The record-union., 1899-02-08
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Long, Busy and Eventfu1 Day IN
the House.


Immediately after the regular morn
ing opening of the Assembly yesterday
and the correction and approval OF the
journals of Saturday and Monday the
reports from the standing committees
were in order.
JUDICIARY.
johnson, of the Judiciary, reported
back bills as follows:
Dunlap's A. B. 1S3. amending the Act
relating to foreign corporations;
Works A. B. 1SS. to add a new section
to the Code of Civil Procedure concern
ing the manner in and the time within
which certain objections to depositions
shall be made, and Jilson's A. B. 3S4,
relating to grub stake" contracts-that
they do pass as amended.
Also Dibble's A. B. 50, for the reap
pointment of the Board of Supreme
Court Commissioners, that it do pass
and that it go to Ways and Means.
Also Valentines A. B. 4S2, amending
the Civil Code, and Lardner's A. B.
500, amending the Code of Civil Pro-
cedure, that they do pass.
Also Dibble's A. B. 470, introduced
by request, relating to the appointment
of guardians of insane and incompetent
persons-that the author be allowed to
withdraw the bill. Dibble consented
and it was so ordered.
WAYS AND MEANS.
Valentine reported back Cospers res
olution providing for the purchase of
several sets of codes with slips and
annotations for each of some dozen
committees-that it be not adopted.
Also, Johnson's A. B. 573, to pay the
claims of the survivors of Ida Morrill,
Smith 0,000)-without recommenda-
ton.
Also Valentines A. B. 272, abolishing
the position of Revenue Clerk and Gre
ating the office of expert to the Con-
troller and fixing his salary; FELIX'S A.
B. 279 to pay the claim of Major Jose
Ramon Pico; Boynton's A. B. 326, for
! improving the State Fish Hatcheries
| in Sisson and Price Greek; and Fair
weather's A. B. 53S, authorizing the
appointment Of Commissioner of r.
rigation-that they do pass.
! Also Melick's A. B. 41S, providing for
the study of the water supply and loca-
ton of reservoir sites-that the author
be permitted to withdraw So ordered
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
Melick reported back Johnses's A. B.
II. for the Folsom highway, that it be
withdrawn and a committee substitute
therefor was favorably reported and re-
ferred to Ways and Means
| Also Brooke's A. B. 254 and 255, re-
lating to highways and highway taxes.
| favorably and that they be referred to
judiciary.
Also Bliss A. B. 337, relating to the
duties of Boards of Supervisors respect
ing roads-that the author withdraw as
the matter had been incorporated in a
substitute offered some days ago. So
ordered.
Also Brooke's A. B. 392, for the IL
censing of bicycles, tricycles, etc.-that
it do pass: also committee bills 5S2 and
5s3 relating to highway taxes, that they
do pass. and that Mack's' A. B. 239, rel
ative to rates of toll to be posted at
gate; do pass as amended.
Robinson, of Mines and Mining, re-
ported back favorably on Caminettis
A. B. 14O, repeating the Act prescrib-
ing the manner of locating mining
| claims.
COMMERCE. AND NAVIGATION.
Knowland reported favorably on S.
B. "a, for the seawall of San Francisco
harbor: Belshaw's A. B. 334, to transfer
to the San Francisco Harbor Improve
ment fund money now in the San Fran
cisco Depot Sinking fund, and Kelsey's
A. B. 459, relating to the appointment
of pilot Commissioners for San Fran
cisco. Mare Island and Benicia.
RESOLUTIONS.
Knowland. of Commerce and Naviga-
ton, offered resolution calling for the
payment of $144 mileage for his COM
mittee on their recent visit to the har-
bors OF the bay of San Francisco.
Adopted.
THE OLD TROUBLE.
-Lundquist, of the Committee on At
taches, made a report from that COM
mittee, embodying the various claims
for employees who have been working in
various capacities about the Assembly
without having been appointed. These
lclaims. offered originally as resolutions
by various members, were some of them
adopted on the spot and others referred
Ito the Committee on Attaches Lund-