Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-13
AT SACRAMENTO.
A Request For Still More
Stringent Exclusion.
THE USUAL GRIST OF BILLS
On Reconsideration, the Bill To
Send Counsel to Washington
Passed by the Assembly.


Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
SACRAMENTO, February 12.-The Sen
ate met at 10 M. White was in tn,
chair, but vacated in favor of Wilson 0
San Francisco temporarily. The specia
order for the morning was the thirt
reading of the Assembly bills amending
the Wright immigration law. All passed
unanimously.
The following substitute by the Senate
and Assembly Conference Committee fol
the Chinese exclusion resolution wal
adopted
Resolved, by the Senate of the State O.
California, the Assembly concurring
That we fully indorse the action OF Con
gress and President in the enactment o.
the measure known as the Scott Exclu'
sion bill; that in behalf of the people ol
California, irrespective of political par.
ties, we ask the Government in all its
branches to rigidly enforce the provisions
Of said law.
"Resolued, That we respectfully mem
orialize Congress and the President to
concur in the enactment of such addi-
tional LEGISLATION as will make said Re-
striction Act more effective by prevent
ing the entrance of Chinese into the
United States over the Canadian and
Mexican borders. To this end we re-
spectfully, but earnestly, recommend
that, if necessary, treaties be entered
into between our Government and the
>k< >f kE@
Britain to prevent the violation of said
Restriction law by the transit of ChiI Q Q
through Mexico and Canada into the
United States. CW
"Resolued, That an experience of forty
years has proven that the concession to
the people of China of the rights and
privileges OF the mot favored nations was
a mistake, and the reception within our
borders of non-assimilating class is an
evil unmitigated by single benefit to
the citizens of the Republic.
Resolved, That our Senators in Congress
be instructed and our Representatives re-
quested to present this concurrent
resolution to the Senate and House of
Representatives.
Resolved, That His Excellency, the
Governor, be requested to Immediately
forward by telegraph copy of the con.
current resolution to each of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress.
Concurrence in'the Assembly's amend
ment to the bill, amending the bill for
additional Supreme Court Commission
ers, was voted. The amendment makes
the term of the Commissioners four years
instead of two.
The following bills were introduced: :
By Langford, providing for organization
of State Board of Drainage and Reclaim
alton Commissioners.
By 3eggsss, to pay the claim ef w. T.
Bevilie for extradition of w. S. Willing,
the Colusa murderer.
By Goucher, authorizing the Yosemite
Commissioners to construct a road from
Yosemite valley to Mono lake.
By Caminetti, to Withdraw from entry
or sale school forest lands in every town
ship in the State.
By Wilson, appointing Board of Com
missioners for penal and charitable in
stitutions.
By Hinshaw, providing for the levy
and collection of taxes in school districts,
except those of cities of the first, second,
third and fourth classes.
By Dray, providing for travelling ex.
penses of county school superintendents.
The following bills were read the third
time and finally passed: Senate bill 38,
to add new section to the Penal Code
relating to barbed wire fences on public
highways; Senate bill 233, act to pay
claim of ]. J. Lynch; Senate bill 234,
act to pay claim OF G. M. Rumbaugh;
Senate bill 235, act to pay claim of
James Touhey. Recess.
The third reading Of bills was resumed
this afternoon. The following were
among those finally passed: The Senate
bill, an act to reimburse the Japanese
Government for money expended in the
capture of Calvin Pratt, fugitive from
Justice; the Senate bill, an act to pay
claims for draping the State Capitol on
the occasion of the death of Governor
Bartlett; the Senate bill, an act to
provide for the payment Of Comptrollers'
warrants, which have been lost or des-
troycd previous to the payment by the
State Treasurer; Assembly bill, an act
to provide for the correction and estab-
lishment of portion of the eastern
boundary line of the State.
A long debate came up over the Sem
ate bill, an act authorizing the formation
of Township Mutual Insurance Compan-
les. Wilson, of San Francisco, opposed
the bill in long speech and claimed
that it was in contravention of the laws
of the State. The debate lasted an hour
and half. A vote was taken and the
bill was passed. Murphy, of San Fran
cisco, gave notice to reconsider to-
morrow.
The special order for the afternoon
was the consideration of an Act to pro-
vide for permanent site for the Califor'
MIA Home for Feeble Minded Children
and to erect suitable buildings thereon !;
also the consideration Of the majority and
minority reports of the Committee on
Hospitals concerning the Home. the ma
jority being for retaining the Home in
Santa Clara county.
Heacock, OF Santa Barbara, offered q
substitute, that Commissioners be ap-
pointed by the Governor to seclect site.
1t was made a special order for to-
morrow morning.
Adjourned.
THE ASSEMBLY.
The concurrent resolution approving
the charter of the city of Stockton was
unanimously passed.
Sims, of Nevada, presented petitions
praying for the enactment Of Sunday
law.
Mccarthy, Chairman of the Commit.
tee on Chinese Immigration and Emi.
t-I