The morning call., 1895-02-15

mlssioners that there is no money to ex-
tend the seawall north. 1t is true that
thirty-two lots would become available,
but there are ten lots available now that
are not used to advantage"
Senator VOORHEES, asked as TO the value OF
the lots and moved to refer the bill to the
San Francisco delegation. This was done.
The building of the seawall to the north, 1t
is contended,. would aid the Fair estate
and other private interests owning prop
erty at North Beach, but the shipping
would receive little benefit, as nearly all
of it goes south.
The Assembly substitute for Senator
VOORHEES, resolution for the free coinage of
silver came up for consideration. 1t asks
for the free coinage OF silver at ratio of 16
to |, and condemns the issue of bonds to
maintain single gold standard.
Senator McAllister offered the resolution.
why not make the ratio 20 to 1?' he
asked. $50 long as we are unable to agree
with the great nations of the world on the
proposition of the free coinage OF silver,
Just SO long must we pay our debts in gold
Is 1t TO put the State on record that this
resolution is produced? If we cannot make
a better record than tnat, let us keep off
the record"
Senator Gleaves offered an amendment
providing for the free coinage OF the Amer
lean product only. Senator VOORHEES,
raised the point of order that the resolu-
ton was an Assembly substitute. for a
resolution which had already passed the
Senate and that therefore it could not be
amended. The point of order was sus-
tained by the chair. The resolution was
adopted by large majority. Three Sen
ators-McA McAllister, Whitehurst and With
lngton-voted in the negative, Senators
Earl, Ford, Orr and Pedlar not voting.
The proposition that the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors should go to San Diego
was bitterly combated. The. resolution
was introduced by Gleaves and amended
by Earl to include Oakland. II am OPP
posed to it" declared Senator Seymour.
1.-The Senator ought to know all about the
harbor of San Diego without going to San
Diego. The committee might just as well
include the harbors of Mexico and Alaska
in their junketing."
Senator Gleaves declared that $150,000
was asked for San Diego harbor. If the
committee went there it could pass on the
advisability of the proposed State appro-
prlation. 1t could also obtain information
which would be valuable to the representa-
tives of California in Congress in urging
appropriations for the harbors of this State.
''San Diego has an able representative in
Congress who knows all about the needs OF
that harbor," declared Senator Seymour,
referring to Congressman Bowers.
Senator Mahoney thought the Committee
on Commerce and Navigation had been
continuously ignored. He opposed the
resolution.
Senator Burke declared that the commit
tee could not in the'time proposed begin to
gather the information relative to the har-
Dor of San Diego which the Government
already possessed.
The resolution was defeated, only two
affirmative votes being cast Senator
Gleaves himself voted against his resolu-
ton.
The Senate Committee on Hospitals
recommended the undertakers' bill, and
the Committee on Public Buildings sent in
a favorable report on the architects bill.
Senator Flint, chairman of the Commit
tee on Prisons, this morning handed in a
report to the Senate relative to the appro-
priations for the State prison at Folsom
The sum of $160,000 had been asked for for
the purpose of making repairs and con-
structing additional buildings. The COM
mittee recommends that the San Quentin
and Folsom prisons be consolidated. The
apprvpria ton asked for is cut down one
half by the committee, it being deemed that
fh hIc will 40 Sutfiniont 10 10 cf
two years, when the next Legislature can
make an additional appropriation for car
rying out the plans proposed.
The morning session of the Senate was
largely devoted to the consideration of
Senator Bert's insurance bill prescribing
the conditions on which foreign insurance
companies may transact business in this
State. 1t was attacked by Senator Nc
Gowan, who declared that the meekness of
the insurance companies dumfounded
him. He believed the millennium
was almost at hand when insur-
ance companies go upon their knees
and crawled to the legislative halls
asking for permission to make deposit of
100000 each in the State treasury and
compelling all foreign companies fire, life
was joker upon the law. 1t was but a
cold mercenary movement on the part of
the fire insurance companies to drive out
their small competitors engaged in the
marine insurance business. During the
past five years the fire insurance COM
panies had made from the people $14, ,00O,-
600 over the losses paid. ''Will they never
be satisfied?" asked the Humboldt states
man.
Senator MCGOWAN introduced an amend
ment limiting the deposit clause to fire in
surance companies. There was a pro-
longed discussion. Senators. Ford and
Bert favored requiring insurance COM
panies to make deposits in order that some
assurance might be givensthat losses would
be paid. In the opinion of Senator Ford
all foreign companies coming into the
State to get the money from the people
should be compelled to give those people
some. guarantee that they would be
honestly dealt with. Senator McGowan s
amendment was adopted by a large vote.
Senator Mahoney changed his vote from
no to aye and gave notice that he would
tomorrow move for a reconsideration OF
the vote.
NEW LIQUOR LICENSE BILLS.