The record-union., 1899-03-16
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The File Machine Grinds Out
Good Days Work.
A call of the House was necessary
yesterday morning before quorum
could be found
However, the quorum got to work at
once, passing bills, and had three news
paper claims-those of the Argus PUP
fishing Company, the Ventura inde-
pendent" and the Daily Alameda I'm
cinar'-out of the way and transmitted
to the Senate in short order, the Senate
being engaged in the consideration OF
similar claims.
ANOTHER CLAIM PASSED.
Dunlap called up his A. B. 344, for
the relief of j. E. Atkinson for personal
injuries received by him while in he
service of the State; it was read the
third time and passed.
Dunlap's success in getting his bill
through out of order encouraged half
dozen others to try the same thing, but
they were sat upon by the House, ana
the regular order of business demanded.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Valentine of Ways and Means report
ed favorably on Strattons S. B. 3lS,
to pay the claim of Goodall, Perkins &
Co.. also on Henry's A. B. SS3, to pay
the claim of the American Type Found
ers' Company.
This committee reported back a large
batch of the original newspaper claims
sent to the Finance Committee of the
Senate These, having been replaced
by substitutes, and the substitutes
passed, We're. on motion of Dioble,
stricken from the file.
Mcdonald. for the Committee on
Claims, reported back without recon-
mendation Dunlap's A. B. 564, for the
claim of Louis Gerlach, and Kelsey's 5
A. B. $40, for the claim of D. l..
Blanchard.
Raw. for Municipal Corporations. re
ported favorably on s. B. $50. amend
ing the Act providing for the letting OF
contracts for street lighting.
FICKS REPORT ADOPTED.
The report of the special committee
appointed to investigate the charges Of
contempt against G. w. Ficks. which
was printed in full in yesterdays Rec
ord-Union,'' was read and adopted by
the House. This dismisses the charges
against Ficks and discharges the select
committee.
JUDICIARY REPORT.
Johnson, Chairman, reported favora-
bly, on the following bills:
Milice's A. B. 123, to prohibit tres
passing on locomotives, railway cars,
etc. and to provide punishment there
for, with two amendments; S. B. 43O,
amending the Act creating a Board of
Bank Commissioners, with three
amendments; S. B. 42S, relating to the
administration and disposition of the
assets of a deceased partner, with one
amendment.
S. C. A 81, relative to the compensa-
tion of county and township officers,
with one amendment, was recommend
ed to adoption; S. C. A %, relative to
the judiciary, and establishing an Ap-
pellate Court, received four amend
ments, and was favorably recommend
ed as amended.
A majority of the committee reported
favorably on S. B. 522 to provide for
the advertising of the Constitutional
amendments. McKeen's A. B. 725, re-
1ating to the duties of Public Adrninis-
traitor, was adversely reported
GOVERNORS MESSAGES.
From TIE Governor came his ap-
proval of Richards A. B. %, making
it misdemeanor to fill, gsell. buy or
traffic in any bottle, cask or other pack
age bearing the duly filed trademark
of another. This completes score of
seven Governors approvals for bills of
Rickard, who is easily the champion
of the House}i in this regard.
ONE VETO.
The Governor returned without his
approval Dibble's A B. 351. amending
the Act conveying the Veterans Home
to the State.
The message is as follows:
To the Assembly of the State of Cal
ifornia: herewith return to your hon.
orable body without my approval. AS
sembly bill 351, with my objections
thereto.
This bill attempts to amend Sections
8 and 10 of the Act approved March II
1897. relative to the Veterans Home in
Yountville. Napa County. BY the
amendments in this bill it is sought to
turn over to the Treasurer of the home
all money received from the Federal
Government to be controlled by the
managers of said institution.
This home is now a State institution.
and directly under State control, and
all money for its support should be di-
rectly handled by the State Treasurer,
and all clans should be approved by
the Board of Examiners. and after ap-
proval warrants should be drawn in
payment therefor by the Controller
upon the fund set apart for the sup
port of the home.
This method would insure economy
and is itself in harmony with the Act
of Congress approved August =, 1sSS
~. S. Statutes at Large. 1888. chap
914, p. 40, which provides that the
money appropriated by the Federal
Government for the support OF sucn
homes shall be paid directly to the
State, and not to the home.