Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-01

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to repeal Sections and of said Act, and TO
appropriate money for the uses of the State
Boa,d of horticulture, was read third time
and passed.
Senate Bill No. 9S, to amend Section 2294 of
the Political Code relating to the Office of State
Librarian. was read third time and passed on
the file, as it was discovered that it had not yet
Senate Bill No. 19l, relating to the National
Guard of California. was read a third time and
passed.
m mt and number of No:aries Public in the
several counties OF this State, was read third
time and passed.
Senate Bill No. 2S6, relating TO the duty of
Clerks of the Superior Court, with relation to
the testimony taken and filed in divorce cases.
was read third time. amended and returned
to the printer.
Senate Bills No. 1876 and 137 were passed on
the file.
Senate Bill No. 800, to provide fer the de-
ficiency in the appropriation for the payment of
armory rents, purchase of uniforms, and other
expenses of the National Guard. for thirty
ninth and fortieth fiscal years, read third time
and passed.
Senate Bill No. 2lS. providing for enlarging.
strengthening and improving of the State Print
ing Office, was read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Murphy gave notice of motion to recon-
slider.
Senate Bill No. 162, to provide for the pur-
chase of portrait of the late Washington
Bartlett by the State Board of EXAMINERS, and
TO appropriate money therefor, was read & third
Senate Bill No. So, making an appropriation
for the deficiency in the appropriation for
pay of stenographer to Railroad Commission
for the thirty ninth and fortieth fiscal years was
read third time.
Mr.. Goucher in the chair.
Mr.. White said that he did not believe the
stenographer of the Railroad Commissioners
was entitled to cent. The Senate might lust
as well take the S., 400 and make it a present to
the first man met on the street. He would vote
for no such measure as this.
Mr.. Mofitt said that the bill had been reported
favorably because 1t was recommend by the
State Board of Examiners. AS he had not in
vest gated it fully he asked that the bill be
passed on file. So ordered.
Senate Bill No. 90-Relating to the preserya-
ton of the public health and safety and regstra-
ton OF births, deaths and marriages, was read a
third time.
Mr.. Murphy moved to strike out the ensctine
clause. but there was no second to the motion
Mr.. Briceland defeuded the bill in an earnest
speech.
noes
Senate Bill No 100, 20 establish Branch In
sane Asylum for the insane of the State of Cal
1fornia, at Ukiah, to be known as the !" Mendo.
cino State Insane Asylum" and appropriating
money therefor, was read q third time.
CALL OF THE SENATE.
On nmotion of Mr.. Goucher, a call of the Senate
was ordered.
Messrs. Boggs and Preston were brought in.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the Senators be
After considerable fun at the expense of the
| two Senators. the mo.lon prevailed, Messrs.
Boggs and Preston both voting for the fine,
which they promptly paid.
Mr. Murphy was brought in, and, on motion
| of Mr.. WEIGH, was fined 81
| motion to dispense with further proceed
ipgs under the call was vote1 down, Mr.. Nc
| Donald being absent.
Mr.. Caminetti thought some one had left the
| room since the doors were ordered closed
A roh-call showed that senator Williams had
disappeared.
The Chair stated that both the Senator and
the Sergesnt-at-Arms were in contempt of the
Senate and it was ordered that they both be
brought before the bar of the Senate
Mr.. Mcdonald was finally brought in and
gave as an excuse that he went to dinner at 5
o'cloc. and was arrested while at dinner.
On motion of Mr.. Mofiitt he was fined g.
Ihe Sergeant-et Arms was then informed by
the Chair that he was in contempt for having
permitted Senator Williams TO leave the room
during the call
He frankly confessed that he did not under.
| stand the law on the subject and he was ex-
cused
At 5:35 P. NJ further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with before Mr.. Williams had
been found.
The question then came on the passage of
Senate Bill No. $50.
Mr.. Campbell made a speech against the pas
sage of the bill. urging that the bill had been
put through without any attention to being paio
10 it. The senate should investigate the sub
ject more thoroughly.
MIR. Britt spoke in favor of the bill, and said
that MI Campbell never spoke except to oppose
some measure.
The bill was passed by a vote of p ayes to 6
noes.
Mr.. Briceiand said he voted " no " because he
had another bill which proposed to locate the
asylum in another place.
Mr.. Mead made similar explanation of his
vote.
Mr.. Moflltt, from the Committee on Finance,
reported back favorably Senate Bill No. AS, ap-
prlating $4,000 for the contingent expenses of
the Senate.
The bill was declared case of urgency, the
constitutional provision suspended, bill read
three tlmes ana passed unanimously.
The Committee on Hospitals was granted
leave of absence to visit the Napa Insane Asy-
lum. to leave at 3:15 to-day and return Monday.
On motion of Mr.. Meany, at P. NJ, the Senate
adjourned