The record-union., 1897-02-20

tee was adopted, and the junket is in
order
NOTHING FOR THEM.
A resolution was offered by Boyce
providing that C. S. McMullen and
Chauncey Clark be appointed Assistant
Minute Clerk and Secretary, respective
ly, ito be paid from and including Janu-
ary 10th.
Holloway for the Committee on At
taohes, reported back the resolution,
recommending that it be not adopted.
A minority report, signed by Hall and
Feeney, reported back favoring its
adoption.
Both McMullen and Clark had per-
formed the duties of. the respective po-
sitions since January 10th. without
compensa ton, and it was understood
at the time that their services were
necessary for the transaction of busi-
ness.
The Republicans, however, consider
ed themselves bound by caucus rules,
and the majority report was adopted by
vote of 27 to ). McMullen and Clark
left their desks and quit work, as did
also George A. Leon, who was in the
same boat.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Smith announced that the County
Government bill had returned from the
printer, and moved that it be made
special order and placed upon its final
passage at y O'Clock, noon. Carried.
Chapman introduced a bill to pro-
vide against the adulteration of drugs,
which was referred to the Committee
on Hospitals.
FINAL PASSAGE.
Substitute for S. B. 60, by DWyer to
regulate the erection of buildings and
structures by authorities of cities or
cities and counties, and to regulate
contracts relating thereto, having been
read the third time, was passed by a
vote of % to little approved
S. B. -, by Bert, to amend Section
$50 of the Code of Civil Procedure, ex-
empting seamen's and fishermen's
wages from execution, was passed by
a vote of - to 3-title approved. The
bill had been amended in committee, to
exempt pianos, bicycle and typewrit-
ing machines, and Langford, Withing
ton and Doty voted against it.
S. 3. 246, by VOORHEES,, relating to eX-
empting exempt firemen from jury
duty, was passed by vote of 81 to o.
title approved.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
s. B. 273, by VOORHEES,, to amend Sec
ton 1913 of the Civil Code relating to
restrictions on the power of devise TO
charitable uses, was read. VOornels
arpd Morehouse explained that the bill
was merely intended to modify the
present law so ais to allow Mrs. Stan
ford to viii her entire property to the
Stanford University before her death.
There was practically no opposition to
the bill and lit passed by "a vote of -
to 4-title approved. It was the first
of three bills drawn for the purpose of
exempting the Stanford University
from taxation, and when the next one
had been read. the big battle was on.
1t was S. B. 214, to es a5lish as public
schools technical schools endowed by
private gift coming within certain re-
uulrements and to encourage such en-
dowments.
THE BATTLE OPENS.
Braurlhart offered an amendment
proposing to strike out the words
without sectarian bias or CONTROL and
educational Institution from taxation,
would not only work hardship upon
her. or seotarian schools, but would
be clearly unconstitutional, being spe-
cfal legislation.
VOORHEES, opposed the amendment on
the ground that, if adopted, 1T would
exempt all sectarian institutions, re-
gardless as to whether or not the State
had anything TO do with them, from
taxation.
Rraunhart quoted the article of the
Constitution providing what property
shall be exempt, and contended that the
stanford University came under none
of its provisions.
wilmington also spoke, opposing the
amendment. and Morehouse explained
that upon the death of Mrs. Stanford
the will of Senator Stanford made the
university the property OF the state.
He explained that the bill was intended
IN nut the university on an equal foot
ing with other similar institutions IN
the State and exempt the gift OF ~
600 600 from taxation. Nothing was
asked of the people except to exempt
the property from taxation, and the an
nual tax amounted TO only about S3O,-
00O.
Rraunharts amendment was lost.
GILLETTE'S OPPOSITION.
The question being on the passage OF
the bill. Gillette took the floor, his con-
tention being that under the Constitu-
tion it would, if passed, be annulled
bv the courts. If the property was not
= public school it could not, under the
be exempt from taxation,
and if it was a public school it was al
ready exempt and needed no leglsla-
tion to enforce the provisions OF the
Constitution. The very fact that the
bill had been introduced, he said, was
sufficient to create doubt as to
whether the members themselves were
sincere in their statements that the
university was at this time, public
school
COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL
PASSED.
The hour of noon having arrived Gill
Ietta subsided to allow the county gov
ernIuent bill. which had been made a
snacial order. to be read the third time
retaining his right TO the floor after it
had been disposed of.
Secretary Brandon made a bluff at
reading the bill which covers 100 pages
Of printed matter, and finished the job
IN lust forty five seconds, after which
the roll was called and the bill passed
by p vote Of - to /; title approved.
GILLETTE PROCEEDS.