Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-16
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
NxylIITH sEssIoN-FoRrIErH DAY.
SENATE.


SENATE
SACRAMENTO, February is. 1889.
Senate met at 10 NJ, President pro tenn
ste hen II. White in the chair
Roll called and quorum present
4 aver by the Chaplain, Rev A. c. Pane
Oil nctlop OF Bowers. IL was ordered to read
Tie Journal hereafter Immediately after recess.
iong time was spent i'll substituting on the
MES Assembly bills for Senate bills which were
duplicates thereof. seyeral were cases where
the ASS lnoly had passed Assembly bills. when
they had III their possession duplicates already
passed by the Senate.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Bills were introduced. read by title and re.
ferrsd as follows:
By Moffitt-Making an appropriation to pay
deficiency i'll appropriation for the restoration
and preservation OF fish in the waters Of the the
State. Committee on Finance.
BY Roth iby request)-To amend Section 425
OF the Political Code, relating to special police
men icr the State Capitol grounds, and to theif
powers and the payment of their salaries. Com
miitee on Pubic Buildings other than Prisons.
Also 10y request. an Act TO appropriate money
TO pay the sa AIRY of an additional policeman OF
tie State Capitol grounds for the iortieth fiscal
year Same committee
BY Jones flor the Judiciary Committed To
amend the Penal Code by adding Section 625
relating to ofienses committed on public prop
er OF the State. Ordered on Il c.
BY Dray-To amend the Political Code, reat-
1uS 70 the -HdNlgADIe waters OF THIS state
COMMITTEES on Harbors, Rivers and Coast De-
ferses
- Preston (by request)-Making an sppro-
prlatlon for the arrangement and protection of
the Trustees thereof. Committee on Mices,
Mining and Mining Debris.
BY Bowers-To provide for the cancellation
OF unapproved purchases of sci DOL lands. Com
mi lee on Public Lands.
Also, to amend the Act providing for the or
geu zati and government of municipal cor
posations, relatli to the formation of such cor
poratlons and the plsadings and proof of the
ogaaizstion thereof in civil and criminal ac-
tioas, etc. Judiciary Committee.
BY Notwithstanding $4,000 for the
bu ding OF medical college in the city and
couety of san Francisco. to be part of the
Ufirersity of the State of California Commit
tee on Hospitals
THE RE ASSESSMENT BILL.
Jones, from the Committee on Judiciary, re-
ported back substitute for s b. 119, amend
IN ;he Political Code.
THE SUPREME COURT
The senate took up from The special file S. c.
a. . by Jo1es. proposing an amendment to the
Co sttntion to increase the Supreme Court from
seven to ten, ard providing FIR new depart
ment OF the Supreme Court.
Jones explained that it requiIed no special
ele ton, and was drawn at the suggestion of
two Judges of the Supreme Court. He thought
il vas the proper way 10 relieve that Court of
its pTess OF busin, S.
ghe resolution was adopted. BY vote of 81
ayes 10 nces.
STATE DEBT.
S. @. A. l3, by wilson. to prevent the LegisIa-
tu:e from passing any bill appropriating money
for more than TWO years, was taken up and
adpted by vote Of "a ayes TO noes.
Aeseocks proposed constitutional amend
meat, naming the officers of the Legislature
was smended and ordered reprinted.
FEEBLE-NuNDED CHILDREN
5. B. 1871 TO provide permanent site ior the
California Home for the Care ana Training Of
Feeble minded Children. aud TO erect suitable
buildings thereon came up and was read a
third time, when it was discovered that it had
on the file.
consider the vote by which the Senate yester-
dsy passed S. B. S57, 10 pay the outstanding
claims against the drainage fund.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES
The contested election cases came up ON a
special order for HIS.
Caninetti moved that the matter be post
poned until Monday, on account of the illness
of senator Goueher, who desired to be present
White. Meany and others said that they knew
Senator Goueher to be very ILL., and that be ives
veIy DESTROYS of being present
Moiitt felt sure that the motion would pre-
veil
Yell spoke against any postponement. There
was no use OF further delay. Every Senator
knew how he was going to vote
Wilson moved to amend by fixing the time
for 2. NJ to-day.
Campbell said he was paired with Goucher
on the question OF postponment.
Sprsgue said he had seen Senator Goucher
tins morning, but he was very ill, aud he did
not think he would be able 10 be present even
on Monday. Goueher had told him he proposed
70 vote that he (Sprague) should retain his seat
and while he should like TO have him present
to vote for him, he was willing and anxious
that the matter should come up and be disposed
of
Hesccck brought a hush upou the Senate
Nrl m nd in oaftt min
. want TO know II it is possible in a body of
forty men, where it is the custom TO pair upon
all matters. important and unimportant, If upon
this question, with a Senator sick in bed, Sena-
tors being asked, sho differ with him in
opinion, If it be true that every Senator that has
been 50 asked has refused TO pair2 II is some
thing unheard of to me
hite said that he had not heard that Senator
Goucher had personally asked any Senator to
pair with him. He had written him a note in
which he had stated that he proposed TO vote
for seating Sprague, and would like TO pair with
Roth.
camenilti said that if suy Democrat refused
TO pair he would only be following precedent
set not only by Republicans In this State but in
Congress
D overs said that he presumed the reason why
no Democr Il was willing IN pair with Goucher
way
Yell sisted that as he understood it Goucher
had not asked any one TO pair vita him. This
Wa the first time he had heard that Goucher
had declared how he would vote
Murphy said that he bad no doubt that
Meany would be willing 20 pair with his warm
friend GGucber, but the Senator from MERGED
did not seem TO take kindly TO the suggestion
wilson's mo ION prevailed by a vote of 81 to
and the matter went over until =. NJ
BILLS PASSED
he, following bills were reada third lime and
pas ed:
A. B 30, to amend Section BOG, Of. and to I'd
"a sw section TO the Political Code, relating to
Boards OF Health.
a. y. 2l6 70 amend Section ST. of The Penal
Code relating TO tie disposal OF human dead
bodies, and preservation of the public health.
Recess
Alto noon Sesefsu
The Senate re-assembled at l:s0 p NJ, Pres
ident pro ten. White in the chair.
SkILAGHER's CLAIM
s. B. 80. to appropriate money 70 pay the
claim of Z. NJ. Gallagher for painting and glaz-
ing the Naps State Asylum for the Insane which
work was performed on said asylum under writ
ten contract, came up on motion of Senator
Wilson 20 reconsider the vote by which the Sen
etc refused to pa the bill.
Dir Bowers in the chair
White took the floor aud spoke on the motion.
lie produced the original contract between Gal.
laeher and the Trustees, aud stated that he
found ii 70 be substantially as stated by Mr..
Wilson, the author of the b.u. When the bill
wss on its passage Re had fp3kcB of the clsim
as being without foundation. He had since
fou' q ont that he had been mistaken in his
premises, and he now desired 10 be perfectly
fair in regard to Il. lie therefore qnoted from
sther documents TWAS very peculiar case