The record-union., 1897-01-30

the Secretary of State a janitor's clerk
was amended and recommended; Guys
391, transferring $50 900 from the gen.
eral fund TO the estate of deceased per-
sons fund; Sanford's A. to establish
department of labor; Caravans 266, TO
provide a relief fund for disabled
firemen; Ennis 133, to purchase addi-
tional machinery for the Folsom rock
crushing plant, were all labeled do
pass"
Dibble's resolution, appropriating
$206 81, to pay for various supplies for
Sergeant alarms department, was re-
ported favorably, and under suspen-
sion of rules adopted. Caminettis four
bills for appropriations for the Preston
School of Industry at lone were all re-
ported favorably.
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
Burnham offered a resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on Coun-
ty and Township Government, provid-
ing that the office of County Auditor
shall not be connected with any other
office, but that he shall assume the du-
ties of county expert. This was made a
special order for Monday after reading
of the journal
Sims offered a resolution that set of
Deering's Annotated Codes should be
provided for the Ways and Means Com
mittee. Under suspension of rules this
was adopted.
Foreman stated that since the late
unpleasantness, he had been asked
many times how many ATTACHES and
employees there were al present on the
payroll of the House. He had asked
the same question of at least twenty
five members of the House, and every
body, himself included, gave it up. He
therefore offered a resolution that the
Committee on Attaches be requested TO
prepare such a hist and report to the
House at once. Adopted.
GONE TO THE GOVERNOR.
Toland, of the Committee on Enroll
ment, here reported that A. B. 26}
making an appropriation of $4,000 for
the State Printing Office, had been prop
erly enrolled and transmitted to the
Governor at 1915 a. IN.
LOOKING FOR THE LOST.
LeavItt rose to say that he desired to
inquire what had become of a resolu-
ton offered by Bridgford early in the
session, calling for a special committee
of five to investigate the State Printing
Office. 1t had been referred to rhe Com
mittee on Retrenchment, and he moved
that the committee should be instructed
TO report it back at once.
Melick, Chairman of the committee,
explained that they had not been at
first empowered to call for papers and
persons, administer oaths, etc, and this
had hampered them. They We're now
making careful investigation of all
matters connected with the printing
office, and Bridgford had consented to
let the resolution lie in the committee
pending that investiga ton.
LeaVitt accused the committee of car
rying on an investigation in secret,
which Should be out and open. He de-
clared they We're purposely pursuing a
dilatory policy. and he wanted a COM
mfttee of fair, decent, straightforward
people to take hold of the matter.
Dennery also charged the committee
with bias and unfairness. with using
spies III their investigation, and spoke
ait some length. He demanded a spe-
cial committee.
Hill of the Retrenchment Committee
said everything was being done in
4eliI anu uIlOIdScu way, anu any state
ment to the contrary was false.
The disputants became so heated
that the Speaker was obliged to call
them to order. Meick explained the
methods Of the committee at some
length. Said the expense of the Print
ing Office was enormous and excessive
but he believed the fault lay in the vast
burden of unnecessary printing sent to
the office. He had talked with Mr.. John
son and Mr. Hadley, who had wished to
afford the committee every facility for
finding out where the large sums of
money really went The order books,
the payroll, and every paper and record
necessary would be thrown open to
them. Melick said he had no wish to
down any one but only to find out where
SO large a sum went to and to try to
stop the big expense. He found that the
office must print all reports and very
often one report involved the repetition
of large portions of others.
There were more charges and counter
charges until Leavitt offered another
resolution calling for special commit
tee of five to investigate.
The Speaker explained that this would
be doubling the action of the house and
consume more time than to call for a
report from the Retrenchment on the
Bridgford resolution. Leavitt according
ly withdrew his resolution and Dennery
moved that the committee be instructed
to report back the resolution Monday
morning. Carried.
A resolution for the protection of the
Mariposa and Yosemite forests was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands
and Forestry.
THIRD READING.
On this file a big batch of bills from
the Committee on Codes and Revisions
got to the passing point and over the
line A BIS 419 to 426, inclusive, all
amending the Code of Civil Procedure,
were rapidly read and passed Concern
ing the last three Dibbe explained that
they provided for the abolition of state
ments on motions for new trial and
would prove great saving of time be-
sides not less than 100000 per year in
money to litigants of the State.
A recess was taken until 3 o'clock
when the house reconvened for the sole
purpose of going down the first reading
file.
No adjournment was taken for Satur-
day and the house will convene at the
usual hour this morning.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Committee on Banks and Banking
Substitute for A. B. 81, relating to the
powers and duties of Bank Commission
ers.
By Committee on Capital and Labor
Substitute for A. B. s 1S9 and %, pro-
viding for the payment of the wages of