The record-union., 1897-02-06
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Skirmishin9 Around the Companion
BiIlS-ThurSday' Fight.

Skirmishing Around the Companion
BiIIs-Thursday's Fight.
The Assembly seats were well filled
yesterday morning and the sunshine
without got into the House by glimpses
at least.
Leave of absence was granted Lin
denbergcr.
The Engrossment Committee reported
GOO, 601, 6O2, 6U3, COL. 6O5 and 6Od
properly engrossed.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
1t was the morning appointed for the
second reading of the Companion
Bills" So and 3O4-for dams and for
dredges-but little disaster occurred
to Seawelrs 50 in the outset When ia
ken up by the Clerk it was found that
a pencil line marred the fair surface
of the bill The Speaker was of the
opinion that, according to the Constitu-
ton, invalidated the bill and killed his
future history. Seward explained that
it had been made merely as a guide to
the Clerk in the reading OF the amend
ments to the bill and asked permission
of the House to have the line erased.
There was some debate but the Speaker
ruled that the proceeding was not al
in new bill. 1t was therefore recon-
mitted and the substitute permitted to
take its place on file when submitted
Shanahan's bill. 112, extending the
! time for redemption of property sold on
execution from six months to one year.
came up on final passage Shanahan
spoke-and spoke well-in favor of the
bill He was followed by North of Ala
or b.
orously, contending that it was not, as
claimed, in favor of the debtor class.
but. on the contrary. was dangerous
TO them.
Valentine made an elaborate. tenn
perate and well-delivered argument
against the BILL presenting. probably.
everything that could be said on that
side
Shanahan was supported ably by EN-
mons, Mcclellan. Toland. Cartwright,
Dryden, Cross Hill and Clark and the
whole debate was memorable as one Of
the most able and dignified of the ses-
SION The affirmative has the pleasure
Of knowing that the bill passed with
only six votes in the negative.
THE DREDGER BILL.
Sims bill, 304 the second of tine
Companions, came UP on second reai-
ing. On motion of Cutter the House
went into Committee of the Whole for
consideration of the amendments. all of
which were reported approved Cutter
then moved to make the bill a special
order for Thursday morning. when a
roll call was demanded by Bridgford
Dibble and others. During the calling
OF the roll some one answered NO to
the name of Malcolm, who was alb
sent The roll call being disputed. a
new one was ordered by the Speaker.
on which Cutter demanded a call of
the House. On the new roll call a pret-
ty full vote showed that the motion for
special order was carried by a vote Of
81 ayes to 81 noes
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The State Hospitals and Asylurns
Committee recommended to passage
Prices 523,. to enable the Home for the
Feeble-Minded to admit idiots and eDi-
leptics: asked more time on 81 sc o.
10 and |. The Judiciary Committee
presented two reports on Coombs' 800.
amending an Act to establish tax on
collateral inheritance bequests The
majority reported that ut do pass with
amendments The minority recommend
ed the bill without amending.
A BUSY COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Education handed
in a voluminous report, in which the
following bills We're handled:
Favoraby recommended: S. b. /,
permitting school districts in cities Of
the fifth class to issue bonds; San
fOrd's GAL, relating to City Boards OF
Examination, 642; amending an Act to
enforce the educational rights of chill
dren; CAB. relative to County Boards
of Education; 644, amend numerous
sections of the public school law; Hud
sons III, relating to the time bonds
may be issued for; 500, relating to form
of bonds when payable; Power of
Placer's 514. a public school BILL was
amended and recommended; Elliotts
3SI. relative to powers of school boards
and superintendent, was withdrawing:
McLauren's 394, granting permission to
San Jose to erect a High School build
ing on the State Normal School
grounds, was reported adversely.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
This committee made the following
report Burnham's 402. creating the Of
flee of Lake Tahoe Wagon Road Com
missioner, was reported adversely and
referred to Committee on Ways and
Means; 553, by Power of Placer, pro-
viding for the survey and construction
of wagon road from Tallac to Nc
Kinney's, along the shore of Lake Ia
hoe, was amended, recommended and
referred to Committee on Ways and
Means; Keables' 1919, relative to rates
of toll to be posted at toll gates, En-
MIS- $50, relating to the duties of Boards
of Supervisors with regard to roads,
were approved, read first time and or
dered to second reading file; Keables'
612, providing for the construction of
a free wagon road from Mono Lake Ba-
sin to the Tioga mine, was amended
and referred to the Committee on Ways