The record-union., 1899-01-18
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

IN THE ASSEMBLY.
What They Did in the Short Hour
Before the Twelve"
Speaker pro TEN. Anderson called the
Assembly to order yesterday morning,
Speaker Wright being absent
Leave of absence was granted Cam
inetti and Raw
After the reading Of the journal had
been dispensed with the special order
was the consideration of the
SAN FRANCISCO CHARTER.
But it appeared that there We're vari-
Gus typographical errors in the charter
as printed, and, on motion of Cobb, it
was made special order for to-day,
with instructions that it be returned
to the printer for correction.
SENATE MESSAGES.
Messages from the Senate included
the announcement that Burnetts A. J.
Il. :, relating to the completion of the
Port San Luis Breakwater had been
adopted
Also, Mellick's A. c. R. 10, allowing
one desk to be retained by the Com
mission for the Reform and Revision of
the Laws, was adopted by the upper
house
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The report of the Judiciary Commit
tee. johnson Chairman. was as follows:
| A. B. II, Rickard-To establish a tax
on collateral inheritances, that the au-
thor be permitted to withdraw the BILL
Adopted, and Rickard withdrew the
measure.
nj, g
$4,000 from the general fund to the
State school book fund, and providing
for the expenditure of the same. Rec
commended favorably.
A. 3. III, amending a section of the
Civil Code. Favorably recommended.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported favorably on Valentines A. B.
81, providing for an exhibit at the Paris
Exposition and an appropriation of
S1oOOO0 therefor. This was foretold
in yesterdays Record Union
BELSHAW ACT.
Among the Senate messages taken
up out of order was Cutters S. B. 1919,
passed by that body Monday, repeating
what is known as the Belshaw Act of
! '9I, restricting the number of attaches.
! This was read in the Assembly the
first time, and, on motion of Valentine,
referred to the Committee on Attaches
and Employees. with instructions that
they report to-day.
| On motion of Dibble, the same bill
was made special order for to-day
directly after the consideration of the
San Francisco charter, though johnson
remarked that if it was to come after
the charter it might be looked for in
about a fortnight.
JOINT RULES.
| Dibble, Chairman of the Committee
on Rules offered the report, out of or
der. of the joint committee of the SEN
ate and Assembly, which had held a
session to prepare the joint rules for
the conduct of the two houses.
/ On motion of Dibble, the joint rules
were ordered printed in the journal,
the report to lay over for a day.
Johnson offered resolution directing
| the Sergeant-at-A Arms to purchase for
the Judiciary Committee a set of Deer
ing's Codes, citations and code slips.
| Adopted
| Valentine offered resolution direct
| ing the four bill flers to take the bills
and journals each night from the desks
of all members, arrange them in their
respective files and return to desks in
the morning. AS the number of bills
printed has already reached above 200
there was CONSERVATION in the filing
| force when the news reached them
| The resolution was adopted After the
| first arrangement of bills the task will
! not be hard
| Griffin presented A. ]. r. Z, a substi-
tute for a joint resolution presented a
few days ago for the Improvement of
| the San Joaquin Valley by the storage
of water for irrigation. This has been
prepared by agreement and is consid-
cred to be an Improvement on the form.
er bill. 1t went to the Committee on
| Irrigation.
| Cosper offered resolution providing
a set of Deering's Codes for each of
| the thirty-eight standing committees
But when Johnson called attention to
the fact that this would require a draft
| on the contingent fund of over 81, 90
Cosper withdrew the resolution.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced
read the first time and referred to com
mittees as noted:
Meade: ~
To amend the Act to provide a sys-
tenn of street Improvement bonds to
represent certain assessments for the
cost Of street work and Improvement
within municipalities and also for the
payment of such bonds. Municipal
Corporations.
Miller (San Francisco):
Making an appropriation to pay the
claim of l. H. Polk against the State
OF California Claims.
Johnson:
TO improve the public service of the
State of California Commissions and
Public Expenditures.
Defining inebriety providing for the
licensing of private inebriate hospitals
for the commitment of inebriates to
such hospitals and for other purposes.
Hospitals and Asylums.
Feliz:
An Act amending the Penal Code of
the State of California. Judiciary.
Amend the Civil Code relative 10
marriage and divorce Judiciary.
An Act to pay the claim of Major
Jose Ramon Pico, and making an ap-
preparation therefor Claims.
Rickard:
ToNamend the Act to- establish a tax
on collateral inheritances, bequests and
devises Judiciary.
Mellick: