The record-union., 1897-03-07
cars, was passed by vote Of % to 10
title approved.
NO CAMPS OF JNSTRTTCTTON

NO CAMPS OF INSTRUCTION.
S. B. 4S6,by Dickinson, to authorize
an acquisition. by donation or purchase
of two sites for camps of instruction and
target practice for the National Guard,
and to improve the same, and to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the purpose, was read
the third time and refused by vote Of
I6 to II. Dickinson changed his vote
and gave notice of a motion to recon-
| Sider
| S. b. 495, by Bert, to amend Section
622 of the Political Code, relating to the
retaliatory clauses concerning insur-
ance companies, read and passed, "a to
otitle approved.
| S. B. 6O1, by Gleaves, to amend Section
1888 of the Penal Code, relating to ap-
peals by the people, was passed, % to o.
title approved.
RECLAMATION DISTRICT BILLS.
S. B. AGO. by Aram, to amend Sections
3465 and 3466 of the Political Code, re-
lating to the collection of assessments in
reclamation districts, was passed, 21 to
little approved.
| S. B. 3I5, by Linder, amendatory to an
Act relating to the formation of recla-
nation districts, was read, and an at
tempt made to have consideration post
poned. To this the author objected,
| stating that he would rather take his
| chances then than later on. The roll
| call resulted in a call of the Senate.
Androus, Hall and Seawell were the tru-
| ants. After a wait of fifteen minutes
| Seawell and Androus We're brought in
and excused, Hall being reported sick
abed.
| The bill was passed by vote of "A to
| IL. Smith changed his vote and gave
notice of motion to reconsider.
S. B. 469, by Boyce, relating to public
| schools, was read, amended by special
committee and ordered re-engrosed.
REFUSED PASSAGE.
S. B. 376, by Linder, to amend an Act
by the recession or drainage Of the
waters of inland lakes and unsegregated
swamp land, was read the third time.
Smith opposed the bill and Linder cham
pioned it. Langford opposed the measure
and Aram spoke for it. The bill pro-
vides that the land along such lakes
should be given to settlers upon assur-
ance that it would be reclaimed.
| The bill was lost by vote of u to II.
S. B. 44l, by Linder, relating to swamp
an dOverflowed lands, was withdrawn
and S. B. 591, by Aram, to provide for
the funding and refundng of the in
debtedness of levee and protection dis
tricts, substituted, read, and passed, 2S
| to little approved.
SEAWALL BILL.
S. B. %, by Braunhart, relating to
| the governing committees of political
parties, was withdrawn, and S. B. 1863,
tc provide for the issuance and sale of
| State bonds, to create a fund for the
| construction and extension, by the
| Board Of State Harbor Commissioners,
of the seawall and thoroughfare of the
harbor of San Francisco southwark
| from its present southerly terminus,
substituted and read.
1t was explained by Braunhart and
Bert that the matter would be sub
mitted to a vote of the people before the
bonds could be issued, and that there
ought to be no opposition to the bill,
as the issue Of bonds would be redeem
ed by harbor and wharfage receipts,
and would not, directly, cost the State
one cent.
| Several other Senators spoke for and
against the bill, and an amendment
was offered to extend the wall north
| from Market street
Gleaves objected to the amendment,
protesting that it was intended to de-
| feat the bill, as the majority Of busi
ness was going south of Market street.
| The amendment was finally adopted,
and the bill ordered re-engrossed, and
it being 12:55 o'clock, the Senate was
| declared in recess until 2 p. m.