The record-union., 1891-01-23

" BY Mr.. 4PreStOn-Amendlng the PO-
litical Code, relating to the powers and
duties of the State Board of Education.
By Mr.. w. II. Williams-To prohibit
the buying and selling of shares of stock
in any place under the control of any as
sociation.
Wy Mr.. Berry-To add one more to the
number of Superior Judges of Tulare
county.
By Mr.. Dennison-Authorizin the
Prison Directors to pay certain claims for
skilled labor performed on the dam at the
Folsom Prison.
BY Mr.. McComas-To authorize the
Voters of municipalities having popula-
ton of less than 2,0G0 to wind up the af-
fairs OF said corporation.
e<By Mr.. Fraser to add Title 5 to the
Civil Code, relating to mining laws and
the formation of mining districts.
SPECIAL ORDER EXECUTIVE APPOINT
MENTS.
tLieutenant-Governor Reddick in the
chair.
AT o'clock P. NJ. the Senate took up
Tor consideration the special order, the
confirmation of appointments made by
Governor Markham.
The following appointments were voted
on separately and each confirmed:
Ramon Il. Wilson, of San Francisco, to
be Fish Commissioner, vice Charles JOS
selyn.
Joseph Morizio, of San Francisco, to be
Fish Commissioner, vice John K. Orr. 8
Samuel X. Thornton, of San Francisco,
to be Port Warden for the port of San
Francisco, vice Alexander Badlam.
Captain j. III. Bruce, of San Francisco,
to be Pilot Commissioner for the ports Of
San Francisco, Mare Island and Benicia,
vice A. c. Freese, resigned.
George w. Gibbs, of San Francisco, to
be Trustee of the California Home for
EpatIa- Nin6aI Cbil1rap yiaa Golf
DR.. Chester a. Rowell, of Fresno, to be
Regent OF the State University, vice Louis
Sloss, Jr.
Irwin C. Stump, of San Francisco, to
be State Prison Director, vice j. c. Camp
bell.
Joseph D. Redding, of San Francisco.
| to be Fish Commissioner, vice self.
| Warren Olney, of San Francisco, to be
q Trustee of the Deaf and Dumb and
| Blind Asylum, vice self.
Obed Harvey, of Sacramento, to be a
| Director of the Stockton Insane Asylum
vice self.
| Mr.. Goucher voted aye on those APP
| pointments ''vice self' and no on those
replacing persons removed. He eX-
| planned that he entertained grave doubt
as to the Governors constitutional right
to withdraw the name of any person ap-
pointed by his predecessor which the Sem
| ate had not acted upon.
! Mr.. Fraser in the chair
BILLS INTRODUCED.
| j, By Mr. Voorhies-Dividing the State
Into Congressional Districts, as follows:
| First DistaIct-Del Norte, Siskiyou,
Modoc, Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta, Las
| sen, Tehama, Plumas, Mendocino, Co
lusa, Sierra, Lake, Sonoma and Napa.
Second Ddsts'ict-Butte, Sutter, Yuba,
Nevada, Placer, Ell Dorado, Amador,
Calaveras, Mono, Alpine, Tuolumne,
Mariposa, San Joaquin and Sacramento.
Third DistrIct-Yolo Solano, Marin,
| Contra Costa and Alameda
Fourth and Fifth Distaicts-San Fran
cisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara.
| Sirtb DiSt1ict-Santa Cruz, Monterey,
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ven
| tura and Los Angeles.
! Seuepth Dist4Tct-Stanislaus, Merced,
San Benito, Fresno, Tulare, Inyo, Kern,
| San Bernardino, Orange and San Diego.
By Mr.. Everett-For the relief of f. P.
and J. b. Martin, heirs of John Martin,
deceased.
" By Mr.: Streeter-Providing, for the
construction of a seawall in San Diego
harbor.
L<By Mr.. Preston-Providing for the pay
ment of lost State Controllers warrants.
Also, relating to the furnishing of arms
to military colleges.
COMMITTEE PORTER.
Mr.. G. IT. Williams offered a resolu-
| ton appointing John Wilkins an addi-
tional committee-room porter at per
diem of S4. Referred.
BILLS ON PASSAGE.
S. b. 351, appropriating $4,000 for the
Secretary of States office, was read the
third time and passed-Ayes %, noes 5.
| Substitute for S. BIS Is and %, relating
| to the dismissal of actions and to appeals.
| Mr.. Carpenter (author of the billy spoke
earnestly in its behalf, claiming that it
was of great importance to litigants.
Mr.. Seawell moved to recommit the
| bill to a committee Of one, with instruc-
tons to make certain amendments. Car
ried-ayes 10, noes Is.
Mr.. Carpenter said that such alterations
not only destroyed the value of the bill,
but made it a dangerous one. He would
| therefore move to strike out the enacting
clause.
The Chair ruled that this could not be
done, as the bill had been referred to a
! special committee.
| BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The following bills were read the sec
ond time and ordered engrosSed:
| S. B. y, relating to the otIenSe of aid
| ing, advising, and encouraging the COM
mission of suicide.
S. b. %, relating to contagious diseases
among animals.
S. b. a, relating to the adulteration of
candy.
S. IS. 81, concerning the right of emil
nent domain.
S. B. 20, relative to the service of war
rants of arrest and other process in GRIM
nal cases.
S. b. 40, relating to solemnization of
marriages..
S. B. rs, relating to the proof and ac-
knowledgeme Of instruments.
S. &. Il, to legalize certain acknowledge
ments.
S. b. z, to provide for the completion of
all unfinished county, city, city and
county, towns, and township buildings.
AT o'clock P. NJ. the Senate adjourned.