The record-union., 1895-03-12
ASSEMBLY.

moet at 10 o'clock this morning.
ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly was called to order at
10 A. NJ, Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Roll-call showed a quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. Q. Summers.
On motion of Dinkelspiel, the read
ing of the journal was dispensed with.
On motion of Osborn, A. B. 61S, relat-
ing to the National Guard, was taken up
out OF order and passed-ayeS a, noes 0,
and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
North offered resolution that the Sem
ate be requested to recall from enrolment
and withdraw from the Governor s. b.
500 and Immediately return the same to
the Assembly for the purpose of recon-
sIderatlon and amendment of the title.
Adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Waymire, for the Committee on Consti-
tutlonal Amendments, reported oily
on y. u. A. 90, relative to taxation of tele-
graph and telephone companies.
Swisler, for the Committee on Roads
and Highways, reported tavorably on
5. b. Zo9, providing for the improvement
of street and roads, and the construction
of sidewalks outside of incorporated cities
and towns.
Dixon withdrew A. B. 1906 providing
for State building in San Francisco.
AS there were not enough members
present to pass the constitutional amend
ments, the special file, which was largely
composed OF such amendments, was
passed.
THIRD READING.
Bills for third reading were taken up
and disposed of as follows:
\. b. 099, enabling any irrigation dis
trIct to dispose OF certain surplus water
rights and water already acquired in
excess of the actual needs of the district,
q substitute bill, was read the second time
anu passed to engrOsSment.
Holland in the chair.
4. B. l49. relating to actions for fore
closure OF mortgages, was passed-ayes
IS, noes 0.
a. b. 225, relating to mortgages, was
passed-ayes a, noes O.
a. b. los. to amend the Code of Civil
Procedure by adding thereto four new
sections, to be known as Sections $50, 56I,
oO2 and 063, concerning attachments, was
passed-ayes 40, noes l.
THE ARCHITECTS BILL,
\. B. 2l2, 10 regulate the practice OF
architecture, was read the third time,
North, Wade and BelsLaw opposed it.
as forming a close corporation.
PendIeton explained the bill, and said
! that while the Builders Association of
has locality had at first opposed the bill,
1t had since Withdrawn its objection and
favored the passage Of the bill.
BulIa SAID that the gentlemen said they
| could ma no reason for passing this bill.
lie could find very good reason in the
tact that frequently largo buildings have
collapsed and killed a number of human
( beings. Builders have drawn plans with
I 40 n Str Of. I
OF iron, steel and wood, and have put up
| buildings that could not stand the strain
put on them. If a man wants to Uut uD q
| tenement-hOuse cheaply, the contractor
offers to draw the plans and save archi-
tects ices. de knew personally one such
/ instance.
Bachman believed that the bill should
be amended, limiting the class of build
ings to which 1t should be applied. He
knew OF regular architects who would be
licensed under the law, who knew no
more OF the resistance OF materials than
the builders do. and perhaps not so
much.
The bill! was refused final passage
ayes -, noes 81, and PendIeton gave no.
tiCe Of motion to reconsider.
\. B' %, relating to the time in which
actions must be commenced upon any
contract, obligation or liability founded
! upon an instrument in writing, executed
u this State, was pasSed-ayes a, noes ,
and ordered transmitted TO the Senate.
a. 3. 80 relating to the support OF
families OF deceased persons, and the dis
trlDuIOn OF the estates Of deceased per-
sons, where the value of the whole estate
does not exceed the sum of 81, 500. was
passed-ayes Il, noes @.
i. B. $40, relating to the form of iudp-
ment against defendant in cases where
fine and Imprisonment are directed, was
I n3gGen-gVHS II q
y. B. 800, relating to the change of place
OF trial IN Justices Courts, was passed
ayes Il, noes 0.
3. 3. 2I3, to prescribe the duty Of the
Attorney-General and Insurance Com
missioner in regard to the admission of
insurance corporations, associations or
/ individuals TO do business in this State.
was passed-ayeS 4J, noes 2
y. b. 5J0, an Act to amend Section l Of
an Act to compel savings banks to pub
! ush sworn statement of all unclaimed
! deposits, was passed-ayes 10, noes o.
and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
A. Is. o'9, to enable any county, city
ana county, city or town to lease prop
erty to associations of ex-soIdiers and
sailors, was read the second time as
amended and ordered to third readinu
y. =. 4o4, In relation to water and canal
corporations, was read the third time.
Wade did not think that cities had the
power to grant exclusive right for fifty
years.
Hatfield said the bill was intended to
/ allow cities to procure water supply,
where they are not able, under the pres
ent law TO do so, because capital is un-
willing to risk losing its investment by
competition coming in after it was estab-
| lished.
Jones thought the bill would be dan
gerOus one.
The bill was refused passage-ayes %,
noes %.
PUNISHMENT FOR BURGLARY.
A. B. 2S0, defining burglary of the first
and second degree.
Hatfield explained that the bill in
creaed the minimum penalty of burglary
| In Ihe hrst degree from one year to five.
l ne commission OF burglary in the first
| degree Is accompanied by a determina-
ton to commit murder, if necessary, to
aypld detection. 1t was a serious crime,
and should be punished more heavily
than by one years sentence.
Dixon and Dlnkelspiel spoke in favor
OF the bill and North and Reid opposed
1t, as standing in the way of securing con-
Vlctlons II the sentence was so severe
Inc olu was passed-ayes 43, noes G.
and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
A. Is. ozl, relative to granting letters of
administration, and to add a new section
10 the SAID code, relative to the distribu-
tlon OF the estates OF deceased persons.
who, at the time of death, were residents
OF any home Tor veteran soldiers and
sailors, was read the second time.
amended, and ordered to third reading,
A. u. 304, to amend Sections SO6 and SO7