The record-union., 1895-03-04
ments. and A. B. 1,oo7, to pay the claim

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curing of Indebtedness by cities; S. b.
III, relative TO municipal corporations;
adversely on 5. b. 1872, relating to classi-
fication of municipal corporations; favor
ably on A. b. 2l4, amending the Munici-
pal Corporations Act; adversely on 4.
BIS l22 and $50, relating 10 municipal COR
| pGratIonS aud a. h. 932, to create Il COM
mission for constructing a State system
! OF water works for domestic, light, power
and other purposes.
/ WaymIre, tor the Committee on Consti-
stitGtional Amendments, reported ad-
/ yersely on a. G. a. %. relative to the ju-
| dicial department.; favorably on a. c. a.
30, relative to the Supreme Court, and A.
! G. A. so, relative to elections.
! BruSie, fer the Committee on Ways and
! Means reported on 4. Il. 22S, TO pay defi-
cheney for support of the Mendocino
! Asylum, recommending that it pass as
amended; favorably an a., B. 257, to pay
claim OF George Mothersole; A. 3. 934,
to pay deficiency for repairs to the Capt.
/ TOT; favorably on \. +. Cos, to provide the
Attorney General with law books, as
/ amended; A. b. LOOP, authorizing pay
menL for collection OF delinquent taxes;
/ a. b. 98l, allowing the Controller to en-
| ploy an additional clerk.
The Assembly concurred in the amend
ments 10 a. b. i35, y. B. 2I3 and adopted
! ). G. II. 7.
On motion of Pendleton, A. B. 90 and
a. B. 24l were amended by a committee
! OF one.
Powers, for the special committee to
| Wnom was reported the claim OF Julius
A. Hult, reported the bill amended by
changing So, 300 to $1,000, and providing
! III the bill that it be in full of all claims.
Adopted.
On motion of Dodge, the Assembly con-
CURED III 5. c. K. s. relative to the charter
OF Berkeley.
On motion of North, a. C. r. 10, re-
Iatlve 10 protection of salmon in the
American, Stanislaus and Tuolumne
Rivers, was taken up out of order,
adopted, and ordered Immediately trans
United to the Senate.
A. b. 46l. relating to the crime of rape,
was taken up and made a case OF urgency.
Powers moved to amend by making the
age OF consent II, but the Speaker ruled
that the Assembly had taken final action
on the amendment covering that age.
| Powers then moved to amend by making
the age 10, but that was also declared out
of order.
The bill was put on its passage and
passed-ayes Il, noes land transmitted
to the Senate,
CLEARING THE FLOOR.
Laugenour called up his resolution ex-
Guiding all persons from the floor except
those entitled to be admitted there, wives
and lady friends of members, and menI-
UeIS o. the press.
Dixon moved to lay the matter Oh the
table. Lost.
Dixon offered a resolution to admit the
mombers OF the third house, and desig-
mated the resolution as a "bunc0mbe resO-
luton" but withdrew his resolution.
The resolution of LaugenOur was
adopted
Cargill, for the Committee on HOSPITALS
and AsyIums, reported favorably on
A. .. 922, relative to support of certain
cases OF insane persons; a. Is. 23l, rela-
to the NendOcinO Insane Asylum as
amended; a. Z. 4G5, for repairs of
grounds at Agnew Asylum as amended,
and recommending the payment OF S3I7
Tor expenses Of Subcommittee that Wis
lted the State asylums.
REPORT ON AsYLUMs.
The committee that visited the asv-
lums reported that IL found everything at
Jkiah in excellent condition and COM
mended the management for its reduc-
ton OF per capita expense to 56 cents. 1t
IS still, however, 40 per cent. higher than
that OF Napa, AgneWs or Stockton. Ow-
ing to the fact that a complete CORPS of
officers IS required for q small mum Der
OF Inmates, thus showing the folly Of the
States multiplying public institutions.
There are still accommodation Tor I75
patients, and the committee doubts the
! aGviSa Dility of apprOpriatiug anyLhiur
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asylum or for purchase OF land. The
committee believes the Institution should
not be enlarged till land communication
IS opened with the northern part OF the
the State, except that an administration
building VIII possibly be required in
! about two years.
The Home for Predetermined Children
is timely located and exceedingly we'll
conducted and the work done by these
uniortunales shows the effects OF skill,
perseverance and kindness.
Many charges Of bad management had
been made against the Veterans Home,
but the committee inquired carefully
into them and thinks that all differences
are nealed, and that under the manage
ment Of General Thompson the instiLu-
tiOn viii soon take front rank.
The committee says ii cannot speak too
highly OF the management of Napa and
Agnews, everything about them being in
, hrst-class condition and the officers
skilled IN their profession and in eXecu-
tive ability. The per capita in both is IS
cents.
The committee, however, deplores the
fact that every asylum has been built on
one general pIan with large dormitories
and too few single rooms, and believes
the herding together OF so many insane
persons in one room to be detrimental 10
, all. 1t recommends that cottages be
built for the convalescent, to separate
LlGIil rum LlLOS6 IOL YET recovered, an u
that two large dining-rOOms be built at
AgneWs, thus giving room for about 100
more patients.
The report recommends that the
| former Home for Predetermined Children
in Santa Clara County be used for the
Home for Adult Blind, and that in view
of the present dlsSTacefuI condition Of the
Oakland Home that \. b. sol should be
passed for its abolition.
SENATE MESSAGES
On motion of Dodge, Senate messages
were taken up, and various Senate bills
substituted for Assembly bills on the file.
RESOLUTION.
\ resolution by Thomas, that in view
OF the facts that the Assembly had agreed
on night sessions, the Secretary OF Stale
be authorized TO employ an assistant en-
glneer at a per diem of So and an addi-
tIonal fireman at a per diem OF So, to be
paid out OF the contingent fund, was re-
terred 10 the Committee Oh Attaches.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Bulla, for the Joint Committees on Ju-
dietary and Constitutional Amendments,
offered concurrent resolution to submit
TO the people proposition for conyen-
ton to amend the Constitution.
lie said that the experience OF the mem
D6rs had, he thought convinced them all
OF the necessity OF revision of the Con-
stitution. Over fifty proposed constitu-
IiOnal amendments have been OfTered IN ia
session III addition TO all voted on last
fail. The resolution was prepared by the
Joint committees after deliberatiOn and
discussion, and provides Tor eighty mem
DerS at Il per diem OF $S and the cost will
ba very small in com parison to the bene-
tits TO arise from Ii.
wade favored the resolution, saying
that such a convention would give an
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