The record-union., 1895-03-15
ASSEMBLY.

prayer was OIIeEeu ny Lue Suapldlus
Rev. o. Summers.
On motion of Laugenour, the reading
OF the journal was dispensed with.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Dixon, for the Committee on Com
merce and Navigation, reported favora-
bly, on 5. b. S43, relating to navigable
streams and waters, as amended.
Devine moved that all bills coming
from the Senate be hereafter placed on
the special Senate file without being re-
ferred to committees. So ordered.
SENATE MESSAGES.
Senate messages were taken up and 5.
c. r. IL, providing that the State Printer
be instructed TO print O,00O copies of the
amendments TO the codes and resolutions,
etc. passed at this session, 20 be stitched,
but not bound, for free distribution to the
electors of the State, was concurred in.
The Senate refused to concur in the
Assembly amendments to 5. b. 705, to
pay Indebtedness incurred by the Ma
tlonal Guard.
Wade moved that the Assembly recede
from its amendment.
Brusie hoped the motion would not
prevail. The claim was for supplies to
the National Guard, which were fur
nlshed by u sacramento merchant at q
time when no one else could be found to
furnish them, in view OF the long time
before payment anu the uncertainty OF
getting his pay. The goods were fur
nished under specific contract and
should be paid ior.
Mckelvey explained that such occur
rences were subject 10 military rules, and
that bills were passed on by the proper
military authorities, who had cut these
bills down 10 accord with what they
thought were proper prices.
The Assembly receded from its amend
ment-ayes 40, noes Is.
On motion OF Dodge, the county gov
ernment bill was made the special order
for $50 p. NJ.
The resolution of Berry, limiting
speeches on bills To one minute was
adopted.
North moved that S. B. SS7, to create q
Police Court for Berkeley, be made u case
ot urgency. The rules were suspended,
the blil passed-ayes 81, noes 0-and or
dered transmitted TO the Senate.
RESOLUTIONS.
Tomblin offered resolution that, as the
POLITICAL Code requires the Chief Clerk
and his assistants TO mark, label and ar
range all papers at the end of the session
to the Secretary of State, and that the
Minute Clerk file with him the original
minutes, that r. Q. Wickham, the Minute
Clerk, and Robert Nixon, his assistant
be each allowed 500 for doing that work
Referred TO the Committee on Attaches.
y number of similar resolutions re-
garding attaches were presented, and
similarly referred.
The Assembly refu sed to concur in the
Senate amendments to A. b. 40, the
woman suffrage bill-ayes % noes rs.
AN EXPLANATION.
Waymire made an explanation. saving
that he had, during the debate on the
water front bill, asked Eeid il Howard Z.
Holmes, the engineer who furnished him
with the description of China Basin, was
had NJ . !,
Southern Pacific Company. He was q
receipt OF a letter from Mr.. Holmes stat
ing that he had never been in the employ
OF that company, and had come to Sacra-
mento al the request of Mr.. Reid simply
TO give him the description of the basin,
and that his personal friends were among
the promoters OF the valley road. He
thought 1t would be unjust to leave MIR.
Reid under such an insinuation, and
wished TO withdraw 1t.
SPECIAL FILE.
The special file was taken up, and A, B.
903, relating TO the commitments to the
State School at Whittier and to the Pres
ton School OF Industry, fixing the au-
thority 10 examine and commit 10 such
schools with the Superior Court judges
of the counties, and fixing the RESPONSE
pilities from which commitments are
made 10 the State for maintenance OF the
persons committed therefrom, providing
fixing the responsibility OF the parents TO
the counties from which their children
are committed, was passed-ayes 90
noes y.
a. Is. SCI, making an appropriation to
pay the claim o. Louise BienzI Tor serv-
ices rendered the State Board OF Silk
Culture as Secretary, instructress and
silk expert, from December II. 1887, to
April ., 1887, was paSsed-ayes 4J, nses =
n. Is. 694, appropriating money 10 pay
the claim oil the State Agricultural So
ciety, was passed-ayes 45. noes 3.
ON motion OF Huber, ,. g. S9l, making
an appropriation Tor the Whittier School,
was made a case OF urgency and passed
ayes A, noes D.
Belshaw in the CHAIR
n. Is. 332, TO authorize the Board of
Trustees OF the Southern California State
Asylum for the Insane and Inebriates to
convey certain water rights, was passed
ayes 5S, noes q.
McKelvey called up the reconsidera-
ton of the vote on y. b. Sg7, to pro-
vide for the levy and collection OF
taxes by and Tor the use of munich
pal corporations and cities iucorpor-
ated under the laws OF the State of
California, except municipal corporations
of the first class, and 10 provide for the
consolidation and abolition of certain
municipal offices, and TO provide that
their duties may be performed by certain
y
pensation 10 be allowed Tor such county
officers tor the services so rendered 10
such municipal corporations, and the mo-
ton prevailed.
The bill was passed ayes 5S. noes 0.
Lynch called up the reconsideration of
substitute for 5. b. 5+4, relating TO alter
nate jurors.
Several members spoke in favor of the
bill, and the motion was reconsidered
and the nlI passed-ayes 30. noes l.
Davis in the cEsir.
a. {. \. 36, TO amend Section II of AR
ticle l. of the Constitution of the State of
California, relative to ownership of prop
erty by aliens, was adopted-ayes 5S,
noes 8.
a. c. a. 20. proposed amendment to
Article ~ of the Constitution, relasing
10 the legislative department, adding a
new section thereto, limiting the contin-
gent expenses of the Senate and Assem-
bly,, was passeo-ayes 81, noes
On motion OF MckeIvey, y. b. S7S. re-
lating 10 the care of children, was de-
cIared case OF urgency. amended. and
made special order for this morning.
The Chair appointed as Committee on
Free Conference on \. B. l32. Messrs.
Bettman, Pendleton and Laugenour.
lie also appointed as Committee on
Free Conference on 5. B. SZ7, Messrs,
Tibbitts, Powers and Brusie
Laugenour called up the reconsidera-
ticn OF the vote by which A. Il. 954.
appropriating the sum of S25,OO for a
thorough system OF ventilation for the
Capitol building, was refused passage.
Brusie and Swisier spoke in favor of
OF the resolution. saying that there were
rooms in the building that could not be
used because they were not ventilated.
Reid also spoke in favor it.
Wade opposed the bin as an unneces-