The record-union., 1893-03-09

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towns and townships thereof, was read
the second time.
Assembly Bill No. 586 regulating the
practice OF architecture, was read third
tlme: BY the provisions of the bill
archltects are required to serve five
years as apprentices. Several speeches
were made for and against the bill. 1t
lalled OF passage by a vote of q ayes to 50
noes. Mr.. Curtis gave notice of recon-
sideration.
The vote whereby Senate Bill No. 2S4.
10 amend the Civil Code relating to the
authentlcatIon of marriages, was refused
passage, was reconsidered and further
consideration made a special order tor
this afternoon at o'clock.
Assembly Bill No. 6l4, for the relief of
J..F. Chapman * Co., for damage sus-
tanned through the loss of coal from Ere
mont Street wharf, in San Francisco. was
read second time and ordered to a third
reading.
Assembly Bill No. 800. relative to the
Detter protection of fish placed in streams
Tor the purpose of propagation, was read
second Time. The bill was without an
ehactlng clause, and the Assembly re-
FUSED TO insert one by an almost unani-
nous vote.
Assembly Bill No. 63, relating to es-
trays, was read third time and finally
passed.
Assembly bill No. "A, to establish a
UNIFORM system of county and township
governments, was read first time
Inc Assembly adopted a resolution re-
guessing the Secretary of State TO provide
eighty-one copies of Winfield Davis
history OF Political Conventions for
members of the Assembly.
Assembly Bill No. 51S, in relation to
warrants drawn upon the swamp and
oVerhowed land fund, was read third
ume ana finally passed
Assembly Bill No. 630, requiring every
corporation doing business in this State
To pay their employees at least once in
eacn month the wages earned by such
enlpIoye; to define the duties of the Labor
Colnnllssloner, and the District Attorneys
OF the several counties OF this State in
enforcing this Act; to limit the deienses
which may be set up by such corpora
tlons to assignments of wages, set-otf, or
counter claim, or the absence of such
employe at the time of making payment.
and in case of such absence the wages are
payable upon demand; TO prohibit as
slgnments OF wages for the purpose of
eVadlng the provisions of this Act, and
agreements to accept wages at longer
periods than as herein provided as con-
dltlon OF employment; to fix penalty
for this violation of the provisions OF this
Act by such corporation, and to provide
for the disposition OF any fines recovered
from CORPORATIONS violating the same.
was finally passed.
Assembly Bill No. 663, to regulate the
practice of veterinary medicine and sur.
gerry in the State of California. was read
third time. The bill requires that veteri-
nary practitioners shall be graduates of
some recognized college, and applies only
to towns and cities having over 1000 pop
uiation. The bill was passed by a vote of
81 ayes to 8 noes.
Assembly Bill No. 246, to enfranchise
the women citizens of the State, and pre-
scrlblng their qualifications as electors
was read third time
Mr. SIMS, the young man eloGuent''
OF the Assembly, made a strong speech
against the bill, highly eulogizing
woman.
Mr.. Vann believed that if women were
enfranchlsed the politics of the State
would be purified.
Mr.. McElroy moved to indefinitely
postpone the matter, but the House re-
fused to do so by a vote of % ayes to 80
noes.
The bill was slightly amended and Or
dered to the printer.
W assembly Bill No. 575, relative to the
Whittier Reform School, was read second
time and ordered to third reading.
Senate Bill No. 52S was substituted for
Assembly Bill No. $50, to enfranchise
the women citizens of this State. and
prescribing their qualifications as elect
ors, and ordered to a third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 512, amendatory of
and supplemental to an Act entitled IAN
Act to provide for the organization and
government of irrigation districts, and to
provide for the acquisition of water and
other property, and for the distribution
of water thereby for irrigation purposes -
providing for the exclusion OF certain
lands within any such district, was read
third time. The bill was passed bv a
vote of 46 ayes to u noes.
Mr.. Mordecai gave notice of reconsid
Grafton.
Adjourned.