Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-31
sEcoND-REApINe FILE.

senate Bill NO. liz, passed on nIe.
Senate Bill No. 1S9, relating to the appoint
ment and number of Notaries Public in the
several counties o! this State, was taken up on
second reading.
Mr. McComas offered an amendment limiting
the number of Notaries in Los Angeles county
to seyenty-fye and san Francisco to fifty.
The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell the number of
Notaries for Solano county was limited to 40.
On motion of Mr.. Hamill the term of office
was made four years intead of two.
On motion of Mr.. MCGOWAN the bill was
amended so as to take effect Immediately
Senate Bill No. 103, to provide for walk and
driveway in the State Capitol grounds and to
appropriate money therefor, was read second
time, amended and ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 2S6, relating to the duty of
Clerks of the Superior Court, with relation to the
testimony taken and filed in divorce cases, was
Mr. Murphy desired to know the reason for
the proposed amendmer to the Code.
Mr.. Jones explained that the bill eliminated
from the present law the provision requiring
that Clerks of superior Courts should seal up
the papers in divorce cases. Ee said that the
Judiciary Committee had reported several bills
amending the divorce laws and this was one of
them.
The bill was ordered engrossed and to third
reading
Senate Bill No. 100, to establish branch
Insane Asylum Tor the insane of the State of
California, at Ukiah, to e known as the "Men-
docino State Insane Asylum, !" and appropriating
money therefor, was a read second time,
A message was received from the Assembly
announcing its refusal to recede from It's
amendments to Senate Concurrent Resolution
No, 4, relative to the sentiment of the people of
California on the Scott Exclusion Act.
Senate Bill No. l36 relating to the treasury,
into which there must be paid the net proceeds
of actions prosecuted by the Harbor Commits
sioners for the port OF Eureka, was read sec
ond time and ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 1877, relating to the compensa-
iion and expenses of the Harbor Commissioners
of the port of Eureka, was read second time
and ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 49, relating to the National
Guard OF California, was read a second time
and ordered engrossed.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Conklin
Senate Bill No. 500. to provide for the def
cheney in the appropriation for the payment of
armory rents purchase of uniforms and other
anu fortieth fiscal years, was read a second
time.
MI Caminetti asked that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Yell explained that the bill had been
carefully drawn after full investigation of the
subject by the Committee on Military Affairs.
The motion was lost by vote of ayes to "a
noes.
The bill was ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 2lS, providing for the enlarg-
ing, strengthening and improving of the State
Printing Office building, was read second
time and ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 162, to provide for the purchase
OF a portrait OF the late Washington Bartlett
by the State Board of Examiners, and to appro-
pirate money terefor, was read second time
amended so as to limit the cost to $780, and
ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 55, making an appropriation
ior The cehclency in the appropriation for pay
of stenog; apher to Railroad Commissioners for
the thirty ninth and fortieth fiscal years, was
read second time and ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No 80, relating to the preserva-
Il on OF the public health and safety, and regis
tration of births, deaths and marriages, was
read second time and ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 81, relative to registry of
births deaths aud marriages, was read second
time, and amended in accordance with the
recommendation of the Committee on Hospitals
Mr.. Murphy said that the bill was class of
legislation he did not believe in. it ought to be
entitled bill TO restrict babes at the outset of
life"
Mr. Bricelaud said that the bill was one of
Health, for the purpose of securing the vital sta
tistics OF the State. Every other State in the
Union had such laws, and they ought to be
passed. Without them the State could not have
any vital statistics collected
MI Campbell said that he was opposed to the
passage of any bill presented from the State
Board of Health until that Board apoiogized to
the Senate for the language used in its biennial
report. IN which 1t was said that when legisla-
ton was needed the first question asked was,
What is there in it?'
Mr. Briceland said that he had spoken to the
secretary OF the Board in regard to the language
objected to III the report, and had been informed
by him that there was no design to insult the
Senate. If these bills could not be passed he
hoped the State Board of Health would be abol-
lshed He spoke warmly and earnestly about
the work performed by the State Board OF
Health.
Mr.. Sprague advocated the bill, and pointed
out the necessity for its passage.
The bill was then re-committed to the Com
mittee on Hospitals.
On motion of Mr.. Caminetti, at $40 p, NJ. the
Senate adjourned.