The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
cALlroRrlA's LEGISLATURE.

The county government act was
passed by a vote Of 80 20 0.
Jill 455 relating TO conveysnces
under order Of court was refused pass
age.
A slight amendment was made 20
Dibbles' bill protecting legislative can
didates, and the bill was ordered en-
crossed.
VOORHEES, bill. which viii permit
Mrs. Stanford to devise her entire
estate 10 the University. was passed.
shanAhan evolved an income-tax
bill. providing for the levy and col
lection of tax Of per cent ON in
comes Of 5000 or more.
Wright presented bill to authorize
sanitary districts TO provide for the
lighting Of the roads and highways
within such districts.
Treacey, of San Francisco. has intro
duced another measure intended TO re-
wise the methods Of street improvement
in San Francisco. He also presented
bill TO prohibit the use Of any except
hand machinery for manufacturing
purposes in State prisons. This is in
tended to abolish the rock crusher.
The following Senate bills were
passed. By Shippee, amending the
Civil Code relating to the recording Of
conveyances; by Dwytr, empowering
the Supervisors Of San Francisco t.
erect a municipal building; by An
drous. providing for the destruction OF
municipal bonds Of cities Of the fifth
class, where the same have been ex-
ecuted and remain unsold.
The Retrenchment Committee pre-
sented a bill for the control of the
printing of official reports. by the
bill all reports are required TO be sub.
mitted to the State Board Of Examin-
ers for decision as to the necessity OF
the work, and the State Printer is
given authority TO cut and reduce them
to the limit of reasonable cost.
Shanahan introduced resolution
calling for the return of all bills held
in committee more than ten days. He
called attention to rule 40 of the joint
rules, which prescribes that deficiency
claim. general appropriation and tax
levy bills. joint resolutions and consti
tutional amendments shall have the
right of way in consideration during
the twelve days preceding adjourn
ment. The resolution was lost.
The State Printer is allowed only
$25, 900 more than last year Folsom
Prison has no increase; the State Agri-
cultural Society appropriation remains
at $40, 900; the Mining Bureau is cut
in half; the support of State hatcheries
for fish remains at $4,000; no appro.
priation is named for the Code Com
mission, in anticipation of its demise;
the Berkeley Blind Asylum receives
the same as last session, $ll9,300;
$4,000 is added to the Yosemite appro-
.priation to clean out underbrush; pro-
vision Is made for installing light
and water plant at the State Capitol,
for new carpets and furniture and
$4,000 additional for the care and i'm
provement of the grounds.
The bills in the interest of the STAN
ford University hang in the balance.
The most vigorous opposition to them
has been developed in the Senate.
The bill which authorizes the disposal
by will, where there are no lineal de-
scendants, of the entire property for
non-sectarian educational or charitable
objects, passed the Senate, but Dwyer
of San Francisco gave notice that he
would move for reconsideration, and
Wolfe will make a strong effort to
have the bill reconsidered and amended.
Wolfe declares that he is friendly to-
ward Stanford University, but he OBJ
jects to the non-sectarian clause. He
believes that under the bill Catholic,
Protestant and Jewish charitable
and educational institutions would be
shut out of requests. The bill was
introduced for the purpose of allowing
Mrs. Stanford the right to endow Stan.
ford University with her entire estate.
The other BILL known as the Stanford
University bill, introduced to exempt
that institution from taxation, was the
subject of prolonged debate. When
the bill which was introduced by Voor.
heis to exempt Stanford University
from taxation came up Barunhart
offered an amendment. striking out
the words conducted without sectariar
bias or control. This amendment
was voted down, as it was held that
1t would make the bill unconstitutional.
Senator Morehouse made an able plea
in behalf of Stanford University. II
was the purpose of Mrs. Stanford tC
endow the university with fortune OF
$50, 900, 900. The estate was in liti.
CATION and she was obliged to use her
private funds for the university's main.
tenance. Exemption from taxation
would save the institution $50, 900 a
year. The Senator from Santa Clara
paid an eloquent tribute TO the late
Senator Stanford. He held that Stan.
ford was as much public institution
as the State University.