The herald., 1897-03-07

up In the consideration of the county
government bill.
The committee on revision OF files re-
ported in favor of striking fifty-five bills
from the file. Adopted.
The following senate bills were pass
ed: Amending an act to provide for the
organization, Incorporation and govern
ment of municipal corporations; to val
i6ate the organizat ton and incorporation
of municipal corporations.
Shanahan gave notice of reconsidera-
ton.
The appropriation bill was read Sec
ond and third time under a suspension
Of the rules and passed.
After recess the assembly special file
was taken up and the following bills were
passed: Amending the civil code rela-
tive to appeals; amending section 99i
of the civil code; by Cutter, to provide
for the organization and government of
drainage districts; by Lindenberger, re-
lating to estrays; prescribing the man
ner of locating mining claims; by Ken
yon amending section of an act to pro-
vide a system of street improvement
bonds.
Senator Warehouses; bill. relating 70
the filing of accounts of guardians aItsr
their death was passed.
The senate passed the bill providing
for the construction of a road from the
banks of Mono lake to the Tfoga mine.
This has been the especial fight OF DE-
Keables of Mono, and the road, 1t is salc,
will open up a section of the country be-
yond the Yosemite valley, which VIII
eclipse in grandeur the great state park
IT connects with the system of high
ways through Mariposa county and the
southern mines, and cuts off more than
350 miles of travel. If the governor ap-
pends his signature to the bill, DR.. kea-
bles saws that the road VIII be completed
by next fall. ,.,
In the senate this morning the f9llow-
ing bills were passed: Braunhaart Dill
TO compel common carriers to equip cars
with automatic couplers, etc; tne plI
of Binder to provide for free wagon
road from Mono lake to point near the
Tiora mines. and tfhe, bill of Dickinson
IN provide for the purchase OF TWO SITES
FOR camps of instruction and target prac-
tice for the national guard OF Callfornia.
At tonight's session the following pilis
were passed: Amending the ciVli coue
relating to witnesses; by Dennery' 10
preyent deception in trade and to pre-
vent the giving of prizes by persons
firms or corporations engaged III trade
bv Guy. to pay the claim of Clarence >.
Merrill: by Ryan, to authorize the ooard
of harbor commissioners 10 complete d
certain portien of the seawall; 10 reduce
the expenses of the government oil ,he
state; by Jones, relating to the unau-
fhorized wearing of badges. BelshaW
gave notice of reconsideration OF both
bills.
Belshaw's bill to pay the expenses OF
experts for the railroad commission IN
the suit pending in the United states
circuit court against the Southern Ia
cific Railroad company was lost.
THE PRINTERS CASE.
The investigation of the state printers
office was resumed this afternoon STATE
Printer Johnston was on the stand all
the afternoon and part of the evening.
He said on January 18th he had asked |
the board of examiners to recommend |
an appropriation of $4,000. He mad re- |
ceived an order not to print any more |
text books but was compelled TO disobey |
the order as the demand for them con- |
tinued through the state board OF edu-
cation.
Regarding the coal he said he ordered |
seventy-five tons al $40 ton before the |
contract at S9.04 was entered into. He
said the coal which the secretary OF
state was paying 1886 a ton was not
suitable for the state printing office. 1t
could not be used for steam. Johnston
was asked to produce bills for his sup
plies and the names of the contractors
as soon as possible.
He said that he kept books for each
department but that they were in the
hands of the experts.
Seawell asked the witness how he ac- |
for the apparent discrepancy |
Of S51, 900. Johnson said there was no |
that the difference be-
tween the expenses and the amount I
credited to him consisted of SIS, 900 worth
of stock, S2S, 900 for printing for the last
legislature and other items which his
books will show. He said that he had
increased his force of men before cleo
ton time for the reason that there was
more work in the fall than at other |
times.
John Shelton. coal dealer. was ask
ed to produce a statement of all the coal
he had furnished to the state printers |
office.
THE BRIBERY CHARGES.
The Examiners attorneys this evening
presented to Chairman Dickinson Of the
committee the subpoena |
they desired him to issue and the chair
man compiled with their request. The
subpoena commands Superintendent |
Frank Jaynes of the Western Union
Telegraph company to furnish all the |
kilograms that passed between Senator |
Voorhies and Alvinza Hayward, c. F.
Crocker w. F. Herrin and George w. |
Baker for the past sixty days and be-
tween the last four named and all the |
senators and aesemblymen who voted |
for bill 273.
THE LAST DAY.
The committee on conference of the |
senate and assembly decided this after
noon to adjourn the legislature on-March |
16.