The record-union., 1891-02-06
LEGISLATURE 22sTH SESSION.
The Senate Passes a Bill that is
Rough on Migrants.
Klamath River Bone OF Contention
Between Miners and Grangers-
Proceedings in the Assembly.
SENATE.

lIiuA Soetys Il GU ~ 1901.
The Senate met at IL O'Clock A. NJ, Lieu
tenant-Governor Reddick. in the chair.
Roll called and quorum present. Prayer
by Rev. A. t. Needham. Journal read
ana approved.
Several committees sent in reports, the
more important of which have already
been mentioned.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
y BY Mr.. Maher-To provide for the reg
istration of Chinese residents.
By Mr.. Simpson-To extend the juris-
diction of the San Francisco Harbor
Commissioners.
y BY Mr.. Wilson-Providing for the or
ganization of districts to cut through
ridges to facilitate the flow of water to
rivers.
By Mr.. Campbell of Solano-Relating
to mortgages and leases.
Wy Mr.. Ostron-To declare the bridge
across the Feather River at Marysyilie
y, Also, relating to Swamp Land District
Moo, in Suffer County.
MEMORIALS TO CONGRESS.
S. J. r. H. asking Congress to declare
forfeited lands granted TO certain railroad
companies for noncompliance with the
Jaw Adopted
s. j. r. Z, memorialiZing Congress to
provide adequate consciousness. Adopted.
- CONCERNING MIGRANTS.
Mr.. belong moved to have the consti-
tutional provision suspended and S. b.
Al, relating TO the crime of yagrancy,
taken up, the bill declared one Of ur-
gency,read three times and passed.
: The motion was opposed by Afessrs.
Simpson and Berry. The latter said that
LON
Constables would swamp their counties
in debt by arresting every unemployed
man that comes along.
Mr.. Ostrom favored Mr.. De Longs
motion. The country, he said, is over
run by trampS, and the people should
have immediate relief.
Mr.. Campbell Of Sislliyou raised the
point of order that the motion to suspend
the rules should have been made immedi-
ately after the reading Of the Journal.
The chair ruled the point OF order well
taken.
Mr.. belong then offered resolution
covering the same ground.
The resolution was adopted and the bill
taken up, read three times and placed on
its passage.
Mr.. Berry again spoke against the bill
He said that it would be subject to a great
deal of abuse. In the San Joaquin Valley
there are often great many unemployed
men wandering about. These men are
gathered in by local Constables, induced
to plead guilty, and allowed to leave
town, only to be rearrested at the next
station. In one case a man was logged
about from town to town III his county,
pleaded guilty in each place and allowed
TO go. Expense bills amounting to
hundreds of dollars monthly. are sent in
to Boards of Supervisors, and the only
persons punished are the taxpayers.
Under this bill, if a man should be
thrown out of employment to-day he
could be arrested tomorrow as 6 vagrant.
Mr.. Heacock said the present law was
subject to the same abuses as that pro-
posed. The remedy would be TO provide
that in certain counties 'Constabies should
receive no mileage in criminal cases.
AR. Wilson was opposed 20 the bill. He
said that in 1880 every NAN in the state
was tramp. All these Known as tramps
to-day, are not bad men, and he would
rather feed fifty tralnps than have one
honest man punished.
Mr.. belong spoke in support of his
bill. He did not think it would work a
2 hardship on any man who really wanted
to work There is q class who Will ask
for food, but who will refuse to work for
it, relying on the fact that ne may have
done some labor within ten days to es-
cape conviction for .vagrancy. It was
this class that he wanted to reach.
The roll was called, and the bill was
passed-ayeS 81. noes 10.
Recess till 1870 p. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
On reassembling, committee reports
were submitted as follows:
Mr.. VOORHEES,, from the Committee on
Mines, Drainage and Mining Debris, re-
ported back S. =. 3S7, relating to the
formation OF mining districts, recon-
mending its passage.
Mr.. Maher from the Committee on Cap
.ital and Labor, reported back S. y. 45l,
relating to mechanics liens in the matter
of erecting monuments, recommending
its passage.
Mr.. DeLong, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back S. Is. 52l repeal
ing the Act providing for the erection of
certain buildings and jute machinery at
San Quentin, recommending its passage.
WORK ON THE FIX.
A. B. All, providing that municipalities
of the first, second and fourth classes may
increase their police forces to a number
not exceeding one policeman for each 800
inhabitants.
me original bill, as introduced by Mr.
Bruner, extended the provisions OF the
bill TO cities OF the first, second, third and
fourth classes, but on motion of Mr.. Dray
the third class was stricken out on
Wednesday,
The roll was called on the passage OF
the bill, bat before the vote was an
nounced Mr.. Heacock raised the point
that the bill mast be reprinted as
amended. So ordered.
Mr.. Wilson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the enacting clause of S. b.
261 (reiating to usury) was on the preced-
ing day stricken out. Carried.
The bill was then, on motion of Mr..
Wilson, made the special order for Mon
day at p. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Maher, the vote by
which y. b. 1872 providing for Chief
Deputy County Clerk for san Francisco,
was on the preceding day defeated, was
reconsidered, and the bill passed.
:. j. 40. amending the Penal Code, to
prohibit gaming Including hokey-pokey
among illegal games.
The roll was called, and the bill passed
ayes 20, noes 0.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The special order for 2 o'clock p. NJ, S.
3. l69 was taken up. The bill creates n
Board of State Harbor Commissioners for
Humboldt Bay, to provide for the APP
pointment of such commissioners, to
form and create n fund to be known as
the Humboldt Bay Improvement fund,
and to appropriate the sum of $4,000
therefor.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, the author of the bill,
moved to amend by making the. number
OF commissioners three, instead of five.
Adopted.
Mr.. Heacock moved to amend by
striking ont $4,000 (appropriation) and
insert $4,000.
Mr.. MCGOWAN accepted the amend
ment, and it was adopted.
Mr.. Heacock moved to amend further
that salaries be paid out of the Humboldt
Bay Improvement fund.
Also, that no deficiency in that fund
should become charge upon the State
Treasury.