The herald., 1897-02-02
IN ASSEMBLY.
Report of Committee on Attaches and
Their Pay.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. (by Associated
Press).-Hudson in the assembly this
morning sent to the desk a petition
signed by 1900 persons of Pacific Grove,
asking for the enactment of a Sabbath
law.
Seward filed a petition from a number
of members of the Eleventh agricultural
district, urging the passage of the bill
appropriating $135,000 for the agrlcul-
tural districts of the state.
The committee on attaches and en-
ployes submitted its report this morn
ing, which showed that there are 155 at
taches of the assembly, at per diem
of sS1S. Thirty-nine persons have been
added since the rule went INTO effect
closing the doors to patronage.
The report of the ways snd means
committee showed that appropriations
amounting to 81, ,6S4, 7S1.57 We're referred
to the committee. OF this amount s345,-
77095 has been reported favorably; $3500
rejected. and $2S7, 500 withdrawn, leav-
ing 81, ,037, ,510.62 to be considered.
Immediately after recess Kenyon,
chairman of the committee on contest
ed elections, introduced a resolution to
the effect that the ballots in the Hoey-
Power election be sent for and recount
ed A call of the house was made, but
the resolution was defeated by large
majority.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Clark-Constitutio amendment
to abolish the board of equalization as
it now exists and substituting board
composed of county assessors.
BY Goff-Bill reducing witnesses fees;
appropriating $2400 for improvements at
the Southern California insane asylum.
By Hudson-Requiring prison wardens
to furnish photographs of men serving
SeoOpd cnptenceS tn SheriffS
BY CONFRONTING for the vacating
of public parks and the reversion of title
to the former owners.
By Misunderstanding for the in
crease of territory in incorporated cit
les and towns.
BY Clarke-Authorzing the use of au-
tomato voting machines.
By Guy-Providing for the levy on
franchises.
BY Notwithstanding the manufac-
ture and sale of commercial fertilizers.
Speaker Coombs surrendered the CAV
ell to present the following resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed by the speaker to inves-
tigate the payroll of the assembly, with
a view of recommending the abolish
ment of needless positions, so that said
payroll may conform to an economical
administration of affairs, in the assem-
bly,
LIE IultS W ere anu the res
olution adopted the chair naming
Coombs Valentine and Bridgford as The
committee
Caminetti gave notice that he would
move to reconsider the resolution to
send for the votes in the Hoey-Power
contest, and on motion of Leavitt the
matter was then taken up and the vot
reversed. Emmons of the committee on
contested elections explained that there
had been charges of fraud and that it
was the unanimous desire of the commit
tee, in which Mr.. Power shared, that the
ballots be again counted, not only as to
names but as to numbers.
The remainder of the afternoon ses-
sion was consumed in passing and con-
sidering bills on the third reading file
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.-The commit
tee which is Investigating the organiza-
ton of the lower house had as witnesses
today State Controller Colgan and Dep
uty Treasurer Jebsen, through whom
they attempted to learn where the
money paid out on the temporary roll
had gone.
Committeeman Emmons said that he
wanted to know who cashed the war
rants for the attaches. He stated that
he had heard that most of the warrants
had been discounted by Hornlein of San
Francisco and that all the powers of at
torney that had been made out to him
were witnessed by II. Friedman, who
was a partner of Duckworth's brother.
COlgan's books showed that the war;
rants We're issued to the sergeant-at-
arms. to George S. Brand and a man
named Hooking. Jebsen'S vouchers
showed to whom the powers of attorney
had been issued and the name Of Horn
lein and Friedman occurred frequently.
Jebsen was asked to make certified list
of the money paid out. to whom and for
whom, and a description of the powers
of attorney given.
c. / Parmenter held q poWar Of attor-