The record-union., 1891-02-28
Aftornoon SESSION..

The Senate met at p. NJ, President pro
:cIn. Fraser in the chair
Mr.. belong offered resolution de-
,laring S. 3. 66l, transferring $4,000 from
ihe estate of deceased persons fund in
the state Treasury to the general fund,
q case Of urgency. Adopted. and the bill
was read the second time and ordered en-
crossed.
\ communication was received from
the City Trustees of Sacramento, recon-
menGinE the passage of the bill for the
relief of unemployed and destitute
persons. 1t was spread on the journal.
The Senate then considered bills on the
second reading special file of Assembly
bills, and the following We're read:
y. j. 81, relative to trials Of certain ac-
tions where the county or city is q party
and citizen or corporation, resident of
another county, is sued by a county or
city.
4. B. 271, relating to the discontinuance
OF Old roads and the opening OF new ones.
y. 3. 2o6, to pay for the maintenance of
the reform school for Juvenile offenders
from January l, 1891, toJuly /, 1891. Re-
ferred to Committee on Public Buildings
and Finance.
a. Il. 693, prescribing the duties of the
Super! Of State Printing.
A. Is. 694, relating to reports Of State
officials and boards.
A. 3. 24l, relating to the construction of
fish-laGders in mining streams, and the
removal OF distractions.
a. B. lI0, relating to public works in
municipalities.
a. B. 432, relating to assistants to City
and District Attorneys III San Francisco.
a. B. l67, relating to liens in favor Of
owners Of animals kept for propagating
purposes.
\. B. Is, to prevent the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors to minor children.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
Messages from the Assembly were then
taken up, read and ordered on file.
y committee of conference was appoint
ed. consisting of Senator's Carpenter Me
Gowan and Goucher, to confer with a
like committee of the Assembly in re-
gard TO the latter'S refusal TO recede from
its amendments to S. BIS. Is and II.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
There were two speci;d orders on the
file for the afternoon-one at $3.50 and the
other at 5:35. When these We're reached
nearly an hours time was lost by desult-
ory discussion over the question as to
whether or not bills on the urgency list
should take precedence of special orders.
Finally the Senate voted TO suspend the
rule and take up special orders.
Mr.. Goucher held that the Senate could
not properly DO this, and the Chair decid-
eding otherwise, he appealed from the de-
cision Of the Chair. The latter's ruling
was sustained.
The Senate then took up the first spe-
cial order, s. B. 62, for the relief Of Patrick
Creighton. [rhe bin authorizes the Su-
pervisors of San Francisco to pay the
claimant the sum of $4,000, with interest
thereon from 1872, on account of street
contracts.
Mr.. Goueher moved to strike out the
enacting clause. Lost.
The bill was then read the second time
ana ordered engrossed.
The next special order was substitute
fol- >. Is. $oS, dividing the State into Con-
gressional districts.
MIR. Goucher again objected to the con-
siderauon OF the matter III preference to
tho urgency file, and more time was lost
in discussion over the point at issue. but
the Chair ruled that the bill was in order.
The bill was then read a third time. and
Mr.. Ostrom offered a series of amend
ments affecting each district. The
amendments Were all voted down. and
the bill passed-ayes, %; noes, 9.
on motion of Mr.. Harp \. 3. S96 was
declared a ease OF urgency and passed.
The bin relates 30 the redemption of prop
erty heretofore sold for delinquent assess
ments by irrigation districts
Recess till 1880 p. NJ.