The record-union., 1897-03-03
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The Torrens Land Act Passed-COm-
mittee eRepOrts-Senate NesSages.

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The Torrens Land Act Passed-Com-
mittee Reports-Senaten nessages.
After the opening exercises and the
granting of a leave of absence to Way
mire and Fontana no delay was made
In getting down to business.
THE SAN JOSE CHARTER.
Warehouses; S. c. r. Z, approving the
charter of the city of San Jose, being
the first special order, was adopted
unanimously.
TO CONGRESS.
Caminetti moved the adoption of A.
0. r. 80, urging the representatives of
California in Congress to make all due
effort toward the passing of the min
eral lands bill now pending in Con-
gTess.
Seward supported the resolution,
Which was unanimously adopted.
AN IMPORTANT REPORT.
The joint committee for free confer
ence appointed to confer upon the alb
rogation of joint rules 40 and 4S re-
garding the introduction of bills at the
present stage of the session, reported
rather broadly in effect, as follows:
That joint rules Nos. 40 4S and 10,
concerning adjournment sine die, be
dispensed with for the remainder of
the question.
That from this date only bills favor
ably reported from committee shall be
considered by either house.
And we recommend the passage of
concurrent resolution adjourning the
Legislature sine die at l. midnight of
Saturday, March Is, 1897.
Cutter, Chairman Assembly Com
mittee.
mittee.
Upon this Cutter offered the follow
Ing A. c. r. No. s:
Resolved, BY the Assembly, the Sen
ate concurring, that the Legislature ad-
journ sine die at II midnight on Sat
urday, March 13 1897.
The resolution for adjournment and
the clause relating to non-considera-
tion of bills adversely reported seemed
tc impress members as too important
to be hastily considered, accordingly,
on motion of Dibble, the report, with
Cutters resolution, were ordered laid
over and printed in the journal
PETITION DAY.
Four hundred and fifty three yards two
feet and six inches of petition was the
estimated aggregate length presented
yesterday from the precincts all over the
State upon the varied subjects of the
Sunday law, the general saloon license
law, the road from Mono Lake basin to
Tioga, and for the corner grocery"
bill, which prohibits the rushing of the
growler from the corner grocery TO the
back door. They were referred to the
Committee on Public Morals and after
ward gathered in a capacious waste
basket by Chairman Bettman, and re-
spectfully rereferred by permission of
the House to the Committee on Judi
ciary, and the basket deposited on the
desk of Chairman Waymire of that
committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Election Laws-S. B. 351, amending
code of election laws, amended and ia
rcrably eported-ordered on Senate
special file; S B. 4S4, concerning
change of residence, favorably; a. B..
913, code bin, favorably as amended;
authors were recommended to with
draw the following A. BIS: so. 951,
966, 334, 406, 1863 "A, 16, >, 712, all
amending Political Code.
Military Affairs-S. b. 422. relating
to the National Guard, reported favor
ably, substituted for A b. 544, which
was ordered to Senate special file.
Ways and Means-S. b OH for
marking a portion of the eastern boun-
dairy of the State by monuments, fa-
vorably; A. BIS 735, Charles Nelson s
claim, and 92S, for a California exhibit
at the Hamburg Exposition in 1897.
favorably: A. b. 660. for furnishing a
dining-room at the Southern California
Insane Asylum, and 49,, for a resi-
dence for the medical attendant at
Stockton Asylum, recommended to
withdrawal.
County and Township Government
S. B. 1876. the county and township
government bill, reported favorably
and made special order for Wednes-
day at II O'Clock.
Municipal Corporations-S. B. 451, re-
quiring ordinances and resolutions
passed by City Councils or other legis-
lative bodies to be presented TO the
Mayor OF other executive officer,
amended. 4S3. relating to municipal
corporations; 033, authorizing munich
pal authorities to set apart streets as
boulevards, favorably.
Judiciary-A BIS 76S to collect
claims for California from the United
States; S91, for the same purpose
amended. favorably; Shanahan's 936,
the income tax bill, reported favorably,
and. on Shanahan's motion, rules sus-
pended and bin read second time; A. c.
r. for a non partisan joint committee
TO examine sites for the foundation OF
new State Prison, committee reports
an opinion that il does not violate any
provision of the Constitution of the
State; \. c. \. Il, the committee sees
no reason why it should not be adopted;
"A. B. S1l. relating to the time of COM