The record-union., 1897-03-07

| of the County Government bill. which
with its committee amendments had
| been laid on the desks of the mem
| bers.
"A BUSY MORNING.
| The vOluminous bill introduced by
| Senator, Smith, amended and passed in
| the Senate. and now on second reading
in the Assembly, is radically different
| from the existing law, which has long
been regarded as a cumbersome and
| troublesome misfit. 1t is the opinion of
| experienced legislators that when this
Act becomes a Law, the county wheels
will go round with increased and salts
| factory celerity. The lawyers claim
that its construction is orderly and ac-
cording to the Constitution of the
State; that its restrictions are binding,
while the salaries have been reduced
| all along the Ene.
The bill, in it's main provisions, was
prepared during the session of 1895 by
a joint Subcommittee of the Senate and
House consisting of Senators Withing-
ton, Smith and Pedlar. Assemblymen
! Dodge, Reid and Cutter 1t was an
engrossing and lengthy piece of work
and reached the Governor at so late
date that it failed to receive his sig
nature. However. it existed as a
| foundation for work at this session.
and the Senate and House committees
have given close attention to perfecting
| the measure. The Assembly commit
tee is as follows: Burnham, Austin
Seward, Clarke, Chynoweth, Anderson
Keables, Fontana. Emmons, Mcclellan,
Caminetti, Moultr1e, Boone.
At the hour for recess the consider
alton of the bill was not finished and II
was continued until Monday. to retain
| its place upon the file
The House took a recess until 3 y.
| m.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Judiciary: S. BIS 4S, for money for
| Improvement to Deaf Dumb and Blind
Asylum; 291, for reseating the hall of
San Jose Normal School, and 800 for a
| reservoir at the Marshall monument.
re-referred to Ways and Means; A. B.
Jl9 and 9l7, code amendments. favor
| ably; S. B. 442, amending the Code of
Civil Procedure relating to the sale of
the interest OF a ward in homestead
property, favorably as amended.
Education: s. 3. 393, relating to
public schools, favorably.
Rules and Regulations: A LIST of sev
enteen constitutional amendments as
| special order for Monday evening.
Federal Relations: A. J. r. %. relat-
ing to clerks in postofices. fayorabIv
Municipal Corporations: S. B. 437,
amending the municipal CORPORATION
Act, favorably
Ways and Means: S. B. 321. appro-
pr1atins Slo0.Oo0 for a Normal School
at san Luis Obispo; A. B. 613. for State
! mineral cabinet amended and reported
without recommendation
A petition from numerous mercantile
associations asking for the passage of
the measure for a California exhibit at
Hamburg, Germany, was received.
The Judiciary report in the case of the
charges against A. A. Friedlander a
clerk for the Committee on Contested
| Elections, was to the effect that the
committee found no indication on the
part of Friedlander of intent to do
wrong.
On motion of Burnham, SO was al
flowed c. D. Case for type writing on the
county government bill.
A resolution providing that a warrant
be drawn for the pay of Long John Will
kins as rear porter was adopted.
WILL NOT WORK TO-DAY.
A strong effort was made yesterday
afternoon TO continue the legislative day
through to-day and hold two sessions
of hard work. Dibble made the motion,
which was vigorously supported by
Caminetti and also by Cutter But Guv
Melick, Dryden, Emmons and Hart and
Arthur North opposed the motion on
physical and moral grounds, while the
Speaker spoke few telling words on the
same side of the question. Dibble, see
ing the motion so unpopular, withdrew
it.
FOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAyORERS.
Hart North offered q resolution pro-
viding that the State Printer be in
structed to print 10000 copies of
A. c. Z. 9, the resolution of welcome ia
the Information Convention of Christian
Endeavorers to be held in San Fran
cisco in July next. The resolution is a
voluminous one and calls the attention
of the visitors TO the principal points of
attraction in the State. North's reso-
luton provides that the welcome be
printed as n booklet, the size of the AS
sembly journal. on book paper and illus
trated with haif-tones of public build
ings and points of interest in California
20, 500 of these are to be sent to the
Executive Committee Of the Interna-