The record-union., 1895-01-24

side. San Diego, Santa Cruz, San Benito
and Monterey.
The Third District shall embrace the
counties following: San Francisco. San
Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra
Costa, Sonoma and Marin.
The sessions of the First District shall
be held at Sacramento, the second at Los
Angeles and the third at San Francisco.
The remainder of the proposed amend
ment defines the duties of the different
courts. Referred to the Committee on
constitutional Amendments.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGE.
A message from the Assembly an
nounced that S. B. IS, repeating the
Coyote Scalp Act. had passed that body;
also, that S. G. r. 2, providing that the
off1cial oath of the Lieutenant-Gover
be spread upon the journals of the two
houses, had been concurred in.
Upon motion by Senator Orr the res
olution was ordered to enrolment and a
copy ordered forwarded to the Governor
at the earliest possible moment.
ELECTION FRAUDS.
S. ]. r. 15, by Orr. appointing a special
committee on election Frauds was called
up. Senator Orr presented an amended
copy and asked that it be substituted. 1t
was so ordered.
On motion of Senator Burke. the reso-
luton as amended was referred to the
Committee on Education and Public
Morals.
INAUGURAL BALL.
S. c. r. 3, by Mahoney, relative to
granting the use of halls, corridors, ETC.,
TO the inaugural Ball Committee and for
the adjournment on Friday, January
10Th, until Tuesday, January 2Sth, was,
on motion of Senator Orr, amended to
read from Saturday, January Goth, until
tuesday, January 18th, and, as amended.
was adopted by unanimous vote.
The resolution lnstructing the Ser
geant-at- Arms to allow the Inaugural
Ball Committee the use of rooms, etc.,
was, after being amended to correspond
with 5. g. K. B. adopted.
The resolution appropriating $50 for
music for the inaugural ball was taken
up and adopted.
Senator Mahoney introduced a resolu-
ton providing that $500 be appropriated
from the Senate contingent fund for the
purpose OF lighting the dome on the
evening Of the inaugural ball. He stated
that ne had been informed by the Secre-
tary Of State that funds for lighting the
dome were not otherwise available, hence
his resolution. 1t was adopted bv q
unanimous vote.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
The following bills were read the first
time and ordered placed on file for the
second reading:
). b. $40 amend ain Act appropriate
Ing money for the support of aged per-
sons i'll INDECENT circumstances residing
IN the homo OF the Veterans Home Asso-
citation.
5. b. l, relating to the dismissal of civil
actions.
5. B. 100, relating to time allowed for
commencing work and completing the
same under rights of way granted by
municipal corporations, and providing
tor u forfeiture in case of failure to COM
mence work or to com plete it within the
time fixed.
5. b. l22, defining grand larceny.
,. b. 2z6, to provide for the appointment
and election OF one additional Judge for
the county of Humboldt.
). b. lSS, 10 reduce the number of
Judges or the Superior Court of San
Diego County to two.
;. b. 36, to appropriate money to paw
the claim of d. Jordan.
>. u. -, to amend Section 1876 of the
Civil Code.
5. b. IS, to amend Section l of an ct
authorizing the appointment of an inter-
prefer OF Italian in criminal proceedings
IN cltles Snd cities and counties of l00,U 900
inhabitants and over.
ANOTHER CLERK WANTED,
a resolution by Senator Hoyt provid-
ing that l.. d. Washey be appointed AS
sIstant Secretary Of the Senate, with a per
diem OF IS, was referred to the Committee
on Attaches, Contingent Expenses and
Mileage.
At $40 P. NJ. the Senate adjourned to
meet thls morning at ii O'clock