Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-14
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
xxxyrIrA SESSION -sIxrY-slxra DAY

XxXyIlIrH SESSION -sIXTY-sIxTH DAY
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO March IS. 1885,
The senate met at 10 A. n. President pro
TEN 5. NJ White in the chair
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. A. c. Bane.
The Assembly messages were taken up and
the bills ordered on the special file, with the
exception OF the general appropriation bill,
which was sent TO the Finance Committee.
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
The Assembly concurrent resolution provid-
ing for the adjournment sine die on Friday at
noon, was made the special order for TO morrow
at IL A. N.
The President pro tenn. addressed the Senate
on the necessity OF getting down 10 business
and passing today such Senate bills as they ex-
pected to get through and it was decided to
take Up the special third reading file, 10 the ex-
ciusion of everything else, and clear 1t up
THE SPECIAL FILE
4. 3. SO, to provide imp ovemelts for the
Deaf. Dumb and Blind Asylum was passed
unanimously.
a. US, providing for the payment of s54 OoO
TO D. Jordan for work ana labor performed
upon and material furnished in The construc-
ton Of the state Prison at Folsom came up on
Campbells motion TO reconsider the vote by
which il passed.
He spoke at length in favor OF the motion and
Meany opposed it.
The Senate refused TO reconsider py vote OF
9 ayes TO 20 noes.
5. 5. 1ss relative to the State Board of Exam
liners and fixing the salaries of the members OF
the said Board and its employees, and defining
thu powers and duties of said Board, and max
ing appropriations for travelling expenses, was
taken up for passage.
randall moved to lay it on the table.
The motion was lost by vote OF IL ayes to %
noes.
several amendments were voted down, and
the bill passed by vote of % ayes to l6 noes
Murphy gave notice of a motion to reconsider.
6. B. 49, 10 declare when a vacancy exists i'll
any elective or appointiye office, Board or Com
mission of any county, city, city and county,
township or municipality, and to provide for
filing The same, known as ''Yelps Police BILL
The bill was refused passage by vote of Is
ayes to y noes.
:. B POI, 10 create the State Board of Water
Commissioners, and prescribing its duties and
powers was pissed by vote of Is ayes TO II
noes.
sAB 80, 10 provide for the payment OF the per
diem OF the members and attaches of the Con-
stitutional Convention, was passed by a vo e OF
81 ayes to noes
The following bills were passed
). B 7, to amend Sections 60 60 and OIL OF
Gn Act TO provide for the organization. incor-
poration and govs rnment of municipal corpora
tions.
S B. 426 to amend Section 1916 of the Penal
Code, relating TO appeals 10 the supreme Court
in criminal cases.
A. 3. 81. to amend Section 9S of the Penal
Code, concerning orders made oy the superior
Court for specil Grand jury.
5 B &C. in relation TO the disposition of fees
collected by he Clerk of the supreme Court,
and to the Supreme Court Librar fund.
5. B PA, for the purpose OF preventing bath
ing il waters which are TO used ny the inhabit-
ants of any city, city and county, or town in
this State.
A. + 297. to provide for the deficiency in the
approximation Tor the travelling expenses o. the
Superintendent of Public Instruction for the
thirty eighth fiscal year.
A. B. 49, supplemental to an Act to provide
for the organization and government of irriga-
ton districs. and to provide Tor the acquisition
OF water and other property, and for the distri-
button of water thereby for irrigation purposes.
and to provide for the examination, approval,
and contrmstion of proceedings for the issue
and sale OF bonds issued under the provisions
of sud Act.
BE cess.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate re-aSsembied at 1:S9 P. NJ, Presi-
dent pro TEN in the chair.
Consideration of the special file was resumed
ana the following bills passed:
A. B. 400 TO pay sl0i 10 John Cravens, Janiior
of The Supreme Court at Sacramento.
s. Z. $50, lating to the for Jiation of ieclama-
ten districts.
no FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
s. B. 459, slating to muuicipa: corporations,
and prescribing The qualifications of those en-
ing women the right TO vote at municipal cleo
tirnsl was defeated by vote of is ayes to Is
noes
Mofitt gave not ce of motion TO reconsider.
,soucher explained that his reason for voting
no WIS thai his wife aud mother were opposed
to It.
How about your motherin-law f' came from
all parts of the house.
-he is opposed TO it. too" replied the Sem
ator from Fresno.
The following bills were passed: A. B. 1877,
to Authorize the establishment of county High
schools and provice for their support.
A B. 49s 10 amend an Act for the protection
OF pre-er pIion and homestead claimants.
4. B 22o. TO grant to the Regents of the Uni
ton l6. township soeth, of range east, Mount
Dianlo meridian.
A B. 405. authorizing the sale of certain State
land 20 the Mssons and ODD Fellows of the town
of eEi n. svT cemetery purposes
:. 3 ID - reg 1late and contro, the sale of
iniox ic.-ting Liquors, was eeseated by vote of
10 e. To noes.
: r. AS % ,,r0vide for The appointment of
nairoa 70. p.i and iaiis of cities and coun-
ties. defaing heir duties, and providing for
thei compensation Murphy give notices. re-
consideration.
; s9i. an act to regulate the practice of
vete mary medicine and surgery in the State of
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
Senator Jones rose to question OF priv .ege.
and ssid
Mr. pc. de ut In the San Francisco Chronicle,
ulde the cate of Mach IS. sSs. there is pL,.
hsned uncer the editorial heading: Jones
an3 Motif; Cbgrge Front At the citation of the
Caucus, the following ietter
IS NATE CHAMBER. Jsnusry 90 1889
faala ". Trdrefs-DEAR SIR: DO not think
Ihs re Will be any tiouble about the confirma-
zion OF your father | shall vo;e for him and
do all can no matter what the Demo ratio
caucus does. Yours truly. \. F. JONES'
on yesterday and previously l voted against
the Confirmation Ct Mr.. Travers. This letter
WIS dictated BY me to my clerk on the day it is
dated hmNng t lot of other letters | should
cay netting about this letter, ordinarily. but
So sec nenily ITO il. after the meeting of the DEM
ocfai caucus, Il WAS explained 70 me, which
did no: then remember that Mr. Frieze and Mr..
Blu ger were appointed Pilot Commissioners by
the late lameuled Governor Bartlett. snd that 4.
as senator OF the State o. California, had voted
for treif continuation; that before the remains
of the late Governor we've cold i'll his grave their
successors had. been appointed 10y the pre- ent
Governor Of theS State of California: that the Su-
preine Court. subsequent 10 that time had de-
cided that these men could not be removed
from office unless the Senate of the State of Cal
ifoTbia conf med the appointments made by
the present Governor. Under the circumstances,
after m kirg fiSht in caucus for the coDtirma-
ton 81 Nr Trayers, | wrote 10 him and told
him. as sD hOs orable man, my situation, and |
asked him 20 honorably release me from the
statements made in my letter. Some two weeks
ago. or proba oily less. met Captain Travers in
the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. and con-
So ted him about il, and he then AID there re-
leased me ON all obligations | was I'M
der TO him on account of that letter and
l think, under the circumstances that it was
reflection, a dishcno' able act. and one
that no gentleman would have done, to have
published thst letter which had written. after
he had honorably released me from it; and
simply say, on the floor of the senate, that that
governed my action in this matter. Further
IN re. wish right here 10 state that when that
matter came up was told by Senators upon the
hoor OF this Senate that my vote, If cast IN that
way would simply be 20 aid the confirmation
OF u Pilot Commissioners by enabling them to
coin for that purpose. / do not say that is true.
do not know that it is true. but told those
gentlemen so-those mostly interested-and il
WAS for that reason. and for the reason that he
had released me. that l voted as l did; and
ask on the floor of The Senate, and before the
people OF this state that il he wishes TO be done
the Justice which he should accord me rs the
friend OF his son, that he cause to be published
my second letter 10 him OH this subject.
HAREoR COMMISSIONER
Yell moved to reconsider the vote by which
the senate confirmed the appointment OF W. II.
Brown as Harbor Commissioner.
The Sena'e refused 10 reconsider by vote OF
eyes 70 30 noes.
ALL MATTERS r URGENCY.
The Senate decided to let each member call
up one bill and put it on its passage as a mstter
OF urgency.
Under this rule bills were taken up and dis
posed of as follows: