The record-union., 1897-01-22

was appointed the member would
come before the committee
Bridgford said he was not here as a
Democrat, Populist or a Republican,
but as the representative of the people
of his district. He saw nothing in such
vague charges to justify the appoint
ment of such a committee
Mead moved the resolution be recon-
mitted Motion lost. The question be-
ing on the adoption of the resolution,
rOll-call was demanded, and the resolu-
tion adopted by a vote of a to 10.
OTHER REPORTS.
LandsborOugh, who offered a resolu-
ton Wednesday asking that T. w.
Measure be paid $40 for services as
electrician to the House, was called on
by Valentine for an explanation as to
what services We're rendered and when,
on the favorable report of the Commit
tee ON Attaches being presented. On
motion the resolution was re-referred.
Treacy's resolution making Ed ].
Smith an assistant clerk TO act in Com
mittee of the Whole, was reported back
without recommendation by the Com
mittee on Attaches, and on being put
to vote was lost.
The Committee on Military Affairs
Cross, ChaiTman-repone favorably
on A B. ), which provides for the set
ting up of the headstones donated by
the Federal Gover'nment for the graves
of old soldiers who die in poor circum-
stances; also No. SO, providing for the
DrefeY-rinor nf Vato nc IN erix-iip0
sitions. DR.. Keables' resolution on this
subject, providing that in future ap-
pointments by the thirty-second session
Of the Assembly old soldiers shall have
the preference, will be reported favor
ably to-day from the Committee on At
taches.
CHYNOWETH'S ATTACHES BILL.
Melick of the Committee on Re
trenchment reported back Chynoweth's
attaches BILL" No. 264, with recon-
mendation. This establishes a limit of
twenty-five clerks and employees for the
temporary organization of the House.
ONE MORE CLERK.
Mahoney of the San Francisco dele
cation offered a resolution for the ap-
pointmerlt of Lloyd Childs as Assistant
Bill Clerk, with the regular per diem
Referred to Committee on Attaches.
STILL RESOLVING.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Melick, was referred to the Com
mittee on Attaches:
Whereas, 1t is now evident that a
large number of persons at the tempo
rary organization of this Assembly re-
ceived money without rendering any
service to the State; and
Whereas, These persons received
this by the vote of the Assembly by
glaring mistake; therefore be it
Resolved, That this Assembly make
a diligent inquiry into the temporary
attache payroll and report the names of
all temporary attaches who rendered no
service to the State; and
Resolved, That all persons who are
now on the payroll of the permanent
and who were on the tenn
porary attache payroll and rendered no
service be made to either return the
money gotten by mistake to the State
or be dismissed from further service
IN SUISUN BAY.
Relshaw's A. j. r. Z, having been re-
ported back favorably from the Com
mite on Federal Relations and placed
No 20 ON the file, he moved that it be
taken UP out of order. Carried and
Belshaw moved the adoption of the res
olution.
In support of his motion BelShaw ex-
planned that the resolution was simply
q memorial to Congress asking that
body to have United States engineers
survey and estimate the cost of the re-
moval of the bar in Suisun Bay be-
tween San Francisco Bay and Antioch
There is a ship channel between the
points excepting a distance of half or
of a mile in Suisun Bay.
and it is desirable to clear the channel.
he resolution was adopted.
MORE INVESTIGATION.
Dryden, by permission, offered. out of
order. the following resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on At
taches:
Whereas, While not defending the
abuse of power exercised by the Chief
Clerk, it is evident under the law that
his action in naming the persons who
acted during the organization of the
House did not, and could not, attach
any liability under the State unless
each action was indorsed by the Com |
mittees on Mileage and Attaches and
confirmed by a majority vote of the
House.
Whereas, 1t appears form the rec
ords that while there were only
six working days in the first
legislative week of the Assembly.
such was the number of days fer
which the members received pay-the
Committees on Attaches and Mile
age reported and the House allowed
seven days pay to such attaches when |
two was the utmost that should have
been allowed. and this waste of money
was not entirely caused by the Chief |
Clerk of the House.
Whereas, 1t is currently rumored that
many of such attaches were not in at
tendance and their pay was collected |
by agents; and it is also alleged that |
some attaches on the temporary list are |
now on the permanent list, thus draw |
ing double pay: therefore be it
Resolved That cneoial corD~,ftxoo