The record-union., 1899-02-12
BILLS AND REPORTS.
Senate COMMITTEES Minority Favors
Building Governors Mansion.

| AT a recent session of the Senate
Finance Committee, Assembly bill No
l36, appropriating $69,5O0 for con-
structing and furnishing a Governors
mansion, was, after a proper .presenta-
ton by committee of representative
| Secramentans, considered in executive
session, and five of the seven mem
bers decided to send it back to the Sem
ate bearing an adverse REPORT
Senators Doty of Sacramento County
and Wolfe of San Francisco protested
against such reference, and their pro-
! test took the form of a minority report.
Several members of the committee who
were not present at the meeting came
| forward and signed the minority re-
| port, until the list of names swung
evenly in the balance. The minority re-
| port, with it's list Of signatures, follows:
| Mr.. President: The undersigned mem
| bers Of the Committee on Finance and
! Claims beg leave to submit a minority
report on Assembly bill No. 1856 ap-
propriating money for Governors
mansion.
We are of the opinion that the great
| State of California can well afford to
build a. residence for it's Chief Execu-
tive that shall be in accord with the
dignity of the office, the grandeur Of
our State. and the large-heartedness of
our people.
We therefore respectfully recommend
that Assembly bill No. 136 do pass.
WOLFE
| DOTY.
| LEAVITT.
BULLA.
PRISK.
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An Assembly bill, introduced yester-
day by Valentine, comprising Article
| XIII, of Chapter Ill, of Title l., of
the Revised Political Code, provides for
the creation of a Board of State Capt.
| tol Commissioners.
| Assemblyman Caminetti of the Code
Commission states that the bill makes
no change in the present board, as the
State officers, now made ex-officio
members thereof, are continued in that
capacity The present board was Gre
ated for the purpose of completing the
State Capitol building, and from time
to time other duties have been assigned
to it, All laws now in force affecting
the State Capitol building and grounds
have been kept in force in the pro-
posed bill. The Code Commissioners
have this to say in the Revised Polit-
ical Code on the subject:
This article is based on existing law
except insofar as it is attempted to
! consolidate all authority concerning the
State Capitol, the distribution Of GER
tain supplies, the care of certain State
property and the management of the
Capitol Park, and buildings theron, in
one body The title of Janitor' has
been changed to Superintendent OF
State Capitol as not only more suit
able. but also more in keeping with
the important duties performed by that
officer.
1.-THE proposed change will, in the
Judgment of the commission, produce
better results in administration, and
material saving in cost
A section of the bill provides that 1T
shall be the duty of the Superintendent
of the State Capitol to take general
charge under the directions Of the
board Of the Capitol building; to secure
and preserve the furniture, carpets, cur
tains, and all other property therein;
to superintend the lighting of the
building: note the state of the gas ard
electric meters, and the correctness OF
the bills for water, gas and electricity