The record-union., 1891-02-27
ASSEMBLY,.

a. NJ, Speaker pro tenn. in the chair.
Roll called and quorum present. Prayer
by the Chaplain. Reading of the jour
nal dispensed with.
Mr.. Brown asked permission to present
bill out of order-the county and town
ship government bill-iu order to facili
tate its progress. Granted, and the bill
read the first time and sent to the printer
MIR. Bruner moved that the motion
pending on adjournment Wednesday
night (Gould's motion to take up the
''ballot retorm'' bills out of order), be laid
on the table.
Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Shanahan protested
against the adoption of the motion, which,
however, was carried by the following
vote:
Ayes-Alexander. Barnard, Barnett of
San Francisco, Barnett of Sonoma,
Baughman, Brown, Bruner, Brusie, Bry-
ant, Cargill, Carter, Cotley, Cram, Culver,
Dibble, Dow, Burner, Estey, Galbraith,
Hail, Harloe, Hawley, Hayes, Hersey,
Hooking, Hunewill, Johnson, Jones,
Lacey, Lux, Lynch, Matlock, Mccall
Murphy, Phillips, Smith of Butte, Smith
of Orange, Weston, Windrow, Young
Al.
Noes-Arms, Beecher, Bert, Bledsoe,
Clark, Cunningham, Dennis, Doty, Dunn
Eallle, Carver, Gordon, Gould, Jackson.
Kellogg, Lewis, Martin, Mathews, Nor
decai, Murnan, Renfro, Robertson, Shan
ahan, Stabler, Steltz, Sturtevant, Tennis
PC.
Mr.. Gould changed his vote from no to
aye and moved for reconsideration of the
vote by which the motion was laid on
the table.
The Speaker ruled that reconsideration
was out of order.
Mr.. Dibble moved that the bill for the
relief of Colonel John d. Stevenson be
made matter OF urgency, read second
and third times, and put on it's passage.
Carried. The bill was passed by unan-
imous vote and at once transferred to the
Senate.
Mr.. Doty moved that A. B. PIG, in rela-
ton to judgments and orders in cases of
contempt, and providing for appeals
therefrom, be taken from its place on the
file, read third time and put on its
passage. Carried, and the bill passed and
was transmitted to the Senate.
Mr.. Mccall moved that A. B. 54l. relat-
ing to street work, be taken up out of
order, read the second time and amended.
Carried, and Mr.. McCall's amendments
adopted.
[Mr. Shanahan in the chair.]
A. B. 30l, relating to life, health. acci-
dent and annuity or endowment insur-
ance On the assessment plan, and the con-
duct Of the business of such insurance
was read the third time, and, on motion
of Mr.. Barnett of San Francisco, was
made special order for Friday morning
On motion of Mr.. Smith of Orange, A.
B. 3333, to validate proceedings for the re-
organization of municipal corporations
taken since the passage of certain Acts,
was taken up out of order, read the third
time, passed and Immediately transmitted
to the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Gould, A. b. 396, to
provide for the redemption of property
which has been heretofore sold to irriga-
tion HiCfr-iCtS for 6aliprr,apt aScaccp,onte,
was taken up out of order, read the third
time and passed.
A. B. $50, to require manufacturers to
stamp upon their products and manu-
factures the class of labor employed in
their preparation, intended to prevent
employers of Chinese labor from claim
ing their goods to be white labor goods,
was, on motion of Mr.. Lowe, taken up
out of order, and passed by unanimous
vote.
A message from the Governor was read,
announcing that he had signed A. Z. s
ia and 1l6, "the electric railway bills"
and A. B. 142, enabling different railways
TO use the same track.
a. L. 2l2, striking out Section 337 of the
Penal Code, relating to the licensing of
gambling. This section makes it mis-
demeanor for governing boards of cities
to issue licenses for gambling. The bill
was passed and the section stricken out
turned from the Senate on their proper
| files, the House took a recess.
Afternoon Session.
The House reassembled at o'clock, the
Speaker pro tenn. in the chair.
Work was at once begun on the special
| Senate file.
The following bills were read the sec
ond time:
| S. B. &c, to regulate the sale of olive oil.
S. B. 81, to provide for a State Board of
Arbitration for the settlement of differ
ences between employers and employees,
recommended favorably by Committee of
| the Whole.
S. B. 67, concerning the right of emil
| nent domain.
S. B: SO, relating to eight hours being a
! legal days work.
s. b. 10, relating to chattel mortgages.
! 5. b. 1l6, relating to the office of Super
intendent of State Printing.
! S. B. 154, authorizing school authorities
| to furnish the pupils of their respective
public schools with free use of school
/ textbooks.
S. B. 45, to prohibit gaming.
S. b. 5S5, relative to the salaries and pay
of the officers and employees of the Har-
! Dor Commissioners OF the bay of San
Diego.
| Substitute for S. B. 331, to pay the de-
| ficiency in the appropriation for the sal
aries of the Board of State Harbor Com
missioners for San Diego.
| S. b. 50, relative to the payment of the
necessary expenses of witnesses in GRIM
inal cases.
Substitute for S. B. 75, relating to duties
of officers.
S. B. ~, relating TO incompetent per-
sons.
S. B. los, relative to the sale or furnish
ing of tobacco to persons under sixteen
years of age.
Substitute for S. BIS IS and 25, to
amend Section 1898 of an Act entitled
''An Act to establish Penal Code of the
State of California" approved February
IA, 1872, relating to the dismissal OF
actions, and to appeals, was lost.
S. B. 1876, to provide for the improve
ment of the State Capitol grounds. To-
| Gated at Sacramento, and to appropriate
| money therefor. was read the second
time and approved in Committee of the
! Whole.
S. B. 149, to provide for the organiza-
ton, incorporation and government OF
municipal corporations, was passed.
S. B. 1877, to provide for the completion
of the ten tiers of granite steps in the
State Capitol grounds, located at Sacra-
| mento, and to appropriate money there
| for, was read the second time and ap-
proved in Committee of the Whole.
S. 3. %, relating to contagious diseases
among animals, and S. B. I43, requiring
boards having the control of paid police