The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-12

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| S. B. Press Democrat"
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Usher of the Emanuel
Evening Session.
| After a recess from $50 p. m. to 7:3O
p. m the House took up what may be
dubbed the Lottery File"-being the
list Of bills for which places were
drawn by lot on Friday evening. On
this file the following work was ac-
| colnplished:
of Civil Procedure, relating to fore
closure and sale of mortgaged lands.
Passed.
A. B. 941. Dibble-To amend Section
165 Of the Penal Code. Passed.
A. B. 581, Committee ON Ways and
Means-To provide for the payment of
costs of suit in foreclosing delinquent
purchasers of State school lands, and
| making an appropriation therefor.
Passed.
A. B. 924, Fairweather-Approp
ing $500 to pay the reward to c. w.
King for the arrest of Indian Dick
Hutchings," sometimes called Indian
Dick" for the murder of '4Tyner Bill
Passed.
A. B. 10, Henry-To provide for the
purchase and erection of a complete
system of apparatus for the proper
and perfect ventilation, automatic
temperature regulation, and sanitation
of the State Capitol building, and MAX
ing an appropriation of $4,000 there
for. Refused passage.
A. B. 55S, Hoey-Making an appro-
priation of 5000 for a concrete floor
in the basement of the State Capitol.
and for ventilating said basement, and
requiring that the work be done under
the direction of the Secretary of State
Passed.
A. B. 75S, Wade-To amend Sections
$40 and $50 of the Civil Code. Passed.
A. B. 80, Kelley-To amend an Act
to establish a uniform system of coun-
ty and township government, relating
to and providing for county charges.
Passed.
Dibble called up the 4Placerville BILL"
to which Valentine offered an amend
ment which was under consideration
when roll call disclosed that a good
part of the San Francisco delegation
having taken umbrage at the way
things were going, had bolted into the
lobby and elsewhere, leaving no
quorum. It was late and there was
no time for ''fooling accordingly
Speaker Anderson declared the con-
sideration of the amendment sent to
unfinished business and the House ad-
journed.
During part of the evening McDon-
aid of Alameda was in the chair and
proved himself a parliamentarian and
leader with plenty of force
AN IMPORTANT REPORT.
Following is the final report of the
Committee ON Commissions and Elk
penditures:
Mr.. Speaker: Your Committee on
Commissions and Public Expenditures
herewith submits it's final report as fol-
lows:
I.
During the session there have been
referred to this committee ten bills,
numbered respectively 166, 2O6, 2OS.
232, 275, go, $50, 1885, 46S and 54S; and
also S. B. 800; upon all of which bills
the committee has heretofore made the
appropriate Investigations and reports
to the House.
OF these bills the more important
were as follows:
A. B. 166, by Mr.. Wade, providing for
the manner of publishing proposed
amendments to the Constitution, was
reported favorably by this committee,
and has become a law. 1t is under
stood that the passage Of this law Will
save the State large sums of money at
each biennial election.
Also A. B. 206, by Mr.. Muenter an
Act having for it's object change IN
the law with regard to sworn state
ments Of assets held and owned by
banks on the first Monday OF March OF
each year. This bill was reported ia
vorably by this committee, has passed
the Assembly and has been defeated in
the Senate If it had become law this
bill would have secured a large increase
in the assessments of cash assets OF
banks throughout the State.
Also A. Is. 2OS, introduced by Mr.
Conrey, Chairman of this committee, a |
bill having for it's object the establish
ment of a Civil Service Commission,
for the purpose of regulating and i'm
proving the civil service of the State. |
Your committee was unable to agree |
with respect to the merits Of this pro-
posed legislation, and the bill was
afterwards refused passage by the As
sembly
Also A. B. 900, by E. D. Sullivan.
and A. B. $50, by Mr.. Dibble, having |
for their object the creation of State |
Board of Charities and Corrections. |
Your committee introduced as sub
stitute for these bills A. B. $50, which |
has been passed by the Assembly and |
is now pending in the Senate. This bill
is formulated in harmony with similar
laws existing in some Of the Eastern
States: and if 1t shall become law I
will, without large expense to the State, |
provide valuable checks upon the ex-
penditure of public moneys in connec-
ton with public institutions Of chari-
table nature which are supported or |
aided by the State.
Also A. B. 54S an Act ito regulate |
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