The record-union., 1891-03-14
SENATE MESSAGES

! iHteJteUHeSS Ol ll6 racine railroads to
| the Go%ernment, WAS adopted on Thurs
day. He claimed that as Congress has
adjourned, and the bill to which the reso-
| luton referred was killed, it would lie
| ridiculous for this Legislature to memo
rialiZa a Congress which does not exist
regarding a law which is dead.
Messrs. Doty and Bledsoe opposed re-
consideration. The motion was lost.
Substitute for S. b. II, to provide Tor
the Improvement of the Reform School at
Whittier for Juvenile offenders, and m.;iz o
an appropriation OF $i2U, ,GOG, was read the
second time and reported favorably from
Committee OF the Whole.
Mr.. WentwortIi's motion 10 reconsider
the vote by which x. T.. 25i, relating 10
| the revision Of the code, was lost on
Thursday, was denied by Il vote OF ayes
y, noes -.
WORK ON THE FILE.
The following bills were read the second
! time:
S. B. 255, relating to benevolent and re-
| ligiorls corporations.
Il. b. 5i2, relating 10 the collection of
assessments III reclamation districts of
/ this State.
Substitute for S. B. 163, to authorize
Boards of Health and Health Officers to
appoint Inspectors of Plumbing and
Drainage. A motion by Mr.. Hawley to
strike out the enacting clause of this bill
was lost.
$. B. 500, relating to the working, rights
of way, easement, and drainage OF mines.
). b. 800, for payment of costs and ex-
penses of trials of persons violating the
law for the preservation OF fish.
a. b. 2Ss to create q Police Court IN
and for the city and county OF San Fran
| cisco.
$. B. 3o4, to pay the costs and expenses
! OF suits in which the State is a party in
interest.
Nos. 3O4 and 3O5 were discussed in Com
mittee Of the Whole and finally reported
back favorably.
BALLoT1NG FOR SENATOR.
[Spoaker Coombs in the chairl
The Senate arrived at L H., and both
houses went into joint session for the
| purpose of balloting for United States
Senator, President pro. tern. Fraser in
the chair.
After the usual prclinlinaries Senator
Seawell nominated ior the Democrats AS
semblyman T. w. H. Shanahan. Loud
and prolonged applause followed this
nomination. The Senator's encomium of
/ Sir. Shanahan's character and services to
the State was glowing. Mr.. Gould sec
| onded the nomination.
Nominations were declared closed
On the first ballot the Senate stood as
follows:
For Blanchard-Fraser, Preston, voor-
hies-3.
For De Yoang-Broderick Dargie, Ma
her, George II. Williams.
For Estee-Bailey, Byrnes, Campbell
of Sishiyou, Carpenter, Flint, Heacock,
McComas, McGowan, Ragsdale, Shippee,
Sprague-11.
For FELTON, Banks, Campbell of So
lano, Crandall, De Long, Everett, Ma
honey, Simpson, Streeter-S.
For Johnston-Denson Dray-2.
For Shanahan-Britt, Goucher, Hamill,
Harp, Langford, Mead, Ostrom, Seawell,
VIM. II. Williams, Welch-l0.
Total, SO. Absent-Berry, Wilson.
Changes were as follows: Shippee, alb
sent yesterday, voted for Estee; the DEM
ocratic vote was given for Shanahan.
The ballot in the House was as follows:
For Blanchard Baughman,
Bledsoe, Brown, Freeman, Hooking,
| Hunewill. Lynch-S.
For De Young-Alexander Barnett of
San Francisco. Ceffey, DAILY, Dennis,
Dibble, Dow, Glynn, Hayes, Hoey, John
son, Jones, Lowe. Lux, Marion, phillips,
Steltz, Tennis, Tully, Windrow-2O.
For Estee-Ames, Barnett Of Sonoma,
Beecher, Bert, Bryant. Cargill, Clark,
Cram. Culver, Durner, Estey, Hail. Har-
l9o, Hawley, kellogg, Lewis, Matlocl1,
Orange. Sturtevant, Weston, Speaker
CoOm bs-23.
For Felton-Carter, Galbraith, Gordon,
Hersey, Lacey, Wentworth, Young-7.
For ,lohnston-Bruner, Mccall.
For w. ID. English-Shanahan-
For Shanahan = Arms, Cunningham.
Doty, Dunn, Eakle, Carver. Gould. Jack,
son, Martin, Mathews, Mordecai, Muir
nan, Renfro, Rice, Robertson, Stabler-
16.
For Wetmore-Fowler-1.
Total votes. Absent-Brusie and
Wolfskill.
Cnopras o,-o &c foJlo,,-,. Doao1.a r.
blanchard to Estee; Hunewill, who
changed Thursday to Estee, went back to
to Blanchard yesterday; Kellogg, from
blanchard to Estec; Harloe, from FELTON,
to Estee: the Democratic vote was given
to Shanahan; Shauahan voted for w. d.
English.
Summary = Estee "a, FELTON, IS. De
Young q, Johnston 4, Blanchard H.,
| Wetmore l., w. D. English l, Shanahan
26.
Total vote cast, 116. Necessary to a
choice, So
MIR. Dibble moved adjournment till
Saturday, saying in support of his mo-
ton that it was evident that no decisive
vote would be had until after the burial
of Senator Hearst, nor would it be
seemly.
Mr.. MCGOWAN moved to take a five min
utes' recess, saying that the vote for Sena-
tor might as well be pressed to a conclu-
sion. Gentlemen knew what they were
here for and could as well make up their
minds as to spend so much time.
Mr.. Dibble's motion prevailed and the
joint convention adjourned till II NJ.
Saturday.
The House took recess till 2:3O p. M,
Afternoon Session.
The House reassembled at 2:3O o'clock.
Speaker Coombs in the chair
On motion of Mr.. Lowe, the House de-
cided to attend the funeral of the late
Senator Hearst in body.
| SPECIAL SENATE FILE.
s. J. r. II, relative to the mining in
dustry of California, by Senator Voor-
hies, was read. DIR. Martin offered as a
| substitute his ] e 10 ON the sanna