The record-union., 1897-01-31
CLEARING FILES.
TheDecES Ready for Action
This Week.
Bennett t-TOIand Contested EIec-
iOnSettled in the House.
Return Of the Southern haunting
Committee TO-lIOrreW.
Fate Of Many Bills viii Soon be Settled
Another State Highway
Measure.

The Senate Chamber wore deserted
appearance yesterday morning, only
three or four Senators occupying their
seats and busying themselves with
drafting bills or reading the papers. The
clerks were at the desk busying them
selves with various details connected
with their duties.
Senator Morehouse was busy prepar-
dng his bill for transferring the girls
from the Whittier School to the former
Home of the Feeble-Minded at Santa
Clara, which he expects to introduce
soon. The prospect is that very few
bills will be introduced this week, as
Senators generally disclaim any inten-
tion of Offering any.
The second reading file having been
nearly disposed of on Friday, it is not
probably that much time will be wasted
on it for several days, and the week will
be mainly occupied in third reading and
passage of bills, thus cleaning up the
file. Much work will probably be done
in committee, as about $50 bills have
been introduced, but comparatively few
reported. Among those that have been
ordered to third reading is Doty's bill
in relation to the rock-crusher, fixing
the minimum price of the rock, which
has reached its present stage without
the amendment the contractors and
quarry owners sought to have made
limiting the use of the rock to country
roads.
Several bills that came from the COM
mittee with an adverse report We're al
lowed to go to third reading. Among
them were one by Braunhart relating to
Public Administrators, and another re-
latIng to administration of certain per-
sons. Denison's bin, hostile to the rock
crushing plant, which was adversely
reported, was also allowed to go to third
reading. StraItton's bill for general pri-
mary elections was amended and viii
come up for passage during the week.
Ills bill for the protection of carrier
pigeons will also come UP for passage.
There are many other bills not Of gem
eral interest that are we'll under way
and will probably be sent over to the
Assembly during the week. while a
number are likely to meet their Water
loo in the upper house and be relegated
to the waste basket.
AS PER AGREEMENT
on adjournment Friday the Assem-
bly, cut out it's Saturday work, agreeing
to leave the third reading file until the
return of the absentees on Monday.
So when the faithful few-enough for
a quorum-gathered together yesterday
morning it was the first and second files
which they attacked with considerable
energy. There was a disposition on the
part of some members to jump the
traces and dig up bills from dim places,
offer resolutions and make motions in
wild disorder, but Speaker Coombs held
them down well, and at the end Of the
session patted the gentlemen of the
house" on their collective back for the
good work done.
For the first time in the session the
Assembly opened without prayer. Chap
lain Oehler being absent.
ANOTHER HIGHWAY BILL.
Mr.. Caminetti introduced yesterday a
State highway bill differing in some
measure from those introduced earlier
in the week. which were prepared by
the State Bureau Of Highways. Mr..
Caminetti believes that his bin provides
for the accomplishment of a general
State system in much shorter time than
the other measures. The work is to be
done in all the counties simultaneously,
the Supervisors being furnished by the
State Bureau with a statement Of the
condition OF the roads in their county
and with the plans and specifications
for construction.
ONE CONTEST SETTLED.
one contested seat, that Of Assembly
man Toland, has been declared to be-
long to its present occupant. The com
mittee reported yesterday against Ben
nett's claim.
a resolution has been introduced by
Mr. Melick calling for the recession Of
Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big
Tree Grove TO the Federal Government,
to belong To the system of National
Parks, and that no appropriations for
improvements shall be made pending
the decision OF the question. This
clause seems aimed at the appropriation
of $50, 900 for the rebuilding Of the hotel
lately burned.
THE WEEKS S OUTLOOK.
The special order files for next week
are pretty full. and the committee work
viii be heavy. The plelhoric condition
OF the third reading file indicates plenty
of business on final passage of bills
The return Of the junketing commit
tees from Santa Clara and Los Angeles
tomorrow will fill up the chairs in both
houses again, and the reports of those
committees will be of interest.