The record-union., 1897-03-07
County Government Bill Under
Consideration in the House.
No Training Camps For the National
Guard -Tioga RoadDi Passed.
The Senate IndOrSeS Hon. Frank l. COOmbs
For Minister to Japan-State
Highway Bills

In the Senate yesterday morning the
bill appropriating $50 900 for the con-
struction of kagon road from the Mono
Lake Basin to a point near the I1oga
mine, on the west side Of the range,
was passed by a unanimous vote. The
bill emanated from the State Bureau
of Highways. At the present time the
Inhabitants of Mono and others OF the
counties which lie east of the Sierra Ne
vada's can communicate with the State
proper only by making long circuitous
trip to Carson, Nevada, and taking
fresh start from that point. The pro-
posed road will be twelve miles long.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to pro-
vide two camps of training for the Ma
tional Guard met with disaster and de-
feat in the Senate yesterday. The pro-
moters have not, however. given up
hope, as a notice of a motion to recon-
slider the vote was given by General
Dickinson.
Yesterday afternoon the Senate by
unanimous vote adopted a resolution
indorsing Hon. Frank L. Coombs,
Speaker of the Assembly, for the posi-
tion of Minister to Japan. Coming thus
highly recommended-a similar resolu-
ton having been adopted by the As
sembly-Speaker Coombs should win.
The committees of the two houses ap-
pointed to investigate the charges made
by the Examiner" that some of the
members had been bribed to vote for
certain BILL took a rest yesterday, and
will not meet until tomorrow evening.
1t is understood, however, that a sub
pena has been served on Frank Jaynes,
Superintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, enjoining him to
produce certain kilograms alleged to
have an important bearing on the mat
ter 1t is also said that resolution will
be offered in the Senate Monday morn
ing to bring Lawrence and Levings Of
the Examiner before the bar of the
Senate to show reason why they are not
guilty of contempt in having refused to
answer the questions propounded by the
committee.
The joint committee appointed to in
vestigate the charges made by Governor
Budd against State Printer Johnston to
the effect that a certain sum of money
had not been accounted for by the latter
was in session yesterday afternoon and
evening. The time was consumed in an
examination of the books of the State
Printer, and the expert accountants
and printers, aided by the committee,
did considerable work. State Printer
Johnston was before the committee at
one time to make an explanation. 1t
is understood that no report will be
made for several days.
ADJOURNMENT
The joint conference committee on ad-
journment, of which Coombs, Burnett
and North of Yolo represented the AS
sembly, and Flint, LaRue and Simpson
the Senate, held final meeting yester-
day afternoon, and came to an agree
ment concerning adjournment which
may or may not be ratified by the two
houses.
The relations between Senate and AS
sembly are strained and there is consid-
cradle friction, not to say petulance on
several topics. AS Speaker Coombs re-
marked, they are like two families, both
of whom have children, living in the
same house. Nothing that one does is
quite right in the eyes of the other.
The following report will be handed
In to the House tomorrow morning:
Your conference committee, consisting
of Senators Flint, Simpson and LaRue
and Assemblymen Coombs, North of
Yolo and Burnett, hereby report the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved. BY the House, the Senate
concurring, that joint ru IS 40, IS and 49
of the Senate and House be and they are
hereby dispensed with for the remainder
of the session. Your committee recon-
mend the adoption of concurrent reso-
luton fixing the time of adjournment
of the Legislature for the 10th instant