The record-union., 1897-02-18

bridges across navigable streams, was
read and passed by a vote of % to Q;
title approved.
A. B. 251, by Committee on Educa-
tion and Public Morals, relating to
penalties for selling liquor to habitual
or common drunkards and Indians, was
read; title amended, and the bill pass
ed by a vote of % to 0.
A. B. %, by Kenyon, to amend an Act
to provide a system of street improve
nlent bonds to represent certain assess
ments for costs of street work and i'm
provement within municipalities and
for the payment of such bonds, read
and passed by vote of n to little
approved.
A. B. 120, by Wright, to provide ad-
ditional support and maintenance and
for the acquisition of necessary prop
lerty and improvements for the Univer-
sity of California by the levy of rate
of taxation and the creation of fund
thereof, was read the second time and
lOrdered engroSSed.
A. B. 1896, by Committee on Corpora
tions, providing for the sale of street
railroad and other franchises in mu-
inequalities and providing conditions for
granting Of such franchises by the leg
Iislative or other governing bodies, and
repeating conflicting Acts was read
the second time, amended and ordered
engrossed.
SUPREME COURT SALARIES.
At this time Seawell called up his no
tice of a motion to reconsider the vote
whereby his amendments to A. B. 312
were lost, and said that as from present
indications it seemed no reconsidera-
ton would be allowed, he would move
the amendments lie on the table.
Il second the motion, thank God"
said Boyce and the amendments We're
tabled accordingly. They related to
cutting the salaries of photographic
reporters of the Supreme Court, COM
plete account of which has been pub
hshed in the Record Union"
A. B. II, by Bridgford, to amend Sec
ton 312 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to the time of commencing ac-
| tions, was read and passed by a vote Of
30 to 0-title approved.
| A. B. 81, by Sanford, prohibiting that
no county officer shall be a Notary Pub
lie, was read the second time and passed
on the file.
A. B. 6S, by Melick relating to fees of
county, township and other officers,
read the second time and to engross
ment.
A. B. 10 by Dibble, to protect pub
| lie offices, read the second time and to
engrossnlent
A. B. 1876, by Valentine, concerning
the right of eminent domain, read the
second time and ordered engrossed.
| FOR A PORTRAIT.
| S. b. 261, by Simpson, to provide for
the purchase Of a portrait of eX-Gov-
lernor H. H Markham, and to appropri-
ate 5000 for the purpose, was passed by
a vote Of % to 5-title approved.
DAIRY MATTERS.
Then, as a matter of unfinished busi-
ness, Dickinson called up his dairy bill,
and Smith inveighed against it, quoting
authorities to show that the danger
from tuberculosis was not so great
from using milk from diseased animals
as from riding in Pullman cars and at
tending church. He protested against
filling the State with horse doctors, and
submitted that if such a step was taken
| dairy business in the State would soon
be destroyed
Gillette, on the contrary, said the
dairymen of Humboldt County desired
the passage of the bill, and contended
that the amendment striking out the
Icompensatng clause for slaughtered
cattle should be defeated.
| Wilmington also spoke, and the
amendment was adopted by vote of 81
to Z. The bill was ordered to engross-
ment.
EXECUTIVE APPROVAL.
A message was received from the
| Governor announcing his approval of
Pedlars bill y, to regulate medical
practice ito prevent blindness in in
fants.
S. B. 142, by Stratton, to amend Sec
tion 6SS of the Code of Civil Proce-
dure, relating to executions, was passed
by a vote of - to 2-title approved.
NEW BILLS.
Bills We're introduced, read the first
time and referred to committees as
| follows:
BY MOreR1ouse-To esta ablish the east
ern boundary line of the State and
making an appropriation therefor
Finance.
| BY MOrehouse-Amending Section
Judiciary.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING to trial of
fact in civil aotiOns.-Judiciary
By Gillette-To repeal an Act to de-
clare Lake Earl in Del Norte County
vigable.-Swamp and Overlooked
Lands.
BY Stratton-Making an appropria-
tion to pay THE claim of the Evening
| raIf I;cJo i,1
tiOnal amendments.-Cla
BY Linder Relating to public
schools s-Education and Public Morals.
THAT HISTORY CLERK.
Bulla offered a resolution providing
that Albert Seayle be appointed History
Clerk of the Senate to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of Al Lind
ley.
Simpson moved the adoption of the
resolution, explaining that not one cent
extra would be drawn from the contin-
gent fund by the action. The reso-
luton was adopted by a vote of "a to 0.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
A message from the Assembly an
nounced that a concurrent resolution
had been adopted appointing Senators
| Dickinson, Gillettee and Seawell and
Assemblymen Price, Dennery and Cam
| inetti joint committee to investigate
the charges made by the Governor
against the State Printer, and provid
ing that two accountants and two ex-
pert printers be appointed, one of each
by the majority and the other by the
minority. TO assist at such inveStiga-
ton.
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