Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-16

Inc Senate met at 10 A. NJ, President pro
tenn. White in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain Rev. A. c. Bane.
Ceminetti moved to reconsider the vote hy
which the Senate passed A. B. 6l7, amending
the Act to promote horticulture, and known as
the bug bill" The motion was lost by rote
Of 6 ayes to % noes.
URGENCY BILLS PASSED.
The special urgency file was taken I'd, and
bills passed as follows:
S. B. 66i, TO provide for walks in the State
capitol grounds, and to appropriate money
therefor.
5. B. 6s5. tc provide for the removal OF ten
tiers of wooden steps. and to construc5 in their
stead granite steps, on the State Capitol grounds
located at Sacramento and to appropriate
money therefor.
s. B. 66i, to provide for the improvement of
the State Capitol grounds, located at Sacra-
mento, and to appropriate money therefor.
s. B. e67. to provide for fitting up in the base
ment of the Capitol building moisture proof
nre-prcof and burglar proof vault for storage
and care of the archives of the State Offices for
the appointment of keeper of the archives de-
timing his duties, fixing his salery and appro-
priating money for the purposes appertaining
These four bills had already passed both
houses and been signed by the Governor
but 1t was then discovered that through an
oversight the clause had been left out of each
requiring the Controller to draw his warrant for
the amounts appropriated.
Senator Dray rose 10 question of privilege
and thanked the Senate for the courtesy ex-
tended him in taking up the bills and passing
then SO promptly.
A. B. sol. to pay the deficiency in the appro-
priatlon for the California Hospital for Chronic
Insane at Agnews.
A. b. 4S5, relative to elections.
A. B. 556, to amend Section 456 of the Political
Code, relating TO the salary of the booikeeper
of the Treasurer of State
A. b. 10 to provide for the revision OF the
records of the California Volunteers, and to
authorize the Superintendent of State Printing
TO print. bind and issue the same.
A b. 449 to amend Section S665 of la politi-
cal Code, relating to the assessment of railroads
operating in more than one county.
appropriation for salary of the Deputy Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction for the thirty
eighth fiscel year.
a. B. 3Ol. to amend Section of an Act to pro-
VIDE Tor the future management OF the Napa
state Asylum Tor the Insane, relating to the res
ldent and assistant physicians.
A b. 57S, to purchase adjacent lands at San
quentin for the use OF the State Prison. together
with the Improvements thereon.
A. B. 70, to amend Section 400 OF the Penal
Code, relating to contagious diseases among
animals, was amended by striking out the last
section. and ordered reprinted.
Briefly proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition. providing for annual sessions of tGe
Legislature, with pay limited to one hundred
days at each session, was defeated BY a vote OF
ayes TO Is nays.
Recess
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembled at l,40P. NJ. Presi-
dent pro tenn. in the chair
bills APPROVED
message was received from the Governor
announcing his approval of the following oil :
5 BIS lSS, 10 amend Section 2l37 ofthe Political
Code relating TO the powers and duties of the
Board OF Directors of the Insane ASYLUM at
Stockton; 176. making an appropriation to pay
the claim OF W. +. Purnell 49, entitled an Act
Tor the relief of Gregory Valero and 296 for the
rellef OF |. e. Wickersham for moneys extended
IN the matter of the extradition of Ang Tai
Duck.
A LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK.
President pro TEN. White addressed the SEN
ate as follows; !" desire to call the attention
OF the Senate to the condition of the business of
the Legislature. l am informed that the print
ing is very far behind. | am told that the
county government bill will not be printed I'M
I'll tomorrow afternoon some time. You re-
member how long ago that passed. am told
furtt er that there are so many bills in the hands
OF the printer that he will be unable to have the
printing completed so that they NAV be re-
ported, enrolled and authenticated by the re-
spective bodies at the time named as the hour
of adjournment. l also ascertain that the reso-
luton which we passed for the purpose of faciIi-
tating business. and under which we were pro-
eeedng to take up Assembly bills only has
been repudiated by the Assembly. Under these
circumstances must say Tor myself that do
other house until o like courtesy is extended
this There is hardly member of the Assem-
o.y VINO mas taken a very active part in the
TO help further his bill, and there is not one of
them, so far as ! am concerned, who has not re-
eelyed more consideration than | have asked
Tor myself Now, for myself, object to proceed
ing any further with the Assembly file until
some corresponding action is taken by the other
house."
Goucher said that everything the Chair had
said was true, but he had understood that there
was disposition in the Assembly to change
their conduct he moved that recess be taken
until o'clock to find out what the Assembly
intended to do.
Yell said that the Senate was not being treated
hight, and he Twas in favor of resembling the
resolution under which the Senate agreed to
take up the Assembly bills.
priation bill.
Goucher insisted on his motion.
Yell said that If the delay was in the interest
OF the Glenn county bill, he notified its friends
that though he voted for the bill he would not
vote to pass it over the Governors veto if dila-
tory tactics were INDUCED in.
Goucher said that if the remark was aimed at
him and his motion, he wished to inform the
Senate that if the bills they had agreed to take
up were disposed of he was ready 10 vote tn adj
journ, even If the Glenn bill had not been re-
turned, though he was well aware that it would
be vetoed. He was anxious 10 reach the ma
tural gas bill y for the Stockton Insane Asylum
Heacock charged that the real object OF delay
was not that bill. and said: What it is God
only knows-or the devil 1 don't know which
Goucher said his only object in moving a re-
cess was TO find out If the Assembly intended to
carry out its agreement.
DIDN'T MIND A PINE
call of the Senate brought in Senators Lang
ford. Bowers, bray and Brieeand. They were
each fined 81. AS soon as the motion was made
Bowers handed up his dollar and said Il was
down to the Governors office, and don't think
dollar fine viii make me feel any worse that
do
The bill providing TOR the boring of natural
gas wells at the stockton Insane Asylum was
taken up aud passed.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The general appropriation bill was reported
back from the Committee on Finance and read
a first time.
On motion of Yell, the bill was declared a
case of urgency. aud the Senate went into Com
mittee of the Whole and considered the bill
The few minor amendments made by the FL
nance Committee were adopted. The principal
amendments were an addition of 500 0J0 for The
Insane Asylum at Agnews and $1,000 for the
state Mineralogist.
The committee rose and reported the bill back
with the amendments.
The Senate adopted the amendments made in
Committee of the Whole, and the bill was or
dered reprinted and 10 a third reading
The consideration of the Governors veto of
A. B. 262, for the election of State Printer, was
set for IL A. n. tomorrow.
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR
message was received from the Governor