The record-union., 1895-03-13


benefit of creditors, was passed-ayes Al,
noes 4.
S. b. $40, to amend Section of an Act
to authorize the Common Council, Board
of Trustees, or other governing body of
any incorporated city or town, other than
cities of the first class, to refund it's in
debtedness, issue bonds therefor, and
provide for the payment of the same, as
amended March l. 1893, was taken up
and Hatfield moved the appointment of a
committee OF one to amend the bill by
amending Section J., SO that there will not
be two sets of bonds, by providing that
no bonds shall be sold except 10 take up
bonds deposited for that purpose.
The amendment was adopted.
s. b. 80, relating to fraudulent instru-
ments and transfers, was passed-ayes
44, noes l.
THE PRESTON SCHOOL.
S. 3. l94, to appropriate money for the
erection and equipment of additional
buildings for the accommodation and
care of the inmates of the Preston School
of Industry, at lone, Amador County.
California, was read the third time and
Tibbitts made a strong speech in favor Of
the bill. He said he had been censured
by newspapers in his district because he
had not defended the school and explained
why he did not do so. The gentleman
from San Mateo had gone up to investi-
SdL6 lH6 SCuOOl, pISJullCeu against II. OUT
had come back with his ideas com pletely
changed. He hoped the bill would be
passed.
The bill was passed-ayes 81, noes 5.
"AN ENTERING WEDGE"
S. B. 627, relating to the keeping open
of barber-shops. hair-dressing establish
ments and bath houses on Sundays and
legal holidays, was passed-ayes 40, noes s.
Wade and Bachman designated it as
class legislation and an entering wedge
for other similar laws.
S. b. 199, authorizing municipal cor
porations to join with other persons, cor
porations and irrigation districts in de-
veloping water, and empowering the
legislative authority of such municipal
corporations to execute such powers, was
passed-ayes 90, noes 2, and McKelvey
gave notice of reconsideration.
5. b. go, to amend Section 537 of the
Penal Code, relating to defrauding pro-
prletors and managers of hotels, inns,
restaurants, boarding-houses and lodg-
lng-houses, was passed-ayes 49, noes l.
Several members denounced the present
law as an outrageous one, which permits
boarding house keeper to bring back a
man from San Diego at the expense of
the State, in order that he may collect a
bill of dollar or two.
S. b. $50, making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
Tor the transportation of insane for the
forty-tourth fiscal year, was passed-ayes
Al, noes 3.
s. B. 647, making an appropriation to
pay the salary OF the Secretary to the
Debris Commissioner for the remainder
of the forty-sixth fiscal year, was placed
on passage, a call Of the House ordered
and the doors closed. Further proceed
ings under the call were dispensed with
and the bill was passed-ayes 40, noes 2l-
and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Powers presented a resolution out OF
order providing that long list of Senate
bills present cases of urgency and that
the rules be suspended and they be read
| and passed. Lost.
s. b. 64S, making an appropriation to
| pay the salary of the Debris Commits
sloner for the remainder of the forty
sixth fiscal year, was placed on passage,
! and Thomas spoke at length in favor of
it. The bill was passed-ayes 43, noes g.
and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
,. b. 3oS, making an appropri alton to
| pay the claim OF James a. Johnson for
legal services in the harbor-front cases,
was passed-ayes IS, noes 6-and ordered
transmitted to the Senate.
,. b. Z4S, to appropriate money for the
! payment of the claim of Charles a. Hiett
for the arrest of William B. Coup, in pur-
suance Of the reward offered therefor by
the Governor of the State of California,
was passed-ayes AZ, noes ).
;. b. 4I3, to provide for the erection and
| equipment Of com bined laundry, boiler
| and power building at the California
| Home Tor the Care and Training of Feeble
Minded Children; 10 establish an electric
| plant therein; to provide accommodation
Tor idiots; to furnish the girls wing of
said institution, and to appropriate money
therefor was put on passage.
Belshaw and Dixon opposed it. and Car
oil -llF IL
lngs had visited the home and found the
appropriation absolutely necessary.
The bill was refused final passage
ayes 30, noes 14-and Laugenour gave no.
tice of reconsideration.
| 5. b. 1O5. TO appropriate money to pay
the indebtedness incurred by calling the
| National Guard Of California into seryice
| by order of the Governor, to enforce the
law in 1893 and 1894, was passed-ayes As,
| noes sand Wade gave notice of motion
| to reconsider.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
On motion of Cutter, the Governors
message was taken up and the veto OF
a. b. %, relating to appeals from iudg-
ments for contempt of court, considered.
| Mckelvey moved it be made special
| order for this morning.
Thomas said that appreciatinp the
ability and integrity of the Governor, he
| hoped the veto would be sustained,
The veto was sustained by vote of 45
! to-
! The Senate amendment to A. B, 953. re-
lating to the formation of agricultural dis
| trlcts, was concurred ln-ayes 81, noes 10.
| Reconsideration of the vote by which
a. b. 1013 to create and establish a com
mission for revising, systematiZIng and
reforming the laws of this State. and for
! the appointment Of the members of said
commission, 10 be known as THE Com
missioners for the revision and reform of
the law" and A. B. 2l2, to regulate the
! practice of architecture, were refused pas
sage, was continued till to-day.
On motion of Reid, at 4:55 p. NJ. the
Assembly took recess till 7;30 P. NJ.
| Evening session.
| The Assembly reconvened at 7:3O p. NJ.
| Speaker Lynch in the chair.
The Conference Committee on A. r.
| 132, relative to organization of county fire
| insurance companies, reported that the
committees had been unable to agree.
and recommended a Committee of Free
! Conference.
! A. B. $50, the teachers annuity bill.
was refused passage-ayes 81, noes 29-
and Dinkelspiel gave notice of reconsid-
Grafton.
A. B. 434, to repeal an Act to declare
Lake Earl, in Del Norte County, naviga-
BILE, was passed-ayes 56, noes 0.
| A. b. 925, prohibiting the use of barbed
wire fence in public lanes, Streets alleys.
roads or highways, was read the second
time, amended, and ordered to third
reading.
A. b. 80, relating to the suppression of
riots and parading of independent com
| panles, was put on passage.
Bacnman explained that the object of
the bill was. that any officer who was
called out to suppress riot shall be held