The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-24
THE SENATE.
A Job Lot of New Laws Finally
Passed


SACRAMENTO. Feb. 23.-In the Senate
this morning Orr moved for reconsider
alton of the vote by which the bill relating
to the distribution of community property
on the death of a husband was passed. He
pointed out that If the bill became law it
would complicate titles as shown by the
records and prevent a husband from dis
posing of his property by will
The motion TO recOnsders the bill Great
ing Board of Bank Commissioners pre-
vailed and both were made a special order
for Monday morning.
large number of bills were passed.
among which were the following:
An act to provide for the purchase of
Supreme Court building.
An act making an appropriation to pay
the deficiency in the appropriation for the
support of a Reform School for Juvenile
Offenders at Whittier.
An act making an appropriation for pay
ment of transportation of children 10 the
State Reform School for Juvenile Offenders
An act to provide for the payment by the
Board of Directors of the State insane asy-
lum at Stockton. Cal. of certain sums of
money for the paving of California street.
in the city of Stockton. opposite the State
insane asylum. and for the construction of
q concrete sidewalk along said street.
An act to provide for certain improve
ments in the State insane asylum at
Stockton and making an appropriation
therefor.
An act to provide for the construction
and the furnishing Of an additional school
building for the use of the State Normal
School at Los Angeles and to appropriate
money therefor.
An act making an appropriation for the
construction of a sewer for the State insane
asylum at Agnews, and TO provide for the
expenditure OF the same.
An act TO provide for the purchase of APP
paratus and appliances for the protection
of buildings aud property of the State in
sane asylum at Stockton, aud making an
appropriation therefor
An act to appropriate money for the pur-
pose of sending an expert to foreign coun-
tries to collect and import into this State
parasitic and predaceOus insects.
An act making an appropriation TO pay
for the management and maintenance Of
the Southern California State Asylum for
Insane and InebFiates.
An act making an appropriation to pay
the deficiency IN the appropriation for ad-
California State Asylum for Insane and In
ebriates.
An act to provide for the payment of adj
veriising the funded debt and ing an ap-
preparation to pay therefor.
An act to provide for the payment for adj
yertisng the San Francisco depot act, and
make an appropriation therefor.
An act making an appropriation for the
construction of a cement floor In the base
meat Of the State Normal School building
at Chico.
At the afternoon session VOORHEES, intro
dueed a bill for the erection of a building
at San Quentin for the accommodation of
insane prisoners and appropriating $4,000
therefor.
The special Assembly file was taken up
and number Of bills passed, among which
were the following:
An act to provide for the redemption and
payment OF certain funded debt bonds of
this State, making an appropriation there
for. and authorizing the Stale Controller
and State Treasurer 10 transfer the sum of
$4,000 from the general fund to the inter-
est and sinking fund. TO carry out the pro-
visions of this act.
An act appropriatng tie sum Of $4,000
for supplying a system of heating and ven
tllating at the State Normal School building
at San Jose.
An act apprOpri ating the sum of $3.50
for completing and furn shing a training
department building of the State Normal
School at San Jose.
An act making an appropriation to pay
the deficiency in the appropriation for ex-
penses of the Supreme Court.
An act making an appropriation to pay a
deficiency in the appropriation provided by
an act TO establish a school of industry.
An act making an appropriation to pay
the deficiency in the appropriation for the
restoration and preservation OF fish.
An act to change the name OF the Men
doeino State Asylum for the Insane to the
MendocinO Asylum.
An act to amend an act to authorize the
Common Council or Board of Trustees OF
city OF town, other than cities Of the first
class, to refundits Indebtedness issue bonds
therefor and provide for the payment Of
the same.
An act to amend an act authorizing the
increasing Of Indebtedness by cities for the
construction Of water works, sewers and all
necessary public improvements or for any
purpose whatever.
An act to amend the Political Code relat-
ing to the settlements with the Controller
and payments into the State treasury.
An act relating to the report of County
Auditors.
An act to establish a naval battalion, to
be attached to the National Guard Of Cali
fornia.
An act making it a misdemeanor TO ad-
vertise TO obtain or procure a divorce or
nullity Of marriage.
An act to abolish the State drainage and
construction fund and for the transfer of
any balance remaining therein to the gen.
eral fund.
The seeond-reading file was then taken up.
In the Senate tonight the second-reading
file was taken up and proceeded with until