The record-union., 1891-02-06
Also, S. 3. 537, relating to the appellate
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, recon-
mending its passage as amended.
rHE paIspo>.4,G POWER

HiShuiiS It's passage as ail6llCcu.
The PARDoNING POWER.
The special order for 2:30 o'clock P. NJ.
VASES. c. A. 8, proposing an amend
State Board of Pafdons. 1t provides:
Section i. The GoEernGf, secretary Of
Warden ef.ths State Ifisel, s4haii eoasfitste
thereof cbncurriayg, Shall have the power TO
grant ieprieyes, pafdsinss and COMMUNICATIONS
OF santenee. after col ion, for al ofiehses
arosi sueh Son t6as, and With ssieh restric,
tioiIs and 5ilnitat ions as the board may think
proper, subject TO slsch re Sulntions as may be
provided 10y lsSg relative 10 the manner of
applying for p;rrdohs. Upon conviction of
treason, the beard shalthave power to suspend
the execution OF: the sentence until the case
shall be reported to The Legislature at its next
session, when the Legislature shall either par
don, direct the execution of the sentence, or
grant a further reprieNe. The board shall COM
llunlcate to the Legislature at the beginning
OF every session, every case of reprive or par
don granted, stating the name of the convict,
the crime of which he was convicted, the sem
tence. its date, the date of the pardon or
Neither the beard nor the Legislature shall
haze power TO grant, pssrdons or comInuta-
lions OF sentence III ANY case when the convict
has been twice, convicted of felony, unless
upon the written recommendation of u ma
Jorfty of the judges Of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Heacock moyed to amend by pro-
VldIng that t,ie Doafd should should net
nave the poYeel~ 70 grant any pardon dur
S iasV "a ti,e s'cii "
me Cs,nsf;t1,t;o,,a, aI,e iTn ,,,a,,t ,,-as
then ordered reprinted and placed at the
head of the special 1!le.;. -
Mr.. Fraser in the chair.1
BILLS INTRODUCED.
y BY Mr.. Carpenter-Am the Civil
Code, relating to the dividends of corpora
tons.
" By Mr.. McGowan-Estab Boards
OF COMMISSIONERS Tor the parole of and
government OF pafofed prisoners.
rBy Mr.. SiEpson-Em the
san francisco harnor commissioners to
rectlly certain street lines and condemn
pftNale properly.
" by MI. Sprague-AuthorlzIng Il. Z.
pan 70 sue tlle STAG. z,.lsyz
+ By NJ. ftaEpT ~ SECTIONS 265r6
OF the Code OF SIyll Procedure; 23l4 and
'S55 Oh the f'oiitica1 Code; also providing
ior dsfciencles INTERPRETATIONS for eN-
pellseS OF Ihe2sttprefne. Iouft.
l~f6y MI la4nptyei! ora oiailo-Amendlng
Sectlon I3g OF, The Renal Code. relating to
colisplTa;c1ess:,
&ci5y MT. 'a.et 9n1as1T = iaeflsllng section
--5oz OF the foliflcal Code, relating TO the
IGEy ana collec4oh o. road poifIaxes.
Ry Mf. banks-for the relief OF b.
Dqnerty.
by hir. ". II. w llllanis-for the reiief
OF Emma heily, WlooW OF !. ID. nelly.
KLAMATH RIVER.
A. B. 12I. repealine the Act declaring
Klamath River nayigable. was taken up.
Mr. CaInpbelief Sisltiyo,. said the Act
had been passed for the purpose of secur-
ing Government aid for the river. but it
had failed. Whether the river is acinallv
nayicabIa or not. for n short DISTANCE the
Act serves as att obsiat.in to on jrnnortant
industry in that sections Renorts SIGNED
nv Government, enuinpprs were road tn,.
the nnrpose of show; mo. that The river. IS
not naYioabIo for a Gistance that would
warrant the Goyarpn,ant in oynending
money. to project ii.
Mr.. NJcGowan said the matter was. one
of vast ininortancs To n LARGE class Of he
inbabitants If fba sectio,, ,anrasa1,te1 Nv
him. He was in no sense IN enemy Of
fbe minino industry. He was wi1iing Il
shouId enjoy sJI'the adyantaGes that ma
t1Trn in+o1Ged Il sbo,lId n,,?oy R,,t 10
was moi willing that If shomld he main
tained to tIe defri,nept and iniI,fy Of the
Agricultural and other innnr}anf indus
triac rrI,a nay,iootio1, Of tEJa,,9a4h ,;x-ar
ie Of yitnI inferest to Tho 1nanI,ia Of Tho
country thrnI1gb which Il conlSas 1,be
very re,,orfe Which had hean read 10
,,ynya that fba river 10 nof nav;csbio
tfoIred to tho co,,t,orv JIn,. o;I,t 50,
rom it's month vnssnis INV lie y-ataIs
ai,d fra nsnort tho varied nrnd,cts of t;af
~ ~ M Va oiio
a.. I,orl- IN fi,o IIl9nop+b p;vnrNI,nvo-,d
tba naF.igI1e ,al.tin,,1Niavn,ld II, . a o.
,1iIt,ra .srd niba,. n i,is, .;Io,le its boSis
800 hnnl- j., 4;,o r,,n,.,,+si1s IT,
,,,on No,,t tla 49,. ~, la I'll ,Io,i,o,,
,,nI,oWiai,ia 50 ths,f tI,ev
their business by depositing the debris
t 9 eT iioS l to Gr ab hess s Ir a
license to choke and ruin that stream min in
order that thew alone NAV proft nv If
Along that river there IS inward Of =
T,iIIi0n dollars, worth Of tant,arl, vet tn
he hrouobt To market and fbe Iofrs rn,1.t
he tioated Down tI,e river frhe t;shin@,
;ndrSf~;cS aioner tlt ,.;1,er GRO i,,,,,nrt.,,1f'
and fine filling az fhe river Will debris
means the min of, those Industries The
acricuItIIraI industries there are not now
of5,oat INT tbav viii innreaSe WHOM tl,a
TnS;an rasa;,y,of;o,, cbaiI no thro,v1, o,.a,,
to settlement. T'be neonle Of 4DaI No6rta
have netitioued the T eeillatrre to act
tbair i,,tn,.artc s,,oII fi,ougb tboT no.
he ag9;nst tho nyor,osel iny9sion Nv ,,-bat
;s cai1ef, q roroinount indnsfrv
NJ CardniejI said there yras no hpr
nor cogFIinlyno+b in tbe I'm Tbora 10 :,
nreindice ap,oneI a class IL ,aoria in Dai
Sorte AGAINST n mining Gam,t1 on the KIs-
math River California is sill q ,arma
pold-producinp State. and lis mining IN
slustry sbould have official nrotecfion.
Mr.. Campbell related some circumstances
connected with a sectional and partisan
feeling between some citizens of Del
Norte and Siskiyou Counties, and those
who signed the petition against the re-
peal of the law were influenced by their
enmity to place called Happy Camp.
The law, he claimed, had already
done some injury, and not zone
particle of good. The hydraulic sys-
fem of mining has al,vavS heap
conducted in Trinity and Siskiyou
COMMITTEES and has nnyar raeIl1tad in injury