The record-union., 1899-02-18

and motion to retax same. Read third
time and passed, "a to little APP
proved.
A. 3. 207, Conrey-TO amend Section
427 of an Act in relation to how funds
of Insurance companies may be in
vested. Read third time and passed, 70
! to O-Title approved
/ A. b. 400, Works-Tu add new Sec
ton to the Penal Code, to be known as
Section 25S, relating to the publication
of portraits and caricatures. Read the
second time. Curtin offered a number
of amendments, and by consent further
action was continued until Monday
| A. b. 80, KelseylTo amend Section
4S7 of an Act defining grand larceny;
was read the second time. The COM
mittee amendment to strike out the
word bicycle which would leave the
law practically as it is at present, gave
rise to a long debate.
Shortridge opposed the amendment,
and explained that the thousands of BIZ
cycle riders throughout the State de-
manded that the theft Of a wheel be
made grand larceny. He attacked the
Judiciary Committee for proposing such
an amendment
Bulaa defended the Judiciary Com
mittee, but opposed the amendment. He
said that in Los Angeles alone over
$4,000 wheels were being used. The
| necessity of the case demanded that
the theft of bicycles should be cata-
logued as grand larceny.
Gillette said the feeling was abroad
that the punishment for bicycle theft
should be heavy, but he commended that
the Legislature was enacting laws for
the citizen as we'll as the thief. He
contended that if the theft of a bicycle
was made grand larceny, very few con-
victions could be had, and the law
/ would, therefore, be for the benefit of
the thief. He thought it would be I'M
wise to declare a. man a felon because
he happened to steal a wheel worth so.
| Curtin favored the committee amend
ment, and on an extremely doubtful
viva voce vote Smith, who was in the
Chair, declared it adopted, regardless
! of the fact that number of members
We're demanding roll call. As amend
ed the bill was ordered printed:
| A. B. III, mountaineering and
directing District Attorneys to bring
suits to abate public nuisances; read
second time, amended and to printer.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
| "A message wasf received from the AS
sembly announcing that that body had
concurred to the Senate amendments
| to A. B. 2S6, relative to lands to be
| used for cemetery purposes; also, that
! it had refused to concur in the Senate
amendments to A. B. lis, to regulate
the practice of horseshoeing, and had,
in case the Senate declined to recede
from it's amendments, appointed White,
| Dunlap and O'Brien a committee on
conference to settle the matter with
Al like committee from the Senate. The
message was not taken up.
GOVERNORS MESSAGES.
There is lying on the Secretary's desk
a message from the Governor announc-
ing the withdrawal for confirmation of
the following list of officials, appointed
| by Ex-Governor Budd, many of whom
have held their offices and enjoyed the
emoluments thereof for nearly two
years:
Benjamin F. Bergen of Alameda,
Andrew J.. Ralston of Alameda, James
Palache of Alameda, directors Of the
Deaf, Blind and Dumb Asylum.
#. w. G.. Moebus of Alameda, A. B.
! Ware of Sono1na, directors of the Cali
fornia Home for Feeble Minded Chill
dren.
Charles Gould. Fish Commissioner.
]. w. Prout of San Diego, San Diego
Harbor Commissioner.
John H. Dickinson of Marin, Major
| General
Alexander Smith of San Pedro, pilot
for that port.rsl
| Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of San Francisco,
J. West Martin of Oakland, James d.
Phelan of San Francisco, members Of
the Board of Regents of the University
of California. a
Preston L. Lykins of Sacramento,
Trustee of the. State Burying Ground.
John r. Price of Colusa, w. L. Ashe
of San Francisco and Marsden Man
son of San Francisco, Highway Com
missioners.
Charles A Reynolds of San Francisco.
w. NJ Finch of Tehama. w. F. Mag
gard of Tehama Trustees of State Nor
NAL School at Chico.
Percy r. Wilson and M. P. Conrey
of Los Angeles, Trustees of the State
Normal School at Los Angeles.
r. E. Without of San Joaquin and
George w. Pierce of Yolo, as Trustees
of the Normal School at San Jose.
I. d. Dockweiler of Los Angeles and
r. M. Powers of San Diego, Trustees
Of the State Normal School of San
Diego.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Committee reports We're handed in
| as follows:
Davis, for Mines, Drainage and
Debris-S. B. 521, for the better pro-
lection of persons employed in mines.
providing for the appointment of ala
| inspector of mines, etc.-do not pass.
Luchsinger for Forestry, Fish and
Games. B. 53S, for the propagation
and protection of game-do pass as
amended; S. B. 642-do pass.
MORE JUNKETs.
A resolution authorizing three mem
bers of the Finance and three members
of the Public Buildings Committees to
visit the Napa Asylum, and to draw
actual travelling expenses from the
Senate contingent fund, met with
strong opposition.
Shortridge expressed himself as be-
ing opposed to all junkets, he having
noticed that a little expense bill was
all the junketers ever brought back.
On roll call the resolution was adopt
ed by a vote of IS to 8, and the mem
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