Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-19
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
1xynIrH sEssIeN-FoRTY-THIRD DAY.
SENATE.

pay the expenses of the Railroad Comm ssioners
to go to Washington TO attend the National In
ter-state Commerce Commission meeting The
Dill was read first time and ordered printed.
TAXATION OF MORTGAGES
S. C. A. 4, to propose to the people of the State
an amendment TO the Constitution of the State
relative to the taxation of mortgages and deed:
OF trust, was taken up from the special file.
Bowers, the author, spoke in favor of the
adoption OF the resolution, advancing all the
arguments against the taxation of mortgages
He held that the only one benefited by the ex
money lender, while the entire burden of such
taxation fell upon the poor man and the Dor
rover. People from the East would not invest
money in State which taxes mortgages.
The resolution failed to pass by vote of Il
ayes to % noes
Bowers gave notice of motion to reconsider
DE PUE ON TOP.
A message was received from the Governor
announcing his approval of S. B. 6, amending
the Act in regard 10 municipal Indebtedness.
Another message from the Governor, coming
in few minutes later, announced the appoint
ment of E. ]. DePue as State Prison Director
vice Cornelius oConnor, declined.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
MCGOWAN was granted leave until wednes-
day at p NJ, and Greedy for the balance of the
day.
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
s. B. 400, to establish State reform school al
lone, and to provide for the maintenance and
management of the same, was passed without q
dissenting voice.
the Political Code, relating to the State Board
of Examiners, its meetings and duties, and to
add seven new sections, to be numbered 6S4
6S5 ESQ., $751; 6SS CSC and go relative to the
State Board of Examiners and fixing the sala-
ries OF the members of the said Board and its
employees, and defining the powers and duties
OF said Board, was made a special order for to-
morrow at 3 p. NJ.
CARE OF FEEBLE-sIINDED CHILDREN.
S. B. 1913, to amerd an Act to provide for the
government and management of the California
Home for the Care and Training of Feeble
minded Children, came up on its passage,
Crandall succeeded. in the absence of its
author, in having it recomnitted, with instruc.
lions to amend SO that money paid to the Trus.
tees for the care of children, by parents who can
afford to pay for their care, be paid into the
State Treasury, instead of the Treasury of the
Home.
De Long ant Boggs vainly pointed out the in.
justice of such an amedment, but the Senators
were many of them reading newspapers, SO the
motion of the Santa Clara Senator prevailed by
a vote of II to Is.
De Long said that the effect of the amendment
would be that if parent deposits money for the
special care and comfort of his child it would
be taken out of the hands of the Trustees and
placed in the State Treasury. The Senator
from Santa Clara has thus scored one victo-y
over the ladies of the Home during the absence
of the author of the bill.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read third time and
passed:
S. B. AS, to regulate the SALE rental and dis
tribution of waters supplied to cities and eoun-
ties, cities and towns, and to the inhabitants
thereof.
S. B. 800, providing for the appointment of a
commission to make arrangements for the pro.
per reception of the National Grange of the
Patrons of Husbandry, and appropriating
money to defray the expenses thereof.
S. B. 299 to amend Section 343 of the Political
Code, relating to the number and designation OF
the civil executive officers OF the State, was read
a third time and amended by striking out the
office of Commissioner of Immigration. 1t was
then ordered reprinted
s. B. 352, abolishing the Office OF Commissioner
OF immigration.
g. B. 23S, to amendfhe Code of Civil Procedure
referring to the title of property after distribu
ton of estates, and providing for additional
powers to Judges OF the Superior Court sitting
A b. IA, to amend Section az of the Civil
Code in relation to the valuation of policies OF
life insurance.
s. B; 2Oi, appropriating money for the erection
of buildings at the Industrial Home OF Mechani-
cal Trades tor the Adult Blind.
THE ANTI-coMPAcT BILL
The so-called Clunie anti-compact bill amend
ing Section Gle of the Political Code, relating to
insurance companies. took big jump on the
file yesterday. Mofitt had bill. No. Is, on the
file which he introduced and allowed Goucber
to substitute for it S. b. 255. the anti-compact
bill, which stood 226 on the file.
SECOND READING FILE
g. B. 266, to amend the Political Code, relating
TO the San Francisco Harbor and State Harboi
Numerous amendments were offered and the
bill passed.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS.
s. c. r. 5, relative to procuring rock for sea
wall from Angel Island, was adopted without
debate.
sc. r. 10, requesting the Congress of the
United States to refuse the Territory of Utah adj
mission as State in the Fede al Union so long
as polygamy, or the system of plural marriages
prevails within its boundary.
Preston, the author of the resolution, ex.
planned that he had introduced the resolution
at the requ st ofthe Gentle resiGentsof Utah
The resolution was adopted by vote OF q
ayes to 10 noes.
S. @. r. II, relative to the assent of the State
of California TO grants, purposes and conditions
of the Act of Congress entitled IAN Act to es
nection with the colleges established in the
several States under the provisions of an 40,
approved July 2, 1862, and OF the Acts supple
mentary thereto approved March 2, 1887, was
s. C. r. %. relative TO the matter of the pay
ment OF Indian depreciation claims, was
adopted.
>. c. r. IL, concurrent resolution REQUESTING
our representatives in Congress to ask an appro
priation of So 600 600 for the Improvement of tho
navigation OF the Sacramento and Feather
rivers, in California from the head of naviga
ton of the Sacramento at st. Johns aud from
the head of navigation of Feather river, ST
0rovilie Said Feather river being q tributary o.
the Sacramento), to San Francisco Bay, wa.
read.
Caminetti moved to amend by inserting the
San joaquin river. which was adopted.
Bowers moved to insert sweetwater creek an6
San Gabriel river. but on good kick" being
made, withdrew it,
The resolution was then passed on file.
A. c. X. 4, relative to filling The vacancy
caused by the death of William Elandini
recommending Jas. A. Waymire), was adopted
by a vote Of p ayes to 10 noes.
Pinder moved to take a recess until 100
The motion was lost by a vote OF l6 ayes 10 II
noes.
On motion of Jones, at 545 the Senate ad
iourred.