Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-02
grounds Referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds.
RTrIs oN PASSAGE

BILLS on PASSAGE.
Senate Bill No. 190-An Act to amend Sections
2165 and 2209 of the Civil Code, in reference to
common carriers (by Mr.. Johnson-was recon-
mitted to the author with instructions to amend
that Section l shall not apply to telegraph lines of
less than 250 miles in length.
Senate Bill No. 210-An Act to regulate the
charges upon telegraph lines and to prevent extor
ton by owners OF telegraph lines by Mr.. Johnson)
was read third time and passed by "a vote of 22
ayes to noes.
Senate Bill No. 63-An Act to provide for the
speedy completion of the State Prison at Folsom (by
Mr.. Johnson)-was read third time.
Mr.. SEARS spoke against the bill. 1t was better
for the State to lose all that had been spent Fol-
som than to continue the work there. The climate
was bad, the quarries would not pay, the water
power was not good and the location was bad gen.
orally.
Mr.. LAMPsoS would vote for the bill, but would do
so under protest He believed the location to be very
unhealthy.
SIr. ENos said if the institution could be moved
he might vote move it, but'it could not be done
More State Prison room was needed. The State had
spent 100000 at Folsom, and only $4,000 was
essary to finish it. There inexhaustible sup
ply OF granite there, and good water power. He
saw at Folsom hundreds of healthy able bodied
people, who had lived there for years. He saw
no one shaking with chills and fever.
No complaint was made by Mr.. Sears
against the appropriation of s5660Oo for the State
Prison at San Quentin, in Marin county. He favored
the passage of the bill.
MIR. WATSON said that at ffrSt he was much opposed
TO the Folsom location, but after full examination
of all the circumstances he believed this bill ought
to be passed. 1t was necessary to have more room
for prisoners. San Quentin was full and could not
receive the numerous prisoners now in the county
jails. The state could work $50 prisoners in the
quarries, under contract now existing at 30 cents
per day. He should vote for the bill, believing it
to be necessity.
Folsom prison a job from beginning TO end.
The laboring people did not want to come IN compe-
tition with convict labor. Ho had the dogs
" shake " in the streets of Folsom.
The roll was called, and the bill passed by vote
of 20 ayes to noes.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No 15-Relatiye to
railroad companies and land patents (by Mr. Eros)-
was read a third time, and passed by vote OF 80
ayes to noes.
The Senate took up for consideration the motion
of Senator Httell to reconsider the passage March
18th of Senate Bill No. 5s the land limitation bill
Messrs. HITTELL, RowELL, GLAsCocK and LANG
FORD spoke in favor of the motion, going over the
same ground as heretofore
Messrs CHASE and Enos opposed the motion.
The motion prevailed by vote OF q ayes to ii
noes.
Mr. JOHNSON appealed from the decision of the
Chair allowing Senator Dickinson to VOTE he having
been outside of the bar when the roll was first
called.
The Chair was sustained by vote of % ayes TO 5
noes.
Mr. JOHNSTON gave notice that on tomorrow he
would move to amend Rule 30.
A call Of the Senate was ordered, Senator Baker
being absent.
Mr. Baker was brought before the bar of the Sem
ate
He was asked by the President what excuse he
had for his absence.
Mr.. BAKER-I was in the Assembly chamber in
the interests of my constituents
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON the Senator
cused, and further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
The roll then called and the Senate refused to
pass the bill by the following vote
Ayes-Chase, Cheney, Conger, Davis, Enos,
German, Hill, Johnson, Johnston, Kane, Satter
white, Sears, Watson, West, Zuck-l5.
Noes-Anderson, Baker, Burt, Brown, Carlock
Dickinson, George, Glascock, Harlan, Hittell, Hud
son, Kelly, Lampson, Langford, Moreland, Neson
Neumann, Nye, Pardee, Pool, Rowell, Ryan, Traylor
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Mr. HIrTELL moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate yesterday passed Senate Bill
No. 329-an Act to provide for the compensation of
the officers and persons performing duties and in
curing expense under an Act to create drainage
district to be called the Sacramento River Drainage
District and to establish Board of Commissioners
therefor, and to define their powers and duties ap
proved April l, 1878.
| Mr. HITTELL spoke in favor Of bis motion, and Mr..
| JOHNSON againstit it.
| Messrs. RowELL and GLAscocK also favored the re-
| consideration.
| The motion was lost by vote of IS ayes to 19
| noes.
| On motion of Mr.. PARDEE the Senate took recess
| until 7:30 P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at 7:30 P NJ, President
| pro tenn. Baker in the chair.
! Roll called and quorum present
Senate Bill N. 4I6-An Act to amend Section
1913 of the Civil Code concerning devises to char-
table uses (by Mr.. Enos} was ordered engrossed.
| Senate Bill No. 429-An Act to amend Sections
757 and 75s of the Code of Civil Procedure {by Mr.
| Zuck)-was ordered engrossed
Assembly Bill No. 55-An Act to amend Sections
235 and 266 of an Act entitled Act to establish
Coda rola4
the meeting OF the Legislature and the compensa-
ton of its members (by Mr.. Fox)- was ordered to a
third reading.
Assembly Bill No I44-An Act to amend an Act
entitled Act regulating the sale OF mi1Eal lands
belonging to the State, approved March 2 1874 10y
Mr. Fox)-was ordered to third reading.
| Assembly Bill No. l4G-An Act to amend an Act
entitled an Act concerning the selection and sale of
University lands approved March 13, 1874 (by Mr..
| Fox)-was ordered to a third reading.
| Assembly Bill No. 22S-An Act to repeal Act
entitled Act in relation 10 the office of Court
missioner of San joaquin county, approved
March II, 1870 (by Mr. CorcOran) was ordered to a
| third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 224-An Act to amend Sections
1246, 124S and 1862 of the Penal Code relative to
appeals to the Supreme Court (by Mr.. Tyler)-was
ordered to third reading
| Senate Bill No. 23-An Act to amend Sections IS,
s6 50, 227 22s, 5o4, 5l4 OF an Act to establish a
Penal Code approved February H. 1872, relating 10
crimes and punshments (by Mr.. Nye) Assembly
amendments concurred in.
Assembly Bill No. % An Act to amend Section
1452 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in relation to
limitations of actions brought by heirs and devisees
| (by Mr. Tyler)-was indefinitely postponed
Senate Bill No. 1S3-An Act to amend Sections
1892, 1874, 1885, 3746 375S, $780, 3797, 3799, 3S12
1881 of the Political Code, and to repeal Sections
1888, 373S, 1898 and 1896 of said Code, providing
for a duplicate assessment book (by Mr.. Wendell)
was ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. S7-AE Act designating the places
in which polls shall be 10 ated (by Mr.. Kane)-was
| ordered engrossed
Senate Bill No. 316-An Act to pay the holders OF
certain Indian war bonds out of any money appro-
priated by Congress for the suppression of Indian
hostilites now in the State Treasurers office, and
discussed at length and ordered engrossed by a
vote of % ayes to IL noes.
At1OP. NJ, on motion of Mr.. PARDEE, the Senate
adjourned.