The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-28
SENATE.

The Senate was called to order at 10
O'clock yesterday morning by President
pro tenn. Flint.
The rOll-cali showed a quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. G. \. Oumann.
On motion of Senator Buggy the read
ing OF the journal was dispensed with.
On motion OF Senator Seawell S. 3.
-537 t3Sl on fiIe) was made the special or
der for Friday at + o'clock P. NJ The bill
relates to the compensation of Chiefs and
Captains OF Police in the city OF Stockton.
PUBLIC CHARITIES BILL.
The special order file was taken up and
s. b. 50S, by Seymour, to create a state
Board of Public Charities and Correc-
ton, and defining their powers and duties,
commonly known as the public chart
ties bill," was read the second time and
Section slightly amended by the author.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
Senator Earl offered an amendment.
striking from the list OF institutions pro-
posed to be placed under the supervision
OF the board, the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Asylum at Berkeley. In defense Of his
amendment, the Senator stated that the
institution was properly a school and not
an asylum. Th3 present Board otTrustees
OF the institution did not cost the State
one dollar, and there was no reason why
the institution should come within tAe
perview OF the Act.
sEl MoUR TO THE RESCUE.
Senator Seymour asserted that what
had been said oil the Deal, Dumb and
Blind Asylum at Berkeley might well be
SAID OF the Home for Feeble Minded
Children, the W hitter Reform School,
and the Preston school of Industry. He
thought the former institution the grand
est OF the State, but to place 1t under the
supervision Of a specially appointed
board of Commissioners would tend TO
elevate it instead OF curtailing its useful
ness. He hoped the amendment would
not be adopted.
THE CLOUDS GATHER.
Senator Orr opposed the adoption OF the
amendment on the ground that he was
opposed TO the entire proposed system.
Senator MCGoW2n, while he was OBJ
posed TO the bill il its entirety, favored
the adoption of the amendment. If such
law was TO prevail, the Deaf, Dumb and
the Blind Asylum should be drOpped
from the list, as II would 30 impossible to
successfully replace the trustees by 9TH
ers who knew nothing whatever about
the principles upon which the school was
established and governed. He hoped the
amendment would be adopted.
Senator Seymour said that at the prOper
statistics showing the vast sums of money
expended upon the present Boards OF
Trustees of these institutions bv the
STATE. If one institution were Withdrawn
from the list it would be the couunence-
ment OF the crum bling away OF the entire
fabric of the bill.
The roll was called and the amendment
adopted by vote OF . to Is.
Senator Androus tiIon offered an
amendment striking from the list the
Whittier state School.
Senator Gesford said he was about to
o1ler an amendment striking out not
only the W hitter State School, but also
the Preston School OF Industry. While
he favored such a scheme as that embod-
led in the bill, he believed in grouping
the several institutions, placing the
strictly charitable institutions under one
Board OF Directors and prison institutions
under another similarly appointed board.
Educational and prison institutions were
as unlike as day and night, and it was
unreasonable to ask a Board of Directors
to step from prison into a school and
give an equally good government TO each.
LSenator Bert in the chair.
Senator Seymour expressed surprise
that such a speech should be made lie
thought equal ability was necessary in
the government Of prison and educational
institutions. lie hoped the amendment
would not be adopted
Senator Mathews, while he heartily OPP
posed the oil, as heartily approved the
amendment offered by senator Andr Gus.
senator Smith believed with Senator
Seymour, that the government OF the 1iif.
lereht institutions were much the same.
ana should be placed in the hands of a
single Board of Commissioners, whose
DUTY IT would be to jealousy guard their
interests.
Senator VOORHEES, offered an amend
ment 10 the amendment, which was ae-
cepted by Senator Androus sfril,inqr an
from the list the Preston school OF In In.
dustry.
TO KILL THE BILL,
Senator Orr then offered substitute to
the amendments, striking out the wGoIe
OF Section 5, or the one which names fhe
different institutions to DO placed unde,
the control OF the Board OF Commits
eioners.