The record-union., 1897-01-22


proved himself mighty handy with the
gavel. There was a list of first and Sec
ond readings almost as long as that Of
the temporary attaches, and the tenn
porary Speaker went at it with a de-
termination to conquer or die before
lunch time. He wore out two or three
clerks, but was himself as fresh as a
daisy at the finish. He took the ayes
and noes on the readings with such
lightning speed that there was seldom
more than one voice to respond, and
though he declared The ayes have it,"
it would have been more specifically
correct had he announced, The aye
has it," Points of order, attempts to
get the floor, offers of motions, Den
cratic distractions to legislation;
down the list he went like Poe's raven:
Not an instant stopped or stayed he,'
And as he came under the wire at the
finish of his race against time, the ap-
plause was loud and long.
AFTERNOON COMMITTEES.
In the County and Township Govern
ment Committee an afternoons work
was done, and several bills considered.
No report, however, will be made to-
day, as it is expected that the various
propositions approved by the committee
will be combined in an omnibus bill.
Chynoweth states that his bill, reduc
ing the terms of county officers from
four to two years, is favorably regarded
by majority of the committee and will,
he thinks, be embraced in the omnibus
bill
FREQUENT CENSUS TAKING.
Valentines Committee on Municipal
Corporations held busy meeting. To-
day it will report favorably on Way
mire's A. B. 124, amending an Act re-
lating to the powers of the Boards of
Trustees of several cities; also, Way
mire's A B. 12S, enabling any city or
city and county to lease property TO as
sociations of ex-soldiers and sailors.
A measure III w 1lCIl 1lldilIiid eiltil-
tine is specially interested and which
will be favorab bly, reported to-day, is one
enabling cities and cities and counties to
take census of their own between the
times of the taking of the Federal CEN
sus if they deem it wise This is par
ticularly needed, Valentine says, in his
Cit Of From a
ulation of II 900 at the time of the last
Federal census it has grown to an es
timated population of ~, 900, and as, by
the law, the number and salaries of mail
carriers increase according to the in
crease in the number of residents, it is
very desirable to have a correct basis for
fixing both number and salary, and the
Angelenos do not want to wait until
A D. 1900 for it.
SUPREME COURT COMMISSION.
Shanahan introduced bill yesterday
term of the present Board of Supreme
Court Commissioners, another board of
the same character with a Secretary,
shall be appointed The bill carries an
appropriation of S6I, 900 for salaries for
closing the present fiscal year and for
the ensuing ones.
Belshaw's Committee on Claims Will
report favorably to-day on several
newspaper claims for printing in the
matter of State school lands; also, on
the claim of Thomas Hatch for 5000
for services rendered at the Worlds
Fair while maintaining the exhibit of
California woods which won prize
over all the State.
WHITTIER'S GIRLS.
It has long been contended that the
girls now at the Whittier Reform
School should be removed to Glen Ell
len. This change has been recon-
mended by the Trustees of the school to
the Governor and by the Governor to
the Legislature.
OF late. however. it has been remem-
number of State buildings formerly oc-
cupied by the Home for Feeble Minded
Children. but now vacant, and the ques-
ton has been raised whether it would
not be best to remove the girls Of Whit
tier to that place instead of to Glen FL
len.
So ii happens that Governor Budd,
accompanied by a number of the conn
mitteemen of public buildings other
than prison buildings will take a trip
to Santa Clara next week to investigate
into the condition of the buildings in
question with a view to having them
repaired for the purpose named.
THE WRIGHT LAW.
A joint meeting of the Committees on
Irrigation and Water Rights was held
last night for the purpose of receiving
proposed amendments to the Wright
law.
Throughout the evening the discus
sion was of technical nature, and al
legged flaws in the original Act were
explained at length.
c. W. Eastin of Modesto presented a
proposed amendment to the law, the
principal points in which were that
property sold for delinquent irrigation
tax shall be purchased only by the dis
trict. and that two years be allowed for
redemption instead of one. as is now the
case Mr.. Eastin thought a permanent
system Of redemption on a more liberal