The record-union., 1893-03-04

incorporation of mutual fire insurance
companies.
Assembly Bill No. l9S, to provide fer
incorporation, operation and manage
ment OF cooperative associations.
Substitute for Assembly Bill No, 1896. to
create the County of Santa Ynez. This
bill was made a special order for this
morning.
Assem- blyBill No. S47, to repeal an Act
to provide for the erection at san Quentin
State Prison building for the accommo-
datlon OF the insane prisoners.
Assembly Bill No. 2S0. to form San An
tonic County, classify it, define its bound
aries.
Assembly Bill No. 654, making an ap-
preparation to pay the claim of Major
Jose Ramon Pico.
Assembly Bill No. 7SS, appropriating
money to pay the expense of transport
ing, lnsurlng and installing of Califor-
ma exhibit in the Woman's Building of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No.
Is, granting School Director Frank 2.
Boynton OF Pasadena an eight months
leave OF absence, was adopted.
Senator Ostrom introduced a resolution
to the effect that the Worlds Fair Com
mission be commanded to furnish the
Senate with an itelniZed statement of all
money expended by it.
senator Carpenter moved as an amend
ment that the commission be also COM
manded to explain where The balance of
the appropriation is at the present time.
The resolution was adopted.
The urgency file was next taken up,
ana Assembly Bill No. 73l, appropriating
SI5,OUO for completing and preserving
Sutter Fort, was read three times and
passed finally. Berry and Ostrom OPP
posed the bill, saying they thought the
money already allowed had not been eX-
pended wisely.
The following bills were then read
three times and passed finally as cases of
Assembly Bill No. 734. providing an
appropriation for the purpose of COM
pleting and preserving Suffers Fort
Senate Bill No. 553, to amend Section
l222 of the Code Of Civil Procedure in re-
latlon to judgments in cases of contempt,
and providing for appeals therefrom.
Senate Bill No. 730, granting unto Lake
county that certain body OF water stu
ated within the territorial limits of said
county known as Clear Lake.
Senate Bill No 1856, to amend Section
1904 OF AN Act to establish a Political
Code" approved March II, 1872, approved
March 20, 1889, relating to elections.
Assembly Bill No. 700, to provide for
the revision of certain books of the State
series of school textbooks, and for the
continued publication OF the same, and to
authorize and direct the use for these
purposes of the money accumulated in
the State school book fund.
Senate Bill No. 3Sl, to amend Section
636 OF an Act to establish Penal Code,
approved April IL, 1872, relating to fish
and game.
34Sl and 1882 of the Political Code, relat-
iTrr n tha division nf lanA lie
tricts.
Senate Bill No. COZ, to amend Section
333 of the Political Code, relating to the
printing Of public reports.
Senate Bill No. l93 TO enfranchise the
women citizens of this State, and pre-
scribing their qualifications as electors,
caused some commotion when it came to
be put upon its final passage. a call of
the Senate was demanded, and Senators
Hart and Gesford We're caught out'
The call was however suspended, and
Senator McGowan took the floor in de-
tense of the bill and spoke at some
length. He urged that women should be
given the right of franchise for public
school elections, which is all the bill pro-
Senator Wilson also favored the passage
of the bill.
Senator Martin was struck by an in
spiration, and made a long speech op-
posing the measure. He thought CON
tention in the home circle would be
sure to follow if women were given the
right Of suffrage in school elections. as
the husband would be certain to vote for
some handsome widow, while the wife
would be sure to wish to vote for some
dude with a mustache.
Senator Goucher also spoke for the bill,
which was then placed upon its final
passage. Passed. Ayes 81, noes 8. Title
approved.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Senator Seawell asked permission to
place the bill for appropriating money TO
the Mendocino Insane Asylum upon the
urgency file SO ordered.
The general order of business was
taken up, and Senate Bill No. l3S, relat-
ing to interest and usury, was read a
third time and went upon its final pas
sage. Wilson, the author, made a long
speech, ana created considerable merri-
ment. The bill was finally passed.
Senate Bill No. l6S relative to the man
ner of examining applicants for certiti-
Gates to practice law, caused some debate
1t was rejected and MCGOWAN gave notice
of n motion to reconsider.
The second reading file was then taken
up, and the first bill reached was the one
which proposes to establish a cordaoe
Senator Simpson moved that the enact
ing clause of the bill be stricken out, and
made speech in favor of his motion. 4
lengthy debate followed at the conclu-
sion OF which the motion to strike out the
enacting clause was carried by heavy
vote. Goucher gave notice that he would
move to reconsider the matter.
The bill for the relief of Charles f
Wells was taken up as a special order
and read the second time.
Senate Bill No. 552, to pay the claim of
John McGrath, was read the second time
as a special order, the committee
amendment reducing the appropriation
from $1,000 to $4,000.
The following were also read:
Senate Bill No. SOB, to pay the claim of
Maurice Sheehan.
Senate Bill No. GA, to pay the claim of
Abraham Winans.
Senate Bill No. sol, to pay the claim of
John II. Van Saun.
Senate Bill No. 531, appropriating
money for the relief of E. W. Melvin.
Senate Bill No. 6l5, to pay the claim of
/. n. Brock.
These bills were made special order
for Monday night for third reading.
a message from the Governor was
read tothe effect that he had declined to
approve the bill for monument at Don
ner Lake. Also, that he had approved
Senate Bills Nos. rs, 300, 460, 320, 1872 and
the substitute FOR Senate Bill No. I2O.
~ resolution by Senator Hart to have
printed 800 copies of the Blaine memorial
proceedings, was adopted.
Adjourned.
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
Circulation of Newspapers-The Ditch
BiIl-New Counties.
The Assembly convened at the usual
hour, Speaker Gould in the chair. Roll