The herald., 1895-03-07
IN THE SENATE
The Anti-Cigarette Bill Comes Up for Passage.
Other Matters

Sacramento, March 6.-The Assembly
amendment to the bill prohibiting the
manufacture or sale OF cigarettes was con-
cured in by the Senate. The amendment
provides that the law shall not take effect
until six months after passage of the BILL
A Joint resolution was offered by Gleaves
requesting Congress to devote the funds
available. amounting to about SlS1 900. to
Improvement of rivers in the state. Re-
ferred to the Federal Relations Committed
BY vote of Is noes to II ayes the Under
county division bill has been killed 1t
was refused passage Tuesday night by a
vote of II noes to IA ayes. Earl of Ala
media then gave notice OF reconsideration,
and this came up as u special order this
afternoon. There were no speeches. On
the roll call VOORHEES, Of Amador asked to
be excused, but this was not permitted.
Gcsiord OF Napa, Aram of Yolo and Buggy
uf San Francisco were excused The vote
was as follows:
Ayes-Arms. Beard, Bert, Denison,
Ear, Fay, Ford, Geaves, Hoyt, Under,
Matthew's, McAllister McGowan, Pedlar,
Simpson, Smith, Witnington-T.
Noes Androus, Dunn, Fl Mt, Gcsford
Hart, Henderson, Holloway MITCHELL
Orr. Seawell, Seymour. Shine, Shippee,
Toner, VOORHEES,. Whitehurst-iS.
Under takes the death of his bill philo-
sophically, attributing it to over2ealOus
friends who hurt the bill by desiring too
many amendments.
The report of joint conference COM
mittee on appropriation bills was SUBJ
mittei By vote of Is to 81 the Senate
refused to adopt the report as whole
This report, in addition to several minor
reductions, cutting down the total of the
bill as it left the Senate $685. 900, reduced
the appropriation for the Mendocino
asylum from $50, 6s5 to $3.50 225; Napa
asylum. 1000 to $62, 600; armory rents
etc.. National Guard, from 1925, 900 to
$1S5. 600; San Jose Normal School, from
$1,000 to $500.
These reductions brought forth vigor-
GUS protests, and a hot debate ensued.
Langford said the refusal to concur in the
committees report was unprecedented in
parliamentary usage. On VOORHEES,
motion it was agreed to concur in all the
items Of the committees report except
those for the Mendocino and Napa asy-
lums, for the National Guard and for the
San Jose Normal School. A full confer
ence committee, consisting of Ford,
Beard and Whitehurst, was appointed to
discuss simply these four items with an
Assembly committee.
Scawells bill appropriating STAG, 7S0 for
al administration building and furnish
ings for the Mendocino asylum, caused
debate at the close of which a call of the
pee were absentssand the Sergeant at Arms
with warrant for their arrest, was sent in
pursuit. A half hour passed and the Ser
geant-at-Arms had not returned 1t was
agreed to vote without them and this be-
ing done the bill was passed by a vote of
rs to 6.
Bills were passed appropriating $45, 900
for laundry and electric light plant for a
home for feeble-minded children MAX
ing appropriation to pay the claim of
Charles A. Hiatt for the capture of Will
auditors, assessors, recorders, treasurers,
tax collectors, superintendents of schools
and constables or their deputies from
practicing law, drawing deeds or instru-
nlepts or holding offices of notary public;
prohibiting poisoning of domestic ami
mails in towns or cities.
The bill relating to taxing telephone
companies was made a special order for to-
morrow at 80 p. m.