Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-16
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
XXvIIIrH sEssIoN-NINTH DAY.
SENATE.

SACRAMENTO, January 15 1889.
Senate met at II O'Clock A. NJ, President pro
| TEN. S. NJ. White in the chair.
| Roll called and all the Senators present
| Prayer by the Chaplain. Rev. A. c. Bane.
| Journal OF yesterday read and approved.
TIE JOURNAL.
Mr.. Moffitt introduced a resolution providing
that the Minute Clerk deliver copy of each
days proceedings to the State Printer as soon as
| possible, and that the Journal Clerk do not en-
ter the same in the official journal until after
| they have been approved by the Senate, the OBJ
| ject being to save corrections in the official
journal The resolution was adopted.
The Chair announced as the additional men,
bers of the Committee on Counties, County Gov
ernments and Township Organizations, Senators
Langford and Byrnes.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. McComas presented a petition from 2 400
ladies of Los Angeles asking for municipal suf-
frage The memorial part of the petition was
ordered printed in the journal.
Mr.. Motfitt presented petition from l, 1872 cit
liens of Oakland opposed to the adoption of
the new charter of Oakland. Memorial part
ordered printed in journal and question of
printing the names referred to the Committee
on Printing.
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr.. Jones, from the Judiciary Committee, re.
| ported back bills with the following recon-
mendations
Senate Bill No. SAN Act to increase the
county of San Diego State OF California, and for
the appointment of such additional Judges.
Passage as amended.
Senate Bill No. 12-An Act to amend Section
532 of an Act entitled 'AI Act to establish a
| Penal Code" approved February IA, 1872, con-
cerning the crime of obtaining money or prop
erty by false pretenses. Passage.
Senate Bill No. 15-An Act to provide for the
appointment by the Supreme Court of five com
| missoners, to be known as Commissioners of
| the Supreme Court and to appoint Secretary
therefor, to relieve the said Court from the
| overburdened condition of its calendar. and to
provide for the compensation of said Commits
sioners and Secretary. Passage
Senate Bill No. 2S--An Act to add a new Sec
| ton to the Penal Code, to be known as Section
-, relative to hotels, INNS restaurants, board
| houses and lodging. houses. Do not pass.
Senate Bill No. 37-An Act to amend Section
4 1854 ofthe Code OF Civil Procedure. Passage as
| amended.
| INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bills were introduced, read by title and re-
ferred as follows:
By Mr. Goucher-An Act to provide for the
| conduct OF elections and to more fully secure
| the independence of electors and the secrecy of
| the ballot. Committee on Elections Five
hundred extra copies printed. THE bill is what
/ is known as the Australian system and is in
dorsed by the Federated Ira des.l
| By Mr. Campbell-An Act to add a new sec
| tion to the Act to establish uniform system of
! county and township governments, to be num-
bered 219. and to fix the per diem and mileage
for and to provide for the payment thereof of
| witnesses in criminal proceedings in criminal
| courts. Judiciary Committee.
| An Act to fix the salaries of Superior Court
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Judiciary Committee.
An Act to amend an Act to provide for COM
| piling printing, binding and distributing GER
| tain books of the State series of school text
| books and to appropriate money therefor. Com
| mittee on Education.
| By Mr.. Preston-An Act to provide for COM
pil1pg, illustrating, lithographiDg, printing aud
biuding an elementary book on civil govern
ment for the State series of school textbooks.
| Committee on Education.
| BY Mr.. Caminetti-Au Act to establish an in
L In N1rrtV dostt
and county of the State of California, TO provide
an appropriation for its organization and a fuLd
| for maintaining said training school. Com
mittee on Education.
| An Act establishing Court for the investiga-
| ton of claims against the State of California
defining its jurisdiction, regula ing its Pre- ce3-
IRE and appropriating money therefor. Judi
| ciary Committee. lProvides for Judge of a
| Court of Claims, who shall hear all such claims
and report to the Legislature thereon for action.
An Act to amend Section 10 of the Code OF
Civil Procedure, relating to holidays. Judiciary
| Committee.
An Act to amend Section of the Civil Code
| relating to holidays judiciary Committee
] An Act to amend Section 10 of the Political
Code, relating to legal holidays. Judiciary
/ Committee.
9th of September, Admission Day. a legal holi-
| day.l
| An Act to amend Section 297 of the Code of
| Civil Procedure relating to change OF pl5ce of
| trial. Judiciary Committee.
An Act making an appropriation to pay the
salary Of an additional clerk to the Superintend-
ent OF Pubic Instruction for the fortieth fiscal
year. Committee on Finance.
| An Act making an appropriation to pay the
claim of ". F. Purnell. Committee on Finance.
| An Act TO amend Section 2655 and to repeal
Sections 1852 and 2671 of the Political Code re-
| lating to road taxes. Committee on Rosds and
| Highways. Provides that road taxes shall be
| used in the district where they are collected
! An Act to provide for the filing OF claims
against the State OF California, taking of testi-
| mony thereon, and to define the duties of the
| Governor, Attorney General, Controller and
committees of the Legislature in relation there
| to- Judiciary Committee. Provides that the
Controller shall take evidence, to be reported to
. the Legislature, and referred to the committee
having the bill providing for the payment of the
claim before it.
An Act to amend Sections 1910, 1920, 1921, 1852,
1920, 1855, 1852, 1850 1851 1868 1865 1857, 1886
1899 iTl2 l76S 1770, III, 1772, 1773, l775 1917
Is5s, 1872 1879 1873 1850, and to Iepeal Sections
1850, 1882 1884, 1872, 1918, 1887. 11SS 1883 1890
1891, 1882 and 1898 of the Political Code, relating
| to the public schools. Committee on Education.
LBil introduced at the request of the State Edu.
mems decided upon AZ the late meeting Of the
Association in Sacramento, snd which were
published at that time in the REcoRD-UHIoN.l
By Mr. Langford-sn ct to repeal an Act to
| provide a system Of irrigation, promote rapid
! drainage. and improve the navigation of the
sacramento aud San Joaquin rivers. Committee
on Irrigation and Water Rights
| An Act authorizing the cancellation of the
account of the receipts given by w. A. January,
ex State Treasurer to various County Treasures
| for school moneys left on deposit with him, ag-
gregating the sum OF st3,75 II. Judiciary Com
mittee.
By Mr.. Boggs-An Act to amend an Act to es-
tablish uniform system of county and town
| ship governments. Committee on Counties
County Cove nmtnts and Township Organiza-
| tions.
BY Mr.. Briceland-An Act to amend Section
2lS1 OF the Political Code, relating to the powers
| and duties OF the Board of Trustees of the In
| sane Asylum at Stockton. Judiciary Commit
tee.
By Mr.. Dargie-An Act to appropriate money
for the relief OF ]. c. Dougherty. Committee on
An Act to provide for the purchase of por-
, ira OF Excelleacy, r. W. Waterman. by
, the State Bosrd of Examiners and to appropri-
money therefor. Finance Committee.
By Mr- Byrnes-An. Act regulating the charges
OF telephone companies and of corporations and
| individuals operating telephones and telephone
lines. Committee on Corporations.
c,ain, An a. Act to to appropriate money to pay the
| OF San Maieo. for delivering certain insane per-
sons at the Ins anei Asylum at Stockton for the
twenty-ff fiscal ear. Committee on Claims.
BY Mr. Mofitt-An Act to amend Sections
| 654 655 and 659 of the Political Code relating TO
the State Board OF Examiners, its meetings and
dufies and to add to said Code several new sec
tions, TO be numb red 6S4, 6S5, CSC, 6s7 6Ss ESQ
aud $50, relative TO the State Board os Ex-
amines, and fixing the salaries of the said
| Board and is employees, and defining the pow
ers ana duties OF SAID Board and making n n an
propriation for travelling expenses. Finance
Committee.
An Act authorizing and providing for the
erection and furnishing of armories for the
! National Guard of the State of California, and
| to issue bonds for the payment OF the same and
providing for the payment of said bonds. Com
| mittee on Military.
BY Mr.. fell--An Act to establish Branch In
sane Asylum, for the insane of the State of Cali
fornia, at Ukiab, to be known as the Mendo-
emo state Insane Asylum, and appropriating
! mon y therefor. Committee on Finance.
An ACT to amend Sections 1912, 1867, 1890. 20O6,
2O01, 2JlS, 2j2o. af65, 207S and to add new sec
tions, TO be known as Sections 2O26, 213l 2iOi
and 2lO5, 10 the Political Code relating to the
! National Guard of California. Committee on
Military.
By Mr.. MeGowan-An Act to amend Section
| 70 OF an Act to establish a uniform system OF
county and township governments, relating to
Inc government of counties and the powers OF
Boards of Supervisors. Committee on Counties
county Governments and Township Organiza-
tions
PATRONS OF HusBANDAY.
Mr.. Langford introduced the following reso-
sution, which was unanimously adopted:
! WHEREAS. The National Grange ofthe Patrons
! oi Hnsbandry Is composed OF leading farmers oi
J me United States, whose presence on this coast
/ in annual meeting would tend to advance our
sgrieuitural and commercial interests, there
fore be it
| R5foired That an invitation is hereby ex-
tended 10 said association to hold paxt an