The record-union., 1893-03-09

the State of California containing not less
than 10000 and not exceeding y, 900 in
habltants, was read the second time.
Assembly Bill No. Dos, to amend an
Act creating Board of Bank Commits
sIoners, and prescribing their duties and
powers, was read the second time.
Also, Assembly Bill No. 235 supple
mental to an Act to provide for the organ
lzatlon and government of irrigation dis
trictS.
Assembly Bill No. 2S4, for the relief OF
George Dougherty, was defeated after
Senator Biggy had made strong speech
against it.
Assembly Bill No. 691, relating to
IreaSurers, their deputies and clerks, in
sfcounties and cities and counties having a
population of 300, 600 Inhabitants or over,
was read the second time.
The following Assem- bly, measures were
then read the first time:
Assembly Bill No. 354, to amend GER
tain sections of the Political Code, rela-
tive to the Board of Health.
Assembly Bill No. 80, to amend the
Code of Civil Procedure relating to a
waiver of trial by jury, and TO add two
new sections 10 said CODE relating to the
fees Of grand and trial jurors, and relating
to the time and manner of demanding a
trial by jury.
Assembly Bill No. 36S granting to the
Board OF Supervisors of Sonoma right OF
Home for the Care and Training of Fee
ble-minded Children, to enable said
Board of Supervisors TO change the loca-
ton of the public highway now travers-
ing said lands.
Assembly Bill No. III, making an ap-
preparation to pay the deficiencies in the
appropriation for costs and expenses
OF suits in which the State is a party in
| interest.
|. Assembly Bill No. $50, to prohibit the
! creation OF debts against the State in eX-
cess OF appropriations made by law, ex-
cept in cases of actual necessity and on
consent of the Board OF Examiners.
Assembly Bill No. IA, to amend the
| County Government Act.
Assembly Bill No. 724, TO enable school
| districts IN or including cities OF the fifth
class to issue bonds for the purpose of
raising money for certain purposes and
to repeal an Act approved March 81, 1891.
The special urgency file was next in
order.
Senate Bill No. 572, to amend an Act to
provide for the maintenance and support
OF the public parks, was read the second
time.
Also Assembly Bill No. 1888, to amend
an act TO form agricultural districts, to
| provide Tor The formation of agricultural
| associations therein, and for the manage
ment and control of the same by the State.
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 4. rela-
tive to the free and unlimited coinage of
! silver, was adopted.
Senate Bill No. al, to retire teachers of
the public schools of the State OF Califor-
MIA upon partial pay. was passed finally.
! Everett gave notice of a motion to recon-
slider the vote.
The Senate rejected Senator Campbell's
| motion to take substitute for Senate Bill
| NO. Ais Ito provide for the payment of the
.prlncipal and interest due on certain Con-
troller's warrants, drawn on the war loan
| 1und OF the State treasury from the first
reading file and rush it as a case OF ur-
gency.
Senate Bill No. 553. to amend the Code
OF Civil Procedure, in relation to judg-
ments In cases of contempt, and provid-
! ing for appeals thereirom, was read the
third time and passed finally.
Senator Mahoney's bill to prohibit the
| employment of persons who are related
to the chief or other officers of anv de-
partment or the government of the State,
was read the third time, discussed and
defeated.
Senate Bill No. 759, to amend the Act
to provide for the organization, incorpo-
ration and government of municipal cor
poratious, was finally passed.
Senate Bill No. 74S, to amend an Act
to provide for the organization, incorpora-
ton and government of municipal cor
| poratlons, relative TO the powers of the
| Board OF Trustees of cities of the fifth
class, was passed finally. The author of
the Dill. Senator simpson, explained that
its object was to enable Alameda to fur
nish its citizens with incandescent lights
and to enable the Trustees to build a sea-
wall.
This completed the file, and Senator
Whitehurst asked that Senate Bill No.
1S2, which had just returned from the
printer, be read the second and third
fiD1ps and naSsa1 Fl DaIiu rrbiS bo 1, IN
which was passed by both houses and
signed by the Governor, but later on dis
covered to contain fatal error-that the
word cemetery" appeared in it in the
place of ''crematory.r The bill was
passed in accordance with the Senator's
motion, and sent to the Assembly.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The third reading file was taken up
and the following bills were passed fin
ally:
Senate Bill No. 1O4, to amend the Politi-
cal Code, relating to the election of
School Trustees.
Senate Bill No. 32s, to amend the Politi-
cal Code. relating to the exemption of
State property from assessment by
municipal and county governments.
The second reading of bills being next
in order the following were read:
Senate Bill No. 646-An Act entitled an
ACL W lOIDlQ Vie HldUuldCtuTC ana sale OF
cigarettes within the State of California.
Senate Bill No. 325-An Act to add n
new section, to be known as Section SO2
of the Political Code, in regard TO powers
and duties of Notaries Public.
Senate Bill No. 50S-An Act exemptinp
agricultural, horticultural, vititcultural
aud pastoral occupations from license
| taxation.
Senate Bill No. 466, for the relief of
Patrick Creighton.
Senate Bill No. 436, to provide for the
appointment of a Board of Examining
Engineers, to license engineers of port
able and stationary steam engines and
boilers, to establish the duties and com
pensation of said board.
Senate Bill No. 36l, for the relief of j.
+. Chapman IL Co.
Senate Bill No. 265, to appropriate
Sl3, 722 20, to pay the salary of the Com
missioner of Immigration.
Senate Bill No. 2d6, to appropriate the
sum of s., 500 to pay the salary of the
Deputy Commissioner of Immigration
from August |, 1888, to October |, 1885.
Senate Bill No. 53I, to amend the Civil
Code relating to making and drawing de-
posits and dividends in savings and loan
corporations.
Senate Bill No. 130, to amend the Code
Of Civil Procedure relating to Justices
Courts.
Senate Bill No. 544, to prevent the I'M
due concentration of wealth in the hands
of persons who have not earned it by
placing a limit upon the amount
that may be distributed to any single
| person.
Senate Bill No. 442, to prevent the lead
ing, taking, carrying away. decoying or
enticing away any child under the age OF
10 years from the parent or parents or
other persons having the lawful charge
or possession of such child, and OF fixing
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