The record-union., 1897-02-09


off of log, and the Assembly bills
We're left on the file until such time as
1t pleased the Rules and Revision Com
mhttee to hand in its report.
COUNTY AFFAIRS AGAIN.
Then the county government bill was
taken up once more and Dickinson'S S
amendment to subdivision % of Sec
tfon %, providing that counties shall
not be empowered to Incense business
within the limits of incorporated cities
within such counties, took precedence.
Smith and Wilmington opposed the
amendment. the LATTER contended that
it would, if adopted, make the law con-
f1icting, and probably unconstitutional.
Such a law would make ordinances
passed by Boards of Supervisors ap-
pllcable to only certain sections Of
county, and the Supreme Court would
declare the Act unconstitutional.
Simpson spoke to the amendment, OPP
posing the same. The people of Pas
adena, he said, believed in the right
of local municipal corporations to Ii
cenSse or prohibit the liquor traffic as
they desired.
AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
i)iSAAAiAocIt Sdlu lie s1SI ecu tlIliI ely
with Simpson, and contended that the
right to license saloons should lie di
reotly with the municipal corporations
and with it alone. Local self-govern
ment was what he desired, and the
amendment was aimed to allow cities
or towns to say whether or not sa-
looms should be licensed or excluded
from their corporate limits, and that
after an adverse expression no county
should be allowed to impose such Ii
cense upon the corporate municipality
The roll was called and the amend
ment was adopted by vote of 19 to
10. Smith changed his vote before the
vote was announced, and gave notice
of motion to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment was adopted.
1t was agreed to refer the amendment
just adopted to the judiciary Commit
tee with instructions that it report upon
the constitutionality Of the matter this
morning.
Then the reading continued, a num-
Der of committee amendments being
adopted without opposition.
THE COUNTY AUDITOR.
When Section Al was reached Simp-
son offered an amendment providing
| that claims against the county, after
having been passed upon by the Board
| Of Supervisors. need not be referred
| to the County Auditor. He claimed
| that in large counties, where a great
number Of claims were sent in, the
| Auditor had no time to examine them
| all. In other words, the amendment
| provided that the law shall remain as
it now is.
| Smith contended that the section was
of vital Importance. At present the
| County Auditor had nothing to audit.
| He was merely furnished with a mem
orandum by the Clerk of the board, and
| ordered to draw his warrant for the
amount named. The section was merely
| intended to make it obligatory upon the
! board to note its action upon the back
of the claim and forward it to the Audi
| tor, as the best authority upon which
that official should draw his warrant
The amendment was lost by a viva
voce vote.
TREASURY DEPOSITS.
Section So provides that the County
Treasurer must keep all moneys belong
| ing to the State, or to any county in the
| III lIS wv IL pOSScSSfOii uHlil UlS-
bursed by law He must not place the
same in the possession Of any person to
be used for any purpose; nor must he
loan, or in any manner use, or permit
! any person to use the same, except as
provided by law; but nothing in the sec
| tiOn prohibits him from making special
deposits for the safe keeping of public
moneys; but he shall be liable therefor
on his special bond. Holloway
offered an amendment striking
out the word special" His proposition,
however, met with hurricane of oppo-
sition and he withdrew it before it came
to vote.
FEEDING PRISONERS.
| Stratton offered an amendment to sub
division 6 of Section 50, providing that
the Sheriff shall, after providing provis-
ions for prisoners confined in the County
Jail. turn any residue over to the county
Smith objected, stating that the only
way to keep the hobo element out of Jail
was to starve them out Stratton s
amendment, he said, left the Board of
Supervisors powerless, as the Sheriff
would take care to expend every cent al
| lowed him. The amendment was lost
the subdivision remaining as it came
from the committee. 1t is as follows:
So The Sheriff must take charge of
and keep the County Jail and the pris-
oners therein"
SALARIES NOT TAKEN UP
At o'clock Wolfe raised the question
of adjournment. He contended that there
were committee meetings to attend at
that hour.
/ Smith diverted attention from Wolfes S
of salaries of officers of the several
counties be passed until the general
body of the bill had been acted upon
The Senate acquiesced and the leaves of
the bill were turned over until Section
21o was found.
COYOTE SCALP RESOLUTION.
Wolfe offered the following resolu-
| tion:
Resolved, That the Commit tee on
| Finance be and they are hereby en-
powered to thoroughly investigate the
| subject matter contained in S. B. 4SS,
and i'm furtherance thereof, to send for
persons and papers and to administer
oaths.'
The resolution referred to the meas
ure commonly known as the coyote
scalp claims bill, and opened up a
probable field for extended argument.
Wolfe finally consented to withdraw
his resolution until the considera ton
of the county government bill had been
finished.
Flint moved to adjourn, but with
drew his motion to allow Seawell to in
troduce a bill as follows:
MORE BILLS
| By Seawell-Relating to roads and
ighways-Roads and Highways.