The record-union., 1895-03-07
Evening Session.


The Assembly reconvened at 1870 P. NJ,
Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Some little delay occurring, the Speaker
made few remarks, saying that to-mor-
row was the last of the sixty days, and
be hoped the Assembly would do a good
nights work and not waste time in talk
ing. His remarks were loudly applauded.
a. b. 542, to amend an Act creating a
Board of Commissioners of the Building
and Loan Associations, and prescribing
| their duties and powers, was passed
ayes As, noes 2
A. B. 45, making an appropriation to
pay the claim OF the Evening Express
Company" Los Angeles, was read the
the Whole, and recommended for pas
sage. The report OF the committee was
adopted.
A. B. 433. to authorize the Trustees of
the city of Auburn, Placer County, to re-
move cemetery, and to donate the land
occupied thereby to the public for park,
was passed-ayes AZ, noes l.
a. b. 5l5, to pay the claim of Fred.
Hansted for services as clerk to the COM
mlttee appointed for the purpose of in
vestigating the Pilot Commissioners, was
read the second time, considered.i lin Com
mlttee of the Whole, recommended for
passage, and the report adopted.
GAME WARDENS.
A. B. 14S, to create the Office of Fish
and Game Warden, and to prescribe the
powers, duties and salary of sucn officer,
was opposed by Dodge on the ground
that 1t created new Office for nearly
every county in the State. He did not
think the counties wanted any Wardens.
Spencer also opposed it for the same
reason.
Reid called for the reading of the first
q
pervlsors may, in their discretion, ap-
point Warden, and said in that case he
had no objection to the bill.
Cutter said that if the fish and game
bill passes,' this bill should pass also. lie
did not think it would be an expense to
the counties, as the fines collected from
ylolators OF the law will go into the
County Treasury. There is no use trying
to enforce the game law unless there is a
special officer TO look after it.
The bill was passed-ayes IL, noes q
a. b. 199, TO amend an Act to provide
for the completion OF all unfinished
county, city, city and county, towns, and
township buildings in the several coun-
ties, cities and counties, and towns
throughout the State, was read the second
time and ordered to third reading
THE GAME LAW PASSED.
A. b. 56o, relating to fish and game.
was taken up, and Powers moved the an
pointment of a committee of one to amend
the bill by striking OUT the exception of
salt marsh lands from the trespass por-
ton of the Act.
He designated the provision as iDcipient
anarchy, and claimed it as an invasion of
property rights and in contrayention of
the Constitution. The Acknowledgement.
he said, had said that the provision was
unconstitutional as it stood If the pro-
lection OF the law was to be removed
from his friends because they were mill
| ionaires, he should say "Nive Panarchier'
Ii this exception is to be made, the next
Legislature can except all property. Leg
| isIators had sworn to support the
! Constitution, and be asked them to do so,
| be expected them to vote for his amend
ment, because they wished to preserve
| the Constitution in its entirety. He re-
| ferred to Esau's sellIug his birthright
when he came in from hunting.
Belshaw agreed with the gentleman
and thought il would be a dangerous
| thing to pass this bill without the
amendment. A man should be allowed
his rights of property and protected in
| them.
| McKelvey had no recollection of what
| Esau did when he sold his birthright,
| but be thought the gentleman from San
| francisco had sold his birthright TO the
millionaires. [Laughter.l He was glad
to hear the gentleman from San Fran
| cisco say he was sorry for the poor men
| but he had been voting heretofore for
cutting down their wages. The salt
marsh lands might be rented, but that
was no sign that they were owned by the
lessons. He read the law by which they
were granted to the State, and said that
| the condition of the grant was that the
lands should be reclaimed and that had
not been done. The State had no title to
them and could give none. IL ill became
! the gentleman from San Francisco to
say these lands were owned by private
parties. No one could have the title to
them but the State, and all the people of
the State had right to shoot there
| This law was not prepared by the
sportsmen's clubs OF San Francisco, but
by convention of representative men
from all parts of the State. He asked the
mem bers to vote down the amendment
Laugenour moved the previous ques-
| ton. Lost.
Bachman said Bassford understood this
bill better than anyone else on the 1ioor
No one has or can have title to this land
but the State. The old principle Of the
law, "use your own so that it shall do no
injury to Others" applies here. 1t was
not right for the farmers OF surrounding
counties TO fatten the ducks and geese for
! these San Francisco dudes TO shoot.
| Laughter.
Dixon in the chair.
Hatfield asked why it was sought to
exclude salt marsh lands when thew
were private property. 1t was an at