The record-union., 1897-03-03
South Of IehachaPi Gives Words and
Votes for The Measure.
Governor Approves the Pledge Bill-AlsO a
Code Amendment MeaSure-TOrrenS
Bill Passes the House.

The citizens residing along the banks
of California's greatest river are re-
turning thanks this morning. The Sem
ate has voted upon and passed the
dredger bill as it came from the Assem-
bly,.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
bill was read the third time, and it
was IL o'clock at night when the re-
suit was announced. The fight put up
by the opposition was long and bitter,
but it gained no votes. The eloquence
of Smith of Kern was expended in vain
when met by that of Dickinson, Simp-
son, Seawell and Bulla, and Withing-
toms effort fell fat.
Langford and Pedlar had supplied
themselves with amendments provid-
ing for a division Of the appropriation,
but the Senate understood that to di-
vide the supply meant to defeat the
object of the bill. The fight, however,
was a pretty one, and was by far the
longest of the session. At the close,
nothing remained to be said. The op
position were beaten and knew it. There
was no motion to reconsider-apparent
ly no thought of one, and to-day the
bill goes to the Governor
The bill appropriating 100000 to pro-
vide a proper system of ventilation,
heating and drainage for the Capitol
building was passed in the Senate after
eI,, e-l~T ,fs-I,
was made to increase the amount to
S15,0 ,000 the friends of the measure
seem to be fairly well satisfied with the
outcome.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the charges made by the
Examiner" that the bill relating to
the disqualification had been passed by
means of bribery in aid of thievery,
will begin it's labors tomorrow. Sub
penas have already been served upon
A. NJ. Lawrence, managing editor; Al
Murphy, l. L. Levings, c. F. Jessen
and Franklin Hitchborn, legislative re-
viii be requested to tell what they
know about the alleged bribery.
The House business yesterday went
a little haltingly and no great reduc-
tion of the files was accomplished.
The Torrens Land Act, Bulla's S. B.
33, passed by narrow majority, and
is subject to-day to a reconsideration.
The appointment of a Steering Com
70 So
gested condition of the files offers
hope that it may be so judiciously
done that less time viii be wasted for
the rest of the session upon measures
which are incompetent, irrelevant and
useless.
The House Investigating Committee
for the charges of bribery in connec-
tion with \. B. 273, met yesterday
afternoon, but adjourned almost i'm
mediately, after deciding upon the is
suance of subpenas to the Examiner
representatives. Garrett McEnerney
of San Francisco is counsel for the
Examiner"
A WORTHY MEASURE.
Mead Of Los Angeles rejoiced last ev-
ening over the passage of his bill, IA.
Hitherto material men, laborers. and
mechanics working under contractors
upon such public, works as excavating,
street and road work and other labor
where no lien could be had against the
property have been entirely without Sc
curity In case the contractors failed
to pay. Mead's bin provides that every
contractor, person, company or cor
poration, to whom is awarded a con-
tract for the execution or performance
of any building, excavating or other
mechanical work. for this State or by
any county. city and county, city. town,
or district therein, shall before enter