The record-union., 1891-02-26

A. B. 53, relating to the manner of tax
ing dispositions out of the State.
A. B. "a, relating to the service of sum-
mons in actions in Justices Courts.
A. b. So, relating to actions in divorce
cases.
A. B. IS, relating to fines and imprison-
ment.
A. B. 66, authorizing incorporated cities
to acquire water reservoirs, rights of
way, etc.
A; b. lOl, relating to the redemption of
land sold at tax sale.
a. 3. l29. making it misdemeanor to
advertise to obtain divorce, or to aid
therein.
A. B. 20, to amend Section 40S of the
Code of Civil Procedure.
y. BIS 2l4, 2l5 and 6S, to amend the Act
to provide for the organization incorpor-
alton and government of municipal cor
porations.
a. b. 81, concerning the costs in civil
actions for serving summonses and sub
penas.
n. b. 4l3, to pay the deficiency in the
appropriation for repairs for the State
forry-first fiscal year. [Read the first
ime.
A. b. 224, relating to irrigation districts
and the acqu isition and distribution of
water for irri cation purposes, amended,
read the second time and made the spe-
tcial order for ii a. NJ. Thursday.
on THIRD READING.
A. B. 81, relating to Distric Attorneys,
their assistants and clerks, in counties,
and cities and counties, having a popula-
ton of more than 900. Passed-ayes
25, noes 0.
A. B. 102, relating to the election or ap-
pointment of subordinate municipal Off
GERS. Passed-ayes q, noes 0. Mr.. Pres
ton gave notice OF a motion to recon-
slider.
A. B. 1877, to amend Section 26SI of the
Political Code, relating to road viewers
and their duties. Passed-ayes 80, noes 0.
a. B. 81, to authorize the appointment
Of women as Notaries Public. Passed
| ayes 2S, noes 0.
A. j. Il. g. petitioning Congress to pass
laws restricting the immigration of un-
desirable classes of foreigners. Adopted.
A. j. 4. 10, relating TO the fostering of
American shipping. Adopted.
a. j. 4. 4, relating to the Improvement
of Humboldt Bar. Adopted.
Mr.. Fraser in the chair.l
ON FIRST READING.
The following Assembly bills were read
the first time.
A. B. 50, relative to trials of certain
actions where the county or city is IL
dent of another county, is sued by a
county or city.
y. Il. 271, relating to the discontinuance
of old roads and the opening of new ones.
A. B. go, TO pay for the maintenance Of
the reform school for juvenile offenders
from January l, 1891, TO July l, 1891.
a. b. 693, prescribing the duties of the
Superintendent of State Printing.
A. b. 694, relating to reports of State
officials and boards.
A. B. 1S5, to create the county of Glenn.
4. B. 2l4, relating to the construction Of
fish-ladders il mining streams, and the
removal of Instructions.
A. B. 10, relating to public works in
municipalities.
STATE FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
w. II. Williams moved to take up S. B.
324, creating "a State Board of Funeral
Directors.
Mr.. Ostrom spoke against the bill, and
Mr.. Goucher in It's favor, the latter claim
| ing it to be in the interest of preserving
the public health, owing to the loose
manner in which funerals are sometimes
conducted, resulting in the spreading of
infectious diseases.
THE bill provides that no persons shall
be allowed to pursue the business of un
dertaking without first having been eX-
amlned and obtained a license from the
proposed board.l
After some further discussion the bill
was passed-ayes "a, noes 8.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Dray offered resolution appoint
ing Cornelius Peck Pear Porter.
Adopted.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, from the Committee on
Mining, reported back favorably S. J. r.
25, memorializing Congress to reopen
hydraulic mining.
Mr.. Dray reported back favorably, from
the Swamp and 0vertiowed Lands Com
mittee, S. B. 657, relating to the ASSESS
Nf IL, 10.
Mr.. Hamiil introduced bill to legalize
conveyances made 10 homestead corpora
tions after the expiration of the time for
which they were organized.
Mr.. Ragsdale introduced bill author
izing municipal corporations to incur in
debtedness for water works.
On motion OF Mr.. Dray, A. b. 744, ap-
propriating money for the contingent ex-
penses of the Assembly, was declared a
case of urgency, read three times and
passed.
Recess until 7:30 P. n.