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

SACRAMENTO, Februa-gs :. lsss.
The Senate met at IL A. NJ, Presic.ensEsro tom
Stephen NJ. White in the chair.
Roll called and all present excess se,.e,orv
Hamill, Langford, Mofitt and s,pellS.y
Payer by the Chaplain. Rev. A. c.. Benz
The journal OF yesterday was read and an.
Temporary leaveeg absence was granted 10
the Committee on Elections.
MORE MONEY READY.
Broad smiles covered the ssces of all thu S.,ne.
tors when the Giief Clerk sf the Assembly, on
peaTed with . message announcing that the
S2e,uo0 for the contingent expenses OF yhe Sen.
ate. The original appropriation had been ,ex-
uauslea, aBd there was not money enough in
inc fund to pay the employees their week. sal
airy.
JusKETrSGs.
The Committee or State Prisons was granted
permission to visitEhe Folsom State Prison to-
The Committee on Public Buildings was
granted leave ofcbsence 10 visit the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Asylum at Berkeley.
AN APOLOGY.
Williams rose to say that he deemed, that
neoWeu an apology TO the Senate for having
lele the roone last evening during proceedings
under q CALI OF the Senate. He said that he did
50 unuer a misapprehension, and if forgiven
inns time would not offend again.
Murphy said that he thought Williams ought
70 pay ~, the same as he was compelledto.
me Chalr stated that in the case OF Williams
4N-to tQbatAOnt lii III l1S
caseot alurphy 1t was compulsory.
INSURANCE THUGS.
wilson moved to suspend the rules in order to
make q motion to take Senate Bill No, 1854. pro-
.Laihs lT mutual insurance companies, from
tne second-reading file and refer il to the Com
mlttee on Judiciary, ia order to allow some San
he bill.
The motion broughr MCGOWAN to his feet with
a fiery protest. He said if these San Francisco
insurance people, who we're called by some Gin
sqrance thugs vented to interfere with this
before the session was over.
LONDON EXHIBIT.
Fraser presented a petition from citizens of
RACER county urging an appropriation of $780,
uO0 Tor the London Exhibit.
The resolution 10 pay JohnP Hughes $3.50. for
work done IN the Sergeant alarms room, Was
reported favorably by the committee on Public
buildings, and adopted.
The Committee on Alta .hes. Contingent "
penses ana Mileage reported back various COM
mlttee mileage resolutions. and they were
FEEsLEAINDEp CHILDREN.
The majority and minority reports of the
committee on Hospitals, Oh the question CT the
removal of the Home ror the Care aud framing
of Feeble-minded Children, came up as a spe-
The ( hair stated that there was no bill before
the Senate-noihing but a mere report of a com
mittee.
Crandall said he supposed the object in taking
It up was TO have a general discussion on the de-
STABILITY OF removing the Home from its pres
elt site.
Moffitt said that the Committee on Finance
had this morning reported back f~vorab'y as
sembly BIZ No. i9l, providing for the removal
of the Home and the sale of h represent site.
He mo ed that the rules be suspended. and the
bill read a first time and placed on the file.
Conklin thought the motion should prevail.
morder that the Senate might know what the
amendments to the bill were but the Chair
reminded him that the amendments would not
be disclosed until the bill came up on its second
reading.
The melton to suspend the rules prevailed by
a vote of 20 ayes TO 10 noes the bill was read a
flTst time and ordered on the second reading
Moffitt moved that the consideration of the
majority and minority reports of the Committee
on hospitals be postponed until the considera-
ton OF Senate Bill No 1874 on second reading.
Briceland, Mead and De LONG favored the
motion, but Crandall and Conklin urged action
on the report. They did not succeed in show
ing how the bill would be affected in any way
by the report of q committee that never had
charge eff it, and which had taken up the sub
leet OF its own motion and without its being re-
ferred tothem.
Meany also insisted on action on the reports,
getting excited over the dim prospect that Santa
Clara might lose one of the numerous State in
situations through which she captured immense
appropriations every two years.
Mofatt quieted him a little by assuring him
that the bill had been amended so as TO provide
Clara county.
Some of the Senators were ready TO vote for
retaining 1t in its present unhealthy location
rather than go back on Santa Clara county. but
evidently felt relieved at Moffilts announce
ment.
Bowers said it was nonsense to act upon the
reports now and have the whole subject to pc
over again when the bill came up for consider
ation.. AT the proper time he proposed to have
something to say on the bill, but the time tor
the discussion of it was when it comes up on the
second reading, when it is open to amendments.
The opinion ofthe members of the Committee on
Hospitals could then be considered.
BenCtnO fha nnCfGprotinn nf tho vaATf4, ~
Senate took the usual recess.
Afternoon Session.
Senate reassembied at , p. M Presidep, nro
tenn. in the chair.
The Senate resumed consideration of the re.
ports of the Committee on Hospitals.
Crandall moved that the matter be post
poned until Monday next Immediately after the
reading O fthe journal.
The motion was lost, and Mofitts motion pre-
vailed, so that the reports VIII be taken up
when the bill comes up on second reading.
The Assembly messages were received and
bills referred 70 appropriate committees.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows
By MISUNDERSTANDING TO eminent domain. Ju-
dietary Committee.
ALSO, to propose a constitutional amendment.
Committee on constitutional Amendments.
By Piader-To amend the Civil Code, relative
to the-rishts of stockholders in mining corpora
tons. on Corporations.
By Dargie-Io amend an Act for the further
protection OF stocknOiuerS IN mining cOmpa-
MES. Committee on Corporations.
Also, relating 10 elevator Insurance. Com-
mittee on Cotcorations.
Also, reiating to the time of commencement
of actions for recovering real property. Judi
ciaTy Committee.
by Acknowledging to municipal corpora
tons, and prescribing the qualifications OF
those entitled to vote at all municipal elections.
judiciary Provides that women
may vote at such elections
By Observation-Disclosures s.. 900 for the re-