The record-union., 1895-02-07
SENATE.
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SENATE.
The Senate met yesterday morning at
10 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment,
with President pro tenn. Flint in the
chair.
The roll-cal showed quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. q. a. Ottmann.
On motion of Senator Biggy the reading
OF the journal was dispensed with.
THE INDECENT POOR.
Senator Langfordcalled up the spectator
der, 5. B. 373, to repeal an Act to appropri-
ate money for the support of aged persons
in INDECENT circumstances. He offered
resolution providing that the rules be sus-
pended and the bill passed. The resoIu-
lion was adopted and the bill read the
second time.
Senator Aram ask ed for some facts and
figures to show why the bill should pass.
Senator Langford read from the Con-
troller's report, which showed that the
first year of the existence of the statute
which 1t was proposed to repeal, the cost
to the State had been only $1,000 That
was in 1854, while the cost TO the State
last year was S366, 900. Both ex-Gov-
ernOr Markham and Governor Budd had
recommended the repeal of the law, and
that recommendation was concurred in
by the Controller.
But questions were being asked from
all sections of the Senate and it became
evident that the bill would not pass with
out battle.
Senator Martin got the floor and op-
posed the passage of the bill. The clos
ing down OF the hydraulic mines, he as
serted, had left many aged persons, both
men and women, without means Of sup
port, other than that derived from the
State. 1t would entail serious burdens of
"a -nf TOM
which were already poor, indeed, should
the present law be repealed.
Senator Bert opposed the passage of the
bill. He thought that the repeal of the
present law would throw an undue pro-
portion OF the INDECENT poor upon the
city OF San Francisco.
Senator seymour favored the passage OF
the bill. lie was opposed to The present
system, as it allowed the Supervisors of
the county too much latitude, which was
too often used for political purposes
Senator " Nithington favored the bill and
urged its passage.
Senator Ford was opposed to the bill.
tie said that in the mountain counties
there weremanyveterau pioneers, VINO had
Virtually made the state what it was, who
Were i'll INDECENT circumstances. Were
the present law repealed the ex pense to
those mountain counties would be enOr-
nous. He would favor any proposition
TO take all charitable institutions from
State control. but should favor no bill
which took state support from Sierra
County, and still retained it in other and
richer counties.
Senator Seawell said that when the
present law was passed il was meas
ure OF public charity, but of late il had
been greatly abused. He had no doubt
but tie repeal Ol the law would be felt by
San Francisco more than any other sec
ton, but that it would be trivial at the
best, and he asked that petty sectional
feelings be laid aside, and the bill be
passed for the good OF the whole State.
Senator Mathews stated that his section
OF the State was blessed with a glorious
climate, and as a consequence people
lived 20 a great age; he condoned with
those sections OF the State not so blessed,
but stated that he could not urge the cl.-
mate or his section as a reason why the
bill should not be passed. lie under
stood the bill to be State and not a
county question, and gave it his hearty
approval
Senator Orr favored the passage of the
bill, stating that the cost OF the present
system was enormous and was rapidly
increasing. de hoped the bill would
pass.
THE ELL PASSED.
The question was called for and the bill
passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Androus, Beard, Biggy, Burke.
Fay, Flint, Franck, Gleaves, Hart, Hem
derson, HOLLOWAY, Hoyt, Langford, Lin
der, Mathews, McAlhster, Orr, PedIar,
Seawell, Seymour, Shippee, Simpson.
Smith, VOORHEES,, WhitehursU and With
ington-25.
Noes-Bert, Denison, Dunn, Ford, Ma
honey, Martin, McGowan, Mitchell,
Shine-9.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
Communications from the Assembly
were read, stating that the following
measures had been approved. They
were referred TO the committees named.
4. G. a. >, relative TO elections.-Con-
s,itutional Amendments.
That a. j. II. IL. relative to the free
coinage of silver, had been substituted
for S. j. X. 2.-federal Relations.
\. &. a. 3, relative TO revenue and tax
alton and to the question OF polI-tax.-
judiciary.
A. J. r. 10. relating to the improve
ment of the Sacramento River and other
water courses in the State.-Federal Re-
lations.
Also A. BIS rs, 10, 2S, 20, 80, So, 14I and
142 had passed. They were referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Ford, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Prisons and Prison Buildings
handed in the report of the sub-commit-
tee recently returned from a visit 10
State institutions in the southern part of
the State, and asked that it be spread
upon tho journal. 1t was SO ordered.
a resolution by Senator Ford provid-
ing that the mileage OF the Sub-Con init
tee on Prisons and Prison Buildings,
amounting 10 S3S2 40, be allowed. was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Attaches.
SPECIAL FILE.
The special file was taken up and the
following bills read the second time and
ordered TO engrossment to the third read
ing:
S. B. 46I, making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
6 .
Examiners.
5. B. 43l, making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency i'll the appropriation
postage, expressage and telegraphing,
Secretary of states office.
S. Is. $40. relating to the duties of the
State Board of Examiners.