The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06

the Christian Endeayor societies to the
State was unanimously adopted.
All the appoin ments made by Gov
ernor Budd were confirmed.
The Senate this afternoon passed finally
Assembly bills providing for the sale OF
railroad franchises in municipalities and
relative to the granting of franchises;
regulating the width of tires of wagons and
buses on public highways; amending Sec
ton 2003 of the Political Code to enable
any county or city to lease property to as
sociations of ex-solGiers and ex-sailors.
The title OF Sanford's bill com pelling all
corporations to pay their employees at
least once month was approved.
The Senate could not get quorum to-
night owing to most of the Senators being
In attendance on the Examiner investlga-
ton. An adjournment was taken shortly
after 8 O'CLOCK.
in the AsSe bly, this morning resolu-
ton for the appointment of committee
OF three, one of which is to be the Speaker.
to confer with like committee from the
Senate, for the purpose CT abrogatlng GER
tain of the joint rules of both houses and
to fix upon definite time for adjourn
ment was adopted.
The county government bill was up Tor
a second reading, for amendments.
The Assembly this afternoon refused to
pass the Senate bill requiring pawn
brokers to file bonds and make daily re-
ports of business transactions to the Chief
OF Police.
A considerable part of the afternoon
was consumed i'll the second reading OF
Senate bills.
of the whole to consider the general ap-
preparation bill Caminetti moved to
amend the item appropriating $4,000 In
lump sum for State Printing Office by
d vidins the amount, and providing
$45, 600 thereof for Legislature printing.
The amendment was lost.
Caminetli then submitted an amend
ment providing for printing expert to be
employed bv the Beard of Examiners.
Cutter, who was in the chair, ruled the
amendment out OF order as unconstitu-
tional.
Caminetti withdrew the amendment
The committee then rose and reported the
amendments heretofore made, each being
adopted by the House.
Boone and Hudson again tried to raise
their district agricultural appropriations,
but failed.
An amendment by Kenyon raising the
10 SAC, 900 was adopted.
Caminetti then put in his printing ex-
pert amendment.
L avitt raised the point of order that it
was in violation of the constitution as an
amendment to the appropriation bill.
Caminetti replied that the office was
already provided and that the amendment
regulated the expenditure of the experts
salary. Price and Leavitt spoke to the
question and the chair ruled that it was
unconstitutional.
The Assembly tonight passed the fol-
lowing Assembly bills: Appropriating
$3.50 to pay deficiency in the appropria-
tion for postage, expressage and contin-
gent expenses of the Attorney General for
the forty eighth fiscal year; same for the
forty-seventh fiscal year; making an ap-
proprialion for the Office rent OF the
Attorney General in San Francisco for the
forty-eighth fiscal year; concerning the
fling of mechanics liens by adding pro-
vision to the section requiring the owner
OF real property to give notice upon the
completion of improvements there; pro-
viding the mode of changing the grades of
public streets, lanes, alleys, etc, within
municipalities; authorizing the Board Of
Fish Commissioners to purchase or
construct gaso inc launch for its use.