The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-03-01
read the second time, amended and or

read the second time, amended and or
dered engrossed.
A. B. 7S, by Powers, to amend Section
954 of the Code of Civil Procedure relat-
second time, amended and ordered en-
crossed.
A. b. 553, by Glass, to authorize the
State Board of Health to purchase and
manufacture diphtheria anti-toxine, and
to appropriate $4,000 therefor, was read
the second time and ordered engrossed.
A. b. 157, by Dinkelspiel, authorizing
the Judges of the Superior Court in all
counties, and cities and counties having
population of 100000 Inhabitants and
over, to appoint Secretary, was read the
first time and ordered ON file.
A. b. 271, by Dinkelspiel, to prescribe
| conditions upon which certain insurance
associations known as Lloyds may BEAD
United TO transact insurance business in
this State, was read the first time and or
dered on file
| A. b. 50S, by Bettman, to amend an
Act TO provide and regulate the
manner OF receiving, and paying fees,
commissions, percentages and other
compensation for official services in
cities and cities and counties hav-
| ing population Of over 100000 inhabit-
ants, was read the first time and ordered
on file.
The following bills were also read the
nrSt time and ordered on file:
A. b. 81. by Guy, providing for chang
ing the fiscal year of cities in this State
operating under a charter framed under
Section S, Article XII, of the Constitu-
| ton.
| a. B. So by Spencer, to amend Section
437, of the Code Of Civil Procedure, re-
lating to answers.
a. b. 1872, by committee. to prescribe
conditions upon which certain foreign
] n ~ ntafin lott
nerships or individuals may be per-
mitted to transact insurance business in
the State.
| A. j. r. 10, by Hatfield, relative to the
! improvement of the Sacramento River
and other inland waters of the State, was
read, amended, and ordered printed.
Senator McAllister asked unanimous
closing of barber shops Oh Sundays after
II o'clock NJ, read the third time, it hay
ing arrived from the printer. The re-
| quest was granted, the bill read the third
time, amended to include bathing estab-
| lishments, and ordered printed.
! Senator Burke asked consent to intro
| duce bill. The roll was called and the
Senate consented by a vote of % to l.
| The bill relates to the duties and powers
! OF the State Harbor Commissioners. and
compels all bids for contracts OF over $500
| to be advertised, instead of over S., 900, as
tue Ia" STATUS dt present., ana was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
The county division bill, being the
special order, was taken up. The ques-
| ton was upon the amendment offered by
Burke, providing that no new counties
shall be formed from sections of more
! than one old county.
| Senator Ford doubt the constitution
! atty of the amendment.
Senator Burke then moved that the bill
| be made the special order, to take pre-
| cedence over all other orders for this
morning Immediately after the reading
OF the journal, and that in the meantime
it be referred to the Judiciary Committee
| for its consideration. The motion pre-
| vailed.
| On motion of Senator Bert a recess
was taken for five minutes at 300 O'Clock.
| TO allow the Senators to prepare the list
OF bills they desired placed upon the
! special urgency file.
| After considerable haggling a resolu-
| ton providing for the formation of the
special urgency file was adopted, allow
ing those senators who had failed to get a
| bill upon the file last week, to place
thereon two bills.
/ Senator Simpson then moved that the
special file be inverted, placing the
bills of those Senators at the end of the
alphabetical list at the head. The notion
/ prevailed by vote of ~ 10 II.
5. u. 633, by Whitehurst, to provide
for the formation OF protection districts
! III the various counties of the State fol
the improvement and rectificatiou of the
/ channels OF lnnavigable streams, was
taken up, read the first and second time,
| amended and ordered engrossed
Senator Bert in the chair.
on motion of Senator Ford, the special
! file made UP was made a special order
| for consideration for one and oue-baIf
! hours each day until exhausted.
On motion OF Senator Buggy, s. B. /,
| appropriatiug money for publishing the
/ constitutional amendments before the
J last election, was made the special order
/ to follow the special orders set for this
morning.
/ Senator Hart, for the Committee on At
/ taches reported back the resolution that
/ Sl3 10 be allowed f. j. Brandon, Secre-
/ tsry of the Seuate, for stamps and tyne
/ writing, with the recommendation that it
be adopted. The resolution was adopted
accordingly.
| The resolution providing that the sum
| of ST per diem be allowed II. Clark for
/ his services as porter from and after Jan
uary 18th, he having received no pay, was
/ also reported favOrably and was adopted
! The Democrats of the Senate broke the
record and voted for the adoption OF the
! resolution.
/ Permission was granted Senator Sey-
mour to place 5. Is. 134, making an appro-
/ priation to pay the claim of f. H. Lom-
! bard, upon the special file.
| Senator Seawell was granted permits
! sion to withdraw 5. =. 100, to appropriate
! Sl45 80 for the erection OF buildings, etc..
at the Mendocino Asylum, from the
J special order list and substitute therefor
s. b. ia, making an appropriation to
/ pay the deficiency in the appropriation
I for support Of the Mendocino ASYLUM
the former to take the place of the latter
upon the special file.
| At 300 O'Clock, on motion of Senator
Mahoney. the Senate adjourned to meet at