The record-union., 1895-03-08
EYenfne Session.

! Senator Earl offered q resolution to
suspend the rules and take up aud pass S.
Is. $50, relative to the opening of streets
III cities and towns. The resolution
created considerable opposition. and Sem
ators Orr, Seymour and Seawell pro-
! tested against having that or any other
! bill taken up out of order
| The bill had been passed by the Senate
day or two previously, and entirely de-
! 1eaLed the Street-OpeninS Acts of 1889 and
1871, and Earl aimed to reconsider and
defeat it,
Thesroll was called, and the Clerk could
! find only "a ayes and noes, whereupon
Senator Earl moved a call of the house.
The motion caused another storm, Sem
ators Bert and Mathews protesting Wig
| orously, and the motion was lost.
The President pro tenn. then announced
the vote, and the motion to suspend the
rules was lost.
[Senator Simpson in the chair.
On motion of Senator Mitchell, S. 3.
$50, by AIcGowan, to provide for the es-
! adjustment OF Board of Examiners for
the California State Therapeutic Society,
| was taken up and placed on the special
urgency file.
SPECIAL URGENCY FILE.
The special urgency file was taken up
and pandemonium broke out, when it
was discovered that by resolution Of
Tered by Ford, and adopted during the
afternoon, the regular order commenced
at the middle Of the file.
ARAM OBJECTS AND WINS.
Senator Aram, who had a bill Just
above the one first called, protested
against the action of commencing half
way down the file. Matters were finally
/ compromised by allowing him to call up
| the bill and send it upon its passage. 1t
was substitute for S. b. 2, to appropriate
81, 100 to pay the claim OF d. II. Wyckoff,
/ Sheriff OF 4oIo County, for the arrest OF
John Ruggles, murderer of A. B. Mont
| gomery, IN Shasta County in 1892, and
was passed by vote of 81 to 0.
FILIBUsTER.
| Senator Arms then moved to recon
slider the vote by which the resolution
which had caused all the trouble was
adopted.
Senator Orr moved to lay the motion
upon the table, which motion was lost by
vote Of IL to is.
Senator Arms then renewed his motion
to reconsider.
Senator Orr moved as a substitute that
the regular order of business be taken up.
The rolI-call was demanded, and the sub
stltate to The motion was lost by vote of
to IS.
The question was then upon the motion
to reconsider, and it was carried by a
viva voce vote.
Senator Seymour interposed a motion
to adjourn, which was declared lost.
A motion TO lay the obnoxious resoIu-
ton upon the table was carried. and the
special urgency file was taken up in its
order upon the file.
BILLS PASSED.
S. B. ZIG, by Simpson, to amend Sec
ton 1913 Of an Act to establish q Penal
Code, was read the third time and passed
by q vote of 81 to 0.
5. B. 52i, by Linder, TO provide for the
issuing OF bonds by reclamation districts.
ana the disposal thereof Ior reclamation
| and other purposes, and their payment
by taxation upon the properly situated
in such reclamation districts, was read
the second and third times and passed by
4 vote OF y to o.
;. b. 655, by Hoyt, to pay the claim Of
Philip Bauer against the State and to
make an appropriation of So 600 therefor
| was read the second time and the bill
amended to read $1,000 and ordered
printed.
S. 3. 782, by Holloway, to amend Sec.
uOns 1880, 1884 and 1886 of the Political
Code, relating to public schools, was read
the first. second and third times and
passed by vote OF 81 to o.
THE PAGES FEAsTING.
The Chairman then read a MESSAGE
from the Senate Pages which announced
that they were in executive session and
/ that no reconsideration would be toler-
ated while their banquet lasted.
HOBO ACT DEFEATED.
S. B. l47, by Langford, to amend an
| Act to prevent able bodied persons from
| banding together and obtaining subsigt-
ence by aims, was read the third time.
Senator Martin attacked the bill in o
! vigorous speech. He thought it was not
right that men should be thrown into
prison tor no other reason than that tbev
could find no work to do and were hun
cry.
senator Seymour advocated the passage
of the bill, and said the valley counties
needed Just such protection as the bill
would afford.
Senator Martin said before the mines
were shut down there were no tramps in
/ the State, and he believed the prevailing
hard times to be-a rebuke from God for
/ that act.
The roll was called and the bill refused
/ passage by vate Of II to l9. Orr changed
/ his vote and gave notice OF motion 10
/ reconsider.
S. b. TOO, by Henderson, prescribing
! how Judgments which may be recovered
against any city and county OF over 100, ,OUO
population shall be paid, was Withdrawn,
| ana a. b. 65J, being Identical, substi-
tuted. read the third time and referred TO
the san Francisco delegation.
/ >. b. 10, by Hart, appropriating s., 600
for the reiieI of Mrs. SaraA j, Wing her
! heirs or assigns, was read the second time.
| amended and ordered printed.
On motion OF Senator Gesford, S. 3. 722
was Withdrawn from the special file and
/ :. 3. oG2, by Linder, TO amend an Act
| authorizing the igCurriug OF indebted
/ ness by cities, towns and municipal cor
poratiOns incorporated under the laws of
this STATE, Tor the construction Of water
work, sewers and all necessary public
/ improvements, or for any purpose what
| ever, was substituted, read the second
time, amended and ordered printed.
5. Is. 20. by Flint, to amend Section
1860 of the Political Code, relating TO the
purchase of toll roads by counties. was
read the lirst, second and third times and
passed by a vote OF 50 TO o.
/ 4 message was received fCom the As
embly, stating that that body had refused
to concur i'll the Senate amendments to
4. B. 81, and appointed a conference
tee from the Senate relative TO the matter
The Chairman (Senator Simpson, de-
clined 10 appoint such committee, as he
! preferred the President pro tenn. to do So
5. B. S7l, by Biggy, conierriDg power
upon the Common Council, Board Of
/ Supervisors, or other governing body of
I cities OF over 10000 inhabitants, to ac-
/ auire or condemn land for suitable site
/ and erect thereon suitable building or
buildings FOR municipal purposes, was
read the first, second and third times,
passed;by vote OF 34 10 0, and immedi-
| ately transmitted 10 the Assem- bly,.
:. b. 40. by Earl, to prevent and for
bid the owners OF street railroads TO re-
quire deposit from employees, WAS read
the third time and passed by vote or y
to Il.