The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-03-02
COUNTY Division BILL.
The Senate Thinkers With 1t, Patching 1T
With amendments.

The Senate Tinkers fifth 1t, Patching 1T
| Wtth amendments.
| SACRAMENTO. March 1.-The county divi-
sion bill was amended by vote of 19 to II,
compelling the County Division Commits
sion to make a thorough examination, and
unless the proposed division is in their
| judgment for the best interest of both the
old county and the proposed county they
must report adversely to the division. This
amendment was by Burke CD of Santa
Cruz. A former proposed amendment by
him providing that new county should
not be formed from any portion of more
than one county was declared unconstitu-
tional by the Judiciary Committee and was
withdrawn.
Pedlar of Fresno moved to reconsider the
vote on Burkes amendment. which is con-
sidered as greatly weakening if not killing
the bill, but it was finally decided to take
the bill up again as a special order on Tues
day next.
By vote of 81 to 15 reconsideration was
refused on the vote by which the Jordan
claim bill for 5000 was passed.
A bill passed appropriating $45, 900 de-
ficiency in support of the Mendocino Asy-
lum.
The Philbroolk bill regulating freedom of
speech in courts of justice Gamer up for third
reading, but was passed on file and re-re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
The resolution of Assemblyman Kenyon
(R.) of Los Angeles memorializing Con-
gress for the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands, already adopted by the Assembly.
was refused adoption by vote of % to 9.
The concurrent resolution by Gleaves
inviting the Committee on Rivers and
Harbors of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce of the
Senate of the United States to visit and
inspect the rivers and harbors of this State
was adopted and ordered telegraphed to
Washington.
The Finance Committee substitute ap-
propriating $48,662 to pay the claims of
newspapers for advertising the constitu-
tional amendments was taken up on Sec
ond reading. The substitute bill was
ordered to print and third reading. This
substitute proposes to pay the morning
city papers $500 each and the afternoon
papers published in San Francisco $4,000
EACH
Senator Bert's resolution providing for
evening sessions, except on Saturday, be-
ginning Monday next, was adopted.
The special order bill fixing the hours of
labor in logging camps was put over to
Tuesday next at Pm.
When the general appropriation bill
came up as special order Orr of Ventura
endeavored to amend by cutting down
one-half of the appropriations decided on
for both State and district fairs. In his
i,,lr oo,,{i ,c of boIf
bread, for the appropriation bill has so in
creased in amount that he is satisfied the
Governor will cut out some of the appro-
priations.
Seawell of Colusa moved to except the
State Fair. Lost.
Orr's amendment was lost by vote of
19 to Is.
Ford of Plumas and Sierra secured an
amendment making separate agricultural
districts of those counties and also of
Modoc and Lassen counties, and giving
each $4,000.
Resolutions asking Congress to cede
Goat Island to the State were made
special order for next Tuesday.
A resolution was adopted providing that
the Legislature adjourn sine die on March
8, but it was agreed to reconsider this
aCblOn tO-mOrrOW.
Bills were passed as follows:
Regulating the fees of the Secretary of States
Office
Relating to the settlement of accounts of
trustees after the distribution of estates and
compensation of trustees
Permitting mortgages on growing crops, in
cluding grapes and fruit.
Amending the Bank Commissioners act.
Relative to the dismissal of court appeals
The following resolutions were adopted:
Asking Congress to make an appropriation
for the construction of deep-sea harbor in
Los Angeles County.
Asking Congress to build free wagon road
from Mono Lake to Yosemite.
Authorizing the distribution of the "Re- |
sources of California" pamphlets by the State
Board OF Trade.
Asking Congress to have the Treasury De- |
partment assume entire charge of the mari |
time quarantine service for the port of San
Francisco.
Fayoring the holding of the national politi- (
cal conventions of 1896 at some points in one |
of the Pacific Coast States.
Asking Congress to do all In its power to |
assist in constructing cable from San Fran
cisco to the Hawaiian Islands.
Referring ali pending constituti onal amend
ments on revenue and taxation to q special |
joint committee
bakersfield Brakeman Injured.
BAKERSFIELD, March'1.-Frank Bungle, a
brakeman on the Southern Pacific Rail-
way, while coupling car this morning got