The record-union., 1899-01-31

toxicating liquors of any kind what
ever, or firearms, weapons, or explo-
sives of any kind, and providing a
penalty therefor.
A. 3. 3O6, Brownie amend the Po-
litical Code, relating to the State LII
brary.
A. B. 366, Hoey-Limiting the hours
OF daily services CT laborers, workmen
and mechanics employed upon the pub
lie works of or work done for the State
Of California, or any political subdi-
vision thereof to eight hours.
A. B. 376, Rickard-To provide for a
free employment department, to be
maintained in connection with the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics.
A. B. 155, Arnerich-To prohibit the
sophistication and adulteration of wine
and to prevent fraud in the manu-
ture and sale thereof; to provide the
penalty therefor and to appropriate
money to enforce the same Amended
and referred to Ways and Means Com
mittee.
A. B. 3d. Kenneally-To amend the
Political Code, concerning proceedings
against delinquent purchasers Of State
lands.
| A. B. 181, Meserve-To provide for
vacating and closing up of any park,
plaza. public square, or other public
preservation, not belonging to the State,
and not situated within any municipal
| ity.
A. B. 151, McKeen-Supplemen to
the Act authorizing the Incorporation
of rural cemetery associations, author
izing such associations to erect. pur-
chase, or lease buildings and furnaces
and other works for cremation Of hu-
| man bodies; also, to erect or lease
buildings in which shall be entombed
only the ashes of cremated dead; to
make provision for the care of the
burial places and ashes of the dead;
also. to provide for the cremation OF
the unclaimed dead, and bodies liable,
| if inferred, to spread disease.
! A. B. 246, Kelsey-Providing for the
establishment and maintenance of sew
er districts adjacent to municipal cor
porations.
RECESS.
At the close of the file work a few
moments recess was taken, after which
came the daily Senatorial ballot-un-
changed-and a subsequent recess by
the Assembly until p. m
TWO NEW OFFICERS.
| Immediately on the reconvening Of the
House yesterday afternoon Dibble Of
fered a resolution that the resignation
of Howard E. Wright as Speaker of the
Assembly be accepted and the position
declared vacant.
Clough called for the reading of the
Chief Clerk Kyle.
The rt,1oc<;o,, l,o;pr ~, ft,o -, offor RI
adopt Dibble's resolution, it was car
ried, and SO ordered.
Dibble moved that the Assembly pro-
coed to the election Of a Speaker. Car
ried and so ordered.
Dibble placed in nomination the
choice of the Republican caucus, a
member, he said, in whom he believed
The whole House had implicit conf
dence, the Hon. Alden Anderson of So
iano. (Applause)
Melick seconded the nomination.
Sanford, for the minority, named
| Mead Of Los Angeles, whose name also
called forth applause.
Belshaw was called to the chair and
the nominations closed.
On roll call Anderson was elected by
vote Of IS ayes to IS nays.
Belshaw said:
Gentlemen of the Assembly, it gives
me pleasure to announce that you have
elected as your new Speaker Hon. Alden
Anderson of Solano."
Works moved that a committee OF
three be appointed to escort the Speaker
to the chair. Belshaw appointed Works,
Johnson and Mead, who performed their
duty amid hand clapping
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