Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-05

dent Mansfield in the chair
journal OF yesterday read and approved
PETITION.
Mr.. CHASE presented petition from citizens ask
lhg that women be allowed to vote for educational
officers.
Mr. NEUNANS, from the Committee on Mines and
Mining, reported back favorablY as amended Senate
Bill No. $40
Mr.. ESos, from a minority of the San Francisco
delegation, reported back favorably Senate Bill No.
| 9-Io regulate the price Of gas.
Mr.. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Chinese and
Cmnese immigration, reported back favorably AS
sembly Bill No 1S-An Act to provide for the keep
ing Of accounts in the English or some European
language.
Mr.. NEUNASN gave notice that on Monday he
would call on the Committee on Chinese for reports
on Senate Bills Nos. 346, 3i7 and 34S
MIR. RowELL, from the Committee Hospitals,
reported back favorably Assembly Bill No. 145-An
Act relative to the Napa Insane Asylum.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bills were introduced, read first time and referred
| as follows:
By Mr.. MoRELAND-An Act to provide for branch
| Normal School in Santa Rosa. Ordered on file
By Mr.. ESos An Act defining the powers and du.
| ties OF Boards Of Supervisors, Councilmen or Al
| dermen. Enabling the fifteen freehoders to frame
a charter Ordered Oh file.
By Mr.. BROWN (by request) AN Act to amend the
Political Code. Committee on Judiciary
| By Mr NELsoN-An Act to authorize the payment
!
vsors OF consolidated cities and counties Commit
tee on City and Town Governments.
SECOND READINGS
The Senate took up the second reading file, as fol-
| lows
Senate Bill No. 34S-An Act to provide for the
| permanent Improvement of the State Capitol Park
! (by Mr.. Johnson)-was read second time
Mr. HITrELL moved that the bill be indefinitely
| postponed.
Mr.. JOHNSON defended the bill and urged its en-
! IN mi hv rsd,,
| the appropriation to $25, OOO
Mr.. ZCcK spoke in favor OF the motion to indef-
initely postpone.
Mr. CHASE moved to amend the amendment bv
making it $40 900.
Mr.. JOHNSON accepted the amendment
Mr. KANE spoke earnestly in favor of the bill. 1t
would give employment to poor men who needed
work. Senator Hittell was always to the front in
favor OF appropriations to aristocrats but always
against any appropriation to the poor people
Mr. ENos spoke against any further Improvements
on the park. He was willing to maintain the pres
ent improvements.
Mr.. JOHNSON spoke strongly in favor of the BILL
lie gave the facts and figures and showed the neces
sity OF building fences and sidewalks, and making
other necessary Improvements in the Capitol Park
| Mr. luck again spoke against the bill. The gen
eral appropriation bill contained sufficient appro-
priaton for this purpose.
| Mr.. PARDEE also opposed the bill There would
| be another session of the Legislature in nine
months, and he thought the general appropriation
bill would give sufficient amount for this purpose
! Mr.. GoRMAN opposed the bill on the same ground
He would like to a reasonable amount appro-
| priated for building fence.
Mr.. RYAN spoke in favor of the bill. The State
ought to beautify and keep up its property He
| favored Mr.. Chase's amendment.
| Mr.. TRAYLoR took the same ground.
Mr.. HILL opposed the bill He did not think it
necessary to make any further improvements on the
park east of the Capitol
Mr.. CoSGER spoke i'll favor Of the amendment and
bill
Mr.. WATSON would favor an appropriation OF
$1,000 or $4,000 for building the fence and side
| walk.
Mr.. JOHNSON was willing to amend the bill so as
to make the appropriation $4,000. He made that
motion.
Mr.. CHASE withdrew his amendment
Mr.. KANB opposed the amendment; also Mr..
CoNeER.
The amendment adopted
| Mr.. SEARS moved to amend so to conine the
expenditure of the $4,000 first to the building OF
fence and sidewalk and the balance to be used on
the grounds
The amendment was adopted.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was lost by
| vote of ayes to p noes.
The bill was then ordered engrossed
The motion of Senator Satterwhite in regard to
the payment of expenses in contested election cases
was ordered at the head of the third reading file.
Senate Bill No. 43-An Act relsting to fishing in
! the waters of this State (by Mr.. Gorman).
| Mr.. NEUAANN offered a substitute.
Mr. GoRMAN opposed it as 4 substitute to his bill,
though he would favor it as a separate bill
1t regarded a bill, read for the first
time and referred to the Committee on Fish and
Came
The bill was ordered engrossed by vote of 20
ayes to y noes.
Senate Bill No Allan Act to amend Section 2O39
of the Political Code, relating to the National Guard
/ (by Mr.. Dickinson) was withdrawn.
Senate Bill No l05-An Act to repeal an Act entitled
an Act TO confer further powers upon the Board OF
Supervisors OF the city and county Of San Francisco
| approved March 30, 1873 (by Mr.. Enos)-was with
drawn.
Senate Bill No. 425-An Act concerning roads and
highways in the several counties OF this State (by
Mr.. Brown)-was passed on the file.
Senate Bill No. 443-An Act to provide for the
approval and allowance of the claim of D. B. Woolf
and to appropriate money for its payment (by Mr.
| Baker, by request) was Indefinitely postponed.
Senate Bill No. 407-An Act to empower the Board
OF State Harbor Commissioners to adjust, audit and
pay the claim of W. II. Martin & Co. (by Mr.. Tray
| lor)-was ordered enGrOssed.
Senate Bill No. l00-An Act concerning Boards OF
Health (by Mr.. Kane)-was withdrawn.
Senate Bill No. 432-An Act to allow the appoint
ment of all Inspector of Weights Measures and Mer-
chandise in cities OF one hundred thousand inhab-
itants aud upwards (by Mr.. Gorman)-was with
drawn.
Senate Bill No. 2o4-An Act to provide for the
organization and regulation of paid fire departments
in any cities, and in cities and unties OF one
hundred thousand inhabitants (bY Mr.. Conger)-was
indefinitely postponed
Senate Bill No 3S7--An Act to encourage the
planting OF jute (by Mr. Adams)-was ordered to a
| third reading.
The Senate took the usual recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at 13O p. NJ, President
Mansfield in the chair.
Roll called and quorum present.
Mr.. SEARS moved that the Senate reconsider the
vote by which the Senate passed the Couger mining
stock BILL and moved that the motion be postponed
| until Tuesday next.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. SEARS moved to postpone the motion until
| Monday
The motion was lost, by vote OF 10 ayes to 30
| noes.
The motion to reconsider was lost, by vote of s
| ayes to % noes.
Mr.. ENos moved to reconsider the vote by which
the Senate Yesterday passed Senate Bin No 3S3 the
Los Angeles Normal school bilD, notice of which
motion had been given by Mr.. WATSON.
Mr.. JOHNSON raised the point OF order that Mr..
ENos had not the right to make the motion the
| notice given by Mr.. WATSON.
! The point was discussed at length
The Chair decided that the motion OF Senator
Enos was in order.
| Nh BAKER argued that no one had the right to
make the motion except the giving the notice
Messrs. SEARS, CHASE and ENos agreed with the
decision of the Chair.
The decision of the Chair was sustained by vote
| OF 27 ayes to noes
Mr.. DICKINSON moved to postpone the considera-
tion of the motion to reconsider until Monday at
1:SO P. "
Messrs. WEST, CHASE, KANE and ENos opposed the
motion.
Messrs. JOHNSON, NEUMASN and BAKER favored it.
The motion to postpone was lost by vote of II
ayes TO % noes
The motion to reconsider was lost by vote of s
ayes to 25 noes
SECOND READINGS RESUMED.
Senate Bill No. 2S4-An Act to amend an Act en-
titled Act to protect public health from infection
| caused by eXhumation and removal of the remains
! of deceased persons-was read second time and or
| dered engrossed.
| Assembly Bill No. 320-An Act for the better pro-
lection of fruit trees and vines 10y Mr. Streeter)-
| was ordered TO a third reading.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
The Senate took up the Assembly messages, and
disposed Of bills as follows:
| Assembly Bill No. 557-An Act to provide ad-
ditional Judge OF the Superior Court for the county
/ of Mono. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary,
with instructions to report on Monday
Assembly Bill No. 402-An Act TO repeal an Act to
encourage the destruction Of squirrels and gophers
in certain counties. Ordered on second reading file.
| Assembly Joint Resolution No. 4-Relative to the
construction of canal across the Isthus of Darien
| Committee on Federal Relations
| Assembly Bill No. 472-An Act to encourage the
mining industry and TO suppress stock gambling
The CHAIR directed the bill referred to the Com.
nlittee Mines and Mining.
Mr.. SEARS moved that it be referred to the Com
mittee on Corporations
The motion lost by vote OF IL ayes to I3 noes
| and the bill went to the Committee on Mines and
Mining.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON the committee were in
| structed to report on tuesday morning.