The herald., 1897-03-02

Alameda, vice Warren c. Olney, term
expired; w. w. Foote, vice w. G. Budd.
Henry G. Pierce, vice John X, Mclean.
Don Ray OF Sacramento. prison direc-
tor. vice ]. De Pue term expired.
Directors state insane asylum. Stock
ton, John w. Woods San joaquin, vice
II. o. Southworth John T. Doyle. San
d. McDougall, San Joaquin, to succeed
himself; Archibald Mcdonald. Santa
Clara, to succeed himself
The following assembly bills were
passed: BY Dennery, fixing the salaries
of the San Francisco fire department.;
by Treacy, fixing the rate of compensa
tion for labor on public works.
The following senate bills were passed.
BY Morehouse. to appropriate $4,000 to
assist Woman's Relief corps, auxiliary
20 the Grand Army Of the Republic. de-
partment of California and Nevada to
provide for ex-army nurses and the
worthy destitute widows. wives, moth
ers and destitute maiden daughters or
sisters of veterans who served honor
ably in the war for the union; by More
house, appropriating $4,000 for the de-
ficiency In the appropriation for the
support and maintenance of widows and
orphans of union soldiers, sailors and
marines, residing at Evergreen, Santa
Clara county; by Bulla, appropriating
$4,000 for repairs on the Los Angeles nor
NAL school; by Flint, appropriating
$4,000 for repairs to Suffers fort; by Ma
honey. appropriating $1,000 for repairs
and improvements at San Quentin: by
Voorhies, appropriatlng $4,000 for tEild
ings in and the Improvement of fose-
mite valley; by Chapman, appropriating
$500 for the construction of a reservoir
at Marshalps monument; by Guy, ap-
propriating $4,000 for normal school
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priGting $4,000 for polytechnic
school In San Luis Obispo county; by
Doty, appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of additional lands for the Folsom
branch prison,
The Republicans caucussed immedl-
etely after adjournment and confirmed
all the governors appointments, with
the exception of that of Brigadier-Gsn-
eral Warfield, which was held over, but
which will be confirmed later.
Stratton's primary bill. which Hart
North of Alameda has piloted through
the house. was finally passed. The bill
contains all the best provisions of the
primary act which was vetoed two years
ago and the bad ones have been elm
mated by the pruning knives of Senator
Stratton and Mr.. North, who have de-
voted considerable time to the measure,
After recess Dryden, Populist, intro
duced a resolution TO the effect that
committee of five be appointed to In
vestigate the charges of the Examiner
and report to the house not later than
March 3. The resolution was adopted.
Belshaw, Clark. Hill, Mead and Ryan
were named as the committee.
The bill to regulate the rock-crushing
plant at Folsom came up for Anal ac-
tion and was passed. Shanahan at
tempted to amend by making the price
of the rock 40 cents instead Of 80, but
the motion was defeated.
Anderson gave notice OF reconsidera-
tion.
The following bills were passed: Gre
ating a commission for the promotion Of
uniform legislation In the United States;
Braunhart's bill relating to the assess
ment of property of persons neglecting
or refusing to make and give the asses
sor a statement of their property; relat-
ing to transfers of real property and fix
ing a time when defective certificates of
Acknowledgement shall become void;
defining the grades of cheese and for
branding the same, Manufactured in
California"
A resolution by Keegan giving to the
special committee power to send for
persons and papers. administer oaths,
etc., was adopted.
Caminetti withdrew his resolution to
reconsider Stratton's primary bill.
the committee on capital and labor was
permitted to introduce bill to limit
and regulate the production and manu-
facture of articles of convenience In the
state OF California.
Recess till 1880.
The senate tonight confirmed the ap-
pontments of Governor Budd.
The following bills were passed: BY
Henderson, appropriating 100000 for the
ventilation and sanitation OF the state
capitol
The substitute for Gleaves' bill re-
ducing the fees of pilots. compiled by
Gillette and Luchsinger, was taken up
and more than an hour was consumed In
debate, Gillette, Gleaves and Withing-
ton speaking In favor of the measure
and Dickinson and Morehouse talking
against it.
IN ASSEMBLY.
The houee tonight considered a spec
ial urgency file and passed the following
bills: BY Valentine, appropriating $4,000
for the Los Angeles normal school; by
Clarke, to prevent the granting of fran
chises or privileges for the construction,
extension or operation of railroads over
or upon county roads or highways by
boards of supervisors of the several
counties of the state of California. No
tice of reconsideration was given; re-
lnquishing to the United States the title
of California to certain lands; by Austin,
relating to the general revenue of the
state and to property liable to taxation
for the purpose OF revenue amending
sections 3641. 3609 and 360S of the political
code; relating to corporations sale; by
Hill. authorizing municipal corporations
to lease, purchase own and operate
gravel beds and quarries and transport
gravel and rock therefrom to such NUM-
cipal corporations for the purpose OF
making. improving and repairing roads;
by North OF Yolo, to regulate the busi-
ness of commission merchants, agents,
factories or brokers dealing in farm
produce. grain, fruit. seeds, honey or
dairy produce,
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