The record-union., 1891-03-01
LEGISLATURE 2sTH SESSION.
Sacramento Founding Home Bill
Passes the Senate.
Senator McComas Executes Flank
Movement on the Sergeant-at-
Arms-An Uneventful Day.
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The Senate met at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Lieutenant Governor Reddick in the
chair. Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain. Reading of the
journal dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Maher, A. B. 741,
appropriating $3.50 to pay the claim of
Jonathan D. Stevenson, was declared a
case of urgency and passed, there being
no dissenting votes.
Mr.. Dray moved, on behalf of Mr..
Heacock, that the joint resolution relat-
ing to the passage by Congress of the
Conger lard bill, now before that body,
be taken up. So ordered, and the reso-
luton was adopted.
SACRAMENTO FOUNDING HOME.
The first bill to come up on the urgency
file was S. B. 624, appropriating 5000 for
the establishment and maintenance of a
Home for Foundlings in Sacramento.
Mr.. Mead offered a substitute appro-
priating $500 and providing that the
money be disbursed under the direction
OF the State Board Of Examiners.
MIR. Carpenter moved to amend by linn
iting the appropriation TO 81 800. Lost.
Mr.. Mead's substitute was adopted, the
bill read the second time and ordered en-
crossed.
SPECIAL URGENCY FILE.
Mr.. Crandall called up his motion to
reconsider the vote whereby 5. B. 1893 was
passed on the preceding day. [The bill
permits corporations to act as executors
of estates of deceased persons. He said
he had become more firmly convinced
than ever that the proposition was wrong.
and against the interest Of estates, as il
takes them out of the control of courts
and places them under the management
OF corporations. Usually one man con-
trols a corporation kbank), and such in
dividual is likely to enter into speculations
and lose the money intrusted TO his cor
poration.
Mr.. belong defended the measure,
holding that it provided for ample sectir-
ity against loss to heirs or their estates.
The motion to reconsider was lost
ayes 6, noes 20.
S. B. 265, permitting the establishment
of mutual insurance companies.
There being eleven votes against the
consideration Of the bill as a case of ur-
gency it went over.
Mr.. Ostrom moved to make the bill the
special order for II O'Clock A. NJ. on Mon
day, and there being few Senators
absent without leave, call Of the house
was ordered. Among those absent was
Senator McComaS, and while the doors
were closed and the Sergeant-at-Arms
was searching the corridors. the Senator
from the southern citrus belt slipped in
through window from the portico and
got into his seat. When Assistant Ser
geant-at-Arms Gardner discovered Mr.
McComas he led him before the bar OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Voorhies moved that the Senator
be excused. and the Sergeant-at-Arms
fined s. forallowing him to crawl through
the window. The motion was car
ried, but the fine was subsequently
Tescinded.
Mr.. Ostrom's motion 10 make the in
surance bill the special order for Monday
morning was then carried.
S. b: 375, authorizing the Attorney
General to settle certain suits pending
in San Francisco, was passed.
S. b. 647, relating to liens OF mechanics
and others, was passed.
5. +. 565, reorganizing Swamp Land
District No. 20, in Sutter County. Read
second and third times and passed.
S. b. 13l, providing for additional
buildings for the Home for Feeble.
minded Children.
S. Z. 259, providing for the completion
and maintenance of the Preston School o
Industry (appropriating Sl00, 600. Passed
Recess till p. NJ.