood that the dredger
bill will also be favorably recommended
in a short time.
A MARES NEST
The statement has been published in
San Francisco and Sacramento that Mr..