The record-union., 1893-01-25

! AAAOAS vi IAOdQ ON6ESeeIS, anu 10 dulHOIlZS
Boards OF Supervisors 20 let contracts to
The lowest bidder; Roads and Highways.
by Simpson-Relating to the removal,
sale or subsequent incumbrance of
mortgaged chattels; Judiciary.
BY Buckley lby request)-To provide
1or laying, extending, etc., of public
streets; Municipal Corporations.
By Durst-Amendatory ofthe Civil Code
relating to the jurisdiction to try i'm
peachments; Judiciary
BY Lynch-Appropriating Sl5,750 to
pay deficiency in appropriation for South
ern California Insane Asylum; State Hos
pitals.
By Lynch-An Act creating Board of
Commissioners of loan associations, and
prescribing their duties and powers;
Judiciary.
/ BY Owen-To create special COM
mission Tor examining the Torrens land
transfer Act of Australia, and to appro-
pirate money therefor; Public Lands.
by hennedy-An Act regulating the
sale OF the lands uncovered by the recess
sion of the waters of inland lakes and
uhsegregated swamp and oVertlowed
lands; Swamp and Overlooked Lands.
BY Matthews of Tehama- Appropriate
ing $1,000 to pay Indebtedness incurred
! by Veyor-General, in transcribing re-
/ ports, etc; Ways and Means.
BY Thomas of Santa Clara-Requiring
banks to make sworn statements; Cor
porations.
By Mathews of Tehama-To pay de-
hclency IN appropriation for expenses of
! Supreme Court; Ways and Means.
| BY Brownlie-To provide for a Board
of Examining Engineers, to license en-
glneers OF portable and stationary steam
engines and boilers; Commerce and
Navigation.
BY Gould-Relating to public schools:
! Education.
BY Anderson-Appropriating $1,000 to
| pay the claim of A. l.. Rhoads for sery-
Ices as counsel for plaintiffs in an action
entitled, The County of Santa Clara vs..
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany''; Claims.
by Hurley-Relating to percentages
ana commissions on poll taxes; Judiciary.
Mr. Buckley introduced an Assembly
constitutional Amendment, providing
that no poll-tax shall be levied upon or
collected from any inhabitant Of this
State; Constitutional Amendments.
| A joint resolution was introduced bv
! Mr.. BIedsoe relative to Government
/ ownership of railroads; Federal Rela-
| tions.
| Mr.. Hutson, on motion, was allowed to
Withdraw Assembly Bill No 43I.
The Committee on Fish and Game was
allowed an additional appropriation of 81
| for stationery.
/ The Committee on State Prisons and
| Reformatory Institutions reported their
expenses IN visiting State institutions,
which amounted to $50 20 for mileage for
each member. Referred to Mileage Com
| mittee.
resolution was adopted that a war
rant for $40 be drawn in favor of John
Breuner for supplies.
Ihe special file was taken up. and AS
semoIy Blll No. was read second time,
entitled AN Act making an approximation
to pay the deficiency in the AUTHORIZATION
Tor fuel, lights and supplies for the Secre-
tary OF States office for the forty-second
! lscal year" The committee amendments
were adopted, and the bill ordered en-
crossed and passed to a third reading.
Inc following bills were read the sec
ond time
Assembly Bill No. 75-An Act making
an appropriation to pay the deficiency in
| the appropriation for the State Board of
Forestry for the thirty eighth, forty-sec-
ond and forty-third fiscal years.
Assembly Bill No l45-An Act making
an appropriation to pay the deficiency in
| the appropriation for salary of Secretary
of state Board of Examiners for the forty-
! second fiscal year.
Assembly Bill No. 145-An Act MAKING
an appropriation to pay the deficiency in
| the appropriation for postage, ,expressage,
/ telegraphIng and contingent expenses,
State Board of Examiners for the fortv-
fourth fiscal year,
The House resolved itself into a Com
| mittee of the Whole and considered bills
| Nos. 75, l45 and I46. The committee
recommended that the bills do!pass. The
bills were ordered engrossed and passed
! to third reading.
| The Committee of the Whole considarnd
| Assembly Bill No. l, entitled IAN Act
making an appropriation to pay the de-
| hclency IN the appropriation for fuel
lights and supplies for the Secretary of
! States office, for the forty-second fiscal
year. The committee acted favorably on
the bill. 1t was ordered engrossed and
passed to third reading.
Ihe report OF the committee appointed
to investigate the charges made by AS
| semblyman Bretz, that money had been
! used to secure the election of Stephen NJ
! White as United States Senator, and that
Marion cannon was the negotiator, was
received out of order. The committee
reported that the charges are without
! grounds, and recommended that said As
! semblyman BretZ be severely repri-
manded and expelled.
Mr.. Barlow moved that further pro-
ceedlngs in the matter be deferred until
/ the evidence is printed. So ordered
The Committee on Engrossment re-
| ported that Assembly Bills Nos. p, 81. 81.
| %, I3S and had been properly engrossed
On motion Assembly Constitutional
Amendment No. was made a special or
! DER fOr O'CLOCK to-day.
| Assembly Constitutional Amendment
| No. u, entitled "A resolution PROPOSING
to the people OF the State OF California an
amendment to Section II, Article l. of the
/ Constitution of the State of California"
was considered.
| Mr.. Barlow moved to amend in effect
THAT foreigners owning real estate at the
time of the adoption of this amendment
may remain such owners, and provided
furt her that the I,eUislaturn NAV NV
statute provide for the disposition of real
estate which shall hereafter be acquired
| by such now resident foreigners by de-
scent or DEVISE"
Mr.. Hurley moved that the amendment
be rereferred to the Committee on Con-
stitutional Amendments. So ordered.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. s, "a resolution to propose to the peo-
pie OF the State of California an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State,
amending Section l of Article H. thereof
relative to the right of Suffrage was
under consideration when the hour of
recess arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Afford offered an amendment to
the constitutional amendment, knocking
out the educational qualification for
voters.
A long debate ensued, which was cut
off by a demand for the previous ques-
ton.
The substitute was lost by a vote of 62
noes to S ayes.
The original resolution was adopted by
vote of 63 ayes to noes.
The following bills were introduced
out Of order:
BY Anderson-An Act to appropriate
money to erect a monument upon the
plot of ground belonging to the Mexican
| War Veterans of Sacramento: Public