The record-union., 1897-02-26
IN THE ASSEMBLY,.
The State Highway Bills All Safely
Passed

The State Highway Bills All Safely
Passed.
Continued fine weather and a full at
tendance in the Assembly opened the
| day yesterday. Leave of absence We're
granted to DR.. Keables and to Mr.. Moul-
| trie.
| ENGROSSING ONCE MORE.
The wheels of the engrossing office be-
gan to go around again yesterday morn
| ing and the committee reported the fol-
lowing bills: 902, 903, 904 905, 2333, 2333: 247
and S66 as properly engrossed.
| The bills reported back unengrOssed
on Wednesday were returned to the
Clerk to be properly engrossed.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
| Committee on Rules: A rule devoting
the time from 3: 80 to ; p. m. to the dis
| cuSsdon of A b 931-known as the gen.
era1 appropriation bill-each day, begin
ming with yesterday, until the bill is
completed and passed. Adopted.
Also, same committee, lists of bills as
special urgency files for Friday and
Monday evenings.
Municipal Corporations: McGrath' S
S25, providing that the public may have
access to the James Lick baths free of
charge, adversely; Treacy's $40, provid-
| ing for liens for work on public streets,
| favorably; Treacy's 693, for police in
| surance, that the author withdraw,
which was done; S. B. 60, concerning the
erection of public buildings, favorably.
! Irrigation: Kenyon's 775, providing
for the discharge of irrigation districts,
with amendments, favorably; Waymire' S
439, that it be withdrawn.
Retrenchment: Anderson's S34, to
prohibit the creation of debts against
| the State in excess of appropriations,
withdrawn; Cross bills 901, 9OS, 900,
| 90, 911, reducing the salaries of sew
eral Commissioners and Secretaries, re-
| turned without recommendation.
Claims: TOland's 932, to pay the
claim of c. w. Metcalf, amended and
recommended to passage; Shanahan's
| 942, providing for the auditing and ex-
animation of Indian war claims, without
recommendation.
| Judiciary: 217 and 61O, amending
codes, without recommendation; Valen-
| tines S05, exempting peddlers who are
ex-soldiers from licenses, and Kelly s
800 amending the Penal Code, adverse
| ly; Mahoney's III, to authorize munich
| palities to accept donations of public
parks, streets, etc, favorably.
| Agriculture: A. J. r. %, relating to
| the production of glucose referred to
! the Committee on Federal Relations;
committee substitute for S. B. 1873, ad-
versely; S. B. 4S9, favorably; A. B.
| 800, printing BILL referred to Committee
on Judiciary.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The following bills became laws yes
terday by the affixing of the Governors s
signature: Hart North's 6S1, concern
| ing bridges across navigable streams;
Cutters 2S3, permanently establishing
| the boundary line between Butte and
Yuba Counties; Belshaw's 73S, relating
to the employees and attaches of the Leg
islature; Cutters 134, defining the
duties and powers of the Committee on
Public Works; Cross 1S2, enabling any
city or county to take it's census; Fish
and Game Committees 451, relating to
| fish; Goff's 2o1, relating to penalties
for selling liquor to habitual drunkards
| and Indians.
PETITIONS.
Lindenberger and Belshaw presented
petitions regarding the Sunday law,
| both of which were referred to the Com
mittee on Public Morals.
SENATE MESSAGES.
The Senate requested that the House
return forthwith S. G. r. No. 3, relating
| to adjournment sine die, which has
| slumbered many weeks in the Ways and
Means Committee. On motion of Dibble
| it was so ordered.
| The Senate also announced that it had
concurred in the Assembly amendments
| to Senate Bills and A, and had passed
S. BIS. II and 424; also, Shanahan's 112,
amending the code relating to redemp-
tion of property sold on execution. The
| Senate had amended Caminetti's 2l3, re-
| lating to the disqualification of Judges;
| the Assembly concurred in the amend
ments: the Senate refused to pass Ell
liott's 264, relating to the management
of community property; A. B. 452. the
general game bill, was recalled from the
! Enrolling Committee and returned to
| that body by request.
KELSEY TAKES HIS SEAT.
Bridgford moved to reconsider the
vote by which the report and resolution
| of the Committee on Contested Elec-
| tons, in the case of Kelsey VS.. Nc
Laurin was adopted on Wednesday. He
asserted that the action by which the
| discussion of the matter under ques
| ton of privilege was denied on We'd
nesday was erroneous and read from
| Jefferson's and Cushing's Manuals to
] support his position; claimed that the