The record-union., 1895-03-13
inhabitants. was substituted and read the

first and second time.
Senator Biggy protested against the
passage of the bill, and denounced it as
the rankest and worst piece of legislation
that had yet come before the Senate. He
offered several amendments to Section
of tire bill, which were voted down. The
amendments were aimed to fix the rates
to be charged by street railways at 5 cents
for any distance in any one direction.
Senator Biggy stated that any Senator
who would vote for the passage of the
bill as it came from the committee was
''hireling." Politics were rank in the
State and extended to the Senate, and if it
were not for one measure that he wished
to combat for the good of his constitu-
ents he should resign and 60 home. He
was doing his best for the taxpayers of
his district and should continue to do so
until the end, regardless of the disgust he
had for the entire political machine and
| everything connected with it. The men
who voted for the bill dared not stand
upon the floor of the Senate and give
their reasons for casting their votes for
| it and against the people.
Senator Wilmington also thought the
amendment should have been adopted.
he could not go to any corner of the Cap
ltol building without finding Senator
buttonholed by lobbyist, who was
working for the passage of the bill under
consideration
T.
passage of the bill.
Senators Pedlar and Seymour stated
that they should vote for the bill, regard
less OF the vituperation heaped upon
them by members of the Senate, as they
were conscientious in believing the bill
good one.
Senator Arms said that this was the
first time during his legislative career
that one of the members of the Senate
had stood upon the floor and insuited
every member of the body. He thought
the Senator from San Francisco (Biggy)
owed an apology to each individual mem
Der upon the floor.
Senator Biggy said the remarks of
Senator Arms made him smile. He had
not been IN the Senate week after talk
! ing MS seat, two years ago, until he had
| been approached and offered 81, 900 pro-
vlded he would stand IN and work for
number of cinch bills, and that during
| the present session he had been offered
| $4,000 to vote and work for different bills,
including almost every cinch bill that
! had been introduced during the session,
among which were those pertaining to
water, gas, telephones, etc. lie asked
that the Secretary of the Senate be in
structed to take down his words, as he
! was amply able and perfectly willing to
prove every word he uttered. He did
not claim that anyone was the tool Of the
! combine except the man who had at
! tempted to corrupt him and whom he
had spurned. He courted an investiga-
! ton into his assertions, and should only
| be too glad to more fully expose the
Vaccinations of the powers brought to
! bear upon the Legislators of the State.
! An amendment was then offered by
Biggy striking out Section Of the bill,
/ Wnlcn IS the repeating clause, and which
reads as follows: An Act entitled an
Act, to limit and fix the rates of fares on
street railroads in cities and towns Of
more than 100000 Inhabitants, approved
January l, 1873, is hereby repealed"
| The amendment was adopted by vote
of IS ayes to 10 noes.
AS adopted, restoring the Act of 1878,
| the amendment virtually killed the bill
by making the different sections con-
t1lcting. 1t was, however, ordered
printed.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
| a message from the Governor was re-
ceived, announcing that he had nomi-
/ mated James NJ. NJ MorrisOn of Sacramento
to be Fish Commissioner.
APPROVED.
Also, that he had approved of the fol-
! lowing bills:
! S. b. 250 by Hart. to provide one addi-
tional Judge OF the Superior Court of the
county of sacramento.
,. b. 406r by Arms, to provide for a
:
/ OF California, and to promote the purity
thereof by regulating the conduct thereof
and TO support the privilege of free
| suffrage thereat, by prohibiting certain
! acts and practices IN relation thereto, and
! providing for the punishment thereof
/ ). b. 431, by tranck, to appriate 50. 600
/ for repairs and improvements upon the
grounds Of the State Normal school at
/ San Jose.
5. B. "a, by Ford, to amend an Act to
establish Code OF Civil Procedure.
VETOED.
! Also that he returned the following
! bills without his approval:
! S. B. 694, by Earl, to add a new section
| to the Code of Civil Procedure, to be
known as Section 750, relating to suits to
| quiet title.
! S. B. 257, by MCGOWAN, to add a new
! section to an Act to establish a Penal
| Code, relating to the crime of embezzle-
ment.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
! S. B. 200, by Hart, to repeal Section 337
/ of the Penal Code, was read the second
/ time, amended, ordered engrossed and
made a special order for Thursday morn
! ing.
| president pro tenn. Flint in the chair.
| >. b. 5l2, by Earl, making an appro-
! priation OF $4,000 from the State school
! book fund for the completion of the re-
visions and compilation of State school
| books heretofore authorized and directed
/ to be made, and TO provide for the eXpen-
diture of the same, was read the third
time and passed by vote of % to g. Orr
changed his vote and gave notice of re-
| consideration.
5. b. 725, by Orr, making an appropriation
OF 500 to pay the deficiency in the appro-
priation for postage. eXpressage, and con-
tingent expenses of the Attorney Gen
eral for the forty-siXth fiscal year, was
withdrawn, and y. b. $40, being identi-
cal, was substituted, read the first. Sec
ond ana third time and passed by q vote
Of Is to 0.
On motion of Senator Denison, S. B.
7SS, making an appropriation of 800 to
pay the Indebtedness incurred by the
Board of Bank Commissioners, and au-
thorizing and directing the board to raise
/ the amount, in addition to the amount of
annual expenses for the fOrtv-seyenth
! fiscal year, was Withdrawn and A. b.
9I7, being identical, was substituted, read
the first, second and third time and passed
by vote OF p to 0.
on motion Of Senator VOORHEES,. ). B.
792, making an appropriation OF -, 900 TO
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
for the repairs To Capitol building and
furniture, and purchase of carpets and
| furniture for the torty-siXth fiscal year,
was Withdrawn and \. b. 934, beip q
identical, was substituted, read the first,
| second and third time and passed by a
vote of 2G 10 D.
On motion of Senator Seymour, S. B.
42S, making an appropriation of S25, 600
for the support OF the Southern Calitor-
MIA State Asylum for the Insane and
Inebriates Tor tho remainder of the forty
| sixth fiscal year, was Withdrawn and \. B.
624 was substituted, read the first, second
and third time and passed by vote of %
| too.
d. S. B. 80, by Holloway, to amend Sec
] ton 1901 of ihn l,nGa Of Nircil D,nnn.l....