The record-union., 1895-03-02
SENATE.

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President pro tenn. Flint called the Sem
ate to order at 10 O. clock yesterday morn
ing.
The roll-call showed quorum present
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. q. 4. Ottmann.
On motion OF Senator Gleaves the read
ing Of the journal was dispensed with.
THE jordan CLAIM.
S. B. So, by Ford, 10 appropriate $50, 00J
to pay the claim OF y. = Ordan for the par
tial construction by hlm OF the Branch
State Prison at Folsom, was called up un-
DER Orr's motion 10 reconsider The vote
by which IL was PASSED.
senator Orr took the floor and urged
the reconsideration. II an appropriation
was 10 be passed Tor the relief OF Mr.. Jor-
dan, The amount should not be moro than
$4,000, ana he believed $4,000 would 0e
sufficient, and owing TO the prevailing
hard times he believed the bill was one
OF those that should 90 over without ac-
ton.
senator Ford said the debt was a Just
one, and should have been paid years
ago.
Senator Langf0rd spoke in favor of re-
consideration. 1t had been decided by
every committee that had investigated
the claim that there was no virtue III it.
lie knew that some Senators thought
they were obliged 10 support The measure
in order that they might get support for
bills OF their own. The idea was: Ou
vote for my bill, and I'll vote for yours"
lie did not believe in such legislation
and sincerely hoped the vote would be
recOnsluereI.
Senator Ford said Senator Langford
was mistaken somewhat in stating that
committees had never reported favor
ably upon The bill. The Senate Conn
mlttee on Claims and the Assem- bly, Com-
mittee on ~ avs and Means of the pres
eut session had sent the bin back with
favorable reports.
The roll was called and the Senate re-
fused 10 reconsider the vote by which tile
bill had passed by vote OF 10 ayes and
II noes.
Loenator Bert in the chair.
COUNTY DIVISION.
S. y. 465, by I-inder, to provide for the
formation, organization and classifica-
ton of new counties, for locating the
county seats, for the election and appoint
ment OF officers, and Tor the adjustment
and luliIiInent OF the rights and obIiga-
tions arising between such new counties
and other counties. being the special or
der, was taken up, the question being
upon Burke's motion 10 amend by allow
ing new counties to be carved from one
old county only. The committee report
tloual, was read and Senator Burke with
drew his amendment. lie then offered
an amendment, making 1t the duty OF
the Commissioners TO examine into and
discover whether II shall be 10 the benefit
OF the county 10 De created, and TO the
old county, ana II such division will not
benefit both the old aud the proposed
new counties, then the Commissioner
shall take no further steps in the matter.
Senator Ford thought if the amend
ment prevailed there would be no more
new counties formed, and the Act would
be worthless.
The roll was called, and the amendment
adopted by vote OF - ayes to Il noes.
Senator Ford asked that thirty min
utes be allowed the friends of The bill
before it was sent TO print, to permit them
TO consider the advisabiliJy OF moving a
reconsideration. The request was granted
:. B. l2f, by Scawell, making an appro-
priation OF $40, 600 TO pay the deficiency in
the Appropriation tor support Of the Men
dOcino Asylum Tor the forty-fifLh and
torty-siXth fiscal years, was read the
third time and passed by q vote OF 2S to O..
;. 3. l9I, py VOORHEES,, 10 appropriate
$4,000 TOR the erection aud equipment OF
additional buildings Tor the acconmo la
ton and care of the inmates of the Pres
ton School of Industry at lone, and ). b.
1913, by oorhois, to appropriate money
for the construction OF a settling and dis
of Industry at lone, were made the spe-
cial order for Tuesday next immedia .ely
after the reading OF the journal.
:. b. Io3, by Fay, 10 promote and Sc
cure freedom OF speech in courts OF JUS
tice was, on motion OF McAllister. PASSED
on the file and re-reterred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION DEFEATED.
4. J. r. s, by Kenyon, relative to the
annexation OF the Republic of Hawaii.
was taken up.
Senator McAllister opposed the resolu-
ton on the ground that the United States
did not desire the $4,000 Chinese and the
1000 Japanese of the islands.
Senators Beard, Simpson and Nc
Gowan also took part in the debate
The roll was called ard the Senate re-
fused to adopt the resolution by a vote OF
9 ayes, - noes.
AT this time Senator Pedlar moved to