The record-union., 1891-03-24
LEGISLATURE -2sTH SESSION.
The State Tax viii be Less Than
Forty-eight Cents on the 500.
An Adjournment Probable on wednes-
day Night-Presentatfon in the
Assembly-Bills Passed.
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO. March %. 1891.


SACRAMENTO, March %, 1891.
The Senate met at 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.
Mr.. MCGOWAN offered a concurrent
resolution providing that the Legislature
adjourn sine die at midnight on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Campbell of Solano moved to post
pone consideration of the resolution until
the afternoon session. Carried.
The Senate then took up the county
government bill, which was given its
final reading and was finally passed
without dissenting vote.
Assembly messages were taken up and
disposed of. Among them was one an
nouncing that that body had refused to
concur in the Senate amendment to A B.
81, relating to the Semi-annual collection
of taxes.
On motion of Mr.. Carpenter, COM
mlttee of conference was appointed
thereon, and the Chair named Messrs.
Carpenter, Crandall and Berry
On motion of Mr.. Streeter, a. B. IS was
called up for consideration. The bill re-
lates to the functions of Police Courts in
cities having 10000 and less than 100, ,00O
inhabitants, and to those having $1,000
and less than 1000 inhabitants.
Mr.. Crandall moved TO amend by strik-
ing out $4,000 and inserting $4,000. Car
ried.
The bill was then ordered reprinted
and to third reading, and later in the day
was passed.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
The Senate bill appropriating 81 600 to
pay the expenses of prosecuting persons
violating the fish and game laws, for the
forty-second fiscal year, was passed.
The bill authorizing the State Board OF
Examiners to sell certain old furniture,
carpets, etc, and to pay the proceeds into
the State Treasury, was passed.
>. b. $50, relating to the powers and
duties OF the Directors of the insane
asylum at Stockton, taking from the
Medical Superintendent and vesting in
the Directors the power of appointing at
taches, was vigorously opposed by
Messrs. Heacock and Simpson. 1t was
refused passage by vote of ayes to Is
noes,
S. B. 4s4, providing compensation for
the services of William Carey Jones in
compiling State textbooks, was on
motion of Mr.. Preston, made case of
urgency and passed.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
mlttee on the Senate amendments to the
appropriation bill, reported that the COM
mlttee had agreed that the Senate should
recede from some of its amendments.
and the report was adopted.
lThls reduces the aggregate of the ap-
preparation 100000 from the figures as
previously passed by the Senate
The final vote on the bill was made the
special order for o'clock P. NJ
THE FILE RESUMED.
Mr.. Ostrom called up S. B. l25. to de-
fine the boundary of Sutter County
MIR. Goucher opposed the bill, on the
ground that he had been informed that
the bill proposed to cut off a portion of
the territory included in the new County
of Glenn.
Mr.. Ostrom admitted that the proposed
change would take off 125 acres from
Glenn County, but it was all owned by
one man and affected no one else, but
claimed that there was no opposition to
the measure by the Assemblyman from
that district.
The bill was temporarily passed on file.
5. B. GA, authorizing the Attorney
General to compromise the action pend
ing against the bondsmen Of +. W. Gross,
deceased formerly Clerk of the Supreme
Court. Passed-ayes %, noes 3.
Mr.. Ostrom gave notice Of a motion to
reconsider.
S. B. 26l, relating to the sale of lands
uncovered by the recession of the waters
of inland lakes. Passed.
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Goucher offered a resolution pro-
posing constitutional amendment re-
pealing that section of the Constitution
which makes the Executive Ineligible to
the office of United States Senator dur
ing the term for which he was elected.
TO COMPLETE THE JOURNAL,
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Goucher, providing that the journal
Clerk and his assistants be allowed their
usual per diem for completing the journal
after the adjournment Of the Senate. Re-
ferred.
FILE RESUMED.
S. B. 195, providing for the importation
of insects from Australia for the destruc-
tion of fruit pests. Passed.
A. b. 554, relating to powers in ap-
pealed cases. Passed.
Recess till 2 P. NJ