The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-11
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
Bursts of Oratory and Eloquencei
but Very Little Business.

Bursts of Oratory and Eloquence,
but Very Little Business.
After the regular opening of the As
sembly yesterday morning the Chlel
Clerk read communication from the
Legislature of Nevada. 1t was IN the
form of an Assembly Joint and Con-
current Resolution, and set forth
THAT the Legislature of the State
of Nevada recognizing the advantages
that accrue to both Nevada and Can
fo. by the maintenance OF the Lake
Tahoe wagon road which OFFERS a,
cheap, direct and easy means of COM
mun.cation between said States, afford
ing commercial and other opportunities,
and finding that bill has been intro
duced into the California Legislature
making a suitable appropriation Tor the
reconstruction of bridges and the main
tenance of the road, earnestly asks the
support of the California Legislature
for the BILL"
This is accompanied by certification
of the concurrent resolution by the
Governor of Nevada, Reinhold Sadler.
On motion of Belshaw the Chief Clerk
was instructed to communicate to the
Nevada Legislature the fact that the
Assembly has already favorably con-
sdered the bill in question.
STILL SINE DIE.
Johrson made another Intellectual
effort to get definite day set for final
adjournment He moved that Bel
shaw's resolution for adjournment on
the 18th inst, which was laid on the
table a few days ago, be taken up. He
hi mi
To adjourn on the 18th, he wished to
amend Belshaws resolution to make it
the 10Th. For one, Johnson said, he
WAS tired of working here for moth
ing. The Legislature could get through
easily enough by the 10Th. The Sen
ate could pass the general appropria-
ton bill in one day and the tax levy
bill in two hours and get through with
the. work and the expense to which
members were put.
Valentine said that was an absurd
proposition and one physically impes-
sih.e. Il was impossible that the Sen
ate should pass the general appropria-
ton bill in one day; it was impossible
to begin even to figure on the tax levy
until the appropriation bill had passed.
The 18th he said was out of the ques-
tioa. and no one could yet say what the
date should be.
Dibble also protested against wasting
time over useless talk about adjourn
lnent. Members were here to pass i'm
portant bills pertaining to the main
tenance of the State, and they could
not go until that was done.
johnson persisted that they could and
should get through, and he believed a
majority OF the members wished to do
go
Dihble retorted that if they wished to
go home to their constituents and leave
the important measures of the session
hanging on the files they could do 50.
Johnson got roll call on the matter,
hut did not get the resolution from the
table.
EXPOSITION BILLS.
Cobb got permission of the House to
make the Pacific Ocean Exposition
bills. Nos. 72S and 729, special order
for Monday
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
D.ckinson's S. B. 121, repeating the
Act authorizing the allowance, settle
nlent and claims of counties against
the State, was finally passed.
Senate amendments of Belshaws A.
L. 39I. for the appointment of COM
petent person to compile and index the
opinion of the Attorneys-General of the
State, and of A B. 662. making an ap-
preparation to pay the salaries OF the
employees of the Commissioner of Public
Works, We're concurred in and the bills
went to enrolment and the Governor
A TELEPHONE BILL.
The amendment of Caminetti to Bull
las s. B. 331, known as the telephone
Bill. came up under the order of I'M
finished business. The bill makes ii a
misdemeanor for any person to mali
ciously and unlawfully take down, re-
move, injure, or obstruct. or in any
manner interfere with any electrical
transmission line. telegraph or tele-
phone line, or any part of such line, or
appurtenance or apparatus connected
Herewith. or to sever any wire thereof.
Can.inett had offered an amendment
when the bill was on second reading,
and this was under consideration. 1t
gave owners of property the right of
removal of wires placed on houses,
trees, etc, at Will. From the support
ers of the bill the resolution received
much opposition, the claim being made
that it might at any time cause serious
Inconvenience to patrons of telephone
or telegraph companies by closing off
communication.
There was a good deal of debate be-
tween the friends of the people" and
the friends of the corporations
terms being used copiously by the
speakers.
: Camipetti finally withdrew his
amendment and introduced one worded
more in accordance with the arguments
ON the floor. 1t was as follows:
Provided. that this shall not be con-
strued to prevent the removal of wires
that have been placed on private prop
erty without consent of the owner"
This too, Was opposed by the friends
OF the bill. but was adopted and the
bill sent to the printer.
RECESS.
The. neon recess was taken after 9
joint Senatorial ballot, which accom-.
pl:shed nothing.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate file occupied the entire
afternoon though very little business
was done.