The record-union., 1895-03-15
Afternoon Session.

NUMBER OF resolutions were offered
for the employment of attaches after the
adjournment ofthe House and were refer
req TO the Committee on Attaches.
THE PHILBRooK BILL.
s. Is. 153, TO promote and secure free
dom of speech in courts of Justice was
taken up Tor reconsideration.
Aaymlre said that the bill had been
passed through the efforts of one particu-
lar lobbyist, who had been nuisance
and had pestered him for long time ana
had even misrepresenLed him, by stating
that he W ay Lnire) had promised TO vote
for the bill-which was false.
He presented petition from the Bar
Association of San Francisco asking that
the Legislature DO not pass the BILL as it
is ali insult TO the Supreme Court. He
wished the Clerk TO read the decision of
the supreme Court, bat mem bers OBJ
jected and the Speaker decided against it.
North then gained the floor and read
from the decision until his minute was
up and time was called, when he passed
ii 10 Belshaw, who completed the read
ing, amidst much laughter at the clever
ruSe.
BUlla said the argument that the court
took away chance Tor Philbrook to
make living was Il fallacy. When courts
punish they often take away Il mans
chance to make living. The bill is
a vicious one and strikes at the dignity
and independence of the courts.
Tibbitts said he had voted for the bill
under erroneous information, and should
now change his vote. He was satisfied
the bill would lower the dignity of the
courts and was a bad one.
The motion to reconsider was lost by
the following vote:
Ayes = Basstord, Belshaw, Bennett,
Bettman, Boothby, Bulla, Butler, Gutter,
Davis. Davitt Dlnlelspiel, Dodge, Fas-
sett. Guy. Hatfield, Huber, Kelsey,
Laugenour, Meads. McKelvey. North,
Phelps, Tibbits. Waymire. Weyse.
Noes-Ash, Barker, Berry, Coleman,
Collins. Coughlin. Dale, Devine, Dixon,
dunbar, Dwyer, Ewing, Gay, Glass, Hall,
Healey, Holland. Hudson, Kenyon,
Laird, Mccarthy, Nelson. O'Day, Osborn,
Richards, Robinson, Howell, Sanford,
Spencer, Staley, Thomas, Twigg, Wade,
Wiikinson-34.
Brusie III the chair
A LIVELY DEBATE.
The special Senate file was taken up,
and ). Is. 6l, authorizing and empower
ing the Board OF State Harbor Commls-
sioners 10 grant, exchange or transfer
certain property east of the westerly line
OF East street, as delineated and located
upon the ground, between Clay street
and Market street, in the city and county
OF San Francisco, to or with the owner
or owners of certain property on the
triangular corner, common to Market
Sacramento and East streets, was read
the third time.
Price said that it had been reported on
adversely by the Committee Oh Com
merce and Navigation, alter examination
OF the locality, and he hoped it would not
pass.
Dixon said the bill was considered in
committee when he was absent, and a
member OF The committee had stated that
1t reported adversely on the bill because
the HarD0r Commissioners had not
| treated IL 10 Il lunch.
Frlce roso To question of personal
privilege. He said that the statement of
Dixon was iaise. The Harbor Commis-
sloners treated the committee TO whisky.
but no lunch, and ii they expected to
secure Its favorable report through that
whisky they wore mistaken.
Dixon demanded that the words of
Price be taken down, and Price said that
his words and more could be taken down.
Dixon said he did not propose TO put
up with such language and would call
the gentleman to account off the floor
he WAS not afraid OF him.
IiDbitts. Kern and Twigg spoke in
similar strain 10 Price. saying that they
were members OF the committee The
bill was reported adversely, because they
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trade.
Cutter and Mckelvey said that they
had opposed the placing of so much
power in the hands OF the Harbor Com
missioners the other day, but as the
House Lad determined by such large
majority to do so, they would vote to give
them all the power over the States prop
erty that they wanted.
Reid said he voted the other day
against placing so much power in the
hands OF the Commissioners, and would
be consistent and vote against the bill.
The bill was refused passage-ayes Is,
noes 3I-and Dixon gave notice of motion
to reconsider.
:. B. -, TO authorize and empower the
Board OF State Harbor Commissioners to
institute condemnation proceedings
against certain property OH the corner of
Market, Sacramento and East streets in
the City and County OF San Francisco,
and extending their jurisdiction over the
SAME, was passed-ayes "a, noes ,
;. 3. 753, concerning franchises for the
construction OF elevated and under
ground railroad tracks, was paSsed-ayes
81 noes q.
:. 3. 402, relating to the proof and re-
cordiDg o; maps OF real estate, was passed
ayes A., noes I.
). b. II, relating to actions to deter
mine adverse claims to property, was
amended by committee OF one and sent
TO the printer.
Laugenour in the chair.
=. B. 43f, 10 add new section to the
Penal Code Of the State of California, TO
be known and designated as Section 5O2I,
relating TO the severance and removal OF
fixtures and improvements upon mort
gagged property, was passed-ayes IL,
noes >.
=. 3. 65l, making an appropriation to
/ pay the deEciency III the appropriation
for pay ment OF transportation of children
to the state Reform school Tor Juvenile
| Offenders tor the forty-fourth fiscal wear.
was paSSed-ayeS II, noes u.
). Is. 10, 20 provide for the purchase of
addiuona! grounds for the State Insane
Asylum al Napa, was passed-ayes II,
noes 5.
Lynch in the chair.
,. IS. 20. an Act to amend an Act for
the more etfectual prevention of cruelty
to animals, by adding thereto two new
sections regarding the disposition OF old,
manned, and diseased animals, and relat-
ing To the definition OF the word "em-
powered" to be known, respectively, rs
Section Il and Section l3l, was passed
ayes is. noes 3.
Substitute for s. B. 7S7, to provide for
the completion aud termination of the
duties OF the Board of State Niticultural
Commissioners. the fiuai disposition and
transfer OF all properties of the State in
/ its possession, and the repeal OF all laws
and parts Of laws relating TO its orgauiza-
( tion, powers and duties, was passed-ayes
ii, nueS J.
;. u. S7l, comforting power upon the
Common Council, Board of Supervisors,
or other governing body of cities, or
| cities and counties OF over I0U000 inhab-
itauts, TO acquire or condemn land for
suitable site, and erect thereon q suitable
building or buildings for municipal pur-
poses, was passed-ayes 80, noes |.
On motion OF Brusie the constitutional