The morning call., 1891-02-25

Government the lands granted to certain
railroads because OF Noncompliance Dy
them with the acts of Congress granting
said lands, was taken up and defeated;
The railroads representatives who voted
against and defeated The resolution
were Alexander, Ames, Barnard, Bar
nett of Sonoma, Bcecher. Best, Brown,
Bruner,- Brusie. Bryant, Clark, Corey
Cram, Culver, DAILY, Dennis. DibDle DOW
Burner, Estey, Freeman, GalbraIth' GSlynn'
Gordon, Hersey, Hoey. Hunewell. JohhsS9{n,
Jones, Lewis. Lux, Lynch, Marion, MIC
Call, Tennis, Young-36 Inc repTesenta-
tives of the people who Voteu Lor tiiS reso-
Luton were: Baughman, .Bledsoe, Garter.
Cunningham. Doty.- Dunn, Fowler, Garner,
Guuld. Harloe, Hayes, jackson, Kellogg,
Lacey Martin, Mathews, Matlock, Mordecai,
Murnan. Phillips, Renfro, Robertson.
Shanahan, Smith of Butte. Smith of Orange,
Stabler, Slurtevant, Weston-2S.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
The Assembly this afternoon passed the
Senate bill providing for the submitting to
the people at the next election the question
whether United States Senators shall be
elected by popular vote.
BILLS PASSED.
The Assembly this afternoon also passed
the following Senate bill, which will now
90 to tue Governor for his signature: Gran
dal's bill providing that "a legitimate child
cannot be adopted without the consent
of its parents, if living. nor an
illegitimate child without the consent OF
it's mother, if living, except that consent
is not necessary from a father or
mother deprived of the civil rights
or adjudged guilty of adultery, or OF cruelty
and for either cause, divorced or adJudgei
to be an liabtual drunkard, or who has been
jndieially deprived of the custody OF the
child on account of cruelty or neglect
Neither is the consent of any person neeeS-
Sary in case Of an abandoned chl!u Cdr-
penter's bill providing that every person
int n al a
auditing an allowance or for payment TO
any county, town. city, city and county,
ward or village, board or officer, any false or
fraudulent claim, bill, account, voucher,
warrant, demand or writing, or any claim,
bill; account, voucher or warrant,
demand or writing containing false
or fraudulent charges, items or claims is
guilty If felony; Makers bill providing
that it snail be unla wlul for any officer OF
the State or any officer of any municipal
corporation within the State or for any
contractor or any person eli behalf of said
officer or contractors, to pay or offer to pay
under the provision of Section 3245 of this
|. code sum less than 81 per day as wages
for unskilled labor; it shall also be uniaw-
ful for any of said persons to contract with
or offer to pay-any employe herein in any
commodity whatever other than lawful
money of the United States of America,
and stipulation 10 that effect must be made
part of all contracts to which the State or
party.
IMPORTATION AND SALE OF OPIUM.
The House also passed the following Joint
resolution, which will be forwarded to Con-
gress: That our Representatives in Con-
greSs be urgently requested and our Sena-
tors instructed to use all honorable. means
to secure the passage Of an enactment by
Congress which. shall absolutely prohibit
the importation and safe IF prepared. opium
uHder licavy penalties, and to provide for its
destruction whenever and wherever found
in the Uaited States, and which shall re-
strict the importation of crude opium to
such limited quantity as may be necessary
Tor medicinal purposes only and regulate
tina sale thereof, and 10 so frame the law that
the stringent enforcement of its provisions
can be effected.
49,, DUTY on GRAIN BAGS.
The Assembly and Senate have at the
urgent request of the Farmers Alliance
passed the foil0wing:
WHEREAS, The farmers of. the Pacific Coast
use about 30 coo, 900 grain bags each year; aud.
whereas, OF that number only 100000 are of
local ndsufdcture ana do not affect Ihe price of
Imported SACK; and, whereas, Tie lax upon
materials OF which these SacSS are. made is
almost entirely collected on The Pacific Coast;
and whereas, The tariff tax imposed upon grain
bags has net Increased the amount OF the local
product and has mol increased tile number of
white ldboIers employed in such IdusIry, and
has not Increased lie wages of ANY emplOye, but
mas only resulted III an increase OF the cost of
Tie article 10 consumers, therefore, be IL
Resolved By The Senate, The Assembly con.
curing, hat our Senator'S and RepTcSrntatiyes
IN Congress be requested 10 use all honorable
means TO have lie duty on grain bags, Buflaps
gunuys OF gunny cloth abolished.
GREENBACK- ADVOCATE.
Senator McComas of Los Angeles has in
troduced a resolution which plainly indi-
Gates that. the Greenback party though
dead yet speaketh. The resolution comes
alter an imposing preamble, worded as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS II cent and present financial en-
narIdsSments 10 our leading money centers and
throughout the whole county establishes lie
laea that theIe IS not suficient amount Of cir
bnsiness of iha ns6nla when 80 mansact tne
volume of circulating mediiIin must either
be increased 10 SUPPLY the demand or
ne lne business Of The country must be destroyed
Ta q, Is w'ah ,ne e@paeuy OF Inc present
paying some $50 900 600 annually as GteIests
and profits abroad for The use OF foreign money
that can be furnished by .our Government; and,
Whereas no uniform money system OF a compre-
hrhslTe or permanent character has been
5Ge ny Inc matNn. ai HESITATION on
sng ;i %'ins osSn uiTc , 40 mTet
by five Judges to thee that Congress had not
power under the Constitution 40 make paper
money legal tender. and tile same court. ri er
TWO other Judges had been appointed; decided
by five Judges 10 four thai Congress lad such
power; and whereas no constitutional danger
should faint our money circulation or impair tile
credit OF our rational system, therefore be 1t
Resolved by The Seuate. The Assembly CON
curing, that our Senators and Representatives
IN Congress be requested 10 secure the subms-
sion al the earliest date practicable of suitable
amendment 10 teC6nstituton- of the UnliedSiaIes
vesting In Congress lie power TO provide Tor Inc
Issue OF sufficient amount Of currency 10 fully
complement The use OF gold and silver as
Calculating medium to permanently meet
t .s5.,, giowl4g wants Of he people aud
and prggpa Tie Essorccs of Inc 81 t
demption when reoIiied, and also thai sIIeh IeS.
tsiatfon eIa he ssIc,,aS ' 80, III ~ =
10 lie people a permanent UNIFORM and compre
henslve system OF finances III Issuance aud III cir
culation.
VETERINARY SURGEONS.
The horse doctors of the State or such of
them as are members of the California
State Veterinary Association, are following
the example set them by the doctors of men,
and are seeking to exclude from practice ali
veterinary surgeons who do not obtain a
diploma from them. A bill to legaIze