The record-union., 1893-02-08

y, 10 provide an additional Judge for
Alameda County, was reconsidered, and
the bill passed by q unanimous vote, and
ordered transmitted to the Senate.
The Committee on Elections and Privi-
IegeS reported having examined into the
contested case of Armand DecourtieuX
vs. James McGowan, and reported in
iavor of Mr.. McGowan retaining his seat
III the Assembly. On motion OF Raw the
committee report was adopted.
ne Committee on County and Town
snip Governments reported against the
passage of Assembly Bill No.44 TO provide
lor the publication of monthly state
ments by County Auditors; in favor of
assembly Bill No. 365, to provide for
! transfer OF funds when a new county has
| Deen formed; in favor of Assembly Bill
NO 10, Tor the relief OF county officers.
A report against the passage of Assem-
bly, Bill No. 439, to provide for the care
ana treatment of inebriates, was SUBJ
mltted by the Public Morals Committee
Senate substitute for Bill No. 302 was
referred TO committee on Municipal Cor
pOrations.
The following bills were introduced
and referred as designated.
BY Sargent-Empowering and direct
! ing the Governor to execute a deed of
qult-claIm to the successors in interest of
! James Bowman over certain lands in
San francisco; Judiciary. Also, grant
| ing quit-claim to Sailie c. Perry over
certain lands in San Francisco; Judiciary.
By Anderson-To amend Code of Civil
Procedure, relating to witnesses; Judi
ciary.
By Dodge-Making appropriation to
purchase Industrial Home for Adult
Blind; Hospitals.
| BY nlayson-Providing for primary
elections: Apportionnlent and Election
Laws. Also, to cede jurisdiction TO the
nlted States over certain lands; Federal
! Relations.
BY Curtis-To provide for holding Joint
primary elections of all political parties;
Apportlonment and Election Laws.
Mr.. Androus offered a concurrent reso-
luton relative to liens within the
county of Los Angeles, and TO AL investi-
4 CATION OF The conduct of the Surveyor
! General concerning the title to the same;
! Judiciary.
G,Senate Joint Resolution No. 16, petit
! toning Congress to annex the Hawaiian
| Islands, was unanimously adopted.
| The Judiciary Committee reported
| against the passage of Assembly Bill No.
| 6l9, and in favor of Assembly Bills Nos.
| 237, 309 and 576; in favor of the committee
substitute for Assembly Bill No. 40S; that
no legal objection was found to Assembly
Bills Nos. 222, 2S4 and BIZ.
Mr.. Vann offered a constitutional
| amendment relative to amending and re-
| VlSlng the Constitution.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
| No. Y, relating to the ownership of lands
by aliens, was made a special order for
| to-day at 3 o'clock.
=Assembly Constitutional Amendment
| No. 3, relative to poll-tax, was lost by
vote OF 10 ayes to 45 noes. The poll-tax,
by the vote, will continue in existence.
Assembly Bill No. Is, to provide for the
incorporation of mutual fire insurance
companies, was read second time. Mr..
Schlesinger moved to strike out the en-
acting clause.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Assembly Bill No. Is was further con-
sidered. MIR. Schlesinger Withdrew his
motion to strike out the enacting clause,
and finally Mr.. Bretz asked that the bill
be passed on the file.
a message was received from the Gov
ernor, to the effect that he had approved
Assembly Bills Nos 5S7 and 553-making
appropriations for the State Printing Of
flee and for the contingent expenses of
| the Assembly.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. q, with amendments, relative to the
power OF the Legislature to grant aid TO
| corporations, was read. Mr.. Duckworth
! offered motion to indefinitely POSTPONE
| the amendment, which was lost by the
| following vote:
| Ayes-Anderson, Barker, Barlow, Ben
nett of Santa Clara, Bennett of Orange,
Blakeley, Bretz, Carlson, Chipman, Duck
worth, burst, Jacobs, Marston, Mat
! thews of San Benito, Miller Mordecai.
! Perkins, Thomas of Santa Clara-lS.
| Noes-Bledsoe, Boyce, Brownie, Buck
| ley. Bulla, Burke. Casterline, Conway,
| Curtis, Cusick, Dodge, Drees, Finlayson,
! Gately, GodchauX, Hurley, Hutson,
Jacobsen, Johnson of Humboldt, Ken
nedy, Kahn, Kerns, Luttringer, Lynch,
| McCauley, McElroy, McGowan, Mack,
| Marks, O'Keefe, O'Neill, Owen, Raw,
| Sargent, Schlesinger, SchrOebel Shana-
han, Simpson, Sims, STANDARD, Taggart,
! Talbot, Taylor. Thomas of Nevada, Tin
dali, Nann, Wade, Speaker Gould-40.
| Mr.. Bulla offered an amendment to
strike out that portion of the proposed
amendment which offers S1.OOO,60O bonus
to competing railroad. Lost by the fol-
lowing vote:
| Ayes-Anderson. Androus, Barlow,
| Bennett OF Santa Clara. Bennett of Or
ange, Blakeley, Bretz, Bulla, Chapman,
| Dodge, Duckworth, burst, Emeric, Fin
layson, Jacobsen, Kerns, McElroy,
| Matthews of San Benito, Miller, O'Neiil,
Owen, Pendleton, Perkins, Raw, Simp-
son, Talbot, Thomas of Santa Clara,
Nann-2S.
Noes = Bledsoe, Boyce, Brownie.
Buckley, Burke, Carlson, Casterline,
Conway, Curtis, Cusick, Drees, Gala
CHER, Gately, GodchauX, Hurley, Hut
son, Jacobs, Johnson of Humboldt, Ken
nedy, Kahn, Luttrnger. Lynch, Nc
Cauley, McGowan, Mack, Marks, Mars
ton, O'keefe, Sargent, Schlesinger,
Shanahan, Sims, STANDARD, Taggart, lay
Ior Wade-36.
Further consideration of the bill was
made special order for next Friday at ,
o'clock.
Mr.. Lynch moved a reconsideration of
| the vote whereby Senate Bill No. a,
relating to the duties of City Treasurers,
was refused second reading.
Matthews of San Benito moved to lay
| the motion on the table. Lost.
The vote was reconsidered and the bill
was then read the second time. Mr..
Lynch offered an amendment TO the bill,
to the effect that in case any city moneys
are deposited in banks bond shall be
required of the bank where the deposit is
made III double the sum so deposited,
Adopted. Bill ordered engrossed and to
a third reading.
Speaker Gould appointed Messrs.
Sims, Nann, Kerns, Lynch, Bulla and
| Buckley as a committee to draft resolu-
| tions in memory of the late Hon. F. p.
Price.
The following bills were ordered en-
crossed and to third reading:
Assembly Bill No. 81, relating to estates
of deceased persons.
Assembly Bill No. SO, relating to tho
guardianship of the persons and estates
of minors and incompetents.
Assembly Bill No. so, relating to 1ro-
ceedings for the distribution of the estate
OF deceased persons.
Adjourned.
COMMIT TEES AT WORK.