The record-union., 1897-01-12
IN THE ASSEMBLY
A Busy Day After Adjournment t,
With Plenty of New Bills.

me RECOMMENDING Ol Un6 ASSEMBLY, dl
neon yesterday after a three days adj
jcurnment found most of the members
in their seats.
Leave of absence was granted to AS
Semblyman Bridgford until noon.
BELSHAW EXPLAINS.
BelShaw rose to a question of privl-
lege and read an extract from the San
Francisco Chronicle of Thursday last
in which criticism was made of the
appropriation on resolution offered
by him of 5000 for the transmission OF
the anti-funding resolutions to Wash
ington. Belshaw explained that the
message was wired to each of the nine
members and the bill was over 5000.
He resented what seemed to him an
imputat ton of dishonesty ON his part.
DISPATCHES FROM WASHINGTON.
The Speaker read the following tele-
grams:
Washington, D. c., Jan. IL.
To Hon. F. L. Coombs, Speaker of AS
sembly
Funding bill defeated in House by
majority of &c.
GEORGE c. PERKINS.
Belshaw, by permission, read the fol-
lowing telegram:
Washington, D. c., Jan. II.
To Hon. c.. NJ. Belshaw:
Glory be to God in the highest!
Funding bill defeated by 66 majority.
S. G.. HILBORN.
ARRANGING THE COMMITTEES.
The Speaker explained that he had
been working faithfully over the COM
mittees for four days; that he had in
vited both the minority and majority
to give him their views and desires con-
corning the formation of the commit
tees and they had done SO. He had
then arranged them to the best of
his ability and they would be found in
the mornings issue of the Record
Union In order that the members
might examine them for further correc-
ton if necessary the Speaker said he
would defer the announcement of COM
mittees until afternoon
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
The special order was the considera-
ton of the resolutions of respect to
the memory of Hon. Cyrus Coleman,
late Assemblyman from the Sixtieth
district, who represented it in the nine
teenth, twentieth twenty-fourth and
twemty ighth sessions of the Legisla-
ture.
Keables delivered a warm eulogy up
on his friend, the deceased Assem-
blynan, and was followed by AS
St mblymen Shanahan, Guy and North
of Alameda, who had been members of
the House with Coleman; by Assembly
nan Burnham, whose district had been
represented by him. and by the Speak
er, VINO had served in the Legislature
with the late Assemblyman and held
hun as a friend.
On motion of Keables the resolution
was adopted by a rising vote and an
engrOssed copy ordered sent to the
Board of Supervisors of the late mem
ber's county, Alpine. 1t was also or
dered that when the House adjourned it
should be out of respect to deceased.
Mr. Chynoweth offered a resolution
of respect to the memory of the late
Spencer G.. MiIlard. Lieutenant-Gov-
error OF California, asking for a rising
vote on adoption. that the resolution
be engrOssed and sent to his family,
and that when the House adjourned
ii should adjourn in respect to his
memory.
Mr.. Valentine delivered an eloquent
euiogy on the late Lieutenant Governor
and the resolution was adopted by a
rising vote.
AMENDED COMMITTEES.
on motion Of Mr. Dibble recess was
taken at LOO until 3 O'Clock. after
which the list of standing committees
was presented and read by the Clerk
Some changes We're made from the list
as printed in Yesterday mornings