The record-union., 1899-01-27

Camping on Dales Trail-House Vote for Ex-
hibit at Paris-Also for Sewerage
at Folsom.

The Wright Investigating Committee
did not investigate anybody yesterday.
The reasons were two-fold. One was,
that those persons the committee were
supposed to want to investigate were
not present; another was that nobody
who was present wanted to be investi-
gated.
But in lieu of investigation, there was
talk galore. Every member ana the
Clerk took a fall out of Assemblyman
Dale. who was still absent and it was
agreed that unless what he knew or did
not know, was sandwiched in, the re-
port to the committee would be lncom-
plete. A similar agreement was
reached with reference to Attorney
Henderson of visalia, Manager Green
and Tom Noslin, all Of whom may be
able, it is thought, to throw light into
dark corners In the end II was
agreed to defer sending in the report
to the Legislature until the missing
links could be put in place.
Chairman Cosper produced a letter
from Attorney Lamberson, to the ef-
feet that he would reach this city at
noon to-day, and in the meantime
strenuous efforts were ordered made TO
locate Dale.
The Senatorial situation is simply
standing still-just as it has been do
no gains or losses for candidates, ana
there was little talk about gains OF
losses The feeling that break VIII
occur after the investigators shall have
reported. is still in the air, and it is
evident that by deferring their report
the aforesaid investigators are respon-
sible for the increasing strain.
The Senators believe that business at
the State Printing Office ought to be
expedited by RELOCATING to back shelves
all work which interferes with imme-
date and expeditions printing of bills,
resolutions. ETC., sent over daily. The
dissatisfaction yesterday found vent in
a few utterances by General Dickinson
He thought it strange that quicker SER
vice could not be had. 1t took, he
said. two or three days to get bills back
from the printer after their introduc-
ton, and an equal time for the return
of amended measures. He recollected
that ait the session Of 1897, bills in
troduced one day were returned print
ed the next morning. He suggested
that the printing office force might be
at work on matter which could be laid
over without injuring anybody, until
next summer No action was taken,
and the dissatisfaction remains.
PUBLIC SPIRITED ACTIONS.
The Assembly got down to making
laws quite in earnest yesterday. Four
teen bills were passed, having thus
made half their journey toward home
in the Codes of California.
Two of these were especially nota-
bic. Valentines Paris Exposition bill
went through with smoothness and
CELEBRITY that must have been agreeable
to the introducer and promoter of the
BIZ. Valentines ability and the merit
of the measure both being Endorsed.
FOR PURE WATER
Another bill which seemed to strike
the assembled intellect as right, just
proper and necessary was Johnson's
A B. appropriating $4,000 for the
construction of a sewerage system at
Eo1eo,,, S+afa Drieop Cbo,,ld fhic he
passed by. the Senate and signed by
the Governor, 1t means that the waters
of the American River will run into
the Sacramento free from contamina-
tion. Only a few questions as to de-
tails were asked of the originator of the
bill, johnson, and these were satisfac-
torily answered
BELSHAW'S BILL
This time 1t has nothing to do with
attaches-except that it declares that
no minor boy or girl, no child under Is
years old, shall be an attache of the in
terror of saloon-in the words of the
measure: Every person who permits
any child under Is years of age, to
visit and remain in and about the in
terror of a saloon or public house
where intoxicating liquor Is sold is
guilty of misdemeanor and shall be
punished by fine of not less than $50,
or more than $500. or by imprisonment
from fifty days to six months, or by
both.
The hill Also adds to the classes to