The record-union., 1897-01-14
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The Joint Session Confirms the Elec-
tiOn of Senator Perkins.

The Joint Session Confirms the Elec-
tion of Senator Perkins.
After a brief hour of business yester-
day morning the Assembly took re-
cess until the time should arrive for the
joint session, and the Republicans went
at once into caucus.
THE TEMPORARY LIST.
The Record Union" has already
mentioned that the list of temporary
attaches contained names of persons
who, it was said, had never seen Sacra-
mento at all since the convening OF the
Legislature One such party came TO
light yesterday morning. Wesley DIXON
of Alameda saw his name on the pub
lished list. He had never been porter
in the Assembly, and he did not know
that he was entitled to S2S, but ne
wrote to his AsSemblyman about IL
This suspicious circumstance put the
member and some other Assemolymen
to whom he spoke of it ON guard. LOOK
ing into the matter they found that
while a warrant had been drawn 1of
DiXon's per diem it had not yet been
casbed.
AS the list of attaches had been ap-
pointed by Chief Clerk Duckworth he
was called before the caucus TINS
morning. He acknowledged that the
number OF temporary attaches was
much in excess of the necessities OF or
ganization, but claimed that he had made
it out under pressure from members
of the Assembly who had besieged him
to place their friends upon the list In
the case of Wesley Dixon he said he
pI hpfOrA the .62iS
lature convened by County Clerk Jor-
dan of Alameda to place Dixon's name
ON the list.
Chairman North of the caucus ap-
pointed the following committee of five
to investigate the whole matter: An
derson. Fontana, Hill, Melick and Cut
ter They will report to the caucus
after which the matter will be brought
before the Assembly.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Soward's bill, No. SO, providing for
the appointment Of State Debris
Commissioner, was reported back IA
vorably after having been somewhat
amended by the Committee ON Mines
and Mining, and Cutters bill, No. ia,
providing for the appointment of a
Commissioner of Public Works, also re-
ceived the approval of its committee.
A resolution by Bettman, requiring
the State Printer to print l,OO0 copies
Of the rules in pocket form, was laid
over until the final amendment of the
rules shall have been made.
The Senate sent back the Senate res
olrtion concerning the time of the
| election of the State Library Trustees.
The resolution set the time for joint
session for that election on Wednesday,
February Sd. The House amended it
to read Thursday, January 21st- The
| Senate however, refuses to concur IN
the amendment and the House viii
probably take further action to-day.
IIandsborough offered a resolution
setting forth that the ladies waiting
room on the first floor of the Capitol
had been assigned as the meeting
nlace of several House committees. AS
| that room is set apart for the use OF
ladies only the resolution called for
| change in these appointments. Referred
| to Committee on Rules.
Malcolm offered a resolution than
| the Committee ON State Hospitals and
| AsyIums be granted a leave of absence
| firm Friday until Monday next, in order
that they might visit the institutions at
| IJkiah and Napa to study their needs.
Referred to Committee ON Rules.
! Caminetti offered a resolution urging
upon Congress a prompt consideration
of the matter of the Nicaragua Canal
| and instructing our delegation TO use
| every effort to forward such legislation
as Will insure it's early construction by
and for the Government. Referred to
Committee ON Federal Relations.
THE JOINT SESSION.
AT - o'clock the Sergeant at Arms
announced that the officers of the Sem
ate and the Senators We're at the door
of the House ready to meet the Assem-
blv in Joint session. The Assembly
rose and received the Senate standing.
President pro tenn. Flint Joined the
! Sneaker. who handed him the gavel.
! The Secretary of the Senate per-
formed his duties, calling the roll of
that body, reading the Act requiring a
| Joint session of the two houses to elect
| a United States Senator ON the second
Wednesday of the Legislative session,
and also in the reading of the Senate
| journal of Tuesday regarding the elec-
tom of that body. President Flint de-
| cidreu SSildlOl Scoi ~. CI hiiio NAi~
choice of the Senate.
The Chief Clerk of the House called
the roll of that body, read Tuesdays
journal. and the Speaker announced
/ Senator Perkins as the choice of the
House.
President Flint declared George c..
Perkins duly elected to the position of
United States Senator for the term of
six years. beginning March 4. 1897.
A resolution by Senator Dickinson
that copy of the proceedings be trans
mitted to the Governor was adopted.
The joint session adjourned at 1
o'clock. and a few minutes later the
House adjourned.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
! The following bills were introduced
yesterday:
! Bv Mead-Assembly Constitutional
amendment relative to revenue and tax
alton.
By Aldrich-Amending a section of
| the code relating to the publication of
the delinquent tax list.
| BY Godfrey-Amending an Act to
create Police Court in the city and
county of San Francisco and fixing the
term of office of the Judges of said
| court.
! BY Henry-To add a new section to
the Penal Code relating to dealing in
| convict made goods.
BY Henry-To prevent the manufac-
ture in penal institutions of other goods
than jute bags and broken stone for
roads and highways and materials con-
sumed in the State penal institutions.
nently locate the boundary line between
! +t,a co,,pt;aS of R11tfo ao1 VoIo