The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-04

chinery, the construction of a dam and
other Improvements by the managers
Of the Napa State Hospital at Napa,
and appropriating money therefor; to
third reading. La
S. B. 800 Cutter Creating Commits
sioner of Public Works, defining his
duties and powers and fixing his COM
pensation; to third reading.
S. B. 252, Maggard-To create the
office of expert to the Controller and
prescribing his compensation; to third
reading.
S. B. 6, Bulla-To provide for certain
improvements and repairs at the State
Normal School at Los Angeles, and
making an appropriation therefor. On
second reading this bill was amended
reducing the appropriation from $50
COO to $40. 600 and rejecting the propo-
sition for a new library.
S. B. $685. Stratton-To add new
section to the Political Code relating to
registration; to third reading.
S. B. 211 Dickinson-To ascertain and
pay armory rents, armorers' wages, and
other expenses arising out of the mus
tering in of portions of the National
Guard and Naval Militia into the Unit
ed States Volunteer service, in reorgan-
izing the National Guard, and result
ing therefrom, and making an appro-
priation to pay the same: to third read
| ing.
S. B. 93. Leavitt-To amend the Po-
litical Code relating to revenue and
| taxation: to third reading.
r 90 Snoith-TO est hJiSb the Cal
| ifornia Polytechnic School in the coun-
ty of San Luis Obispo, CAL, and making
an appropriation therefor This bill
was reported back from the Committee
of the Whole without recommendation,
and went to third reading.
MILTON ]. GREEN
Yesterday at $50 p. m. was one of
the occasions on which Milton j. Green
was technically expected before the bar
of the House to answer to the charge
of contempt. On other occasions Green
has had the grace to send a physicians
certificate to account for his absence,
but yesterday he simply absented him.
self without any official notice what
ever to the Speaker or the Assembly.
Johnson moved to postpone Green's APP
pearance until Wednesday next and
gave as an explanation that Green had
been summoned to San Francisco by
his wife's illness. The question was
| asked by Belshaw but no reason APP
peared why Green should not have sent
some statement to the Assembly, but,
on the strength of his wifes illness he
was again excused Johnson included
in his motion an order that if Green
appeared in Sacramento before Wednes-
day the Sergeant alarms should take
him into custody and bring him before
the bar of the House
GENERAL APPROPRIATION.
At 4 O'Clock the consideration of the
general appropriation bill in Committee
of the Whole was resumed
Valentine offered an amendment to
the appropriation for the Secretary of
States office-being $1,000 for the
printing of Constitutional amendments
He explained that this was rendered
necessary by the bill which has now re-
ceived the Governors signature. pro-
viding that such amendments shall not
be advertised in the newspapers
Adopted.
johnson offered an amendment in
ereasing the printing appropriation for
the Secretary of States Office from
$4,000 to $4,000 Johnson claimed
that the original sum was too small
for the printing of the Blue Book and
other necessary expenses of the office.
Valentine opposed the amendmen.
claiming that the Secretary of State
had Informed the committee that So, 900
was satisfactory.
Johnson insisted that the Secretary of
State had inspired his amendment. hav-
ing called upon him and Dibble during
the noon recess and asked them to pre-
sent the amendment.
wordy wrangIe ensued. in which
other members took a hand and in
which some pretty hard things were
said, and the Blue Book was warmly
discussed. Johnson's amendment was
lost
When the Adjutant Generals office
appropriation came under discussion
Johnson had his revenge. He discov-
cred a clause reading:
For salary of clerk, Adjutant Gen.
erals office, So. 2O0'
This, it seems, is a brand new posi-
ton and it turned out that Dibble was
deeply interested, as the new clerk was
intended to be the custodian Of the
records, memorials and mementoes of
the wars of the rebellion and of the past
summer, the collecting and preserving
OF which are provided for in a bill in
troduced a, short time ago by Dibble
HostilitieS We're resumed and this
time it was triangular scrimmage, led
by Dibble, Johnson and Valentine, in
which Johnson won out by getting the
new clerk expunged. When the 10th
Of the y pages of the bill was reached
the committee rose and reported pro-
gress, to resume work to-day.
NOT ON THE FOURTH.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported back two resolutions adversely
yesterday afternoon. Each called for
an adjournment to-day, March 4th.
Action will probably be taken on them
to-day.
Meanwhile another resolution for adj
jcurnment on the 11th is. with the COM
m.ttee while the Senate committee has
one calling for sine die adjournment
on the 18th.
RECESS FOR DINNER
At 5:45 p. M. the House took recess
until s b. mr.
Evening Session.
The Assembly general file was pretty
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