The record-union., 1895-03-06
Evening Session,
1t was 7:45 O'Clock when the Senate re-
a &C ar11 l1lad

until i:oU P, VI.
Evening Session,
1t was 7:45 O'Clock when the Senate re-
assembled.
COUNTY DIVISION.
Several committee reports were sub
mitted before the special order was
reached, which was upon the passage of
). 3. 465, by Linder, to provide for tire
formation, organization and classifica-
ton OF new counties, for locating the
county seats. for the election and aD-
pCintment OF officers, and for the adjust
ment and fultillment of the rights and
obligations arising between such new
counties and other counties. commonly
known as the county division bill,
Senator Bert in the chair.l
sEAWELL. IN OPPOSITION,
Senator Seawell took the floor and
spoke in opposition to the passage of the
bill. He lived IN a county which did not
ask for nor wish for a diviSion-a county
containing ST., 2,000 900 worth OF assessabla
property, but il the present bill passed
1t woulG not be SIX months before some
of his people would be demanding di-
vision. OF all measures before the Sen
ate, this was the most important Not
over half-doZen counties in the State
demanded division, and it would be bad
policy to pass general law upon the
question.
SMITH WANTS MORE COUNTIES.
Senator Smith said he had no fear of
county divisions in the State, and was
sorry to lind himself opposed to the SEN
ator from Mendocino {SeaWeIi) He was
satisfied that when California had one
hundred and twenty-five counties instead
OF tifty-seven IL would be much better or
ganlzed and better governed State. He
believed in home-rule for California as
much as he did i'll home rule for Ireland
In his county jurors travelled as far as
one hundred and twenty-five miles to
attend court. His county (Kern} had thu
highest mountain chain in the State. as
well as the richest valley, and it was al
most impossible for one Board Of Super
visors to govern the county for the best
interests OF all concerned There had
never been, he said, such unanimIty up
on any question, except that OF Chinese
immigration, as was expressed by the
people at the polls last fall concerning
county division, and those people who
voted for q Division Act, expect and de-
sire the passage OF the bill. He hoped it
would pass.
The roll was called and the Senate re-
fused TO pass the bill by the following
vote:
Ayes-Arms. Denison, Earl, Fay, Ford,
Gleaves, Hoyt, Linder, Mathews, Nc
Alllster, MclI0wan, Pedlar, Smith and
WiJhingtOn-l4.
Nces-Androus, Beard, Burke, Dunn,
Flint, Franck, Henderson, Holloway,
LangIord, Mahoney, Martin, Seawell,
Seymour, Shine, Shippee, Toner and
WhItehurst-I1.
Excused from voting-Gesford, Simp-
son and VOORHEES,.
Senator llari changed his vote from ave
to no and Gaye notice that he would to-
day move to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was passed.
The special urgency nle was taken up
and tbs following bills disposed of:
). B. l99, by Wilmington, authorizing
municipal corporations to disaose Of gnr-
plus water along the line OF their water
supply outside OF their corporate limits;
TO joIn with other persons, corporations
and irrigation districts in deyeioDiup
%aIer, and empowering the legislative
authority OF sucn municipal corporations
To execute such powers, was read the
third time and passed by a vote Of y to Is.
ON motion of senator VOORHEES, the Con-
stitution was suspended in order that a.
b. go, by Coleman, 10 amend Section 1898
ot tho Politicai Code, appointing the Sur
veyorGenerai locating agont in the
United states Land Offices, and declaring
the effect OF selections accepted by tae
United states, which had been read the
second time at the AFTERNOON session,
might be passed.
The roll was called and the bill refused
passage by a vote OF II ayes, TO noes
Noorheis CHANGED his vote and gave
notice tnat he would to-day move to re-
consider the vote by which the bill was
refused passage.
On motion OF Senator Franck S. u. 495,
to add . new section 10 the Code Of Civil
Procedure, TO be known as Section $50,
relating TO sales by commissioner under
decree of foreclosure, was Withdrawn aud
). B. $50, being Identical, was substituted,
the Constitution suspended. the bill read
the second and third&iine and passed by
a vote OF 81 to 0.
>. B. los. by Simpson, to provide FOR
the organization, incorporation and gov
ernnent OF townships, was read The
talrd Tune. Senator Simpson explained
tue bill at some length.