Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-15

An act 10 repeal SECTIONS 1UYo, lUy4, llS0 and
ll9l of the Civil Code, relating to acknowledge
ments of married women. Judiciary Com
mittee.
An Act to amend Section 11S7 of the Civil
Code, relating to conveyances by married
woman. Judiciary Committee.
An Act to amend Section l72 of the Civil Code
relating to the disposition of community prop
erty. Judiciary Committee.
An Act to provide Improvements for the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum. Committee on Public
Buildings.
By Mr.. Preston-An Act to provide for the
payment of Controller Of states war ants that
shall have been lost or destroyed before having
been paid by the State Treasurer Committee
on Banks and Banking.
Constitutional Relative to the
framing and adopting of charters by cities con-
tanning less than Sc, 600 inhab tlnts. Committee
on Constitutional Amendments
BY Mr.. Motitt-An Act to provide for the pur-
chase CT the portrait of the late Governor Wash
ingIon Bartlett, by the State Board of Exam
Iners, and to appropriate money therefor
Finance Committee.
Concurrent resolution, memorializiug Con-
gress to grant the city of Oakland the north arm
of the estuary San Antonio, for the sanitary i'm
provement of the State. Committee on City
county and Township Governments.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
The President pro tenn announced that he
had received package containing the papers
III the contested election case of w. o. Banks
and John J. Sullivan, in the Twenty-first SEN
atorial District. 1t was ordered to be delivered
to the Committee on Elections.
BILL PASSED.
Senate Bill No. IAN Act to pay the claim for
the funeral expenses of Governor Washington
Bartlett, was read third time and passed
COMMITTEE CLERKS.
Mr.. Goucher offered the following resolution:
Resolced, That the Judiciary Committee shall
have two committee clerks at SIS per day eacu
and that every other committee shall have one
clerk at S5 per day-all conversation to clerks
to be payable out OF the contingent fund of the
Senate. No committee clerks shall be appointed
until necessity appears therefor, snd such ap-
p0lntment may thereupon be made by the
Chairman of the committee, and notice thereof
shall be given to the Serge eant-at-Arms of the
Senate and to the State Controller.
MIR. Murphy moved to amend so that the Ju-
dietary Commit ee should have two clerks at IS
per day, and the Finance Committee two clerks
at So, each of the other committees to have one
clerk at 90 per day.
Mr. Heaeock moved to amend so as to give the
Judiciary Committee two clerks at S. and only
the Committees on Corporations, Claims. County,
County Governments and Township OFganiza-
tions, Finance, ELECTORS, Yosemite Valley and
Forestry be allowed clerks at s5 per day
Mr. Murphy argued: in support of his amend
! as much work as the Judiciary Committee, and
would have before it some of the most import
an measures OF the session.
Mr.. HeGcock said that he had noticed that
very few If any bills had been referred 10 the
committees not named in his amendment and
thought it was time enough TO authorize tn. ap-
for them to do. Whenever O Chairman of a
committee esme before the Senate and stat. d
that clerk Tas needed for his committee he
was willing To vote fer It,
Mr.. Goucher pointed out that his resolution
provided that no clerk was TO be appointed
until he was needed. If it was not passed, the
time of the Senate would be taken up every day
with discussions over applications for clerks of
committees. Whenever Chairman asked tor a
clerk it would be granted. and the same result
would be reached in the end
Mr. Heacock demanded a roll-call ON his
amendment, and on motion of Mr. Goueher, a
call of the Senate was ordered The roll was
called, and all the Senators managed to get
within the rail and answer to their names ex-
cept Senator Langford. Further proceedings
| under the call were then dispensed with.
MT. Heaeock's amendment was lost by vote
of 3 ayes TO &c noes.
Mr.. Wilson said that he had been voting with
| the minority so long that he was glad of an op-
portunity to vote with the majority once. He
really thought the Committee ON Finance ought
to have two clerks.
Mr. Crandall moved to amend by excepting
the Committees on tublic Swamp AID over
flowed Lands, Public Mo,als Apportionment and
Representation Rules.
| amendment was adopted, and the resolution, as
amended, adopted by vote OF 81 ayes against
3 noes.
RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Jones introduced resolution allowing
George Locke three days pay as porter during
| the temporary organization. Referred to Com
mittee on Attaches Contingent Expenses AID
Mileage.
Mt Dixon offered resolution appointing
Joseph Harris porter for the rooms OF the Ju-
dietary Committee, at salary OF 81 per day.
Same reference.
Mr. Jones offered resolution appointing
James Sharkey messenger and porter to the
Judiciary Committee, at a per diem OF 81. He
asked that the rules be suspended and the reso-
luton adopted, but Mr.. Meany objected and it
went to the Committee on Contingent Expenses
Mr.. Yell introduced a resolution, which was
adopted, substituting the name of NJ j. Sullivan
Tor that OF Frank p Lewis, as messenger from
the Senate 10 the superintendent OF State Print
ing.
on motion of Mr.. Greely, Senate Bill No 60
was taken from the Committee on Swamp and
Oyerfiowed Lands and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, Senate Bill No II
was taken from the Committee on Corporations
and sent to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Yell introduced resolution authorizing
the Committee on Elections to send for persons
and papers, take testimony, and, if necessary
employ n sienographer Referred to the Com,
mittee on Contingent Expenses.
Mr.. Meade offered a resolution appointing B.
Landers Sergeant alarms of the Judiciary Com
mittee at per diem of So.
Mr 4el introduced q resolution allowing
Willie B. Aver four days pay as Page at 81 per
day. same reference.
STANDING COMMITTEES
President pro tenn. White then announced the
following as the standing committees of the
Senate
Agriculture-Iixon (Chairman) Roth, Hea-
cock. Langiord, Flint, Hinshaw, McComas
Meade aud DeLong.
Apportionment and Representation-Roth
(CEairmsn), Welch, Eamili, cprague, Bowers,
Fraser, Byrnes. Spellacy and Hinshaw.
Attaches, Contingent Expenses and Mileage
Murphy lChairmanl, Fraser, Preston, Dixon and
Welch
Banks and Banking-Boggs Chairman. Lang
ford Preston, Hamill and Dargie
Chinese and Chinese Immigration-Pind
{Chairman(. Banks, Meade, Meany, Greedy,
Britt and Campbell.
city, City AMI County, and Town Govern
ments-Moffitt lChairman1, McComas Bowers,
Langfo,d, Crandall. Roth aud Mcdonald.
Commerce and avigation-Spelacy (Chair
man, Murphy, Bowers, Largford, DeLong,
Byrnes and Pinder.
Constitutional Amendments Il Boggs CHAIR
man, Heacoek, Crandall, Yell, Wilson aud
Dixon.
orporations-Goucher( chairman, MCGOWAN.
Campbell, Heacock, Dargie, Hinshaw, Wilson,
Roth, Lsngford Mead and Pinder
C!aims-Meany (Chairman), Roth Heacock,
Hinshaw, Langford, Fraser and Wilson.
Counties and County Governments and Town
ship OrganiZstion-Hinshaw (Chsilman), Cami-
netti, Flint, Moffitt. Boggs, Conklin and Dray.
Education-Caminetti lChairman), Conklin,
Flint, Preston. Moftltt Murphy and Jones'
Eleetions-feu (chairman), Campbell, Gran
dali. De Long, Me.ny Pinder aud Williams
Engrossed Bilis-Hamili (Chairman) Greedy,
Sprague Banks, Mead, Dixon and Welsh
Enrolled Bills-Mead (Cheirman), Williams,
Jones, Bowers, McGowan and Fraser
FEDERAL Relations - Britt (Chairman) Hin
shaw, Mcdonald, CiandAll snd MCGOWAN.
Finance-Motiitt tChairman), De Long, Drsy
Boggs, Langtord, Caminetti and Crandall.
Fish and Game - Pinder (Chsirman), Nc
Gowan, Campbell, Williams, Briceland and
Sprague.
Forestry and Yosemite Valley and Mariposa
Big Tree Grove Meany (Chairman), Btggs,
Byrnes, Wilson and Roth
Harbors. Rivers and Coast Defenses-Iangford
(Chairman) Bowers, Banks, Hamiil and spe J.
acy.
Hospitals - Briceand chairman. Byrnes.
Mead Bowers and both.
immigration other than Chinese Immigration
-Weleh tchairman) Williams, Britt, Fraser and
Conklin.
Irrigation and Water Rights Caminetti
(Chairman) Bowers MeComas. Dargie, Roth,
Meany. Heaeock. Dixon ana Mead
Judiciary - Jones (Chairman). Caminetti
Crandall, Gnucher. HeGcock, McGowan Mufiitt,
Sprague, White, Wilson and Yell.
Labor and Capital-Britt (Chairmanl, Byrnes,
Banks. WEIGH and Boegs.
Mines Drainage and Mining Debris-Mead
tCharmaul, Preston, Greeiy, Langiord, Dray
Roth and Murphy.
Military Affairs-Yell tChairman), Wilson
Jones, Goucher MCGOWAN, Pinder and Bowers.
Public Bulldogs other than Prison Buildings
Williams fChairmanl. Mcdonald, Meany
Darsie, Aofiitt, Conklin and Dray.
Public Morals-Spellacy (Chairman), Brice-
land and Fraser.
Public Printing Mcdonald (Chairman) Moi
fit ard Dargie
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