The record-union., 1895-03-07

counties having a population of over
100000 Inhabitants, which was on its sec
ond reading, WAS taken up. Senator
Ford withdrew his notice to reconsider
the vote by which his amendment 10 Sec
ton l was lost, the second reading COM
pleted and the bill ordered to engross-
meut.
on motion of Senator Ford, S. B. SAG,
by Earl, to amend Sections 1889, 1903, 15l7, ,
1921, 1913, 155l, 1852, 1915. 1876, 1884, 1917,
17l3, l770, 1878, l775 1880, 1880, 1882, 1884
and 1885 of the Political Code of Califor-
mia, relating to public schools, was made
matter of urgency. read the first and
second times and made the special order
for this morning Immediately after the
reading of the journal. The bill was
drafted by the State superintendent OF
Public instruction, and ia known as the
omnibus education bill"
A petition was received and read from
the San Francisco Board of Trade, pro-
! testing against the passage OF S. b. S52,
commonly known as the San francisco
fee repeal bill.
On motion of Senator Gleaves, the Con-
stitution was suspended in order that he
might introduce a joint resolution rela-
tive to expending moneys now available
for our navigable rivers by the National
Government, and asking that ii be at
once expended for the Improvement OF
said rivers. The amount available is
SlSl, ,000 The resolution was referred to
the Committee on Federal Relations.
a resolution was adopted excusing the
pages OF the Senate from duty this even
ing for the purpose or partaking of ban
quet.
Assembly messages were taken I'D and
the Senate concurred in the Assem- bly,
amendments to S. B, 1S2, relating to the
disbursement OF money by County
Clerks.
The Senate, by vote of 80 to 0, con-
Cured in the Assembly amendment to
the cigarette bill, which relates that the
bill shall be in effect on and after six
months after its passage, instead of i'm
mediately.
S. b. 500, by Orr, to provide for the ap-
polntment and salary of clerk in the
office OF the Superintendent of Public In
strucuon, and TO make an appropriation
! OF S3, 200 therefor, was read the third time.
Senator Burke offered an amendment
reducing the salary of said clerk from
$1,000 to 81, 200 year.
Senator Orr opposed the amendment,
and Senator Mathews favored it. The
amendment was adopted and the bill or
dered engrosSed.
Senator McGowan rose for information
regarding 5. b. SO, authorizing the for
nation OF county mutual insurance COM
panies, regulating the transaction of their
DusIheSSy anu Qeunlug the duties OF the
officers thereof, which was ordered to
| engrOssment on the 4th inst, and which
had not been sent to enErossment until
| the present time. He wanted to know il
there were reasons for the action. The
President pro tenn. stated that the bill
had been overlooked, and Senator Nc
Gowan subsided.
Then a slight breeze occurred. Senator
Simpson called up the journal of Tues
| day, which showed that S. B. I53. to
provide for the organization, incorpora-
tion and government of townships, had
been refused passage by vote of u ay es
to 8 noes.
he asked that the record be changed to
show that the bill, having received the re-
Qulred number OF votes, had been passed.
1t was 8scertained that Senator Bert,
who was in the chair at the time the vote
was taken, had announced that the bill
was refused passage by vote OF 20 to IA.
Senator McGowan and others claimed
that the announcement by the Chair was
as much a portion OF the record as was
the journal, and that the bill was, by rea-
son Of such announcement, refused pas.
sage.
! The Senate, however, took a different
view OF the matter, and the correction
was made, showing the bill to have beer
| passed.
Atl2;lOP. NJ. a recess was declared until
, O'Clock.