Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-09
S. B. 25S, % amend the Penal Code, relating to
fish and p&me. took the SANG course.

5. B. 25s, % amend the Penal Code. relating to
fish and game, took the same course. ,
PROTECTING GAME.
S. B pa, to amend Section &c of the Penal
Code relating to fish and game, was read a sec
adopted.
Bowers offered an amendment striking out
the clause which protects female deer, antelope
and spotted avn
The amendment was lost.
CrandaH offered an amendment striking out
the clause protecting female deer and antelope.
Bowers favored the amendment and was OPP
posed to all of The game laws. he said that in
the counties of San Diego and San Bernardino
the deer came into the vineyards at night and
destroyed them The people, to protect their
crops, had to shoot them at night when they
could not tell what the sex was. Til people
there poisoned quail by the thousand.
Jones wanted 10 know if it would not be cru
city to animals to shoot them for eating what
little grass there is in San Bernardino county.
He facetiously offered an amendment protect
ing coyotes, which was not entertained. Sew
eral senators took a shot at Bowers about the
coyotes, and Boggs aud Mead favored the pro-
lection of deer because they were getting scarce
in their counties.
Bowers retorted that the only difference be-
tween them seemed to be that in the northern
counties they had too many coyotes and not
enough deer, consequently they wanted the lat
ter protected. He wanted protection against
the deer.
The amendment was lost and the bill ordered
engrossed.
S. B. SIS, to amend Section 2o62 of and to add a
new section to the Political Code, relating to
Boards of Health, was read g second time and
ordered engrossed.
S. B. SO, to amend Section S77 of the Penal
Code, relating to the disposal of human dead
bodies and preservation of the public health,
was read a second time and ordered engrossed
S. b. 295, to provide for the maintenance, sup
| port and discharge, III certain cases, of insane
persons confined in the State Asylums for the
Insane, and for the control and management OF
a resulting contingent fund, was read a second
time and orcered engrossed.
s. B.. l24, making appropriation for a def
cheney in the appropriations for the salary of
the Secretary to the State Engineer for the
thirty-ffth, thirty-sixth, thirty-seventh and
thirty-eighth fiscal years, was read q second
time and ordered engrossed.
S. B. 50, to appropriate A2,sSs 50 to pay the
salary of the Commissioner of immigration
from October TO, 1885, 10 January l, 1889, was
taken up for second reading.
Reacock moved TO strike out the enaetipg
clause.
Jones hoped the motion would not prevail, in
the absence of the author of the bill.
Heacock withdrew the motion, and the bill
was passed on file.
OUT OF ORDER.
On motion of Jones. it was decided that when
bills were reached on the file and the author
was absent, that they should be passed on the
file. AS many of the Senators were absent, q
large number of bills passed on file during the
afternoon.
Heacock introduced a resolution, which was
adopted, authorizing the Secretary of State to
the Constitutional Convention to each Senator
and to each public library within his district,
upon their requisition. stating the purpose or
library for which said books are intended.
The Committee on HarboTs and Coast De-
lenses were granted leave of absence, to visit
Qualifications on Monday.
A the request of Conkiin, a subcommittee of
three of the Committee on Education was
granted leave of absence 10 visit the Lick OBJ
servatory.
FEEBLE-MINDED CHILDREN.
On motion of Crandsll S. B. 194, to provide for
a permanent site tor the California Home for
the Care and Training of Feeble-Minded hill
dren,' and erect suitable buildings thereon, by
Mr.. Murphy, was made the special order for
Tuesday next. immediately after the considera-
! ton of the special order already set.
S. B.. 70, 10 provide for the correction and es-
Enlistment OF q portion ofthe eastern boundary
line of the State of California, was read a second
time and ordered engrossed.
At AIS a motion to adjourn was voted down
by a vote of l6 to 6-showing p Senators pres
ent.
S. B. 154, authorizing the formation of town
ship mutual insurance companies, regulating
the transaction of their business and defining
the duties Of the officers thereof, was read a sec.
ond time and the committee amendments
adopted.
Caminetti stated that Wilson. who was alb
sent on leave, had desired him to ask that the
bill be passed on file.
MeGOwan, the author of the bill, objected and
| the bill was orjered engrossed. .
S. ., making an appropriation of Sill, 800
for the use of the state Board of Forestry, was
taken Up on second reading.
The committee amendment reducing the APP
preparation 10 $4,000 las adopted.
On motion of Heacock. the bill was made
tie special order for Wednesday next at 9 P. NJ.
S. i. IL. to appropriate $40 to pay the claim
of John c. Edgar, ex-Sheriff of the county OF
San Mateo, for delivering certain insane per
sons at the Insane Asylum at Stockton, for the
twenty-hith fiscal year, was read a second time
and ordered engrosSed.
S. b. S57, TO authorize the payment of claims
! against the etate, which were incurred under
an Act TO promote drainage. approved April
%, 1880, and to appropriate mooey for their
payment, was read a second time, amended
and ordered eng7ossed.
Dray, the author OF the bill, explained thai
the bill was prepared by the Controller.
Boggs was granted leave of absence for Mon
day.
WORK WITHOUT A QUORUM.
Campbell, at AS O'clock. moved to adjourn
and 1t was voted down.
lie then demanded a call of the Senate. buI
there was no second to the motion.
Campbell then raised the point of order that
there was no quorum present, there being but
fourteen Senators in the Chamber.
The Chair ruled that there was a QUORUM
present and it could not be demonstrated
otherwise without Il call of the Senate.
8. B. 12S, to amend Section 2643 OF the Politi
cal Code of the State of California, relating to
the powers OF supervisors in their gene al SUI
p%ervision of the roads within their respective
counties, by Langiord, was taken up on second
reading.
This was Langfcrd's measure changing the
section named by putting III the Eord order
instead of "oIdinaDc :" so as TO cut eff the pub.
LEGATION of ordinances of the Boards Of super
yiSors.
Greedy moved TO amend by striking out the
word order and insert the word -ordiuance.' -
The amendment was adopted, which brought
the bill back 10 the present law.
Langtord wanted 10 know if the Senate had
the power to adopt an amendment that would
destroy the bill. and The Chair informed him
that it had the power 20 adopt auy amendment
It saw fit, which was germane to the subject.
Some member called for the ayes and noes
but as this would have shown that there was
and sustained that the Chair had already an
nounced The amendment adop.ed.
10 help the anti-EcVspaper Senator fiom san
Joaquin ont of his dilemma, Caminetti moved
that the bill be passed On file, and it was Sc
ordered.
s B; @. to amend Section 1o3 Of the Code Of
Civil Procedure, relating TO Justices Courts. wal
read a second time and ordered engrossed.
Campbell moved TO adjourn.
Caminetti moved to amend by taking q recess
until 100 p. NJ
The roll was called, and IL voted aye and
8 mo"
The vote was not announced when Camiuett
demanded a call ofthe Senate.
The roll was called and only II Senator,
fanswered to their names
On motion Of MCGOWAN further proceeding
under the call were dispensed with, and at 81.
p. NJ. the Senate adjourned to meet on Monday
ct 100 F. NJ
ASSEMBLY.
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