The record-union., 1893-01-26
THE PROCEEDINGS.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL RESO-
LUTON ONCE MORE.
The Amendment for Absolute Owner
ship is Concurred in by
the Senate.

The Senate convened at 10 A. NJ, Lieu
tenant Governor Reddick in the chair.
Roll-caI showed a quorum present.
Prayer and reading of the journal fol-
lowed:
Ostrom moved to rescind the action of
the Senate making the Nicaragua Canal
JOINT Resolution the special order for
Friday. 1t was so ordered, and the AS
sembly message announcing that the
Assembly had amended the resolution to
the effect that the Legislature favored the
entire ownership of the canal by the
Government was taken up.
Ostrom moved that the Senate concur
in the amendment, and spoke in favor of
the motion.
Carpenter opposed, saying that the Gov
ernment would not pass such a law, but
would insist that the Government should
control the canal. He did not believe in
the Government owning everything and
paying everybody salary.
The amendment was concurred in.
New bills were introduced as follows:
By Maher-Appropriat SO, 600 to pay
the contingent expenses OF the thirtieth
session OF the Legislature; also, TO pro-
also, relative to eight hours as a legal
days work; also, relative to the Bureau
Of Labor Statistics.
By Gestord-Relative to community
property.
by Mahoney-Relative to the employ
ment Of destitute citizens and making
appropriations therefor.
BY Arms-Belative ito the conduct of
elections in this State.
By cAllister-Directing the State
Prison Directors to employ at least
twenty prisoners in the construction of
roads to the prisons at San Quentin and
at Folsom.
By Whitohurst-Appropriating 5000
to erect an additional building for the
Normal School at san Jose.
By Hart-Relating to persons entitled
to administer upon the estates of deceased
persons.
BY Hart-To appropriate $50, 900 for the
relief Of Patrick Creighton for work
upon the streets of San Francisco that he
has not been paid for, out of the treasury
OF said city.
By Earl-Relating to municipal cor
porations. Also, relating to the powers
of railroad corporations to borrow money.
Also, relating to the filing of answers in
justices Courts. Also, relating to the
increase and diminution Of the capital
stock of corporations and the creation.
increase and diminution of the bonded
Indebtedness thereof Also, relative to
the collection Of fines imposed in crimi-
nal cases. Also, relating to motions for
new trials.
BY Hart-Substitute for the bill relative
to unauthorized communication with
convicts in State Prisons.
By EarI-Relating to the filing of an
undertaking on criminal appeal.
by Everett-Relative to errors on as
sessment rolls and the correction thereof.
BY Earl-Relative to Photographic re-
porters.
BY Broderick-To provide for the es-
adjustment OF public employment
Office.
BY Seymour : Appropriating $4,000
for the southern California Insane Asv-
lum.
by Hoyt-Reiative to executors.
BY Seymour-To appropriate SI5. $50 to
pay deficiency in the appropriation for
additional buildings at the Southern Cal
ifOrnia Insane Asylum. Also, aDDrO-
priating $3.50, 800 for additional buildings
at the southern California Insane Asy-
lum.
By Misunderstanding to the manu-
facture of explosives. Also, to amend the
Civil Code.
By Streeter-To promote the breeding
and propagation OF horses.
By Earl-Relative TO the qualifications
and exemptions of jurors.
By ampbell-Relating to roads and
highways.
BY Gesford-Relating to the incurring
of Indebtedness by municipal corpora
tions.
BY McGowan-To insure preference to
employment of eX-Union soldiers in the
public service of the State of California,
The general file was taken up and the
following bills being up for third reading
were put upon their final passage and
passed:
Senate Bill No. 206-An Act making an
appropriation to pay the deficiency in
the appropriation for support of the State
Insane Asylum at Stockton, Cal, for the
( forty second and forty-third fiscal years.
/ 81 Senate Bill No. 199-An Actto repeal an
/ Act 10 create a State Board of Forestry.
and 10 provide for the expenses thereof.
senate Blll No. 2O0-An Act providing
T for the presentation and cancellation of
INDICATED school land warrants of the
1 State of California, issued under the Act
OF the State OF california, approved Nav g.
( 1872, providing for the disposal of the
I 800, 900 acres OF land donated to the State
\ of California by the Government of the
/ United States, and authorizing the Con-
/ troller of this State to draw his warrant
on the State Treasurer for the sum of 81
I per acre in favor OF any bona fide owner
/ and holder of any such land warrant for
every acre represented by any such land
warrant.