The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-04
Getting Beady for Finishing
Touches on Bills.
The Humane Societies Ask for Proper
Laws.
Considering the State Highway Bis
Many Measures Passed
Daily

Yesterday was a more lively day in
the Senate, a number of bills being
passed and a wordy war being precipi-
tated by Braunhart through his defense
OF an Assembly bill relative to who
should be allowed to. administer on the
estates of deceased persons, a bill SINH
lar to one introduced by him, both hav-
ing been reported adversely by the Com
mittee on Judiciary. After quite a de-
bate the bill was showed under, and the
debaters subsidized.
Bulla succeeded in getting a recon-
sideration of his land bill, some of the
Senators voting for reconsideration out
of courtesy to him and several saying
that they wished an opportunity to eX-
anime into the matter more thoroughly.
Two of Simpsons bills We're passed,
one relating to the disposition of life
estates, homesteads and community
property, and the other to conveyances
of real property by married women.
One by Jones was also passed increasing
the penalty for selling liquor to ha-
bitual drunkards and Indians, and TAX
ing the offense out Of the jurisdiction of
Justices Courts.
Blue Canyon water is a very mild ma
terial on which to stir up an excite
ment and too clear to rile the feelings
of the average man, but some of the Sen
ators could not stomach the insinuation
that the august body of which they were
members was 50 teetotally given over
to the use of adams ale'' as drunk on
an average four gallons each a day at
q time when Jupiter Pluvius was hold
ing undisputed sway outside the build
ing and they therefore raised a protest
against being forced, even by impIca-
ton, to swallow such an amount. 1t
was too much to drink and not enough
for a bath and was likely TO turn into a
white elephant on their hands. Some
of them might have thought 1t would
ruin their regulations with their consti-
AuElllS anu AlOi CilOtioC IllAlIAcSCIh NAi~AN
the remnants of Democratic principles
that chung to him precluded his voting
to have the Senate supplied with the
water.
This excited some hilarity, but when
the Father Of the Senate the staid and
decorous Senator LangfOrd of San Joa-
quin. a dyed-in-the-woo1 Democrat,
notwithstanding his views on in
cidental protection, voted squarely for
undiluted cold water thus violating all
the traditions of his party, the gravity
of the Senate was sadly shaken and the
potent, grave and reverend Seignors'
laughed heartily.
A number of new bills were intro
duced, five of them being by Gleaves,
relating to State roads, the classified
ton Of roads in the State, use of wide
tires. and the creation of a Department
of Highways. Henderson introduced
one in regard to classifying of evidence
and Doty one relating to the appoint
ment of photographic reporters for Su-
perior Courts.
WHO IS THE WINNER?
A prominent Republican, who is very
close to the State Library Trustees
elected yesterday, was asked as to who
would be the probable choice for State
Librarian.
We'll" he replied, cit looks some
I az
regarded as Wallis men, Flint is fol
Fraser. Neff for Gillis, and Lee Of Los
Angeles is an unknown quantity Il
looks very much as if the three candi-
dates named will all get there, if we
include the deputyships."
IN COMMITTEES.
There were a number of committee
meetings, indeed, the Senate is doing
z. great deal of work In committee just
now. as with over 600 bills introduced
and only about 200 reported on, the
work must be pushed.
The Judiciary Committee reported IA
vorabIy last night on S. B. 800, as
amended. authorizing a party required
10 give a bond 10 aSlte WIN HIS SNi (
ties for the deposit or withdrawal OF
any moneys for which they may be
held responsible; favorably on ;. b
3O4. relating TO exemptions from execu-
rions as amended: 5. b. ASA, relating to
rules for determining questions Of resi-
dence: $. b. 533, authorizing municipal
corporations to set aside streets as bou-
rewards. and S. Il. SOC, relating TO the
sale and redemption of property sold
under power of sale in mortgages and
trust deeds: s. b. 534 and S. B. $50 re-
lating to filling packages having trade
marks and covering up or defacing
Them
on suggestion of T. L. Ely of tbs
Controllers office, it also recommended
the appointment of a joint committee
to consider all the revenue laws.
The Committee on Commerce and
Navigation considered at length 5. b
45S. relating to the powers of the Har-