The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-25

before it can be paid. The same section
provides that the plaintiff must pay
all costs-court, witness fees, ETC.. and
that was the clause which created the
opposition. 1t was held that court and
other costs would shut out the man
who killed the wolf, and that the bill
was drawn in favor of the speculator.
And the end is not yet. It may be
noted in passing that a like bill in the
Assembly was yesterday reported back,
with recommendation favoring its
passage.
CALM WEATHER.
After the roll-can in the Assembly
yesterday morning the Chaplain prayed
that peace might prevail, and that all
who had been wronged might have
grace granted them to forgive their
enemies
Whether it was the soothing effect
of the petition, or whether it was the
reaction from the angry excitement OF
the day before, certain it is that the
dove of peace floated into the ASSEM-
bly, Chamber, folded her white wings
and cuddled down beside the eagle who
keeps guard above the gate Of the
House.
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The bill which provides the estimates
for the States housekeeping for the
fifty-first and fifty-second fiscal years
was handed in to the Assembly last
evening, and after the House had con-
sidered and pared and pieced out the
details, will be followed by the tax
levy bill, which fixes the rate of the
financial burden of each taxpaying cit
izen-
1t is voluminous, comprising twenty
six long typewriter pages, and has
kept Valentine, Chairman, Clerk ellis
time. Assistance has also been rem
dered by Clerk Maude Of Roads and
Highways.
The total appropriations for this term
amount to $5,O97. 7O4.66. This will
doubtless be changed somewhat by the
action of the Legislature, and again
when in the hands of the Executive.
but no such sweeping changes are ex-
pected from the Governors Office as
were made by Ex-Governor Budd- The
bill of '97 when it left the Legislature
amounted to So, 343, 600, but it was ma
terially cut down by the Executive.
Among other items, the total Of $780,
COO for aid to the district agricultural
societies was cut out entirely. In the
present bill the several societies are
allotted aid, but the aggregate amount
is much less than that in 81.
The total amount of the appropria-
ton for the National Guard is $780,
Gao.
In the larger number of items there
is but slight difference from the ap-
preparations Of the thirty-second ses-
sion.
In the matter of attaches Of the Leg
islature the appropriation for the Sen
ate is S2l, 900, as against $4,000 IN
the last bill, but that was estimated
on the Belshaw Act, by which num-
Der of attaches We're provided for in the
appropriation for the Secretary OF
States office. These have now been
returned to this list, besides which
seventy days are provided for instead
Of sixty.
For the Assembly, SOS, 500. as against
S21. 600 for last term-the same causes
operating as above.
The Secret Service fund is $1,000.
But the most material change is THAI
by which Mr. Valentines plan of pro-
viding for the State Printing Office
has been inaugurated. 1t will be re-
membered that short time ago he
introduced bill creating a state
printing fund, and providing that be-
sides certain other sources from which
this fund should be supplied. every de-
partment, commission, ETC., should pay
for it's own printing out of its own
fund In accordance with this bill
there is added, in the general fund, to
the appropriation for each commission
department, etc, a. sum to be set Apart
for the payment Of all its printing
ruling and binding, while nowhere does
there appear any large lump sum as
an appropriation for the State Print
ing Office. BY thus segregating ana
arranging for the payment of their own
printing bills by the departments, Mr.
Valentine hopes and expects to enect
a great saving, to eliminate deficien-
cies, and to simplify the whole system
He has given much time and thought
to developing the plan.
IN SENATE YESTERDAY.