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etc, bearing a duly stamped trade
mark, was read the third time and
passed by a vote of % to 0-title ap-
proved.
S. B. 523, by Aram, to appropriate
money for the support of orphans, half
orphans. abandoned children. found
lings and other abandoned infants, was
read and passed by a vote of 26 to O.
title approved.
S. Is. 1876, by Androus, to amend Sec
ton $40 of the Penal Code, relating to
ipawnbrokers, was read the third time
and passed by vote of n to 0-title
approved.
S. B. 314, by Langford. to amend
Sections 1874 and 1851 of the Code of
Civil Procedure, relating to the right
of eminent domain, kead the third time
and passed by vote of % TO 0-title
approved.
S. b. 50l, by Hall, to authorize the
Board of Harbor Commissioners to es-
tablish and maintain a free public
market upon the water front of San
Francisco, and providing for the ex-
penses and regulation thereof, was
read the third time and created con-
siderable discussion. 1t appeared that
the measure had not received the uni
versal attention of the Senate previ-
ously, and, on motion of Smith. it was
made special order for 1880 o'clock
this morning.
S. b. 554, by Stratton, to prohibit the
employment of convicts confined in the
State Prisons in the manufacture of
textile fabrics other than jute grain
lot hn Il
conditions of sale at which jute grain
bags shall be sold by the State, was
read the third time.
Gleaves explained that the wof
grain" jute bags, would throw about
400 convicts out of employment, and
make useless nearly a half million dol
lars worth of machinery He warned
the Senators to examine carefully be-
fore they voted, and kill the bug in the
bill
Stratton replied, stating that Warden
Aull had stated that only jute grain
bags We're manufactured at the San
Quentin Prison, and that there was no
objection to the bill under consideration
other than that the Prison Directors
would prefer to be free so as to expand
their plant if it was deemed necessary.
Jones, Mahoney and Seawell opposed
the bill, contending that men kept in
idleneSS cannot be reformed.
Doty made a strong argument against
the bill, and asked in the name of
humanity that it be defeated He con-
tended that one-half the articles used
in California had been manufactured in
prisons of other States and dumped
upon the markets of this, and no howl
went up, but when an attempt was
made to keep OUT own criminals en-
ployed with a view to their reforma-
ton, soft hands went up in horror and
their owners protested that free labor
was being imposed upon.
Dickinson conceded with Doty, and
offered an amendment, making the bill
coincide with the provisions of S B 254
which provides that jute bags and
crushed rock for road purposes shall be
manufactured in State prisons, ana
other articles not to be used in any
State institution.
Stratton objected to the amendment
and insisted that if the bill We're to die,
it ought to do so on it's own merits.
Langford thought the matter had been
pretty we'll settled. He said it was i'm
possible to protect free labor, for when
one branch was assisted another was
interfered with. He wanted to vote
against the bill and proposed to vote
against the amendment
The amendment was lost by a viva
voce vote and the question being on the
final passage of the BILL it was refused
passage by a vote of > ayes, 80 noes.
Stratton gave notice that he would
not change his vote and that he would
not give notice of reconsideration.
Assembly messages We're read, an
nouncing that A. 3. 81, re-
lating to removing the girls from Whit
tier to Santa Clara, had been passed
1t was placed on the file without refer
ence to the committee.
The Senate cOncuTed in the Assem-
bly, amendments to S. B. 1S9, which wen
unimportant.
AT 1918 o'clock on motion of Voor-
heis, the Senate adjourned to 10 o'clock
this morning.