The record-union., 1893-03-14
THE PROCEEDINGS.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSES THE SENATE.
The Raisin Growers Associatfon-Sen-
ator Wilson's Constitutional Amend
ment Against Lawyers.

The Senate convened at $40 A. NJ,
Lieutenant Governor Reddick in the
chair.
Roll call showed a quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. w. S. Hoskinson. Read
ing of the journal.
Senator VOORHEES, asked to have the
journal corrected, with regard to his
vote on the proposed constitutional
amendment. removing the capital. He
was recorded as voting for it, when in
reality he voted mo" The request was
granted.
Senator Hart asked that his vote be
changed, too. He had originally voted
against the amendment, but, believing
that it had received the constitutional
majority, changed his vote for the pur-
pose of moving to reconsider. The SEN
ate, however, adjourned before he could
give notice.
There was a debate over the Senator's
request, and he was finally denied per-
mission to straighten his record by a vote
of y to Il.
Senate Bill No. 1O6, providing for the
encouragement of ramie culture, was
taken up as a special order and was re-
fused passage.
The general appropriation bill was
taken up next, and after being read the
third time, was passed finally.
The urgency file was then taken up,
and the substitute tor Senate Bill No. 73i
to provide for additional improvements
at the Reform School for Juvenile Of
tenders, located at Whittier, was passed
finally.
The Assembly amendments to Senate
Bills No.2l0, "A and Isl were concurred in.
Assembly Bill No. 19l, to amend the
Political Code, relating to the appoint
ment and number of Notaries Public in
the several counties of this State, was
read the second and third times and
passed finally.
The bill appropriating S250,O00 for the
erection of additional buildings for the
State University was read three times and
passed finally, under an urgency resolu-
ton.
Assembly Bill No. 729, appropriating
money to pay the claims of II. 2. Dyer,
E. f. Dyer, Z. A. Granger, CASTOR Gold
smith and z. Reddy, was passed finally.
The bill to pay the claim of John Null
Ian was passed finally.
Also Assembly Bill No. 696 to esta blish
a California State Raisin Growers, Pack
ers' and Brokers Association, and pre-
/ scribing the powers thereof.
| The bill appropriating SlO3 to pay the
| deficiency in the appropriation to pay for
advertising the funded debt was passed
as a case OF urgency.
Senate Bill No. 333, to amend Section
32l of the Penal Code of California, relat-
ing to lotteries and lottery tickets. max
ing it felony to deal in tickets, was read
the third time.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Senator Carpenter the As
sembly's substitute for the ''reassessment
bilP' was made special order for the
evening session.
Mr. Ford moved that Assembly Bill
No. 81, providing for the purchase of a
mansion for the Governor, be substituted
for Senate Bill No. 90, winch was identi-
cal with it.
AS the bill provides for the purchase of
the SteT1ens property in this city the ques-
tion as to the future location of the seat of
the Government came up and a debate
| followed. Bailey finally offered an
amendment to the effect that instead of
Stetfens' property the O'Connor property
in San Jose be purchased.
Before a vote could be reached. how
ever. a special order interviewed and the
matter was postponed until evening.
Mr.. Hart then rose to a question of
privilege and asked for a statement from
the Senate as to his efforts to oppose the
constitutional amendment.
MI heuulCh eA pldlleQ what took
place Saturday night, and said that Mr.
Hart had done all i'll his power to stem the
tide.
MIR. Hart then presented protest and
asked that it be inserted in the journal
OF Saturday This protest was opposed
by Carpenter, who claimed that it re-
hected upon the Senate. 1t was finally
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Assembly Bill No. $40, to amend Sec
tons lI42, llSS, ll94, 1l97, 1903, l205, I2OS.
1857, 1864 and 1868 of the Political Code, in
relation to elections within this state.
was then taken up and passed finally.
Assembly Bill No. l39, the Garrison r.
rigation Bill," was taken up on an ur-
geney resolution, read three times and
passed finally.
The special Assembly file was taken
up.
Assembly Bill No. 81, ,toamend Sections
1865, 37T3, 377S, $50, 37SI 37S5, 37S9. SSI6 and
3Sl7. and to repeal Sections 304, 3775, 3776,
3I17, 3119, 37S2, 37S3, 3TSl and 3SIS, of an
Act of the Legislature of the State of
California, entitled AN act to establish a
Political Code" approved March Il, 1872,
relating to the sale OF real property for
delinquent taxes, and the redemption and
resale of such property, and to add new
section thereto, to be known and desig-
mated as Section 3S0l, also relating to the
| sale of real property for delinquent taxes,
was read the third time and passed
| finally.
Assembly Bill No. S5, to amend the
Code of Civil Procedure, relating to a
waiver of trial by jury; and to add two
new sections to said Code, relating to the
/ fees of grand and trial jurors; and to the
! time and manner OF demanding a trial
/ by jury, was also passed finally.
Also Assembly Bill No. IA, 10 amend
an Act TO establish uniform system oil
county and township governments, re-
pealing Sections 106 and no OF said Act.