The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-03-01

municipal corporations to dispose of sur
plus water along the line of their water
supply outside of their corporate limits;
to join with other persons, corporations,
and irrigation districts in developing
water, and empowering the legislative
authority of such municipal corporations
to execute such powers, was read the
third time as amended, and on motion of
the author, made the special order for
Tuesday next Immediately after the
reading of the journal.
5. b. las, by Shine, to appropriate $780,,
600 for the survey, location and construc-
ton of a free wagon road from the town
of Mariposa, IN Mariposa County, to the
Yosemite Valley, was read the third time,
amended by special committee Of one
and ordered printed.
;. u. l62, by Simpson, to pay the claim
of Edwin j. Card against the State of
California, and to appropriate $500
therefor, was read the third time and
passed by vote of % to O.
[Senator Bert in the chair.
s. b. 400, by Linder TO provide for the
formation, organization and classified
ton of new counties, for locating the
county seats, for the election and ap-
pointment OF officers and for the adjust
nent and fulhllment of the rights and
obligations arising between such new
counties and other counties, commonly
read the third time as amended. Senator
Burke offered an amendment providing
that no new counties may be formed
from sections of more than one old
county. Senator Ford opposed the
amendment, and moved that the hour of
recess be extended thirty minutes.
President pro tenn. Flint In the chair.
The opposition to the motion being
strong il was Withdrawn, and the further
consideration of the bill made the special
order for $3.50 O'Clock P. NJ.
On motion of Senator VOORHEES, the
amendment to s. B. lis, to appropriate
$4,000 Tor the survey, location and con-
.structson OF a free wagon road from the
town OF Mariposa. in Mariposa County,
TO the Yosemite Valley was withdrawn,
and the bill ordered on its final passage
Senator Simpson opposed the bill, stat
ing that such road could by no possible
chance be to the interest of the majority
of the people Of the State. Only rich
tourists usually visited the valley, and
the State should not be obliged TO pay
$50, 600 for the qualification of that class of
citizens.
Senator Shine said Senator Simpson
was mistaken, and that poor people were
the usual visitors to tho valley. The
farmer, after the harvest was gathered,
took his family into the mountains, and
when he got within twenty-five miles of
the valley ne was neid up by monopoly
and obliged to disgorge 81 80 or turn back.
He hoped the bill would pass.
Senator VOORHEES, SAID the bill was a
good one and should pass.
The bill passed accordingly by vote of
% to /.
Assembly messages were taken UP and
the Senate refused to concur in the AS
sembly amendment to the bill providing
Tor a Waterman in and about the State
Treasurer's office, which reduces the sal
airy OF said watchman from 500 to SO a
month.
a resolution by Senator Ford, provid-
ing that X. y. May be allowed $40 for
nine days services as Bill Filler, from the
eth to the 10th of January, inclusive, was
referred TO the Committee on Attaches,
Contingent Expenses aud Mileage.
FOR NIGHT SESSIONS.
Senator Bert offered L resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on Rules,
providing that on and after Monday
next the Senate shall hold evening SEES
sions on all evenings, Saturdays ex-
ceDted.
AT l2:25 p. NJ. the Senate took a recess
until P. NJ.