The record-union., 1897-02-16

| OI mining, naNlng previously pSen Tedu
the third time, was passed by a vote of
80 to 0-title approved.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
| A. B. 134, by Cutter being an Act to
amend an Act creating a Commissioner
of Public Works, defining his duties and
| powers, prescribing his compensation.
was read the third time. Aram ex-
planned that the bill cut down the term
| of office of the Commissioner from four
to two years, and cut down his annual
salary from $4,000 to SO 900. The bill
was passed by a vote of % to 2-title ap-
proved.
A, B. Z, by Dibble, being an Act to
compel all depositaries of money and
| commercial banks to publish a sworn
statement of all unclaimed deposits, was
read the third time and passed by vote
of u to O.
| A. b. 1S2, by Cross, authorizing any
! city or city and county to take its CEN
sus, was read the third time and passed
| by vote of 23 to 2-title approved.
A. B. p, by Kenyon, amending an Act
to provide for the disincorporation of
municipalities of the sixth class, which
had previously been passed and recalled
| owing to a mistake in engrossing, was
! taken up and passed by a vote of % to
! iO-title approved.
| SECOND READING.
| A. B. 1l2, by Shanahan, to amend Sec
tions 102 and 103 of the Code of Civil
Procedure relating to the redemption of
property sold on execution, was read the
second time and considered engrossed
and to a third reading.
| A. B. 6S1, by North, concerning
bridges across navigable streams, was
read the second time and considered en-
! crossed and to the third reading.
SUPREME COURT OFFICERS.
| A. B. 312, by North of Alameda, to
amend Sections 739, 100 and 2314 of the
Political Code relating to officers of the
| Supreme Court and their salaries, was
read the second time.
SEAWELLS FIRST AMENDMENT.
| Seawell offered an amendment to Sec
ton l, to reduce the salary of the re-
porter of decisions from s., 800 to 81 800
per annum.
| Boyce objected in a vigorous speech,
and Seawell replied, contending for the
| adoption of his amendment Braun
| hart also spoke in favor of the amend
ment, and it was adopted by a vote of
~ to :. Braunhart, in courtesy to
! BOyce, changed his vote and gave no.
| tice of a motion to reconsider the vote,
explaining that he should oppose it
| after making the motion.
SEAWELL'S SECOND AMEND
MENT
Next Seawell offered an amendment
cutting down the salaries of each of the
| two proposed Photographic reporters
| from 50, 900 to 81, 900 a year
BOYCES OPPOSITION.
| Boyce inveighed against the proposed
amendment, contending that the great
est safeguard possible ought to be
thrown around the Supreme Court, and
! that the very best talent to be had
ought to be retained The request for
| two reporters, and the amount of their
salaries, he said, had come from the
court itself, and he had little respect for
| any attorney who would knowingly at
| tempt to break down the efficiency of
| that arm of the Government. He sub
| mitted that the amendment was merely
| a play to the dear people in order to
| make them think that the noble Sem
atOrS and the noble AsSemblymen
| We're working to reduce taxation Tie
speaker inquired sarcastically why
| these "refOrmers'' did not seek to lower
local appropriations and those for State
| institutions instead of attempting to
weaken the powers of the Supreme
Court by placing incompetent men in
places where the greatest competency
and integrity We're needed.
AS TO FARMERS.
Doty stated that had Boyce, while
| making his canvass, talked as he did
| at the present time, he would probably
| rot have been elected. He submitted
! that the men who were drawing down
| salaries from the State We're better
| fixed than any other class of men. If
| there ever was a time when taxes
| should be cut down, he contended, it
was now. 1t was to the interest of the
entire farming community that taxa
tion be reduced, and did any party take
a contrary position it would two years
| from now. prove chicken that would
| come home to roost. There were men
il the workshops and on the farms who
needed protection equally with phono-
graphic reporters, and as a laboring
| man and a Democrat he favored the
amendment
| DICKINSON MAKES COMPARISONS.
| Dickinson wondered if Doty had ever
| heard that the Private Secretary of the
! Governor received $4,000, and that the
| Secretary of the State Board of Exam
| iners received $1,000 a year. He called
attention to the fact that the Railroad
Commissioners received 81, 600 each per
|
| received $4,000; Secretary of the Har-
| Dor Commissioners $4,000 and the Su-
perintendent of the Whittier Reform
School $1,000 a year. Many other po-
sitions paying $4,000 a year were emu
merated by the speaker, who submitted
that no effort was being made to reduce
them, and that none of those named
were so necessary, so important, nor
the duties attending them so onerous,
as photographic reporters Of the Su-
preme Court.
Gillette spoke for the amendment,
and Pedlar protested against it's adop-
ton.
A PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
Boyce took the floor, and during his
remarks the hour set for considering
Assembly bills expired. Seawell moved
the hour be extended until the matter
in hand be disposed of, but Boyce
raised the point, which was sustained
by the President, that the hour for
considering Assembly bills having been
passed he should retire to his seat. and
the matter would go over as unfin-
nished business.
ATTEMPT AT OBSTRUCTION.
Then Seawell started out as an OBJ
structionist and moved an adjourn