The record-union., 1893-03-08
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
THE RAILROAD DEBT RESOLUTION
is RECONSIDERED.
Advertising CalifornIa's Resources at
the Worlds Fair-Funeral Di-
rctors' Bill Passed.

The Senate convened at 10 A. NJ,
Lieutenant Governor Reddic1 in the
Chair. Roll-call. prayer and reading of
the journal as usual.
The bill to establish the county of San
Antonio, taking in parts of San Ber-
nardino, San Diego and Riverside Coun-
ties, was read the second time and made
the special order for to-day Immediately
after reading the journal.
Reconsideration of the vote whereby
Assembly Joint Resolution was adopted
was next taken up. The resolution asks
Congress to compel the Pacific railroads
to pay the debts they respectively owe
| the Government.
The motion to reconsider the vote pre-
vailed by the following vote:
Ayes Bailey, Broderick, Campbell,
Carpenter, Denlson, Everett, Flint, Harp,
Hart, Hoyt, McGowan, Maher, Mahoney
Orr, Ragsdale, Seymour, Shippee, Simp-
son, Streeter, VOORHEES,, Williams-2l.
Fay, Gesford, McAllister, Martin,
Mathews, Mitchell, Ostrom, Seawell,
Whitehurst, Wilson-l4.
The resolution was then referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
The urgency file was taken up and the
bill to amend the Political Code, relating
to the appointment OF members of the
Board of Regents of the University OF
California, providing that majority ol
the Regents shall be selected from the
graduates of that institution, was read
and discussed. The bill was passed lin
ally.
The bill to create State Board of Fun
eral Directors, to prescribe its powers
and duties, to regulate the practice OF
undertaking and funeral direction III
cities and towns, and cities and counties
having population of 5000 inhabitants
or over, and To more etfectually protect
the people against contagious diseases,
was passed.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment, providing that members of the
State Board of Equalization shall here
after be elected from each Congressional
district, was adopted.
Senate Bill No. 124, TO amend Section
$50 of the Political Code. in relation tC
the investment OF school funds, and vail
dating bonds purchased Herewith, was
read the second time and ordered en-
crossed.
Senate Bill No. 7SO, to appropriate the
surplus moneys in the Special Mendo-
cino Asylum Fund in the State Treasury
was read the first time.
Senator Harts proposition, Senate
Constitutional Amendment No. 20
to submit to the people of the State
of California an amendment to Sec.
ton %, Of Article ". of the the Constitu-
ton, allowing legislators Sl,0)0 per year
and permit the body to sit as long as il
pleases, was adopted.
The proposed amendment to Section .
of Article ", of the Constitution, har
monizng the preceding amendment, was
also adopted.
Senator VOORHEES, called up his concur
rent resolution, that the Legislature ad
journ sine die at noon next tuesday. Tht
resolution was discussed last Saturday
but was not acted upon owing to the in.
tervenuon of a special order. The rol
was called yesterday and the resolution
was adopted by unanimous vote.
Senate Bill No. 3+3, to amend an Act t.
regulate the practice of pharmacy and sal,
OF poisons, was taken up as special order
read the first time and made specia
order for to-day.
ON a resolution offered by Mr.. Orr, tn
Senate pages were excused from the even
ing session in order that they might holC
their annual banquet.
} Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Whitehurst introduced a cor
rected copy of the sanitary bill, which
| BhA'oNNN
and signed by the Governor, was dis
covered to contain fatal error-bavin!
the word "cemetery' for "crematory.'
, | He offered u resolution, which wa
adopted, declaring the bill case Q
urgency, and it was read once and imme
diately ordered TO print.
The special order for this hour wa
Carlson's Assembly irrigation bill. l
was read the third time and passeC
finally.
The President at this iuncture called th
attentionant the Senate to the fact tina
the omEI81s county government AM
educational bills were SO lengthy that tn
I printer could not get them into the jour
nal before Saturday. This would seri
ously delay matters, and he suggeste
r that the Judiciary Committee conside
the matter and ascertain whether or no
, some plan might be devised whereby til
. form of printing the substitutes in tn
| journal could not be legally dispense
| with, so that the matter could be acte
9 upon Immediately.
Senate Bill No. GAL, to amend the AC
to provide for work upon streets, lanes
alleys, courts, places and sidewalks, an
for the construction of sewers within mu
e inequalities, which had been slightl
+ amended by the Assembly, was taken u
and the amendments were concurred il
Similar action was taken with reterenc
= to Senate Bill No. 229, to compel saving
/ banks to publish sworn statement {
= all unclaimed deposits.
D Gestord called up his motion to recoI
slider the vote whereby Senate Bill NJ
207-the doctors. bill'' as amended b
the Judiciary Committee-was permitte
It to be withdrawn by the author, Senate
1 Simpson. The Senate refused, howeve
@ to reconsider.
The special Assembly file was take
= up. and Assembly Bill No. 403-the En-
: eric game bill as amended--was read tt
: third time. Senator MCGOWAN offere
= an amendment that persons killing gan
n for food for themselves or families be e2
empted from the restrictions of the bill
The amendment was lost The bill WI
q then carried by vote of 2S ayes to noe
e Assembly Bill No. 402, providing ft
,e appeals from orders of the Board of ST
pervisors forming or refusing to forl
reclamation or swamp land districts WI
read the third time and passed finally.
~ The substitute for Assembly Bill NJ
:, 506. to provide for additional improv
Il ments at the Reform School at White
$ and to make an appropriation for tt
same, was read the second time and o
Of dered engrossed.
sale of short-weight rolls of butter, WI
/ read the third time and passed finally.
le The following bills were also read Il
le third time and passed finally:
re Assembly Bill Nc. 1893, to provide f
a incorporation, operation and manag
~ meht of cooperative associations.
'd Assembly Bill No. AT, making an a
ID preparation for the payment of the clai
t. OF A. L. Rhodes for his services as coll
10 sci for the plaintiffs in The County
~ Santa Clara VS.. The Southern Pacit
- Company.
le Substitute for Assembly Bill No. 81
IN regulating the sale of the lands unco
a cred by the recession of the waters of il
10 land lakes. and unsegregated swamp al