The record-union., 1891-03-04
LEGISLATURE -2gTH SESSION.
Eulogies on the Life and Character Of
the Late Senator Hearst.
The Senate Reconsiders Its Action on
the Sacramento Revenue BiII-The
Measures That Were Passed.
SENATE.

SACRAMENTO, Tuesday, March 3, 1891.
The Senate met st 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Lieutenant-Governor Reddick in the
chair. Roll called, and quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain. Reading of the
journal dispensed with.
s. b. $40, appropriating $4,000 for the
relief of Mrs. emma Kelly, was amended
by reducing the amount to 1900, and a
provision inserted requiring the money
to be paid out Of the San Francisco Har-
Dor Improvement Fund, and the bill or
dered engrossod.
a. B. 74l, for the relief of Colonel J. D.
Stevenson (appropriating $500, was
taken up and passed.
S. B. 624, appropriating $500 for a
Pounding Home at Sacramento, was
passed-ayes a, noes s.
Mr.. DeLong called up the motion to re-
consider the vote whereby the bill Great
ing the office of Attorney to the State
Board OF Health and san Francisco Board
OF Health was defeated on the preceding
day. by vote OF a ayes to s noes the
Senate agreed to reconsider the vote, and
the bill was made the special order for 10
O'Clock a. NJ. on Wednesday.
Alr. McCOmas moved that A. b. 353
creating the county Of San Jacinto, be
MADE the special order Tor II \. II. on
Wednesday.
The motion was vigorously opposed by
Mr.. Carpenter, and was lost.
MIR. Campbell of Solano then called up
the special order, 5. b. 6IS the county
government bilD, and it was read the
first time.
S. b. 255, permitting the establishment
ofmutual insurance companies, was read
the second time.
The next special order was S. 3. I03,
creating the county of Pomona. and Mr..
Ostrom moved to place il on the special
file.
The motion was lost, the bill was read
the third time and defeated by vote of
o ayes to 20 noes.
Mr. AEcComas gave notice of a
motion to reconsider.
THE SPECIAL FILE.
S. B. A, making an appropriation for
certain improvements at the Folsom
Prison. Read second time.
>. B. go. 20 provide Tor the payment for
private properly heretofore taken for
puhlic use concerning Montgomery
street, San Francisco. - Passed-ayes 30,
noes 0.
$. B. 6lS, relating to the time of settle
ment of County Treasurers with the State
Controller (making semi-annual pay
nents OF taxes, and $. B. 6l9, relating TO
settlements by County Auditors with the
'"SN NN'A'A S4ANA1 wv ASsNNA liiO SSSciiei
time.
The substitute for S. B. (appropriat-
ing $50 900 for additional buildings at the
Agnew Insane AsylunD was adopted III
place of the original and placed on file.
>. b. 33, appropriating S65, 900 for build
lngs and improvements at the Deaf and
Dumb and Blind Asylum. Read the first
time.
5. =. 600, providing for buildings and
improvements at the Southern California
Hospital for the Insane. Read second
time.
S. b. 300, providing for new buildings
and improvements at the Normal School
at San Jose. Read second time.
s.. b. 81, providing for improvements
at the Stockton Insane Asylum. Read
second time.
S: c. y. %, relative to the exemption of
!ruit trees and vines under five years of
Ige from taxation. Adopted.
Mr.. w. II. Williams moved that the
Judiciary Committee report back forth
with ). u. 672, TO prevent frauds upon
travellers, (anti-scalper bilD. Carried.
5. 3. go, appropriating S50000 for the
construction of Il free wagon road from
Mariposa to Yosemite Valley.
Mr.. Campbell of Solano vigorously op-
posed the bill. He could not understand
why the State should pay $50, 900 to build
wagon road from the county seat OF q
remote county to some place on the out
SklrtS OF civilization. In SOlanO and
Napa counties there are many roads that
the farmers cannot travel for months each
year because the taxpayers are not able
TO improve them. 1t was not right to
compel these people TO pay their pro rata
to build roads III far away counties in
order to accommodate tourists who would
spend their money in those counties.
Mr.. Goucher explained that most of the
territory over which it was proposed to
build this road does not belong 60 Mari
posa, and that county has no right to go
upon the public preserve and construct
roads, if she wanted to. The proposition
is to build a free road-not for the benefit
of Mariposa, but the people generally,
and there is no authority to built it ex-
cept by the State. The demand for the
road does not come from the people OF
Mariposa, who can travel in their own
conyeyanceS.
Mr., Campbell wanted to know if the
demand for the road was not the result OF
rivalry between Mariposa and MERGED Tor
the tourist travel and trade.
Mr.. Goucher replied that such was not
The case-that the proposed road would
benefit both places.
Mr.. VOORHEES, thought the State should
purchase one or all OF the three toll-roads
now leading into the valley, and make
them free, instead of constructing new
road. He moved that the bill be recon-
mitted to the Finance Committee for fur
ther consideration.
Pending the motion the Chair declared
the Senate at recess.
Afternoon Session.
On reassembliHg the Senate resumed
consideration Of The bill providing for a
free wagon road from Mariposa to Yo-
semitic Valley.
Miessrs. Heacock and Voorhies pro-
pounded several queries TO Mr.. Goucher
iauthor OF the bill relative to the advan-
taga OF such road to the tourist travel by
railroad.
Mr.. Goucher replied that the road
would not directly attract the present
travel by rail, but he thought that it
would eventually, and that the railroad
would probably be SO extended as to con-
meet with it.
The motion to refer the bin back to the
Finance Committee was lost, and on final
passage it received 23 ayes to II noes.
Mr.. Noorhies changed his vote from no
to aye, and gave notice of a motion TO re-
consider.
LEGISLATIVE APPoRTIoNMENT.
The Senate then took up the special file
of Assembly bills, the first being A. B.