The record-union., 1897-02-10

ties to convey and care for them. Over
$4,000, he contended. had been paid
by the State during the past year TO
Sheriffs for the transportation of in
sane people. The whole medical fra
ternity Of the State was in favor of
insane persons being conveyed to and
from asylums by nurses and not by
SheriffS A bill embodying the amend
nnent had been reported back from the
Committee on Hospitals with a rec
ommendation that It do not pass, and
he failed to see the justice in the rec
onmendation.
Aram explained that the adverse re-
port of the committee was made be-
cause the bill proposing the consolida-
ton of the several insane asylums in
the State left the matter as it stands
to-day, and that when that bill comes
before the committee an amendment
would, If thought necessary. be offered
making the change desired by Seawell
Pedlar made forcible argument in
favor of Seawells amendment pro-
testing against the allowance to the
Sheriff OF the sum named, and submit
ting that nearly all of the other States
had eliminated such measures from
their statutes
Gillette submitted that in counties far
INSTANT from asyluns it was to the in
terest of the patients that the Sheriff
De allowed 70 make the conveyance as
otherWise a week or ten days must
elapse before an attendant could ar
rive from an asylum to take charge of
the afflicted.
Feehey, Braunhart Smith Withing-
ton and Gleaves also spoke to the
amenumant, and Seawell closed the de-
bate, after which the amendment was
adopted by vote of 10 to l.. Dickin-
SON changed his vote and gave notice
OF motion to reconsider the vote by
winch the amendment was adopted
EXECUTIVE APPROVAL.
A message was received from the
Governor relating that he had ap-
proved s. 3. 266 by VOORHEES,. an Act
making an appropriation to pay the
expenses of Electors of President and
Vice-President; and S B. 1O1, by Ped
lar, being an Act 10 require an in
Ventory of State and county property
and directing that a record of the
same be kept.
AT l2:43 o'clock a recess was taken
until : O'Clock, only one section of the
county government bill having been
| under consideration.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The special Assembly file was dis
| posed with IN one, two three order as
| the Committee on Revision and Rules
had not yet reported upon the bills
| contained therein.
Boyce offered an amendment to Sec
| ton 2lo Of the county government bill
providing that the County Treasurer
shall be allowed actual travelling ex-
| penses incurred in his semi-annual
settlement with the State Treasurer.
| Bulla raised the point that the Coun-
| ty Treasurer was empowered to for
| ward draft to the State Treasurer in
lieu of making a journey, and Boyce
temporarily withdrew his amendment.
| retaining the right to offer it as an
amendment to the bill.
Several unimportant committee
| amendments offered by the committee
to the remaining sections of the bill
were adopted, and at length the Senate
was ready to turn back to the salary
schedules for the several counties, and
to other affairs pertaining to such
counties.
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Braunhart offered an amendment to
Section 1913, fixing the salaries of san
Francisco officials.
Mahoney suggested that the amend
ment be referred TO the San Francisco
delegation.
President pro TEN. Flint ruled that
| in order to make such reference the
amendment must be withdra Wn, unless
referred by a vote of the Senate.
Braunhart moved that such refer
ence be- made.
| Smith objected, stating that the del
egation had had ample notice that
amendments were to be offered upon
| the second reading.
Mahoney said the amendment Of
fered by Braunhart, which had been
introduced in the form of a bill, had
never been before the San Francisco
delegation.
Dwyer commended that as the bill had
never been referred to the San Fran
cisco delegation the delegation should
not be held responsible in the matter.
A motion to withdraw the amend
ment and refer the same to the San
(Senator Smith in the chair)
In regard to Section 159, relating to
salaries to be paid 10 officials of Los
Angeles County, Simpson offered a
great number of amendments making
slight changes in certain salaries, all
of which were adopted
One of the changes made was to fix
the salary of the Coroner at $4,000 per
annum, instead of allowing certain fees
for his compensation, as is now done.
president pro TEN. Flint in the chair.)
Stratton, for the Alameda delegation,
offered a bundle of amendments to
Section 100, relating to Alameda Coun-
ty. one of the most important of which
was that to fix the salary Of the AS
SCISSOR at $1,000 a year.
Beard offered an amendment to the
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