Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-01
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
xxvIIITH SESSION THIRD DAY.
SENATE.

xXvIIITH SESSION FIFTY THIRD DAY.
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO, February Is. 1889.
! The Senate met at 10 A. NJ, President pro tenn
S. NJ White in the chair
LEGISLATIVE ATTACHES.
Senator Heacock,s resolution proposing an
am mendment to Article w., Section 7, of the Con-
stitution, limiting the nunber of employees OF
wasdefeated by vote of 29 ayes to 10 noes ~
votes being required
WORK AT SAN QUENTIN.
| S. B. 5S4 to stop the work in the sash and
blind factory at San Quentin, was taken up aud
the Assembly amendments concurred in. Under
the latter the bill does not take effect for sixty
days.
PURITY OF ELECTIONS.
Wilson offered a resolution declaring S. B. JIG.
to amend Sectionssl257 125S and 1853 of the Po-
htical Code of the State of California relating
to counting of ballots at elections, and ascer-
tanning. recording and returning the results
| thereof, case OF urgency. He urged that the
the ballot. Under this bill the count could be
completed by u o'clock on the night of elec-
ton.
Roth vehemently opposed the resolution. He
said that the Senate had already appointed a
| special committee to confer with a like commit
tee from the Assembly upon all these election
bills, and it would be an insult TO that commit
tee to take the matter up now. There were pol
iticians here from San Francisco who wanted to
defeat that action.
Wilson said he did not wish to force the mat
ter or do any injustice to the committee, but he
wanted to see something done. He was willing
to have 1t go over until tomorrow and finally
Withdrew the resolution.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Bowers-Mr. President, / rise to a question of
privilege. read from the Daily Examiner OF
San Francisco, following the example Of my dis
tinguished colleague in the Senate, Mr.
Goucher. Under the heading, "About those
Letters, there is statement purporting to have
been made by Senator Boggs. 1 find in the arti-
Gle, under the sub-head of Bowers Bad
Break, the following
What do think of the speech of the Senator
IN tie Legislature on Thursday who took the
nigh position that he wouldn't have anything
70 DO with anything that was stolen, slludiug to
the McComb letters?
"Ah, that was Bowers, of San Diego Well
no, don't think he was struggling to cover up
anything. l wouldn't take him to be a man
who would do anything like that but he's a
speech about the investigation, and Senator
White, he made p;e.ty warm speech, too, and
Bowers was nettled.
HE thought the Democrats were having it all
their own way. Yes, think Bowers ought 10
be tall and open anyhow, and let the truth be
known, whatever il was, but think the action
OF the Democrats caused him to do it. But does
1t look honest? Well, it looks very partisan
anyhow, what Bowers did and was uniustifed.''
simply want to ask the Senator from Cousa if
he is correctly reported in the Examiner
Boggs-I will answer the Senator in Justice to
| him. We all know what it means when a re-
porter desires to investigate. you might say, a
member OF the Senate. Now, Twas met by some
N san francisco Who asked me something.
DO not know exactly what 1 did say. Probably
said something of that kind, but did not in
| tend, and know did not do any Injustice to
any member on this floor, and especially my
friend, the Senator from San Diego. l know
that he is a partisan, though not an extreme
partisan. He has been fair here upon all party
questions. When | was interviewed l do not
know what did say. tLaughter.] Probably |
was correctly reported and it may be that I was
not. am inclined to think l was not correctly
reported II In the main; did say, Mr.. President,
warm speech and that he was making il yery
warm for the Repub leans, and that the Senator
| nom Fresno was also getting in his oar and
making il very warm
Bower. = What l did say will be found
| IN the SACRAMENTO DAILY RECORD UNION,
and only want to correct one mistake
that they seem to labor under: Ny re-
marks were all made before the second speech
OF senator Goucher and before Senator White
had said anything But ] am quite satisfied
| with the explanation of the gentleman from
SAN DIEGO CHARTER
Bowers was permitted to introduce and have
printed the resolution approving the new
charter for the city OF San Diego.
The Senate refused to reconsider the vote by
which it passed A. B. 613 auth 1rizinp the
Governor of the State of California TO proceed
with an investigation of the State Prison a,1-
therefor.
S; B. S3i, to amend Section 4l6 of the Political
Code, relating to fees in the Secretary of States
once was read third time and passed.
s. b. SO, 10 declare when a vacancy exists in
| the elective or appointive Office, Board or Com
mission of any county, city, city and county.
township or municipality. and to provide for
filling the same, was recommited to Senator
fraser TO be amended.
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
S. B. 1SS, to amend the Political Code relating
to the State Board OF Examiners its meetings
and duties, and to add to said Act seven new
sections, 70 be known and numbered as 6s4. SIS,
csc, 6S7, 6SS, ESQ and $50, relative to the state
Board of Exemin srs and fixing the salaries of
the members of the said Board and its employees.
and defining the powers end duties of faid
Board, and making appropriations for travelling
expenses, was taken up as special order
Murphy substitute for the bill. providing for
the election OF Board of Auditors was adopted
by vote of % ayes to - noes.
Wis N moved to amend Section / by giving
the Governor the appointment of the Board of
Auditors, instead of having them elected by the
people.
Wilson and Dray vigorously favored the
amendment and Campbell as strongly opposed
| It. The latter said that if the people once
elected this Board they would unearth some
stupen5ous rascaities. He wanted 10 see ali
power and responsibility brought as near home
to the people as possible. Influences which op-
did not .reaeh the people, and officers elected by
the people were independent, and were moe
likely 10 prove faithful servants For the same
reasons he proposed to vote for the bill pre-
Yiding for the election of the State Printer
The vote was taken Immediately after Camp
bells speech, and the amendment was lest by q
vote OF u ayes TO % noes.
wilson then gave up the fight ard the friends
OF the substitute proceeded 10 perfect it by
amendments.
Caminetti offered an amendment providing
that the books of all officers of the State should
be subject TO the inspection of the Board
Heacock moved to amend by including all
Charitable institutions receiving State aid
Caminetti opposed this last am endment. tax
tons and the State had no right to look into
their affairs.
Dray, Campbell and sprague clearly demon
strated that the position of the Senator from
Amador was untenable, quoting the constitu-
tional provision which provides that no money
SHAH be appropriated for such institutions un
less they ere under State control and inspec.
Heaeock's amendment was adopted and the
amendment as amended adopted.
Pending consideration of the bill the Senate
took the usual recess.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembled at 80 p. NJ. President
pro TEN. in the chair.
The Senate resumed consideration of 5. B. lss
which was further amended and ordered en-
crossed.
he Assembly messages were taken up and
the Senate adopted the concurrent resolution to
bring back from the Secretsry OF States office
A. b. 4, which had been incorrectly printed on
enrolment, and was signed by the Governor
with the mistake in it, The bill had been prop
erly engrossed. and at first properly printed but
when being printed on enrolment one of the
salaries was made S125 per MONTH instead of
$40 per month, as In the bin as it passed both
houses Pending the consideration of the reso
luton, the carelessness in the State Printing
ofhee was sharply criticised.
1oTrrprrc
$. b. i7S, TO amend the Penal Code relating to
lotteries. by adding new section thereto 10 be
known and numbered as Section 372 of said
code, was read a third time.
Mofntt hoped the bill would not pass 1t was
aimed at the newspapers, and not at the lot
teries II the lotteries could not advertise their
ora ings in the new spapers they would do so by
circulars aud thus deprive the newspapers OF
50 much revenue. Motftt considered the news
papers public benefactors and did not want sny-
thing done TO injure their business
Alter wasting considerable time on q call of
sne senate, the bin was passed ON the file
THE GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS
The Governors messages containing /, is VAR.
Gus Gus appointments, came up as the special order
Tor 2:l5 P. ~
Yen moved that the consideration of the an
folntments be postponed until one week froso
to-day at 2:l5 p. H.
Wilson could see no reason for further most
day. = f'sse' W
The roll was called snd the motion was ,ost
BY Vote + IN