Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-28
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
xxvIIIrH sEssIoN-FIFTY-sEcoND DAY.
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO, February q, 1859.
| The Senate met at 10 A. NJ, President bro fem.
;. ~ White in the chair.
PROTESTS.
The Chair presented protest from the San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce against the
passage OF the street contractors bill.
Dargle presented a protest from the employees
of the California Cotton Mills against the EN-
| ployment of convict labor
VETERINARY PRACTICE
Williams moved to reconsider the vote by
winch the Senate refused TO pass S. B. lo7 an
ars 70 regulate the practice of veterinary medi
clEe ana surgery in the State OF California
| Hoggs and Hinshsw strongly opposed he mo-
ton. 1t would work hardship in the farming
districts and create monopoly.
| The motion prevailed by vote of % ayes to
| II noes "'S' "
toggs spoke against the bill again. and in
ss.eu .nal y would 90 great injustice to far
Conslln, Williams and Britt urged the passage
OF tne Dill while Bowers and Campbell spoke
/ against it.
| The bill was denied passage hv a vote of 10
| ayes TO 10 noes.
CONTESTED ELECTION EXPENSES.
The Committee on Attaches, Contingent Ex-
penses and Mileage, reported back, among
otner % things, resolutions to pay the expenses in
| tne contested election cases. When the the Sec
| retary read the amount allowed ]. J. Sullivan
S2,oi6 ~ Heacock proposed to strike out an item
Oh sooz for the services of men hunting wit
| nesses, watching polls and taking tallies' -
| al l0f ,,
tested election expenses were made a special
order for Fridey evening at O'Clock
ONE MORE BILL.
Wilson, at the request of Murphy. who was
absent, was permitted to introduce bill to
exteud the jurisdiction of the Board of State
harbor Commissioners over East street. from
Pacific to Folsom streets. Referred to the Com
| mttee on Commerce and Navigation.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSANE ALYLuM.
Welch moved to reconsider the vote by which
tne senate on yesterday passed a. B. e. to pro-
vide for the erection and management Of n
state Hospital for the Insane, to be located in
Southern California
Britt urged the reconsideration so that tho bill
could be amended ard make it conform to the
statute IN regard to having the work done by
days labor instead OF by contract.
Inc motion vas lost by vote of II ayes to 2f
noes.
STATE VETERINARY SURGEON.
S; B 625, to provide for the appointment of
etate Veterinary Surgeon and assistants TO pre-
ana making an appropriation therefore was
read a third time.
Bowers denounced the bill in round terms.
Surgeon and his deputies to ruia anv farmer ~
| the State. 1t created new offices for the people
| to pay for
heacock pronounced the bill one of the most
!mportant before the present session of the Leg
| lslatme. II was particularly needed for San
Diego county, where cattle diseases were
nursed and never eradicated by climatic causes
a of ~.
county, that fourteen children had died in one
little village there from malignant diphtheria.
engendeTed by eating diseased meat. There
was general demand from all over the State
Tor the passage of such a bill as this
Boggs opposed the bill because it placed all
the power In the hands of the State Board of
Health. The appointment of the State Veter-
mary Surgeon should be left with the Governor.
IL LOGGED 100 much power in the hands of the
State Board of Health.
Heacock replied that power was needed tn
stamp ont disea-e.
The bill was passed by vote of IS ayes to IL
noes.
The Senate took the usual recess.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembled at 80 p M Prasidant
pro tenn. in the chair.
CATTLE QUARANTINE
S. B. 626. to regulate quarantine and the ad
mission OF horses, cattle, sheep and swiue into
the State OF California from infected districts
was taken up for third reading, but was recon-
amend oy striking out ARIZONA"
D b. o3 TO declare when vacancy exists in
any elective or appointive office, Board, or
Commission, of any county city city and
county, township, or municipality and to pro-
vide for filling the same was read third time.
1ell moved TO recommit with instructions to
Fraser and adopted
At the request of Fraser the bill was then
passed on file
Further amendments were made in A. y.
in regard 10 the organization of agricultural
as. donations, and il was ordered reprinted.
The Omnibus County Government Bill y
came IN from the Assembly and was referred to
the Committee on County Governments. II was
announced that the committee would meet to-
morrow morning at o'clock to consider the
bill.
DOUBLE WORK
The Assembly message contained another
ilIust alton fthe loose manner in which busi-
ness has been done in that body II announced
me passage OF A b. 24l, to pay the claim of the
Japanese Government for expenses in the extra |
dition of Calvin Pratt. S B. 235, which was
identical, passed the Senate on February 18th |
and was transmitted u the Assembly. II was
then read a ilrst time and placed ou file. aud |
yet on yesterday, in utter obiiviousness of the
presence OF the Senate bill the Assembly took
up and passed It's own bill. The result was that
the same subject matter had passed both houses
AID yet neither bill had been passed finally
Senator Meany was delegated to go to the As
sembly and tfy and have the matter straight
ened ont and subsequently the Assembly re-
called its bill.
THE SAPA ASYLUM.
a. B 5o7. making an appropriation to pay the
deficiency Ia the appropriation for the support
ofthe Insane Asylum at Napa for the thirty-
ninth and fortieth fiscal years, was taken up US
special order and passed.
Heacock' constitutional amendment relative
to the number of employees of the Legislature,
was made the special order for tomorrow morn.
ing after roll-call.
The street contractors bill went over un til to-
morrow at 2:30 p. n
STATE PRISON ISvEs lIGATIoN
A. B. 6l3. authorizing the Governor of the
State OF California to proceed with an inyestigs-
ton of the state Prison authorities OF this Stale,
at the cost of the state, aud to appropriate
money therefor, came up on is passage.
Caminetti moved to recommit the bill with in
structions to reduce the appropriation from sl0-
600 to S5,t co.
The motion was lost by vote of 10 ayes to 10
noes.
The bill was then passed by vote of 81 ayes
TO noes.
Canineti gave notice of motion to recon-
slider.
NEW DEPARTURE
There was a lively time when No. Is on the
second reading file was reached. The bill was
introduced by McGowan TO amend the County
Government Act. and there are on the file
number of ether bills amending that Act |
Pending their consideration the County Gov
ernmept Committee of the two houses prepared |
an omnibus bill TO cover them all. McGowan |
therefore had no further use for his BILL No |
1872, which was No. iS on fle and therefore |
moved that he be allowed to substitute for il s. |
b. 473, which was No IS on the ile
This privilege had been denied other Senators |
several times and the PROPOSE ion was met with |
a lively opposition. There were numerous ref |
erences TO certain secret agreement among |
Senators to stick 10 the fle, and some of those |
speaking in favor of McGowans motion Were |
covertly accused of falling down on their agree
ment.
The roll was finally called and the motion |
prevailed by a vote OF "a ayes TO 10 noes.
President pro TEN. White did not attemp. to |
conceal his indignation, and drew from his |
pocket the written agreement which had so |
often been referred TO and returned it to Senator
Bowers II was ascertained that il had been |
circulated by MCGOWAN and contained the sig |
natures of twenty-three Senators
Mead remarked that ten of the Senators had |
evidently stood by their agreement
This action of the senate established a new |
rule, and It was understood that hereafter Sena-
tors would be permitted to withdraw bills of |
their own ard substitute another.
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
s. B. lSS, relative to the State Board of Exam |
iners, and fixing the salaries of the members of
the said Board and its employees and defining
the powers and dutis of said Board and max. |
ing appropriations for travelling expenses, came
up as u special order
Senator Murphy, who had introduced sub
stitute for the bill, being absent or account of
sickness, the bill was made special order for
tomorrow at II O'Clock.