The record-union., 1895-03-18
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
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Hatfield moved that the Senate be re-
ouested to return to the Assembly ,. b
20, to pay the claim of Mrs. S. j. Wing.
So ordered.
A. b. S64, to amend Sections 541, 542
643 and 544 of the Code of Civil Pro-
cedure of the State of California, relating
to attachments, was passed-ayes 43,
noes 0.
SENATE MESSAGES.
Senate messages were taken up, and
the Senate amendment to A. b. 6O7, re-
lating to contracts for lighting streets and
public buildings, was concurred in.
Bettman offered resolution that S. B.
ISL, relating to SANDER and libel, be de-
clared case of urgency.
Powers and Brusie spoke in favor of
the resolution, and the constitutional pro-
vision was suspended, and the bill was
passed-ayes 43, noes ii.
S. b. 20, to pay claim of Mrs. S. J.
Wing, was recons1dered and passed-ayes
AZ, noes 3.
S. B. S62, to amend Section and Sec
ton S of an Act authorizing the incur
ring of Indebtedness by cities, towns and
municipal corporations incorporated un-
der the laws of this State; for the con-
struction of water works, sewers and all
necessary public improvements, or for
any purpose whatever, and to repeal
an Act 10 authorize municipal COR
porations of the fifth class, contain
ing more than 5000 and less than
10000 inhabitants, to obtain water works;
also TO repeal an Act AUTHORIZING the in
curing of Indebtedness by cities, towns
and municipal corporations incorporated
under the laws of this State, was passed
ayes 45, noes 0.
S. B, l06, authorizing and requiring
boards and commissions having the man
agement and control of paid fire depart
ments to grant the members thereof
yearly vacations, was passed-ayes 81,
noes 0.
S. b. l6, appropriating money to pay
the claim OF w. II. Murry, his heirs or
assigns, was refused passage-ayes SS,
noes %.
S. B. S43, to amend Section 2349 of the
Political Code, relating to navigable
streams and waters, was passed.
NO RECONSIDERATION.
Dixon moved to reconsider the vote by
which 5. b. 81, authorizing the Harbor
Commissioners to exchange and trans
fer certain property in San Francisco,
was refused passage.
Waymire, Dixon, Belshaw and Reid
spoke in favor of reconsideration and
Cutting and Ewing in opposition to it,
saying that they were informed that the
Harbor Commissioners did not need the
authority and should not have it.
The motion to reconsider was lost
ayes 80, noes %.
S. b. 4S6, to amend the Penal Code of
the State of California by adding a new
section thereto, to be known as Section
30, in relation to punishment of crimes
against election laws, was passed-ayes
II, noes 0.
S. B. 424, to determine the term of Office,
and the bond to be required OF the Super
lntendent of DredgerS, and the assistant
to the Chief Whartinger Of the Board of
State Harbor Commissioners, was passed
ayes II, noes 0.
S. B. S53, to amend an Act to create a
Police Relief, Health and Life Insurance
and Pension Fund in the several coun-
ties, cities and counties, cities and towns
OF the State, was refused passage-ayes
25. noes 20.
s. b. 523, to amend Section Of an ct
regulating the sale of the lands uncovered
by the recession or drainage of the waters
OF inland lakes and unsegregated swamp
and overtlowed lands, and validating
sales and surveys heretofore made. was
refused third reading.
:. b. 522, an Act to amend Section 3446
OF the Political Code, relating to the for
NATION of reclamation districts, was re-
fused passage-ayes II, noes 81.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE KNOCKED OUT.
The Free Conference Committee on A.
B. 40, the woman suffrage bill, reported
that they were unable to agree with the
like Senate committee.
The Assembly concurred in the Senate
amendments to a. B. 736, the teachers
annuity bill, by a vote of 46 ayes to u
noes.
S. B. $50, relating to the appointment of
Notaries Public and their terms of office,
was passed-ayes 43, noes 7.
s. B. 762, relating to the dismissal of ap-
peals, was read the third time.
SWisler opposed the bill, as to dismiss
an appeal without knowing its merits is
unjust, and If il is examined a dismissal
of the appeal is equivalent tolconfirming
the judgment OF the lower court. He
thought the bill useless one.
Buila said the bill was in accordance
with the wishes of the Supreme Court,
and in consonance with the practice of
the United States Supreme Court
The bill was passed-ayes A, noes 6.
On motion of Cutter s. BIS y. 566, 50.
629 and 233 were declared cases of ure-
ency.
s. B. y. for the relief of Charles F.
Wells, and 20 appropriate money there
for, was refused passage-ayes 30, noes I3.
;. b. 566, Tor the more etfectually pro-
hibiting the keeping or exposing for sale.
selling, giving or permitting others to
take any vinous, alcoholic, malt or spir-
1tuous liquors within one mile of the
land belonging to this State upon which
a university is situated. and TO declare
such prohibited acts, and the building or
erection, ground or place in or upon
which they are carried on, done, con-
tinued to exist, nuisance, and to pro-
vide remedies by suit and procedure in
equity against such nuisances, was
passed-ayes II, noes o.
S. b. 50, authorizing the formation of
county mutual insurance companies,
regulating the transaction of their busi-
ness, and defining the duties of the Off
GERS thereof, was passed-ayes ~, noes O.
;. =. $40, to amend Section 1881 of the
Political Code, relating to errors, etc. on
assessment roll, and the corrections
thereof, was refused passage-ayes 81,
noes 10.
S. B. 233, relating to the sale of personal
property subject to certain liens, was
passed-ayes Il, noes :.
Dixon moved the reconsideration of
S. b. is, but the motion was lost
This finished up the special Senate file
Bettman moved that s. 3. 5il, relating
to organization OF municipal CORPORA
tions, be made case of urgency Carried
The bill was passed-ayes.4i, noes >.
The Assembly concurred in the Senate
amendments to A. b. l025. relatin to the
levy of taxes.
and his veto of A. b. 695, making the
Surveyor General locating agent for the
State in the United States Land Offices.
was sustained.
Brusie offered a resolution for the pay
of j. {. Bunner for services for thirty
days to the Committee on Homesteads
and Land Monopoly.
Bennett opposed the resolution, as the
committee had only been authorized to
employ him for not more than seven
days, and the resolution was defeated.
At p. NJ, on motion of Bettman, the
Assembly took recess till p. NJ.
Evening Session