The record-union., 1897-02-09

take Duffys pure malt whisky at the first
chilly symptom that the grip is near.
ton which was speedily sent to the
Committee on Rules. 1t is strongly
suspected that Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms Lamphrey is in favor of the reso-
luton, as it gives him the exclusive
privilege of escorting lady visitors To
the comfortable chairs provided for
tteir use. Following is the resolution:
Whenever the Assembly shall be
called to order for the purpose of go
ing into session it shall be the duty
of the Speaker to request all persons,
other than the members or ex-memberS
Of the Assembly. Senator'S, State Off
Cials. attaches at their desks and all
properly accredited newspaper report
ers who shall occupy desks assigned 20
them, to leave the floor of the Assembly
and no person or persons other than
the above mentioned shall be allowed
upon the floor of the Assembly while
the same is in session, except that any
lady may be shown to a seat inside the
rail by the Sergeant alarms or any
committee clerk may be admitted 70
the seat of a member upon the written
request of any member of the Assem-
bly,.
Section .. The Speaker shall strictly
enforce this rule and the Sergeant-at-
Arms shall preserve all written re-
quests made to him by members and
shall be held responsible for all VIOLA
tions of this rule
SUPREME COUF2T COMMISSION.
Shanahan asked that his bill, 4S2.
providing for the continuance of the
Supreme Court Commission be taken
from the file and made a case of urgen-
cy. he explained that the death Of
Judge Van CHef. one of the members
of the Commission, made it imperative
that they should know the fate of the
bill that another appointment might be
made. The bill was read the second
time when the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole; Shanahan amend
cd the bill to make the appointment
two years instead of four-thus con-
forming to the Senate bill of the same
title. On the report of the committee
the bill was ordered engrossed and to
third reading
The morning closed with introduction
&C bills and second reading file and at
12:3O recess was taken.
VARSITY MEN HAPPY.
Two o'clock was the hour set for the
third reading and final passage of
Wright's bill. 12O. "to provide addi-
tiOnal support and maintenance, and
for the acquisition of necessary proper
ty and improvements for the Universi-
ty of California by the levy of rate
of taxation, and the creation of fund
therefor
Wright spoke earnestly for the bill,
though he expressed thorough conf
dence in the result. and gave in brief
the history of the phenomenal growth
of the great university and the state
ment of how the first generous gift of
the State through the one cent tax levy
had become wholly inadequate to per-
sonal needs.
Wright was followed by Hart North,
by Malcolm, by Camnetti who had the
pleasure of working for the first meas
ure; by Arthur w. North who took
pride in announcing that at least SO, 900
per annum of the new levy would be
applied to scholarships to be awarded
by competition and distributed geo
graphically throughout the State for
the asSis ance of students not able to
bear the necessary expenses; by Cutter,
Valentine, Guy, Dibble, Waymire, "a
Regent; Dryden, Toland, Clark-who
spoke of it as the poor mans school
by Mulcrevy and Sims, by Mahoney,
who spoke in manly fashion of his eff
forts to set to the univerSity-efforts
not yet successful, but which might
yet be-until at last, Mead, as a native
son of the East, moved that further
speeches, as they We're all one way, be
printed in the journal, and called for
the previous question.
The bill was unanimously passed.
amid applause.
The Senate special file was passed. as
no bills had been returned from the
printer.
GOOD BILLS PASSED.
The afternoons good work besides
the university bill, included the pass
ing of the following bills:
ElliOtt's 264, amending the Civil Code
so that community property may be
transferred for valua bic consideration
by the husband without the written
consent of the wife; Dibble's Civil
Rights bill, giving to colored people
the entire wherever their white brethren
already possess it, Lindenberger'
wide tire bill; and Hills bill fixing the
age of consent at 16 years.
Recess was declared until 7:3O.