The record-union., 1891-02-15
bills, besides various amendments to the
Constitution and resolutions. Many of
these faI tod

bills, besides various amendments to the
Constitution and resolutions. Many of
these were favorably reported.
The Committee on Claims reported fa-
vorebly upon the bills for the relief of J.
u. and A. j. Martin; for the relief of Pat
rick Creighton; to pay the claim of Bar
toia Sepulveda, for unlawful imprison-
ment, and for the relief of long list of
persons whose property has been de-
stroyed by the eXcavating of Telegraph
Hill for material fer the construction of
the San Francisco seawall. The claims
OF Max Gumpel, George Dougherty, Jo-
seph c. German and Barney Dougherty
were reported back unfavorably.
The Committee on Public Morals had
not been idle. They reported back Mat
locks Sunday bill without recommends
ton, but gave favorable recommendation
to Renfro'S bill relating to the time of
marriage of divorced persons; to several
bills restricting RIGHTEOUSNESS, and regu-
lating pawnshops. Young's bill to estab-
llSh commission for paroled prisoners
was reported unfavorably.
The Committee on County and Town
ship Government reported back COM
mittee substitute for Matlock's bill for
uniform system of county and township
government. This had been re-referred,
and was now ordered on the second read
ing file.
Reports were also received from the
Committees on Corporations aud Agri-
culture and Forestry.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Mathews-To establish law
libraries in cities and towns; also a peti-
ton for the appointment of inspectors of
apiarieS.
Speaker Coombs in the chair
BY Mr.. Barnard-To so amend the
Penal (tn6n 1c IN ha
obstruction OF railway trains or stage
coaches felony punishable by death or
Imprisonment.
AT this juncture message from the
Senate announced the passage of several
bills by that body. Among others was
Dill providing for the Senate contingent
expenses. Mr.. Dibble having been in
| formed that there was no money for the
payment of this weeks bills of Senate
clerks and employees, moved Suspen-
sion of business in order to put the bill
through, in return for similar courtesy
on the part of the Senate. Every effort
was made by the House toward this end
| but the number of absentees made final
action impossible.
SECOND READING.
This file was resumed, it being the or
der OF business for the forenoon.
| a. b. 123, amending sections of the Civil
! Code relating to marriage. was ordered
engrossed and passed to third reading.
| "A. b. Ia was. on motion of Mr.. Went
worth, Withdrawn from the file, and A.
b. 299, to establish q standard of weights
and measures, took its place on the file,
was read and ordered engrossed and to a
third reading.
A. B. 235, to authorize the Governor and
Surveyor-General to sell and convey the
States interest in certain lands was or
dered engrossed and to third reading.
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Civil Code concerning divorces, was en-
crossed and passed to third reading.
S. b. Y, to legalize certain acknowledge
ments was passed to third reading.
S. b. 13, to amend Section So of the
Penal Code relating to the crime of OBJ
tanning money or properly by false pre-
lenses, was read and ordered printed.
| S. +. IA, relating to the fraudulent pre-
sentation OF claims to public officers, was
read and sent to the printer.
S. B. 20, in relation TO the adoption of
children, was read and sent to the printer.
$. b. y, relating to the offense of aid
ing, advising and encouraging the COM
mission of suicide, and TO renumber said
section, is identical with a section already
embraced in the code. and on motion the
| enacting clause was stricken out.
S. B. so, relating to the collection OF
property taxes, and providing for the pay
ment of taxes by installments, was sub
.tClctl W tllc SdiilG ulOUlOu duU llle enact
ing clause stricken out.
q. b. 3l7, relating to the salary of the
county officers in the counties of the
| thirty-fifth class, was engrossed and or
dered to third reading.
a. B. 3333, to validate proceedings for
the reorganization of municipal corpora
tons taken since the passage of a certain
Act, was ordered engrossed and to third
reading,
RECONSIDERATION OF VOTE.
Mr.. Shanahan called up the matter of
Mr.. Clark's motion to reconsider the
vote by which A. 1B. 30, relating to a
change of venue in the matter of suits be-
tween counties, and moved to Indefinitely
postpone such reconsideration.
Mr.. Clark said he considered this an
unheard-of proceeding. He protested
against such a motion and against such a
method of legislation. 1t was the Demo-
cratic minority that were doing it. If
they could have had their way not single
measure over which there had been any
contest would have passed this session.
| Here was measure which re-opened the
whole struggle between the hydraulic
| miners and the farmers, which affected
every producer in the great Sacramento
| Valley, and this motion would force it to
an issue when there was barely quorum
in the House. He claimed that a ma
jority of the taxpayers of the State were
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to indefinitely postpone its reconsidera-
! ton. The members who had gone to
| their homes might return ON Monday
with q change of heart, and this unjust
combination of Republicans and Demo
Gratis be broken up.
Mr.. Shanahan said he was perfectly
justified in bringing up the question
rather than to have it drag through the
whole legislative day. The gentleman
| from Yolo must know, from the over
whelming vote in favor of the bill yester-
day, that he stood no chance upon a
motion to reconsider.
! Mr.. Shanahan's motion to indefinitely
! postpone reconsideration of the bill was
/ carried.
On motion the House adjourned till 2
! O'Clock P. NJ. on Monday.
! ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
The Sacramento Benevolent Societies
Organize Under One Head.
The proposition to organize all of the
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