The herald., 1897-01-20
ON THE FLOOR.
Members Show a Disposition to Curtail
the Expenditures.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 19.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.) In the house this morn
ing the report of the committee of at
taches of the temporary organization
scandal came up. Dibble moved that it
be referred back to the committee. There
was strenuous opposition from the mi
nority arguing that some thing should be
done Immediately. Dibble's motion car
ried. There was discussion over the
appropriation for state printer, which
was cut down from $4,000 to $50, 900.
Cutters bill amending the act to create
a commissioner of public works passed
to a third reading, but not before two
amendments one by Dlbble and one by
Belshaw had been tackled on. Dibble
limited the power of the governor to
appoint only during his own term in Of
flee, and Belshaw cut the salary of the
commissioner from $4,000 to $4,000.
IN THE SENATE.
b In the senate this morning Bulla's bill
requiring that persons demanding jury
trials must deposit at least the fees Of
one day was passed to a third reading.
IN COMMITTEE.
The finance committee of the senate
held an executive session this afternoon,
at which the bill appropriating $4,000
for the erection of a monument to the
memory of deceased Mexican war vet
Grams was the only matter considered.
The bill provides that a monument
should be erected in the war veterans
plat in this city, ard while the members
of the committee were in accord with
the spirit which prompted the introduce
ton of the measure, each one agreed
that to recommend the bill would be
to establish a bad precedent, as there
1rNnn fou Ir% 1. -.
oring for appropria tions for the same
purpose. 1t was finally decided to report
adversely on the bill, and the committee
adjourned without considering anv
other measures.
The senate judiciary committee de-
cide0 this afternoon by a majority vote
to report senate bill 33 favorably. The
bill was introduced by Senator Bulla.
and is popularity known as the Torrens
land act. The purpose of the bill is to
simplify the law relating to the transfer
of land, eliminating the complex feat
ures of the common law which now OBJ
tains.
The assembly committee on munich
pal corporations held long discussion
on bill 120, introduced by Bettman OF
San Francisco. The measure Is to val
idate the organization and incorpora tion
of municipal corporations. Some ex-
ceptions were taken to it by Chairman
Valentine on the ground that it proposes
to legalize the acts of municipal corpo-
rations whether or not they had been
legally or properly organized. A major :
ity OF the committee voted to recon-
mend the bill for favorable passage.
The assembly committee on game and
fish, Chairman Strain, decided this af-
ternoon to report favorably upon the
bill appropriating $500 for the purchase
Of a gasoline launch by the board of fish
commissioners. A substitute was pro-
vided by the committee for the amend
ment to the penal code regarding pen
aities for violation of the game laws.
A substitute for the bills of Belshaw
and Anderson relating to salmon fish
ing, will also be reported.
Attorney G. b. Keane of San Fran
cisco appeared before the assembly
committee on claims this afternoon to
urge favorable consideration of Cana
vans bill to pay Marin county for trials
and inquests made by outbreaks in San
Quentin. The amount claimed is $872 so.
Assemblyrnan Canavan made an argu :
ment in favor of his measure saying tina
the bill should be passed without delay.
as it was imperative that such trials be
held in Marin county and that the time
of the officers had been consumed, ire
spective of the expense incurred. The
bill was laid over for further considera-
tion, but will probably be reported ia
vorabrv
At the morning session the chairman
introduced a resolution asking that his
committee be given power to subpoena
witnesses, take evidence and send for
necessary documents for the purpose Of
investigating the public expenditures
The house refused to suspend the rules
and the resolution was referred to the
committee on retrenchment. The COM