The record-union., 1893-03-06
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
About Adjournment-Som More Id
Passed.

About Adjournment-Some More Laws
Passed.
The Senate convened at 10 A. NJ. Satur-
day, Lieutenant-G 6 overnor Reddick in
the chair.
Senator Ostrom called attention to the
fact that bill providing for the establish
ment of jute factory at Folsom, made a
special order, had disappeared from the
file. 1t had got misplaced and appeared
at the bottom of the second reading file
On Ostrom's motion it was then made a
special order for this evening.
VOORHEES, offered a joint resolution that
the Legislature adjourn on March l4th.
Burke moved to amend by inserting
March lIth.
The arrival of the hour for considera-
ton of urgency bills shut off action on
the resolution.
The following bills were then read the
third time and passed finally:
An Act making an appropriation for the
erection of an additional building for the
State Normal School at Chico.
An Act to appropriate money to pay
the claim OF the Directors of the Woman S
Relief Corps Home at Evergreen, Cali
fornia.
An Act to amend an Act relative to the
non-insurance OF property belonging to
the State against risk of damage or de-
struction by fire, approved March, 10,
1891.
An Act to amend Sections 53l and 532
of the Political Code, relating to public
printing and the duties of the Superin-
tendent OF State Printing.
An Act to amend Section $40 of the Po-
litical Code, relating To the duties of the
State Board of Examiners.
An Act to amend Sections s, 8, IL, II.
IS and 80 of an Act of the Legislature OF
the State of California entitled IAN Act
Tor the relief of insolvent debtors. for the
protection OF creditors and for the punish
ment of fraudulent debtors,' approved
April l6, 1850.
Senate constitutional amendment to
propose to the people of the State an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State relative TO the Judiciary Depart
ment.
Senate joint resolution relative to the
free coinage of silver.
An Act making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
Tor per diem and mileage of the Lieuten-
ant-Governor and Senators for the forty
fourth fiscal year.
An Act making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
1or pay of officers and clerks of the Senate
for the forty-fourth fiscal year.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Burke's motion to reconsider the vote
whereby the Senate bill turning all COM
munity property over to the wife in case
of the husbands death was taken up, and
the motion prevailed. The bill was then
made special order for Tuesday morn
ing.
Assembly Bill No. lSS, for the organi-
zation and government of irrigation dis
tricts, was made a special order for Mon
day evening. So was the bill creating
Santa YneZ County.
The special Assembly file was next
taken UP, and the substitute for Assem-
bly Bill No. l0-the ''reassessment bill''
was the first on the list. Senator Earl
offered an unimportant amendment to
the wording of the bill. Senator Carpen-
ter opposed the amendment on the
ground that it was only intended for de-
lay. The amendment was rejected by q
vote of 2l noes to 10 ayes.
Burke asked that the final pas sage oi
the bill be postponed, but objections
came from all sides of the house. The
motion was defeated.
The opponents of the bill then began tc
filibuster.
Seawell asked for a call of the house
and after this roll call and the call dis
pensed with motion 10 adjourn fol
lowed and was also defeated. Ther
Burke offered a trifling substitute. He
made long-winded speech and fatigueo
the Senate greatly. Ostrom followed with
another speech. Then the previous ques-
ton was moved and carried, motion
ior call of the house was defeated, anu
at last vote taken on the passage OF tht
bill. 1t was passed by the following vote