The record-union., 1895-01-25

ana the OIL was read the nfSC ana second
times and ordered to engrossment. The
bill provides an amendment to the Code
of Civil Procedure extending the time in
which an action is to be done.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
The following bills were read the Sec
ond time and ordered to engrossment for
the third reading:
S. B. 249, defining cruelty to animals
and providing for its punishment.
S. b. 81, relating to the commitment of
insane persons.
S. b. 81, to amend an Act to appropriate
money for the support OF aged persons in
lndlgent circumstances, residing in the
home Of the Veterans Home Association,
providing for an increase i'll the annual
appropriation therefor and changing the
time of payment thereof
5. u. 10, autho rizing the Judges Of the
Superior Court in ali counties, and cities
and counties, having population of
100000 Inhabitants and over to appoint a
Secretary.
S. B. l, relating to the dismissal of civil
actions.
S. b. 1859, to amend Section 502 of the
civil Code relating to time allowed for
commencing work and completing the
same under rights of way granted by
municipal corporations. and providing
Tor forfeiture in case of failure to COM
mence work or to complete it within the
time fixed.
5. b. ~, defining grand larceny.
3. Is. 2z6, TO provide for the appoint
ment and election of one additional
Judge for the county of Humboldt.
;; b. l9S, to reduce the number of
Judges OF the Superior Court of San
Diego County to two.
5. B. 73. to amend Section 1876 of the
Civil Code.
S. B. %, to amend Section l of an Act
ri hn So
prefer of Italian in criminal proceedings
IN cities and cities and counties OF 1000
Inhabitants and over.
YOSEMITE BOUNDARIES.
Upon the request of Senator McAllister,
). j. X. 4, relating to the boundary of the
osemlte National Park was taken up,
The resolution requests Congress to not
change any OF the boundaries of the park,
as they stand at present. The resolution
was adopted by unanimous vote.
The resolution providing for the APP
polntment OF a special committee to in
yestlgate the alleged recent election
frauds IN San Francisco was taken up at
P. NJ as the special order of business.
Senator Sewell opposed the resolution
In vigorous speech. He understood. he
said, that the san Francisco Grand jury
was making an investigation at this time,
and he proposed taking the same action
as was taken by the Assembly at the
morning session, that the matter be re-
ferred to the Attorney
Senators Seymour, Mathews and Martin
colncIded with the views OF Senator Sea-
well, and then Senator Biggy got the
floor.
BIGGY SCORES BUCKLEY d5 co.
He had been elected, he said, to serve
as Senator for sixty days, and if the
committee was appointed this Legislature
would be in session for three months.
he recognized the fact that something
should be done to ferret out the corrup-
tion III San francisco politics, and that
they existed he did not doubt San
Francisco politics had become so corrupt
under the control of that blind, lying
devil, Chris. Buckley and Sam Rainey"
the latter OF whom he had seen upon
the floor of the lobby during the morn
lng-that decent men would have nothing
to do with politics so long as those ''un-
convicted felons" were IN control of the
machine. Honest men, he said, washed
their hands and stepped down and out
lie believed that al investigation should
be had, and was willing to help them in
every way in his power. No honesG man
should fear Investigation, and, for his
part, he was out of San Francisco politics
until matters were Strengthened out, and
he believed that every other honest man
had so determined. He was for investi-
CATION, but not by a legislative COM
mitteee
MCGOWAN IS SARCASTIC.
Senator MCGOWAN said that, like Sem
ator Martin, he had an inspiration which
if put III words would read: "Oh! Father
Cleveland, how you Democrats love each
otherw He then moved that the further
consideration of the resolution be made
special order of business for to-day imme-
dlately after the reading of the journal.
The motion prevailed by a vote of 20 to IL.
RETRENCHMENT COMMITTEE.
At $50 o'clock Seymour's resolution
defining the duties OF the Retreuchment
Committee came up for consideration
Senator Seawell led off i'll a speech op-
posing the adoption OF the resolution.
He did not know, he said. when he voted
for the appointment of the committee,
that it would be allowed to attend to the
business OF all the other regular commit
tees.
Senator Seymour said it was not the in
tention OF the committee to intrench upon
the duties OF regular com mittees, but that
if the committee was to be hampered in
its movements, it were better had it
never been appointed.
Senator Burke, as a member Of the
committee, favored the adoption of the
resolution, and Senator VOORHEES, opposed
IL on the ground that it was too sweeping
and arbitrary in it's present form. The
adopted by vote of % to 5.
The Clerk OF the Assembly announced
that y. G. K. g. relating to giving over to
the Inaugural Ball COMMITTEES certain
corridors and chambers, had passed the
House.
Senator Biggy offered a resolution pro-
vlding that The Attorney General be re-
quested to draw up bill providing for
the appointment Of q nom partisan COM
MISSION to investigate all violation of law
by public officers in any department OF
the State, and to Investigate alleged cleo
ton frauds committed at the last general
election. The resolution was referred to
the Committee on City, City and County
and Town Government.
a resolution by Shippee that l. NJ. Ter
riil be allowed IS for two days services
as doorkeeper was referred to the Com
mIttee on Attaches.
Senator McGowan offered a resolution
that James kidney be appointed Assist
ant Enrolling Clerk, at a per diem OF IS.
Referred to the Committee on Attaches.
HARD ON ATTACHES.
Senator Hart, Chairman of the Conn
mIttee on Attaches, reported back the
resolution by Holloway providing that
no more attaches shall be appointed for
the Senate except by four-hiths vote,
with recommendation that it be
adopted. 1t was adopted by vote of rs
to t.
[Senator Ford in the chair.
President pro tenn. Flint asked for
leave OF absence, for the purpose of WIS.,
| lung his home, and requested that Sem
ator Ford be named as President pro tenn
during his absence. There being no OBJ
lection, it was so ordered
At $50 O'Clock the Senate adjourned to
meet this morning at IL o'clock.
ASSEMBLY.