Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-18

pielHeu It's purposes, anu II WIS opposed py
Heacock
The measure was carried by a vote of % to O.
The bill to provide for the erection at San
Quentin State Prison of building for the ac-
commodation OF the insane prisoners was read
three times and passed
The bill relating to the time of commence
ment OF actions for the recovery of real prop
erty was defeated on CrandalPs motion to strike
out the enacting clause.
The bill to provide for the payment for extra
services performed by laborefs and mechanics
on the Normal School at Chico was refused
passage-ayes Is, noes 19
Sprague moved that S. B. 4Si having been
enormously placed in the hands of the Execu-
tive, the latter be requested to return the bill to
the Senate. So ordered.
The bill making an appropriation for the sal
airy of the bookkeeper OF the state Treasurer for
the fortieth fiscal year was passed.
The Senate adopted A. c. r. relative to Yo-
preserved
The Assembly bill to make tho Soldiers
Home at Yountville. Napa county, a State in
stitution, was passed
kecess till 7:30 P. NJ.
Evening Session.
The Senate met at the appointed time, and
Immediately message was received from the
Governor announcing that he had withdrawn
the appointment of Heber Ingle as Harbor
Commissioner at San Diego and appointed ]. H.
In the forenoon the Governor had withdrawn
Barbour's name and substituted that of w. W.
Stewart.
COUNTY FEES.
MCGOWAN offered a resolution providing that
the Chairman of the Judiciary Committees of
the two Houses should make necessary changes
in the County Government Act concerning fees
of officers and report to each House the result
thereof for action. So ordered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Senate passed A. B. Is, to amend Section
1852 of the Political Code, relating to road poll
taxes.
Several ice and other bills were ordered paid.
A number OF resolutions were also adopted pro-
viding for the payment of number of en-
ployes for extra services alter the close of the
session.
[Yell in the chair.l
The Committee on Contingent Expenses re-
ported that something over S4. 900 remained in
the contingent fund of the Senate after the
above allowances.
Mead offered a resolution allowing Assistant
Secretary Ford two dollars extra per diem DUR
ing the session of the Legislature. He explained
that the salary of the position was sS but the
Controller had refused TO draw bis warrant for
more than So day.
Heacock and Campbell vigorously opposed
the resolution as matter of principle.
The resolution was adopted-ayes %, noes 7.
Moffitt moved that the Senate refuse 10 con-
slider any bills after O'Clock, except such as
may have been enrolled. So ordered.
Resuming work on the special urgency file,
the bill 10 amend Section 1855 of the Civil Code,
relative to mortgages of personal property, was
The bill to authorize the Board of Fish Com
missioners to dispose of the steam launch Gov
ernor Stoneman, and to replace il by two
smaller boats, to be used as patrol coats, was
passed.
The Senate also passed the bill to appropriate
money to pay the salary of an additional clerk
in the State Land Office.
The bill fixing the annual salary of the Exc
cutive Secretary of the Governor at 81 600 was
read three times and passed.
THE NuLLAN CLAIM
A. J. r. No. 5, relative to unpaid claims
against the United States report on the Mullan
claim), was taken up.
1t was vigorously opposed by Heacock, Conk-
lin and Caminetti, and defended by Jones and
Boggs.
After some debate of a caloric nature Jones
moved the previous question. Lost, and the
matter temporarily laid over.
BOWERS HoME-THRUsT.
Another warm debate ensued over motion
to consider the Toland Medical College bill.
Bowers read telegram from the State Homeo-
pathic society, urging the adoption of an
amendment placing that school of medicine in
charge OF the proposed college. He said he had
favored the allopathic side of the question, but
those parties had not kept faith with the Senate
and he proposed to go against the bill.
in the habit of going back on his position.
Bowers became excited, and shaking his
finger at Britt exclaimed: We'll, there's one
thing about it-I run my own vote, and that's
sOu Ceiu ClduSlsSO lcitOWS are uOt Ill
lowed to dor
Britt blushed like coy maiden, smiled a
sickly smile, and-concluded to sit down and
say nothing.
After some further debate the roll was called.
and the bill passed by vote of % ayes to l6
noes
RAILROAD TAX COMMISSION.
The Senate next took up the bill providing for
the appointment of Railroad Tax Commission
The Senate refused to pass the bill.
The bill TO pay the deficiency in the appropri-
alton for the restoration and preservation of
fish for the thirty-sixth, thirty and
thirty eighth fiscal years was passed.
Caminetti's bill. providing for the proper sub
mission of constitutional amendments was re-
ceived from the printer, read the second and
third times and passed.
The Mullan claim was again taken up Camp
bell made speech against it, and again it gave
way to more urgent business
message was received from the Assembly
announcing its refusal to concur in the Senate
amendment to the medical college bill allow
ing the Homeopathic School of Medicine to be
taught in conjunction with the allopathic.
By vote of Is to IA the Senate voted to recede
from its amendment
PRESIDENT WHITES FAREWELL.
President White here made brief speech
thanking the senators for their kind Offices to-
ward him during the session, and assuring
them that, as he was borne across the continent
to perform an important duty at Washington,
pleasant memories of his association with them
would serve to cheer his way. He concluded
by saying that the records of the Senate would
bear undyiDg proofs of the Senators fealty to
the trust imposed in them by the people.
President White called Senator Jones to the
chair, and after shaking hands with nearly all
the Senators and attaches, took his departure
ACTING PRESIDENT.
Goucher took the floor, and in an euloguistic
speech nominated Senator Archibald Yell for
the position of Acting President of the Senate
and Senator Yell was elected by unanimous
vote.
Mr.. Yell came forward took the oath and
assumed the chair, after thanking the Senate for
the honor conferred upon him.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
The Senate next considered the Governors
appointments OF Harbor Commissioners of San
Diego o-Messrs. Barbour, Stewart and Alberti.
Bowers said that two of the Board at first ap-
pointed were residents of Corando, and one of
the world at a large. He washed his hsnd of
the whole affair."
The nomination of ]. H. Barbour was con-
firmed.
Wilson said that several Senators desired to
be guided by the wishes OF the Senator from
San Diego, and he desired to say that in the case
oil MI. Albert. Senator Bowers had written a
personal letter to the Governor requesting the
appointment of Mr.. Alberti, and that he (Wiison)
had the letter now in his possession
Bowers replied that he did write such aletter,
but that 1t was at the solicitation of the Gov.
ernor, after the appointment had been decided
upon.
There was some further cross-fre between
wilson and Bowers and the roll was call on
Alberti's confirmation. The vote stood-ayes 30,
noes 2.
The nomination of W. W. Stewart was also
confirmed.
During the discussion several members stated
that II Bowers would say the word the nomina-
tions would be rejected, but he declined to do
so, saying merely that the Governor had ignored
him in the matter and he declined to take any
part IN the vote on the question of confirmation.
IL was stated land asserted by Senator Bowers)
that he had sufficient number of votes at his
command to reject the nominees. He added,
however, that he had no personal objection to
any OF the appointees, each OF VIII ON he knew
to be gentleman of standing and character.
AN INDIGNANT SENATOR.
At 1120 G0ucher stated that R. c. Ball had
been annoying him and other Senators about
his Ball 81 claim bill, and threatening to make
trouble "about the Glenn county bill if his
demands to have his bill taken up were not
from the floor of the Senate. No scoundrel
should be allowed to come in here and attempt
TO bully Senators.
While Goucher was hurting this shaft at the
alleged troublesome intruder the latter got up
and walked out.
lAt later hour Goucher explained that he
had spoken rather hastily and wished to with
raw the language applied to Mr. Ball.
THE YOSEMITE INQUIRY
On motion of Meany, the report of the Yosem-
ite Investigating Committee was read III p NJ \
and ordered on the journal.
The report was complete yindicatiou of thu
Commissioners. separate report was sub
mitted by Senator White, who criticised some OF
the acts OF the Board, but seemed to think that
the Commissioners had simply differed in their
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