The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-18


consider the vote by which s. Is. BOB, TO
pay fees of additional counsel in de-
Tense of the suit brought by the South
ern Pacific Company against the Board
of Railroad Commissioners. On recon-
sideration the bill was passed.
THE CODE COMMISSION.
Warehouses; s. 3. 1913, to repeal the
Act creating the Code Commission. was
the subject of a lively tilt between the
lawyers and others on the floor. cutter
finally moved to strike out the enactlng
clause. and after a wrangle. won out
Valentine gave notice of motion to re-
consider.
ON THE FILES.
HolloWay's S. B. 2o9 approprlatlnS
money for the State Board of Horti-
culture, was passed.
Doty's s B. 513, for the construction
of a State highway from cramento to
Folsom was amended and sent TO
printer.
Bulla's S. B. 4S3, amending the Act
OF 1888 for the classification of munich
pal corporations, was passed.
VOORHEES, S. B. 213, amending that
section of the Civil Code which restricts
the bequest of property for charitable
uses to one thinrd of the estate, so that
Mrs. Stanford may leave her entire es-
tate to Stanford University, precipi-
tated a debate. The bill provides that
any school or charity receiving such
full bequest must be without sectarian
or religious bias"
Mulcreavy moved to strike out the
words quoted. arguing that they would
prevent many worthy institutions from
receiving full benefit from the wishes of
generous donors.
Malcolm argued against the amend
ment and in favor of the bill.
Dryden and others spoke against the
amendment Toland spoke for the BILL
though as a rule he was against general
legislation for special cases.
Mulcreavys amendment was lost, and
Canavan then moved to strike out the
enacting clause. Lost.
The bill was then passed.
THE GOVERNORS VETO.
Americas A B. SAT, for the removal
of the girls of the Whittier Industrial
School to Santa Clara, was returned by
the Governor without his approval, and
with the following:
MESSAGE.
Executive department, oldle Ol SdI-
ifornia-
To the Honorable Assembly of the
State of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1 re-
turn herewith A. B. SAT without my
approval and with my objections
thereto:
/ have long contemplated and desired
the removal Of the female inmates of
the Whittier State School to a separate
institution where they could be cared
fer by a separate management, and un-
der conditions favorable to their intel
lectual training and moral reforma-
ton. It was my desire that they might
be so placed that they would be free
from associations with detrimental in
f1uences, and where they would not be
brought in contact with any society
which they might contaminate.
Shortly after the meeting of the Leg
islature, Santa Clara, through her
representatives and citizens, proposed
the plan expressed in the bill
under discussion. In company
With a committee of the Legis-
lature l met many of the people
Of Santa Clara, and inspected the site
of the proposed Santa Clara State
School AT that time there was SEN
timent of universal approval Of the
plan of locating the school at that
place. In consideration of the desire
Of the legislative representatives of
Santa Clara County and the then evil
dent desire of the citizens Of Santa
Clara, as evidenced to US upon the oc-
casion of our visit, the Legislature
passed the above bill.
After the bill had been considered by
both houses, and shortly before its final
passage. protests against its enact