The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-12

Under said instructions q report was
made based upon facts obtained from
the State Controller. The data therein
contained was set forth in the annual
report of the State Controller, and in the
reports of the various commissions, and
need not be set forth at length in this
committee report. The principal COM
missions or bureaus which your COM
mittee understood to be within the
scope of said resolution are as follows
1. State Board of EQuarzation-This
board Is provided for and it's duties de-
fined by the Constitution of the State.
The same Is true Of the Board of Rail-
road Commissioners
2 State Mining Bureau-The total
expense Of this bureau for the forty
ninth fiscal year was $25. SO3.O1. A de-
tailed statement with regard thereto
may be found ON page 176 of the re-
port made on February 2, 1899, by the
committee appointed by the Senate to
make an examination OF State institu-
tons
3. Insurance Commissioner-This Of
fee is supported substantially by fees
received from the various companies
doing an insurance business in the
State.
4. Bureau of Labor Statistics On
January Doth. A. B. $40 was intro
duced by Mr.. Richard to extend and
enlarge in certain respects the duties
performed by the Bureau OF Labor Sta
tistics This bill having ben referred
to the Committee on Labor and Capt.
tai, and not to your Committee on
Commissions and Public Expenditures
was reported favorably, and has been
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mittee therefore assumes without in
vestigation that the Assembly is salts
fled that the Bureau of Labor Statistics
is useful institution.
5. Fish Commissioners and Game
Warden-On February IL, 1899, Mr..
Johnson introduced A. B. TAI, an Act
to create the office of State Game War
den. This bill has been passed by the
Assembly, and was recommended by
the Committee on Fish and Game. This
Committee on Commissions, therefore.
assumes that State guardianship Of the
fish and game interests by means of
Commissioners and wardens has been
approved by the Assembly after all
necessary investigation.
6. Board OF INTERCHANGEABLE COM
mission is largely supported in it's work
by volunteer contributions made to it
by the horticulturists of the State,
which we are told in the aggregate ex-
coed the appropriations made by the
State.
Z. Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big
Tree Grove Commission.
s. Code Commissioners-It Is under
stood that within the next year this
commission will have completed it's la
bors, and on completion of the prepar-
alton of it's reports to the Legislature
on the revision of the codes and other
statutes of the State, the said commits
sion will go out of existence.
8. Commissioner of Public Works-On
January 10Th Mr.. Raub introduced A.
B. 43, IAN Act to create a. Commissioner
of Public Works, defining his duties and
powers and fixing his compensation"
This bill was referred to the Commit
tee on Public Works, State Capitol and
Parks, and not to your Committee on
Commissions and Public Expenditures.
Said bill was reported favorably and
has been passed by the Assembly and
your committee, therefore. infers that
any investigation required on this sub
ject was satisfactorily made by the
committee to which said bill was re-
ferred.
10. Department of Highways-Under
the provisions of an Act creating the
of Highways the terms Of
the three Commissioners expire two
years from the date of their appoint
ment, which time of expiration will be
IN May, 1899; thereafter one Commits
sioner is to be appointed for term of
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work now performed by the three Com
Numerous bills have been
into the Assembly and re-
ceived from the Senate having to do
with the State highways and with the
duties of the Department of Highways.
All of these bills have been referred to
the Committee on Roads and Highways
and not to your Committee on Commits
sions and Public Expenditures, and
your committee assumes that all neces-
sary Investigations into the Department
of Highways have been made by the
committee having said bills in charge.
IL. Bank Commissioners-The ex-
penses of the Bank Commissioners are
paid from the Bank Commissioners
fund, which is a tax on State banks.
and does not come directly from the
State treasury. Suggestions have been
made to your committee Indicating
that important changes should be made
in the law relating to Bank Commits
sions The construction Of satisfac-
tory revision of the law on this subject
involves the solution of problems which
your committee is not fully competent
to undertake at this time in the midst
Of the haste and confusion Of general
legislative work
II. Building and Loan Commissions
expenses Of this commission
are paid from the building and loan as
ISOLATION inspection fund.
ID. Debris Commissioner-On January
10Th Mr.. Devote introduced A. B. 355,
An Act amendatory to the Act pro-
viding for and defining the duties of
the Debris Commissioner" which bill
was referred to the Committee on
Mines and Mining Interests, and not
20 your Committee on Commissions and
Public Expenditures. Said bill was re-
ported favorably and this committee
assumes that all necessary investiga-
lions into the matter of the necessity
Tor continuing the office of Debris Com
missioner were made by the committee
to which said bill was referred
IA. State Dairy Bureau-On january
L1th Mr.. Atherton introduced A. B. 124,
AN Act providing for the inspection
If dairies with reference to their sani-
airy condition and appropriating money
therefor Said bill was referred to the
Committee on Diaries and Dairy Pro-
lcts and not to this committee. The
bill was amended and reported favor