The record-union., 1897-02-03

| recommendation to passage was READ
Ennis moved that the companion
bills" be made a special order for this
morning.
| Dibble vigorously opposed the motion
He claimed that this was move to get
a combined appropriation of over half
| million passed at once, before the
general appropriation bill had been pre-
sented and before the Assembly knew
what the aggregate sum needed would
| be. He claimed that he was not un-
| friendly to the measures themselves,
but all members were pledged to keep
| the tax levy to 10 cents on the 500,
and if these bills were passed there
might not be enough to so around.
Speaker Coombs called Valentine to
| the chair, and from the floor made an
address on the subject. He believed
| this was the critical moment of the Ses
sion. He was not opposed to these bills
| in themselves, but there is to-day, he
| said pending an aggregate appropria-
ton of 100000 with all the inSti-
| tutions to provide for. To his mind,
that fact overcast all smaller things.
Do, he said, as they do in the National
| Congress. Take all appropriation bills
from both houses stand them side by
side, each on it's own feet. His own
bill for S150,000 for the Napa Asylum
| should go with the rest He did not
wish it otherwise. Then find out how
much the people of the State can stand
and cut the appropriations to that fig
ure.
Wright hoped that the special order
motion would prevail. Having just re-
| tllrnaI ~ "a ho W
that in his belief $500, 600 could be saw
ed to the State in those districts; and
with what he believed excessive appro-
priaitions elsewhere, the State could be
saved S500,000 These two bills under
discussion were important to the whole
State, almost more so than any others.
Cutter explained that only $500 900
was really called for, as the mining
| appropriation already lies in the treas
ury and this bill is only to make it
| available.
Shanahan made a fiery speech in op-
position to the motion. The bills should
lake the regular course that everybody
might be able to consider them.
Cutter said the way to have them
considered was to make them special
order. 1t would be breaking faith with
the Federal Government 10 pass these
measures, for the Federal appropriation
had been made contingent on that of
the State.
The discussion waxed hotter Dib-
BILE spoke again, still more emphatically
against the measure. Caminetti hoped
the motion would prevail, but said the
gentlemen were speaking, not to the
motion, but to the subject of the bills.
Belshaw amended the motion to read
Friday, instead of Wednesday.
Ennis accepted; he had no desire to
railroad the bills through, but did want
them we'll considered.
Dibble objected to any special order
ait all until the general appropriation
had been presented
Sims supported the motion. F,inmonS
| opposed 1T. North of Yolo made a Wig
OrouS speech in favor of the motion.
BelShaW's amendment was adopted
and the motion making the two bills a
special order for Friday morning was
carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Arnerich, Austin Belshaw, Bett-
man, Breiling, Bridgford, Burnham,
Caminetti, Canavan, Clark, Gutter, Da-
mon, Dennery Elliott, Ennis, Fontana,
|
Houghton, Jones, Keables, Kenyon
Landsborough, Leavitt, Mahoney, NAL
colin, Mead, McCandlish McGrath
North of Alameda, North Of Yolo, Pohl-
man, Power of Placer, Price. Robinson,
Sims, Seward, Stansell, Valentine, Vos-
burg, Waymire. Wrght-47.
Noes-Aldrich. Allen, Boone. Burnett
Chynoweth, Cross, Dibble. Dryden, EN-
Melick, Mcclellan, Rubell, Shanahan,
| Coombs-22
5. j. r. =, recommending the addi-
ton of a tariff on asphaltum to the tar
iff bill under consideration by Congress,
was adopted
Bridgford offered a resolution asking
that no tariff be placed on grain bags.
Committee on Federal Relations
After recess the Speaker made a per-
sonal statement concerning appointees
| made by him, asking members to ex-
| anime the journal and see if any had
been unnecessary. If so, they should
be stricken from the roll
The Committee on Public Morals an
nounced meeting in the Assembly
chamber this evening to which the pub
lie is invited
On the Senate special file three bills
were read the second time
A special evening session will be held
Thursday evening to consider the de-
fciency bills, pos to 249 inclusive
Messrs. North and Arnerich Of the
subcommittee of Ways and Means
which went South. reported their ex-
penses as $50 10 each-Referred tc
| Ways and Means
Bridgford's a. j. r. IA, calling upon
Congress to exact from the Secretary
Of Agriculture monthly reports ot
prices, etc. was adopted
Second reading file closed the day.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By County and Township Govern
ment Committee-Amending a County
and Township Government Act relating
to counties of the eleventh class (substi-
tute for A B. 532)
| BY Revision of Codes and Statutes
COMMUNICATING new section to Po-
litical Code relating to assessment OF
property and collection of taxes
BY Cutter-Providing for the funding
and refunding of the Indebtedness OF
levee and protection districts.
BY North of acknowledgements
bridges across navigable streams
BY Clarke-Providing for the publica-
ton of legal or official advertising.
BY Clarke-Amending sections of the
Code Of Civil Procedure relating to the
provision for the support of the families
of deceased persons.
BY Clarke-Amending sections of the
Code of Civil Procedure relating to the
administration of the homestead
| Bv Clarke-To enable all voting dis