The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-24

winch ne Is SudtIIIl<tus d1lu WAS dil
right. It prevented bad people from
taking Shasta soda siptons. which were
only left with them to be called for, to
the pawn shop, where they might be
purchased by designing people, who
would sell them with cheap and nasty
compounds under the Shasta name; but
it did not prevent people who had hon
estly purchased original packages,
whether bottles, bags or boxes, from
using them for legitimate purposes,
Belshaw interrupted to know II he
might ask a question, and put a hy-
pothetical case, about bottle of honey,
at some length.
Then quoth Johnson-Well, that's a
pretty long question. But-are you
through, Mr.. Belshaw?
Belshaw being through, Johnson pro-
ceeded to answer him. when some one
discovered that the bill could not be put
on final passage, because it had never
been reported back from the Engross-
ing Committee. Johnson and several
others insisted that the matter of en-
crossing was only a FORM a printed
bill being, to all intents, an engrossed
bill.
But Valentine read from the law the
exact course which a bill should follow
before it was put upon final passage,
and it became evident that the one
under discussion and three others OF
Richards had not run the course and
had not been reported from the Ems
grossment Committee They were pass
ed on file.
johnson gave notice that other peo-
pies bills would be closely watched
hereafter and held to this same strict
construction.
GOT BACK AT THEM
Accordingly, after Meserve's A. D. 81,
to reduce the Judges of the Superior
Court of San Bernardino to one, had
been read the third time, put on final
vote, and passed by 60 ayes to noes.
Belshaw trenchantly called attention to
the fact that neither had that bill been
engrossed, according to the file. At
least no report of that committee was
recorded. This was plainly so, and the
bill was suspended between heaven
and earth. Meserve gave notice of mo-
ton to reconsider, and the Assembly
got away from the third reading file
in good order and attacked the second
with Dibble in the Chair
SECOND READING FILE
The following bills were read the Sec
ond time and passed to third reading:
Sanford's A. B. S4-To provide for a
lunch hour for laborers in sawmills,
shinglemills, shakemills and logging
camps.
Johnson's A. B. 139-Act to authorize
the transfer of $4,000 from the gem
eral fund to the State school book fund,
and providing for its expenditure.
Raub's A. B. 145-To amend Section
$3.50 of the Political Code of the State
of California, relating to assessment in
reclamation districts, and to provide for
hearing of the land owners before
the Commissioners of Assessment, in
relation to such assessment.
Johnson's A. B. IAN Act to create
an exempt firemen's relief fund in the
several counties, cities and counties.
cities and towns of the State, and re-
lating to the enrolment formation into
fire companies and service as firenen
of such exempt firemen
Kelsey's A. B. 42-To amend an Act
authorizing boards or commissions hav-
ing the management and control of paid
iilt ISPdi lHiSutS 10 grant the members
thereof yearly vacations.
Meserve's A. B. 53-To provide for the
Organization of municipal corporations,
and for determining the population
thereof
E. D. Sullivan's A. B. 243-Conferring
power upon the governing body of mu-
nicipal corporations of the first class
to provide for the erection of a munich
pal hospital, and to levy a tax therefor
Know1and's A. B. 45-To provide for
the alteration of the boundaries OF in
ccrporated towns and cities by the an
nexatfon of uninhabited territory there
to, and for the Incorporation of such an
nexed territory in and as al part of such
municipality, and for the districting,
government and municipal control of
annexed territory.
ADJOURNMENT.
At 4 p. m. adjournment was taken
until to-day.