The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-24


Recess was taken until o. m.
Afternoon Session.
During the joint ballot and recess, as
will be seen by the Introductory part OF
to-day's account a great deal OF feel
ing had been generated by malicious
cartoon in the San Francisco Cali
and on reconvening an Unsurpassed
excitement pervaded the Assembly ana
distracted atteation from work on the
Senate special file which was the order
Of business
The following bills were passed.:
S. B. 50, Dickinson, to provide for the
inspection of diaries.
s. b. 127, Dickinson, to repeal the Act
authorizing the allowance, settlement
and payment of claims of counties
against the State.
S.. B. 90, Taylor, concerning the pow
ers of Boards Of Education Of cities of
the fifth class.
s. B. (substitute for A. B. 1O), Chap
man, for the relief of John Mullan.
s. J. r. IL, Trout, relative to money
now due and unpaid to the State Of
California from the National Govern
ment; adopted.
: A. B. 141, Marvin, relative to the Har-
Dor Master of the port of Eureka.
: A. B. 435, Valentine, empowering
Boards of Supervisors of any of the
several counties of the State to levy a
special tax for the purpose of displaying
the products and industries of any
county in the State, at domestic or for
eign expositions, for the purpose of en-
couraging immigration and increasing
trade in the products of the State.
Passed and Clough gave notice of mo-
tion to reconsider.
RESOLUTIONS.
Melick offered tie following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, The caricaturing of public
officials, especially of certain legislators
by the San Francisco Cali and Eek
aminer'' has passed the line of COM
mon decency, and
Whereas, Such work is outside the
realms of legitimate journalism which
Strives to ennoble and build up true
manhood. womanhood and good gov
eminent as against the personal ma
liciousness and viciousness of yellow
Journalism; therefore be it
( Resolved, That this Assembly hereby
puts its seal of severest condemnation
on the unwise, unjust and diabolical
work of those newspapers as represent
ing the malicious spite of personal
organs and outside the pale OF true
journalism, and
Resolved. That this Assembly hereby
especially condemns and censures as
malicious, cowardly and brutal the
treatment by the "Can'' and the eek
aminer" of Hon. Grove L. Johnson, a
member of this Assembly.
To this Wright offered the following
amendment:
And the Representatives of the San
Francisco Cali are hereby denied ad-
mission to and the privileges of the
floor of this Assembly"
AT Johnsons request this was with
drawn before any action was taken.
Burnett offered an amendment ex-
Guiding the San Francisco Examiner"
from the censure of the House. Lost.
Melick spoke in support of his reso-
tuition. He characterized the work of
the newspapers mentioned as malicious
and spiteful and said the time had
come to set the seal of condemnation
upon it.
Melickis resolution was unanimously
adopted.
RESOLUTION OF CONFIDENCE.
Cowan then offered the following res
elution which was adopted:
Resolved, That the members of the
Assembly do hereby express and re-
affirm their confidence in the integrity,
ability and untiring energy of the Hon.
Grove T. Tnhpcon z,,ay, bar of 1,o
session of 1899.
ANTI-CARTOON.
A message from the Senate an
nounced that the upper house had
passed A. B. 400, the anti-cartoon bill,
and requested the House to concur in
the following amendment, which is a
substitute for Section 2 of the bill:
1t shall be unlawful to publish in
any newspaper. poster, book, or serial
publication, or supplement the-eto, the
portrait of any living peryon a resident
of California other than that of a per-
son holding public Office in this State,
without the written consent of such
person had and obtained; provided,
that 1t shall be lawful to publish the
portrait of a person convicted of a
crime. 1t shall likewise be unlawful
TO publish in any newspaper handful,
poster, book, or serial publication, or
supplement thereto, any caricature of
any person residing in this State which
caricature will in any manner reflect
upon the honor. integrity, manhood,
virtue, reputation or business or poIit-
ical motives of the person SO carica-
tured, or which tends to expose the
individual SO caricatured to public ha-
tired or contempt.
The Assembly concurred by a vote of
% ayes to noes, and the bill was
sent to enrolment amid cheers.
On motion Of Ricard the State Printer
was Instructed to engross A. B. 400 out
of order.
GOVERNORS MESSAGES.
Yesterdays messages from the Gov
ernor included three bills-two bearing
his signature and approval, and one
returned with his veto.
The fortunate bills We're j. NJ Miller's
A. B. 90, amending the Code of Civil
Procedure relating to mechanics and
other liens upon real property, and
Wade's A. B. 166, amending the Act