The herald., 1897-02-27
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ON THE FLOOR
Bills Passed In Senate snd Assembly y-rried.
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ON THE FLOOR
Bills Passed In Senate snd Assembly Fried.
lander's Case
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 26.-(By the
Associated Press)-The following bills
passed:
By Androus. empowering railroad
commissioners to require voluminous
reports Of transportation compares and
prescribing penalties for violation of the
same.
By Pedlar, bills relating to organiza-
tion. equipment and improvement of the
National guard.
By Langford, amending the civil code
relating to the powers of railroads.
By Braunhart, relating to the veto
power of executives of municipalities.
The following assembly bills were
passed this afternoon:
Providing for the sale Of street rail-
road and other franchises in municipal
tiles, and providing conditions for the
granting Of such frachises by the legis-
lative or other governing bodies and
repeating conflicting acts.
To accept the veterans home by the
state.
Providing for the organization, incor-
poration and government of municipal
corporations.
The governor approved the following
bills:
By Flint, concerning the distribution
OF estate and discarge Of executors and
administrators; by Androus, providing
for the destruction of municipal bonds
of cities OF the fifth class, where the
same have been executed and remain
unsold; by Stratton, to protect the hon.
Ing pigeon: assembly bill 742, which Is
the same as that introduced by Senator
Prisk amending the act appointing q
debris commissioner and re-appropriat-
ing $250,000 for the prosecution of the
work.
Withington's civil service bill was de-
feated.
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Stratton's primary law was amended
in the assembly this morning and made
special order for Monday. TIE COM
mittee on state prisons reported the bill
to prohibit the use Of machinery driven
by other than manual labor for manu-
featuring purposes in any prison with
out recommendation.
After recess the committee on con-
tested elections presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Whereas, 1t appears from the facts
within the knowledge Of the committee
on contested elections Of the assembly
thoI OiiC "A. a. I CIlCQidHucI mas dLtcIIlpt-
ed by means of a forged writing to draw
from the treasury Of the state Of Cali
fornia a sum of money for services that
the said Friedlander did not perform
as an official Of this committee, there
fore be 1t
Resolved. That the grand jury of the
county Of Sacramento be requested to
take cognizance Of said offense and in
vestigate the said charge and the facts
connected Herewith and that the as
sembly take such further action in the
premises as may be right and just.
KENYON, Chairman.
After considerable debate on the sub
ject, Kenyon introduced a resolution
that Friedlander be denied the privilege
Of admission to the house and the rooms
in charge Of the sergeant-at-arms. On
motion Of Mr.. Emmons the matter was
postponed.
The committee on public morals re-
ported adversely on Emmons' racing
bill.
Senator Doty's bill to regulate and
govern the operation Of the rock crush
ing plant at the state prison at Folsom,
to provide for the sale of crushed rock
and the disposition Of the revenues de-
rived therefrom, created one of the long
est. and in some respects, the most bit
ter discussion of the session. Cutter in
troduced an amendment that the rock
made in the prison be sold at 30 cents
a ton. Shanahan moved to postpone the
matter indefinitely and subsequently to
lay the amendment on the table. Both
motions were lost. The amendment was
adopted and the bill ordered to the prin-
ter for engrossment.
Governor Budd today approved Shan
ahan's bill extending the time to redeem
property sold under execution or fore
closure from six months to one year.
But little business was transacted in
the house tonight.
The coyote scalp bill was made a
special order for Monday.
TODAY'S JUNKET.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26.-At $3.50 to-
morrow morning a special train will pull
out of Sacramento bound for the uni
versity OF California. The students of
that institution extended an invitation
to the members of the legislature to
make an excursion to ths university, in
grateful feeling for the passage of the
university tax bill. In compliment to
Assemblyman Wright the house ad-
1ourned tonight until Monday morning
that the members might participate in
the excursion and the banquet that Is to
follow tomorrow night. Only a few of
the senators will so, the upper house
not having been informed Of the pro-
posed trip In time to wind up pending
important legislation. The senate. how.
ever. Is with the students in spirit and
the members regret their inability to