The record-union., 1897-03-06
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The County Fee Bill Occupies Nearly
All Day.

The absence Of members Of commit
tees made a somewhat slim House on
roll-call yesterday morning
CONCERNING ADJOURNMENT.
The plan for 1a~joint caucus on the
burning question, adjournment, was
changed into one for joint Conference
Committee. Arthur North offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of three
be, and is hereby constituted, the
Speaker Of the Assembly being one of
said committee, and the other members
thereof to be appointed by the Speaker,
to confer with a Senate committee for
the purpose of considering a proper
mode of parliamentary proceed
ure under the joint rules of the two
houses, the abrogation of certain rules
If necessary, and to report the result of
said conference to the two houses,
also, to rpeort upon the advisability of
suggesting at this time a day of ad-
journment of the Legislature.
The resolution was adopted, and
later the Speaker appointed, with him
self, North of Yolo and Burnett.
Still later a Senate message announced
the adoption of the resolution by that
body and the appointment of Senators
Flint, LaRue and Simpson on the COM
mittee.
TO ABATE CONFUSION.
Dryden offered a resolution providing
for the clearing of the floor of the AS
sembly Chamber from all persons not
legitimately belonging there. Referred
to the Committee on Rules.
COYOTE CLAIMS.
The Speaker read communication
from the State Board of Examiners
concerning coyote scalp claims. 1t was
stated that the board has knowledge of
5000 claims. representing 1923 scalps.
the claims amounting to $2S7 ,615. But
the board, not having examined the
claims, cannot determine how many are
genuine.
COUNTY FEE BILL.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole for the consideration, on
second reading, of A. B. S72, introduced
by North of Alameda, known as the
county fee bill"
The bill, as prepared in committee,
was apparently in many respects in
complete, and many important provis-
ions were entirely omitted This was
especially true of the fees pertaining to
the office of County Clerk. DibbIe, in
order to have this part of the bill
adapted to the needs of the city and
county of San Francisco, had sent for
two Deputy County Clerks from there
and, with their assistance, had careful
ly prepared amendments to fit the case
Dibble states that this rectification will
add not less than 100000 to the reve-
nue. of San Francisco
North, from the committee, offered
amendments to the section pertaining
to the offices of Sheriff. Constables, Re
corder and Justices of the Peace
All of these We're long and carefully
considered. The legal lore and insight
of the entire Assembly We're brought to
bear upon the bill and its amendments
The liveliest discussion was upon an
amendment to increase the Sheriff. IS
fees for arresting vagrants 1t was
contended by many representatives of
counties of large extent that this would
mean a raid on the county treasury.
1t was claimed that the arresting of
tramps guiltless of any crime but be-
ing unemployed is too frequent now
that raising the fee would make the
business still more alluring and that,
as in the case of the coyote scalp
bounty, the paying Of the bills would be
a weighty matter.