The record-union., 1897-02-05
STILL PASSING BILLS.
The Senate Kept Steadily at Work
Yesterday.

and a full attendance present.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. G. l..
Mel.
On motion of Smith, leave of absence
| for the day was granted to Wilmington
and on motion of Flint leave of absence
was granted to Aram.
The Committee on Elections reported
| that a recount of the votes and lnVeS-
| tigation of the contests for the seats OF
! Hall and Feeny had resulted in estab-
| fishing their right to their seats, ana
| thu committee therefore offered reso-
| luton that they be declared duly seat
| ed. Adopted.
| On motion of Smith, the County Gov
eminent bill was made the special or
der for Monday morning.
! The Committee on Attaches recon-
| mended that the six watchmen and
| mail carriers be allowed 81 day each
and that the thirteen members who
| went on the tour of investigation be
| allowed SS46 80 for mileage and ex-
penses and $17 50 for Geographic and
mail expenses. The report was adopt
| ed, Doty voting no.
Morehouse, for the Committee on La
bor and Capital, reported favorably ON
| - u L. L., lCidb ( " TN PAoS~~~NDA
of free labor and industries in which
it is employed.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
| A message was received from the
| Assembly recounting that A. 3. 3l6,
| providing for more efficiency in fire
| departments in cities of the first class
Is. B. 9, providing for the
Incorporation, organization and
government of municipal corpora
tons; A. b. Isl, providing that cities
may take their census; A. B. 20, relat-
ing to the powers of Justices of the
Peace in calling in other Justices to
try cases, and a. B. 1876, providing for
| the regulation and sale of street rail
ways, had been passed. They We're
disposed of in the usual manner.
NEW BILLS.
Bills were introduced, read the third
time and referred to committees as
| follows:
BY Bulla-Authorizing corporations
to act as executor and in other capaci-
| ties, and provide for and regulate the
administration of trust by such cOrpo-
ratiOns.-Corporation
By Langford-To regulate the prac-
tice of architectural
By consolidating an appropriation
Of $50, 900 for the erection of a ward
building for the Southern California
Asylum for the Insane and Inebriates
Public Buildings Other Than Prison
| Buildings.
By Stratton-To repeal the Act fo1
the sale of mineral landS.-Mines and
| Drainage.
BY Dickinson-Relat ting to actions tic
the foreclosure Of mortgages.-Ju
larry.
BY Dickinson-Relative to leases OF
| lots.-Judiciary.
BY Simpson-Providing for the main
| tenance and support Of children in in
digent circumstances.-Edu and
Public Morals.
BY Notwithstanding for the re-
pair and construction of buildings in
| Yosemite Valley.-Y osemite Valley and
| Forestry.
By Stratton-To provide for the set
Element of counties with the State, and
relating to property exempt from taxa
tion.-Judiciary.
BY Pedlar-Amending several sec
tions of the Political Code, relating tc
hospitals.-Ho Hospitals.
BY La Rue-To promote public health
and to provide a penalty for non-com-
pliance with the Standardization and
Public Morals
BY La Rue-To promote the public
health-Education and Public Morals
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
By Simpson-Proposing to the peo-
pie an amendment to Section II, Arti-
Gle Kill, in relation to the provid-
ing for and collection of an annual
poll-taX.
| Section u The Legislature shall
provide for the levy and collection OF
an annual poll-tax of not less than $.
on every male inhabitant of this State
over y and under 60 years of age, ex-
cept paupers, idiots, insane persons
honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors of the late war of the rebellion
and Indians not taxed. Said tax shall
be paid into the State school fund.
BY Simpson-Proposing to the peo-
pie an amendment to Section 4, Arti-
Gle XI. of the Constitution in relation
to esta blishing a system of county
governments.
The Legislature shall establish q
syst EN- of county governments which
shall be uniform throughout the State
and by general laws shall provide fol
township organization. And when
ever township organization is formed
under general law, as herein provided
the assessment and collection of the
} revenues shall be made, and the bust
ness of county and local affairs of the
several townships therein shall be
managed and transacted in the man
ner prescribed by such general laws"
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
resolution was offered by Bert
that the Sergeant alarms be in
t structed to pay the various bills fol
, filters, ice, fixing locks, electrical sup
plies. etc. amounting to S163 %.
A petition was presented by Bert
from the Lick Bath Company. asking
that it be exempted from taxation, an6
presenting strong reasons for the re-
> quest.
THIRD READING.
The third reading file was next il
order, and s. B. %, by Boyce, author
izing the employment of a specialists
: in sociological educa ton in countie.
: and cities and counties, and provid
: ing for the duties and execution of ths
lwork of such specialist.