The record-union., 1895-02-08
SENATE.

At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning the
Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
with President pro tenn. Flint in the chair
The rOll-cali showed a quorum present
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. q. \. Ottmann.
On motion OF Senator Bert, the read
ing Of the journal was dispensed with.
Senator Orr asked that the special order.
to appoint a special Committee on EIec-
tiOu Frauds, be made the special order
for to-day, Immediately after the reading
OF the journal. 1t was so ordered.
Senator Earl, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Rules, moved that the committee
be granted permission to confer with the
similar committee of the Assembly for
the purpose Of formulating joint rules for
the two houses of the Legislature, The
motion prevailed.
COMMITTEE REPORT.
The report of the Sub Committee on
Public Buildings Other Than Prison
buildings, which recently returned from
a tour Of inspection of State institutions
in the southern part OF the State, was
handed in.
The committee, on their arrival in ]. .os
Angeles, visited the State Normal School
at that place. There are nearly 500 pupils
III attendance in the normal department
and 40 in the model school. The esti-
mated attendance tor the coming year IS
1000.
The committee found the new building
completed. They recommend that 50 900
bo appropriated for furnishing the new
building; that =, coo be appropriated for
heating and ventilatng purposes; that
s., 900 be allowed for further additions to
the library, and that $4,000 be allowed
for the maintenance Of the school TOR the
next two years.
The committee visited the asylum at
Highlands. 1t recommends that $1,000
be allowed for furnishing lhe new ward:
that 600 be allowed Tor another ward
building; that Sl0,OYO be allowed Tor the
erection OF dormltOry and $, coo for fur
nishIng il: that 81 900 be allowed for an
electric plant; that $4,000 be allowed for
drainage and sewerage; that -, 100 be al
lowed Tor the erection and furnishing
OF house for the Superintendent.
From highlands the committee pro-
ceeded to san Diego, and there viewed
two sites offered to the State for the erec-
ton of a Normal School, one the Chill
dren's Home, the other the High School.
he location OF both IS good, but the
buildings are small for the purpose pro-
posed. Pacific Beach was also visited.
II it is the wish of the Legislature to es-
tablish q Normal School at San Diego
they recommend its location at Pacific
Beach, where fair site was offered for
the purpose, worth S0O, ,UUD.
From careful examination of the in
stitutions visited the committee believes
that a reduction from the last appropria-
tion may be made Of 800, 900 without inn
pairing the efficiency OF either OF them.
TOO MUCH WORK.
Senator Smith offered a resolution pro-
viding that the Judiciary Committee here
after meet on but three evenings in each
week. He said that SO much time was de-
manded by the Judiciary Committee of its
members that they had no time 10 attend
sessions OF other committees Of which
they were members.
Senator McGOwan said this was the
first time in the history of the State that
q committee bad been accused OF doing
too much work. He stated that the rule
was that only very few members were
present ut the meetings of the Judiciary
Committee, and he could very easily
prove an alibi for all Senators except Sem
ators Aram, Simpson, Earl and himself.
Senator Gestord arrived in the cham ber
at TINS time and said he had heard only
the last words Of the Senator from Hum
boldt, and that his name had not been
mentioned. lie wished to say that he
had attended every session of the Judi
ciary Committee, except when absent
from the city on other committee duty.
Senator Smith said Senators Aram,
Earl and Simpson were the very men,
bers aimed to reach by his resolution, as
they were absent from many important
committees of which they We're members
while attending sessions of the Judiciary
Committee.
The roll was called and the resolution
adopted by vote OF Is 10 s.
Senator Earl presented a petition from
the san Francisco Monday Club. protest.
ing against the passage OF the uniform
license bill. The petition was ordered
printed in the journal.
INTRoDUCTIoN OF BILLS.
Bills were introduced and referred 10
committees as follows: