The record-union., 1895-03-09

much to the prosperity of the city and
State.
Dinkelspiel said he was opposed to
leasing the lots north of Market street to
any private corporation for the erection
OF warehouses. 1t is the property of the
State and should remain so. He only op-
posed the amendment on that account.
Dixon moved that the amendment, to-
gether with the bill, be re-commit:ed to
the Committee on Commerce and Navi-
cation, to be reported back tomorrow.
Spencer favored the amendment. There
had been for years cry against the rail-
road company and he thought that if the
corporation of a competing road asks for
this privilege it should be accorded to It.
DWyer, Bachman and Ewing spoke in
favor OF the amendment.
Powers again advocated the amend
ment. Ii the new company wished to
lease these mud flats for fifty wears he
hoped they would be allowed TO do so.
Mchelvey did not think it right for the
Legislature to instruct the Harbor Com
missioners to lease the land at any fixed
price. The proper way would be to fix
a minimum and lease TO the highest bid
der.
Belshaw said that to refer the amend-
ment to the Committee on Commerce and
Navigation would kill it.
Dixon said he had made the motion in
n
able to find out where the land was that
would be leased, as no one seemed to be
able to tell where it was, but in answer to
the insinuation of the gentleman, he
would withdraw his motion.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill sent to the printer.
BledsOe in the chair.
5. B. 129, an Act to appropriate S147. $50
for the erection Of an administration
building for the use and occupancy of the
officers, employees and patients of the
Mendoclno Asylum; to purchase furni-
ture and furnish the building so to be
erected by the directors OF said ASYLUM.
ETC., and 5. b. $50, to appropriate 50, 900
for repairs and improvements upon the
grounds OF the State Insane Asylum at
Agnews, was considered in Committee of
the Whole.
Belshaw asked what was the recon-
mendation of the committee on the AS
sembly bill for which S. B. 129 was sub
stituted.
Bulla moved that, in absence of such
Information, the committee recommend
that il do not pass.
Reid said that every time any appropri-
alton came up for Northern California.
the mem bers from Southern California.
VINO had obtained about all the appropri-
atiOns they asked Tor, opposed it.
BuIla rose 10 question of privilege
and said he felt hurt at the insinuatiOn
OF the member from Trinity, who was
usually SO fair minded. He had made the
motion simply on account Of lack of in
formation.
The Assembly bill was reported by the
Clerk to have been adversely reported by
the Committee on Ways and Means, and
Belshaw contended that the Senate bill
should not be on the file with a recon-
men6ation.
a dozen members were speaking at
once and Sanford and CargiII made
speeches which no one was able to hear.
On motion of Peqdleton, the committee
rose, reported progress and asked leave
to sit again.
GOVERNORS VETO.
a message was received from the Coy
ernor, announcing that he returned A.
b. IA, relating to Limitation OF actions,
without his approval.
AN ANTI-sEMITIC SPEECH.
Thomas moved the reconsideration of
the vote by which the substitute for S.
B. s 40, %, 54, n, for the relief OF insolvent
debtors, for the protection of creditors,
and for the punishment of fraudulent
debtors, was passed.
Reid made an impassioned speech in
which he declared that the bill was purely
in the interest Of the Jewish merchants of
San Francisco, and he asked the mem
bers how they could go home and face
their constituents after voting to pass
this bill in the sole interest of the de-
scendants of Abraham.
Several members arose to protest
against the language of Reid, but the
Chair decided that he was in order and
that they could have their say afterwards
Hatfield spoke at length in favor of the
bill, showing that Reid's arguments were
not founded on fact, and that the provi-
sion he complained of was just
Dinkelspiel characterized the remarks
of Reid as shameful, and said that this
was not religious body and should not
have been appealed TO in any such man
ner. 1t was purely question of debtor
and creditor.
Lynch in the chair
Powers spoke at length on the bill and
cited recent case Of insolvency in which
a settlement was blocked by the demand
of the Sheriff for $3.50 receivers fees and
$3.50 attorneys fees. The Board of Trade,
which had done more for the miners
than they asked, tavors this bill.
Thomas arose in defense of the miners.
In an impassioned speech he declared
that because the Board OF Trade had ban
quoted the miners they had no right to
expect him to vote against his convic-
tions, and he did not propose to be intiu-
enced In any such way.
I6 IlOiIOL " 1OCOHSluGE was lost
ayes 80, noes AZ.
Brusie moved to take up a. B. 6I7 Cthe
bill and adopt the amend
Inents reported by the Committee on
Free Conference.
The amendments were adopted and the
bill was ordered 10 engrossment.
North asked leave to introduce a bill,
as, when the charter ofthe town OF Berk-
eey was adopted by the Assembly. the
TNFnX-ISInn for .InEtIpa1s
and the bill was intended to remedy the
matter. as, unless it is passed, the town
will be without such court.
The constitutional provision was sus-
pended and the bill introduced, as we'll
as one by Lynch in aid of committees
OF investigation appointed by Senate and
Assembly. They were both referred 10
the Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions.
Ewing moved to reconsider the vote by
which y. 3. 653, to amend Section gg6 of
the Political Code, to declare when a
vacancy exists in any elective or an
pOin3ive office, board or commission. of
any county, city, city and county. town
ship or municipality, and also to anend
Section 999 OF the Political Code. to pro-
vide for the filling of vacancies in Office.
was refused third reading.
Bettman moved to lay the motion on
the table. Carried.
Gutter explained his vote, saying that
he wished that the bill should be made
debatable, in order that be might offer
some amendments, and the motion to
lay on the table was designed to prevent
him from doing so.
At 4:35, P. NJ. on motion of Brusie. the
Assembly took a recess till 7:3O p. NJ.
Evening Session.
The Assembly reronvapa1 at 7.9n ,
Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Wade again called up his motion of re-
OF S. B. 349, and asked that