The record-union., 1897-01-28

Mulcreavy for the San Francisco Dele
cation reported A. B. 427, providing for
hospital for dipsomaniacs, etc, in San
Francisco, that it do pass as amended.
The Committee on Agriculture, Price
Chairman, reported favorably on A. g.
504 making chicken stealing grand
larceny.
BRIDGFORD'S BILL.
The Committee on Enrolment, Fon-
tana, Chairman, reported that Bridg-
ford's bill. extension of time of redemp-
ton for property sold under Judgment
il irrigation districts, had been sent to
the Governor. A little later a message
from the Governor announced that he
had signed the bill, whereat Bridgford
was congratulated by his friends, as il
is now in time to relieve the immediate
needs of his constituents
Strain, from the Committee on Fish
and Game, reported favoraibly on A. B.
Iob, relating to the protection of game.
MORE BILLS ASKED FOR.
North of Alameda offered a resolution
that hereafter 900 copies of all bills be
printed; that 500 of all now exhausted
be furnished to the Senate Sergeant-at-
Arms than he furnishes to this House.
North complained that business was
Handicapped by the scarcity of bills. His
resolution was adopted.
Dennery asked for information.
When are we to have the pocket edi-
tions of standing rules?"
The Speaker gives it up"
The Speaker called Emmons to the
chair
Powers offered A. j. r. 20, asking
Congress to protect free labor by con-
filming the sale of convict-made goods to
the State in which they were manufact-
ured. Referred to Committee on Fed
eral Relations.
FROM THE SENATE.
A message was read from the Senate.
announcing the adoption of S. B. =. pro-
viding for the destruction of municipal
bonds where remaining unsold. 1t was
read the first time and passed on to sec
ond reading file. S. B. 80, relating to the
erection of municipal hospitals, was re-
ferred to the San Francisco delegation
THE PRINTING APPROPRIATION.
The bill carrying an appropriation for
the State Printing Office, which has
been the shuttlecock for the Assembly
and Senate battledores, came back
from the Senate amended back to its
original proportions of $4,000. Leavitt
moved that the Assembly do now con-
cur. Carried.
JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE.
Kenyon offered a resolution reciting
that as the Speaker of the Assembly
had been uncertain as to the juriSdic
tion of the House in the matter of the
contested election of Lundquist VS..
Dennery, and had therefore refused to
receive the papers in the case, the mat
ter should be referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary to inquire as to the
law in the case So referred.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
The first item ON this file was A J. r.
II, a committee substitute for Chyno-
weth's A J. r. 49, relative to the strug-
gle of the people of Cuba for a free and
independent government. The COM
mittee substitute was a considerable
modification of Chynoweth's resolution,
which urged on Congress a recognition
of belligerent rights, and favored leav-
ing the matter to the judgment of the
Administration.
Burnett refused to indorse the course
of the Administration on the Cuban
question and also of the foregn policy
in general of the present Government.
The attitude of the United States to-
ward Cuba he declared a disgrace, and
that this country had delayed too long
the recognition of Cuban rights Mr.
,1-l
the following resolutions, which he Of
fered as a substitute:
FAVORING RECOGNITION.
Resolved, That we extend our warm
est sympathy to the Cubans in their
heroic struggle for independence.
Resolved, That the time has long
passed when this Government should
have acknowledged the belligerent
rights of Cuba
Resolved That the methods pursued
by Spain in her efforts to subjugate
Cuba, including wholesale murder of
men. women and children and un-
checked rapine, call for immediate in
tervention ON the part of this Govern
ment.
Resolved, That the attitude of this
the methods openly pursued by Spain
is reprehensible, indefensible and a dis
grace to a great nation like the United
States.
Resolved, That we instruct our Sem
ators and earnestly request our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to work for the
recognition of the independence of
Cuba; also to advocate action on the
part of this Government that will put
a speedy stop to the inhuman butcher
les and nameleSS crimes committed by
the armies of Spain upon the unhappy
people of Cuba.
North of Alameda opposed the SUBJ
stitute.
Mcclellan heartily supported 1T and
Joined Burnett in his denunciations of
Spain. and his declaration that America
should recognize Cuba We should have
the courage to come out openly.
Valentine opposed the substitute. 1t
was not a question here in California of
having the c"ura~e Of our convictions
We are not in a position, 5000 miles