The San Francisco call., 1897-03-19

IN SENATE AVID ASSEMBLY,.
Sererat Interesting Measures Pass tn
Le1istafure.

In SENATE 4ND ASSEMBLY.
Sererat Interesting pleasures Pass the
Legislature.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, March IS.-The
Senate this morning reconsidered the
vote by which the appropriation of $780,
600 for State building in San Francisco
was lost last night, and passed the bill to
the Assembly.
The general appropriation bill was
passed and sent TO the Senate for concur
renee in the Senate amendments.
The claim of John MuIlan against the
State of California for SAG, 6l6 80 was
passed. Bills were also passed appropri-
ating $500 for Wilim M. Sullivan, $4,000
for William II. Donnelly and $4,000 for J.
w. Newbert, all of whom were injured
while in the service OF the National
Guard.
The Senate this afternoon passed the fo!-
lowing Assembly bills: By Damon, appro-
priating $4,000 to improve Salt River,
Humboldt County; By Jones, amending
the act of 1893 relating to annuities to pub
lie cschoolteachers; by Chynoweth, amend
ing the act of 1881 relative to swamp land
districts
The Assembly bill by Cross relative to
pawnbrokers was lost The bill by Clark
providing fo- the publication of legal ad-
vertising was refused second reading.
Braunhart called up the Senate bill pro-
vidlng for experts in the case of tie
Southern Pacific Railroad against the
State for reconsideration.
Wilmington raised the point of order
that under the resolution adopted yester-
day no Senate bill could be considered
after noon to-day. Flint, who was in the
chair, ruled the point not well taken,
whereupon Wilmington appealed from the
decision OF the chair, this being the first
appeal taken this session, and Will proba-
bly, be the last, as it only received four
votes. Wilmington then spoke against
the bill and it was lost.
After the rollcal IN the Senate tonight
Morehouse moved that the Attorney-Gen-
eral be authorized to repre- sent the Senate
before judge Morrow in the matter of the
habeas corpus of Lawrence and Levings,
made returnable Tomorrow morning.
resolution by Dickinson to this effect was
adopted.
The Senate passed the following Assem-
bly, bills: Providing an additional clerk to
the adjutant-general, whose duties shall
be to audit Indian war claims, and fixing
his salary at $500; appropriating $4,000 TO
pay the claim of A. j. Bourne, who was
injured by escaping prisoners at San
Quentin whom he attempted to capture; to
create and regulate in any city in the
State public warehouses other than ware
houses for the storage of grain or wool
and TO enforce warehouse liens; confer
ring certain powers upon insurance
corporation in regard to the organiza-
ton of fire companies; approDriatlng $435
for travelling expenses OF the State Board OF
Health; providing for the issuance and
sale of funding bonds of irrigation dis
tricts and providing for the payment of
such bonds; providing for an exhibit OF
products at the Hamburg exposition; ap-
propriating $175 to pay the claim OF G.
Phipps for services as assistant secretary
of the Board of Examiners in 1891; ap-
propIiating $1440 10 pay the Sacra-
mento Bee for advertising constitutional
amendments; providing for needy, unem-
ployed and vagrants under sentence by
empowering Boards of Supervisors to es-
tablish poor farms providing the unem-
ployed with work at 35 cents, lodging and
three meals per day; establishing uni
form syste m OF roads and highways.
Arnerich's bill relating to elections was
lost.
The Assembly this morning. upon re-
consideration, passed Asse mbly bill 582.
appropropriatjng $50, 600 TO dredge Hum
boldt Bay. 1t also passed Assembly bill
354, amending section 1196 OF the Politi-
cal Code, relating to elections; also Sen
ate constitutional amendm ment 412. As
sembly bill 901, for the relief of John G.
Conlin OF San Francisco, was refused pas
sage.
The Assem- bly, this afternoon passed the
following Senate bills: By Shippee,
authorizing the Governor to EMPLOY
agents to collect war claims due the State
from the United States; by Aram. relat
ing to the collection of assessments III re-
clamation districts within. the State; by
Flint, providing for the improvement and
repair of Suffers Fort grounds; bv Voor
heis, to pay the claim of w Ii. Murray,
superintendent OF ramie culture, to pay
the deficiency in the appropriation for the
Preston School of Industry; by Smith.
appropriating $295 to pay the claim of the
Tribune Publishing Company against the
State. Also Assembly constitutional
amendments amending art Gle Nv of the
constitution relative to sessions of the
Legislatures adding new section. to be
known as 51a. relative to the consolidated
city and county governments.
The Assembly passed the following Sem
ate bills: By Doty, to provide for the con-
struction of State highway from Sacra-
mento to Folsom; by Treacy. giving
notice of reconsideration; by Jones. to
provide for the protection of public hi h.
ways from damage by storms and floods
and authorizing the expenditure of public
money for the purposes thereof; by Flint,
TO pay the claim of Monterey County; by
Flint, appropriating $4,000 to pay the claim
of E. N. Strout for services rendered as
Reclamation Commissioner; by Braun
hart, providing for the issuance and sale
of bonds for the extension OF the seawall
from the present southerly terminus on
propriating $4,000 to pay the claim Of
E-epcas yViIliamz