The record-union., 1899-01-17
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
Attache Bill Passes Upper House
important Resolutions.


The Senate met at 1880 O'Clock yes
Flint in the Chair.
Leaves of absence were granted as
follows: Davis. one day; Curtin, one
day; Boggs. three days.
Consideration Of the standing rules
which was a special order, was further
continued, and made a special order
for 10 o'clock this morning.
PETITION.
Senator Stratton presented q petition
signed by 1900 taxpayers of Alameda
County, requesting the passage of gen.
eral laws to enable a municipality to
consolidate with other and adjoining
sections of the county. The petition
was ordered printed in the journal.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Attaches handed in
q report recommending the adoption of
the resolution appropriating $500 from
the contingent fund of the Senate to
furnish the Lieutenant Governors
room. Adopted.
Bettman, for the Committee on Rules
and Revision. reported recommending
that two members be added to the Com
mittee on Roads and Highways.
Adopted.
NEW BILLS.
New bills were introduced as follows:
Laird-Appropriating $2s7. .615 to pay
the unpaid claim for bounty on coyote
scalps. Finance and Claims.
Nutt-Appropriating $4,000 to COM
plete and equip the building now being
constructed for the use Of the State
Normal School at San Diego. Build
ings Other Than Prison Buildings
Prisk-To provide for the disposal of
money raised by cities or towns for
public improvements, after the same
have been completed and paid for. Mu-
nicipal Corporations.
Simpson-Authorizing the transfer of
$4,000 from the general fund to the
State school book fund. and providing
for its expenditure. Finance.
Observation-Disclosures $500 to
pay the claim of William M. Sullivan.
Finance.
Dickinson-To provide for the inspec-
tion of dried and canned fruits. raisins
and nuts. Agriculture.
misunderstanding for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of sewer dis
trfcts adjacent to municipal corpora
tions. Municipal Corporations.
Trout-Relating to the State Library,
and fixing terms of Office Of Library
Trustees, and defining their duties.
State Library.
Cutter-Amending section 1850 Of the
Code of Civil Procedure, and defining
when action may be brought to deter
mine and adverse claim for money or
property upon an alleged obligation.
Judiciary.
Cutter-To prevent the defrauding of
livery stable proprietors and managers,
and providing for the punishment
thereof. Judiciary.
IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS.
Cutter Providing for the appoint
ment of an Auditing Board to the Com
missioner of Public Works, and appro
priating 100000 to be expended as
follows: For the purchase, construc
,tfon and operation of one or more
dredgers or machines and appliances to
improve and rectify the navigable
channels of the State, so as to pro-
mote navigation and drainage, and to
protect towns and cities of the State
from inundation, as outlined and de-
scribed in the report of the Commis-
sioner of Public Works: to erect build
and construct embankments and other
works, where necessary, for carrying
out the purposes of this Act; to en-
ploy persons In and about said work,
and to purchase such supplies as may
be necessary for the carrying on OF the
same, and for doing all other work to
improve and rectify navigable chan
nels, so as to promote navigation and
drainage" Swamp and Overlooked
Lands.
JUDGES AND STENOGRAPHERS
The following proposed constitutional
amendment was introduced by Cutter:
To amend Section II, Article VI, Of
the Constitution as follows:
THE Justices of the Supreme Court
and Judges of the Superior Court shall
severally, at stated times during their
continuance in Office, receive for their
services compensation which shall not
be increased or diminished after their
election, nor during the term for which
they shall have been elected, which
compensation shall be paid by the
State. The annual salaries. of the JUS
600 each. Until otherwise changed by
the Legislature, the Superior Court
Judges shall receive the salaries now
allowed by law, payable monthly: but
no Judge of Superior Court shal! be
allowed salary greater than $1,000 per
annum.. Each Judge of the Superior
Court may appoint a competent stenog-
rapher for his court. who Shall hold