The record-union., 1897-01-23


animals.-Education and Public Nor
ais.
BY thington-Repealing Section 20
Of the Civil Code-Judiciary
By Dickinson-To promote compe-
tency and skill among practiced bar
bers, and to regulate the practice of
such DIN the State.-Judiciary.
By Dickinson-Relative to officers OF
municipal corporations of the sixth
elasticity, City and County and
Town Governments.
By Dickinson-To amend an Act to
provide for work upon streets. etc, and
for the construction of sewers in mu-
cipalities.-City, City and County and
Town Government.
By MISUNDERSTANDING all ordl-
nanceS and resolutions passed by the
City Council or other legislative bodies
of municipalities to be presented to the
Mayor or other city executive officer
for his approval-City, City and Coun-
ty and Town Government.
By Bulla-AuthoriZing Common Coun-
ellis other than in cities of the first
class to refund their indebtedness
City, City and County and Town Gov
eminent
By Misunderstanding for pun
ishmenIt for open and notorious cohab-
station
By Understanding for the pay
ment of swamp and overflow land
funds.-Swamp and Overflow Lands.
Mahoney offered a resolution, which
was referred to the Committee ON
Rules and Revision, providing that the
| San Francisco delegation be inserted
among the list of standing commit
| tees of the Senate.
Denison requested that Seawelps name
be added to the Committee ON Public
Buildings Other Than Prison Build
ings, and there being no objection it
was SO ordered.
LIQUOR LICENSE PETITION.
A numerously signed petition from
Los Angeles County was put in by
| Simpson, as follows: 1.-THE Code Com
mission of the Legislature having rec
| commended the enactment of a general
| saloon license law for the State, We,
believing that such a law threatens
the moral welfare of the State, do here
by earnestly protest against the pass
age of such a law, and we respectfully
|
vote against its enactment
| VOORHEES, moved that when the Sem
ate adjourns it do SO until Monday
next, and roll call was necessary to
| settle the point 1t finally carried by
a vote of p to IA.
HARBORS NEED VISITING.
| Aram offered a resolution, and moved
it's adoption, providing that the Chair
man of the Committee ON Commerce,
Rivers, Harbors and Coast Defenses
be authorized to visit such To-
calities In the State as he be-
lieved necessary for the good of the
public service, and that he be empow-
cred to take with him as many MEM
| bers of the committee as he deemed ad-
| viSable. The resolution further pro-
vided that actual travelling expenses
| should be allowed, and not mileage, as
has been the method ait former sessions,
and it was adopted by vote of q
to 3.
| Braunhart's substitute to Bert's S.
B. II, to create Police Court i'm San
Francisco and fixing the term of office
| for the Judge of such court. was by
consent made a special order for Mon
| day morning.
| FINAL READING.
| Bulla's bill relating to the granting Of
divorces, not yet having returned from
| engroSSment, was passed on the file.
S. b. 4, by Stratton, to amend Section
63S Of the Civil Code, relating to the in
terest charged and security to be taken
| by mutual building and loan associa-
| tons, was read the third time and
passed by unanimous vote. Title APP
proved.
| S. B. 107, by Pedlar, being an Act to
| require an inventory of State and coun-
ty property, and directing that record
be kept of the same, was read the third
| time and passed by a unanimous vote.
| Title approved.
| S. B. 2, by Androus, providing for the
| destruction of municipal bonds of cities
| of the fifth class where the same have
| been executed and remain unsold, was
| amended, striking out the words fifth
| class" and inserting the words "muni-
| cipal corporations" and as so amended
was ordered re-engrossed.
S. B. 9, by Beard, amending Section
| 764 of an Act to provide for the organi-
| cation, incorporation of municipal cor
porations, relating to the powers of
| Boards of Trustees of certain cities, was
read the third time and passed unani-
mously. Title approved.
S. B. 16, by Bert, to Inappropriate
S125, 900 for erection of buildings for the
use of affiliated and other departments
of the University of California, was
amended and order re-engrossed.
l Nv
upon the governing body of cities of the
first class to provide for the erection of
a municipal hospital and to levy tax
| therefor, was amended and ordered re-
engrossed.
S. B. 10 by Holloway, to amend an Act
| to provide for the organization, incor-
poration and government of municipal
corporations, was still in the hands of
the committee to which it had been re-
| ferred.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
b 6, by Ararn. relating to the office
of Commissioner of Public Works, was
passed on the file, to retain it's place
SeawelPs bill III, relating to the order
of trial and providing that the Judge
shall charge the jury prior to the argu-
ments by attorneys, called for some Sc
we're criticism Wilmington offered an
amendment providing that the charge
of the Judge shall be made in writing.
Seawell and Morehouse protested
against the adoption of the amendment
and Gillette favored 1t. The amend
ment was adopted by vote OF Is to If,
and before the vote was announced sea-
well changed his vote to aye ard gave
notice of a reconsideration
S. B. 112, by Seawell, to amend Section