The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
against, and that was the way it would

he believed 1t would be mace an issue
by both parties four years from now,
. and that the people were tired OF the
excess to which the appointment OF
commissions and the accompanying ex-
pense had been carried.
| Conrey, Chairman of the committee,
said they had not paid attention to the
resolution of Johnson because SEN
ate commission for the same purpose
was appointed two years ago and they
were daily expecting the report of that
commission. That report has been
printed and distributed and members
| could read it. He would, he said, call
the committee together in response to
| this resolution but, at this late day, ne
could not promise much of a report
| AS said above the resolution was
adopted
SENATE MESSAGES.
The Senate made the following an
nouncements:
Passed A. B. A, concerning the pat
enting of lands belonging to the State
| To enrolment
| A. B. 1913, amended and passed as
amended This is Dibble's bill for an
| appropriation for the Veterans Home
now the property OF the State. me
| Senate amendment reduces the appro-
priation from 500, eco to S4o,O0o ana
was concurred in by the House, and the
| bill sent to the printer and enrolment.
s. B. 302, providing fer transfer Oh
| $3.50. O00 from the State. debris fund to
the construction fund, was PASSED by
Senate, read first time and sent to Ways
| and Means.
S. B. 43S, amending the Code of Civil
| Procedure relating to assets OF ue-
ceased co-partners, was passed by SEN
ate and sent to Committee on Judiciary.
s. 3. 554, for the acquisition of the
Cotton Hall property, Monterey, having
had a companion Assembly bill, was
not sent to committee but to Senate
special file.
| S. B. &C., concerning water rights sent
| to Committee on Irrigation.
! S. B. 493 relative to sprinkling and
cleaning streets in municipalities was
| sent to Senate special file.
| s. B. 723 contains an appropriation
for replenishing the contingent fund of
the Senate which has become exhaust
ed. Out of courtesy to that body rul7s
were suspended, the bill read three
| times and passed.
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER.
| S WV
by which S. B. 2s3 was refused passage
on Monday evening was laid on the
table. This dispcses of the district deaf
school bill finally.
| Hanley's notice of motion to recon
slider the vote by which A. B. 464-re-
lating to- the filing of articles of incor-
poration with the County Clerk and
! Secretary of State and the issuance of
| nd ha off nj
tificats-was passed on Monday event 3,
was laid on the table by his own mo-
| ton.
Cobb's notice of motion to reconsider
the vote by which A. B. 119-to regu-
late practice of barbering-was refused
passage on Monday evening was
brought up by Cobb, and, on roll call
succeeded in getting the motion recon-
sidered. He then moved that it be
| placed at the head Of the unfinished
business file of to-day. So ordered.
ATTACHES PAY.
| The report of the Committee on At
taches. providing for payment for the
services of John Kofrod and r. D. Kady
as porters and of Ralph Schuer and
Emmet Rhodes as pages, was adopted.
MATTER OF URGENCY.
| s Il. 40 came from the 'COIHfnlllec
on Agriculture with a recommendation
| that it do pass. 1t also came with a
s.hurry-up" tag to it and was read sec
ond time and sent to third reading file
under suspension of rules. The bill
provides for the organizing of agricul-
/ tural societies under the Act of 1889
and for their borrowing money and SELL
ing property to pay existing debts.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
| The following bills were passed with
| out discussion or opposition:
A. B. 1,001, Riekard-To add a new
section to the Penal Code making it a
nisdemeanor to deface, destroy or con-
ceal the duly filed trademark or name
of another printed or otherwise at
tached to any cask, keg. bottle, vessel,
siphon, can, or ether package.
A. b. LOOP. Rickard-To amend Sec
| ton 1,524 of the Penal Code, relating
to the issuing of search warrants.
/ A. B. 1,0G3. Arnerich-To amend the
Board of Horticulture and fixing a
penalty for the violation of certain pro-
| visions thereof.
RECESS.
All those things which happen in the
Assembly daily, except Sundays, be-
| tween the hours of - m. and 2 D. M
happened yesterday according to sched-
ule-the joint ballot, the recess, and
presumably, the luncheon of those in
| terested..
|