The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-26

dered printed and engrossed
At 1:O5 O'Clock the Senate adjourned
until 11:3O O'Clock tomorrow.
!. IN THE ASSEMBLY.
End Of the Week-Two Sessions
One Hundred Bills Read.
After the opening yesterday morning
leave of absence was granted to Han
ley, Raw, Brown, Muenter, Miller OF
San Francisco, Belshaw and Griffin.
The first order of business was the
reports of standing committees. They
follow here:
JUDICIARY.
Johnson, Chairman, reported favor
ably on S. B. 30, relating to kinder
gartens; S. B. 354, amending the Act
to authorize State agricultural societies
to sell property held by them; S. Is.
Al, relating to the redemption of prop
erty sold on execution; Browns A. B.
321, relating to guardians and wards;
Milice's A. B. 535, respecting the mort
gaging of personal property; Milice's
s. B. $40, amending the Political Code,
relating to the duties of the Controller;
Belshaw's A. B. 979, to prohibit treat
ing; Whites A B. 9S7, amending the
Act creating a Board of Bank Com
missioners; Crowder's A C. A. %,
relative to the regulation of charges
of telephone corporations; MerrilPs "A.
3. 80, amending the Penal Code, was
recommended to passage as amended.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
Cargill, for Public Health and Quar-
antine, reported favorably on Mer-
fills A. B. 962, requiring packers of
canned goods to stamp in the tin of
one end Of the can the year in which
the contents were canned, and adverse
ly on E. D. Sullivan's A. B. 952, to
provide for the appointment of a State
Quarantine officer.
Knowland, for Commerce and Navi-
cation, reported back s. B. %, creating
the harbor of Oakland and the State
Harbor Commission therefor, with rec
ommendation that it do pass.
Dale. for Federal Relations. reported
back Whites A. J. r. %, relative to the
payment of volunteers enlisted in the
Spanish-American war, and Burnett's
A. J. r. 26 relative to cable across
Pacific Ocean, recommending that they
be adopted.
Crowder, for Public Buildings and
Grounds, reported back Johnsons A.
B. s. for the purchase of a residence
for the Governor, with recommended
tion that the author withdraw. So or
dered CThe Governors residence has
been provided for by another meas
ure) Also. that FELIX'S A. B. $50, for
this acquisition by the State of the Col
ton Hall property at Monterey, that it
do pass as amended, and that 1t
be referred to Ways and Means; also,
that Kelsey's A. B. $50, for repairs at
the State Normal School at San Jose,
do pass.
Raub, for Corporations, reported ia
vorably. on S. B. III, relating to the
form of fire insurance policies. An au-
verse report was given on the follow
ing: Jilson's A. B. 631, to prohibit the
collection by gas companies of deposits,
as a condition of supplying gas; Crow
der's A. B. SO, to establish uniform
telephone rates; also CrowderS A. -.
900 regulating rates OF passenger
transportation, and his A. B. 96l, to
regulate the operating of sleeping cars.
Huber, for County and Township
Governments, reported back commit
tee substitute for Davis two county
government bills, S. B'sa IS and 194,
recommending the passage of the sub
stitute.
The Committee on Attaches. L,lnd-
ouist, Chairman, reported on the reso-
luton of the Committee on Diaries ana
Dairying interests, calling for the pay
ment of S12 to c. A. LIE Baron for SER
vices as clerk. The committee found
that the services rendered were worth
the money, but that the clerk was IT.
regularly appointed. and they there
fore reported without recommendation.
The report was ordered printed in
journal and to be made a special order
for Monday.
The same committee reported on the
resolution of the special Committee on
investigation calling for the payment OF
s136 to John C. Wray for services as
clerk. that it be adopted. So ordered.
SUSPENSION OF RULES.
finder this head Valentine called up
his A. B. 914 the bill mentioned IN
Yesterdays Record Union'as the basis
for. the state printing fund and the new
arrangement of printing matters grow
ing therefrom. The bill was on third
reading and passage, and. on roll-call,
went through without dissension or de-
bate.
NEW BILLS.
While the House was still under sus-
pension of rules Valentine asked and
received permission to introduce two
new bills. He explained that the fund
for contingent expenses of the Assem-
bly, was depleted and also that for the
payment of salaries of officers and
clerks of the Legislature was exhaust
ed. No. 997 calls for $4,000 to be
transferred to the contingency fund
and No. 99S for $1,000 to the salary
fund.
Valentine had no trouble in getting
the bills introduced. read first time and
sent to printer with rush resolution
behind them. An hour or two later they
we're back, read second time and con-
.sidered in committee of whole. reported
favorably TOT the House. read third time,
passed and sent to Senate. Still lit
tie later Senate message announced
their passage on that side Of the big
building and they were sent to enroll
ment and the Governor.