The record-union., 1893-03-14
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
The Vote to Make san Jose the Capt.
Cjty

The Vote to Make San Jose the Capital
City.
The Assembly met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Speaker Gould in the chair. Roll
called and quorum present. Prayer by
the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Conry.
a telegram received by Speaker Gould
from the City Council of San Jose guar
anteeing bonus of 81 ,0OO, 900 and ten
acre site if the State Capital be located in
that city, was read.
Mr.. Anderson presented the resolutions
adopted in mass meeting by the citizens
of Sacramento, denouncing the libelous
articles in the Sacramento Bee rejecting
ON the Legislature, and declaring that
such articles by no means reflect the SEN
timents of the people of Sacramento.
Senate Bill No. 347, to establish tax on
collateral inheritances, bequeSts and de-
vlses, to provide for its collection, and to
direct the disposition of the proceeds, was
read third time and finally passed.
a resolution allowing Luke kavanaph
500 for services to the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds, was referred
to the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
A resolution was offered to retain John
Wilkins as JanitOr to the Committees on
Engrossment and Enrolment. Referred
to the Committee on Public Expenditures
and Accounts.
Senate Bill No. 607, to provide for
furnishing assistants to the Coroner of
each city, or city and county, having
100000 or more inhabitants, and provid-
ing the mode in which such assistants
shall be appointed and designated, and
establishing the compensation and pre-
scribing the duties OF such assistants.
was read third time and finally passed by
a vote of 81 ayes.
Assembly Bill No. S56, to provide for
the payment of advertising the funded
debt, and making an appropriation there
for, was finally passed.
Assembly Bill No. $50. confirming to
the city OF Oakland the possession, right
of possession and control of its water
front and tide lands, in inalienable trust
for the public use and benefit, was given
a third reading and finally passed by
vote OF 49 ayes.
Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 29l.
1873 and l2S, to provide for laying out,
openiug,' extending, widening, straight
ening, diverging, curving, contracting or
closing up, in whole or in part, any street,
square, lane, alley, court or place within
municipalities, or cities, and cities and
counties OF 40, 900 inhabitants or over, and
to condemn and acquire any and all land
and property necessary or convenient for
that purpose, was finally passed.
Senate Bill No 655, 10 pay the claim of
DR.. NJ. Gardner, was read the third time
and finally passed by vote of II ayes to
noes.
Senate Bill No. 635, to provide for the
redemption of unused transportation
tickets, and to prevent fraud upon
travelors was read second time.
Kahn moved TO strike out Section of
the bill, which relates to making it un-
lawful TO engage i'll the business of
''scalping." lie had travelled all over the
United States and had saved money by
buying tickets from scalpers.
Shanahan said the amendment meant
the death OF the bill. Should it DO
adopted, it would encourage dishonesty
and result seriously to incredulous and
illiterate persons who buy tickets, by
causing them to be elected before they
reach their destination should the scalped
tickets be detected by conductors