The record-union., 1891-03-04

| the deceased, the Senate do now adjourn.
| So ordered, and the Senate adjourned
TIL 10 O'Clock 4. NJ. on Wednesday.
ASSEMBLY.
| The House assembled at 10 A. NJ, the
| Speaker pro tenn. in the chair. Roll
called and quorum present. Prayer by
the Chaplain.
[Speaker Coombs in the chair
The journal of Saturday corrected and
approved. The journal of Monday cor
rected and approved.
| SPECIAL ORDERS.
Mr.. Beecher in the chair
| 5. b. 10, relating to the mortgaging of
chattels, household goods, etc., was up for
reconsideration.
| Mr.. Shanahan said he had intended to
support the bill and had moved its recon
| sideration for the purpose of correcting a
verbal error. On mature consideration
he had concluded not to support the bill.
! He considered one clause especially
vicious-that one which permits the
mortgaging of upholstery and furniture
and household goods of all kinds" The
gentleman said that this opened the way
for the extravaganza of one member OF
the family to deprive the rest of all that
went to make the home.
| Mr.. Gould made a vigorous speech
against this provision OF the bill. lie
said it was directly against the interests
Of the wives and mothers of the State. 1t
would put il in the power of a drunken
or vicious husband to diSmantle the home
of the very means of existence of his
| family, and he was strongly opposed to it.
| Mr.. Galbraith ana Mr.. Mathews saw
justice in the bill. 1t would enable poor
people to raise a little money on their
| household effects without being obliged
to part with them by sale.
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| be killed. He himself had added an
amendment, enabling fruit men to mort
gage their grape crops, and the bill was
calculated to enable farmers and others to
raise little money without mortgaging
their lands. If the clause was objectiona-
| bic, amend it.
Mr. Shanahan offered an amendment,
making the clause read: pholsteryand
furniture of hotels and lodging-houses
when mortgaged to secure the purchase
money OF the articles mortgaged.'
Messrs. Gould, Matloclk, Doty and Nor
decai supported the amendment earnestly.
The amendment was carried.
MI Gould offered an amendment pro-
viding that no personal property exempt
| by law shall be mort9aged. Adopted.
| The bill as it now stands authorizes the
mortgaging of the following chattels in
addition to those already provided for by
| law: All kinds of tools and machinery,
including mining machinery and tools,
steam engines and boilers, private libra
ries, growing crops of grain, grapes, or
| fruit, and agricultural implements of all
kinds, store fixtures, office fixtures and
furniture, iron and steel safes, oil paint
ings and other works of art, furniture OF
hotels and lodging-houses.
The bill was made special order for
| Wednesday, after the reading of the jour
| nal.
A. B. 10l, relating to the redemption of
! land sold at tax sale, had been returned
| from the Senate with an amendment that
the necessary notices should be printed
| in paper ut the county seat. Members
| demurred to the confining of the adver-
| tisements to the county seat, and the
| House refused to concur in the amend
ment.
| At 1915 the Senate "ballot REFORM bill
was in order, and was read the second
time.
On motion of Mr.. Dibble, this bill, with
A. BIS 2, 3, q, % and 40, was made
| special order for Wednesday at ii \. NJ.
! A. B. 67l to provide for funding the in
| debtedness Of Levee District No. of SUIT
| ter County, was amended verbally by its
author, Mr.. 5tabler, and made a special
order for Thursday at IL A. NJ.
The vote by which S. B. 585, relative to
the salaries and pay Of officers and en-
! ployeS of the HarbOr Commissioners of
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| considered, and the bill was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Jackson, the vote by
which S. b. l54, authorizing the proyid-
! ing of the free use of State textbooks for
| pupils OF the State, was refused passage
on Monday, was reconsidered. On its
| final passage the bill was adopted by a
vote of 5i TOT.
On motion of Mr.. Shanahan, A. B. 235,
! to authorize the Governor and Surveyor
| General to sell and convey the States in
| terest in certain lands, was taken up out
of order. The measure is one which au-
thorizes the conveyance to Mary Quinn
! of the right, title and interest o: a quarter
section in Placer County, including a
portion of the town of Rocklin, and q
small quarry, for the sum of 500. Mr..
| Shanahan said that the bill had been be-
| fore the Legislature for three terms, had
once been adjudged equitable and passed
both houses, but through some error in
enrolment had never become law. He
| believed the claim just one, he had seen
the widow waiting for three sessions to
get justice done, and he hoped the House
would pass the bill.
/ Mr.. Baughman moved to amend the
| bill by permitting number of settlers,
now upon the land in question, in
cluding Mrs. Quinn, to purchase the land
at 50 per acre.
A considerable debate ensued, Mr..
Dibble supporting the claim of Mrs.
Quinn to the whole property, and DR..
Martin believing that others had rights
| in it as claimed by Mr.. Baughman.
passed the Assembly, Mr.. Baughman
giving notice ola motion to reconsider.
Recess.