The record-union., 1897-02-16

rates, to any one person, was read the
| third time. Braunhart offered an
| amendmnet to the title, also one pro-
| viding that eight tickets shall be sold
| for % cents, provided the same shall
| be used between the hours of and 5
o'clock, morning and evening. The
amendment was adopted by vote of
% to 9, and the bill ordered re-en-
crossed. Wolfe stated that he IA
vored the amendment, but opposed the
bill
S. B. s, by Aram, to amend Section
| 1880 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to witnesses, was read the
| third time and passed by vote of 32
to 0-title approved.
FOR GRADING CHEESE.
S. B. 80, by Dickinson, defining the
different grades or cheese, and for
branding the same manufactured in the
State, was read the third time. Dickin
son briefly explained the motive of the
measure, and it was passed by vote
| of 80 TO little approved.
| S. B. SO, by Hall, to add two new Sec
tions to the Political Code, regulating
| the hours of labor of persons employed
| in bakeries, and making ten hours a
| WOlk was IGdu lIlt Lil1d llliic-
| The Committee on Rules and ReViS
| ions had reported the bill back, bearing
the unanimous opinion that it was un-
constitutional. AT request of the author
| it was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee with instructions to report upon
! its constitutionality this morning.
| S. B. 13, by Henderson, to provide for
bond for the protection of laborers
upon public works, was read the third
| time, amended and ordered re-en-
| crossed.
| S. B. Il, by Holloway, authorizing
certain corporations to loan and in
vest money, and regulating the same,
was read the third time. The bill was
amended by special committee of one
and ordered re-engrossed.
INSTRUCTIONS BY JUDGES.
| S. B. Ill, by Seawell, to amend Sec
| ton 1893 of the Political Code, relat-
ing to order of trial, was read the third
time. The bill provides that Judges
shall instruct juries before arguments
| by attorneys are made, and that no
further instructions shall be given.
! Gillette contended that the passage
of the bill would prohibit Judges from
/ ISCaIllHS d jury dIltl llS Refinement lcA
consideration, for the purpose of giving
| further Instructions
The bill was passed by vote of % to
| title approved.
| S. B. 126, by Seawell, to amend Sec
| ton 607 Of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to order of procedure on trial.
| was read the third time and Gillette
presented the same reasons against its
passage as those urged against its COM
| panion, Ill The Senate, however, did
not agree with him, and the bill was
| passed by a vote of % to 6-title ap
! proved.
NOTARIES' FEES.
| S. 3. 161 by Wilmington, to amend
Section 79S of the Political Code, fixing
| the fees of Notaries Public, was read
| the third time. Bert and Wolfe op-
posed the passage Of the measure, stat
| ing that they had received number
of protests from San Francisco Nota-
ries against cutting down the fees al
| lowed at the present time, particularly
with reference to the taking of deposit
| tions.
| Bulla submitted that the only mate
| rial change was in the cost of taking
dispositions, and that no hardship would
follow the passage of the bill. He con-
tended for its passage.
| Dickinson protested against the fees
of notaries in taking depositions being
cut below the sum allowed official court
reporters, and contended that such was
the object Of the present bill.
Wilmington and Gillette spoke for the
bill, the latter contending that it was
i,,c CHI II 1hrr1ir Z ed
that the work of transcribing was much
more cheaply performed than in the
days when the typewriting machine
was not.
president pro tenn. Flint in the chair }
| Stratton contended that the reduction
was a righteous one. and the only out
rage was that it had not been made
| before. He, too, had received numer-
Gus protests from NOtaries against the
passage of the bill, but he personally
knew that in many instances the
charges for Notaries' services We're out
rageOusly eXorbitant.
| Aram Bert, Wilmington and Braun
hart also spoke to the bill, and it was
| passed by a vote of ~ to 9-title APP
| proved.
On motion of Gillette S. B. 3S4 was
| withdrawn from the file and rereferred
for further consideration to the Com
mittee on Banks ana Banking.
| S. B. "A, by Henderson, to protect all
citizens in their civil and legal rights,
was taken up. The intention of the
bill is to allow colored people equal
| rights in restaurants, theaters, barber
shops, etc. 1t was partly read by the
Secretary, when the author requested
that it be passed on file. There being
no objection it was so ordered.
PAWNBROKERS' BILL.
S. B. 100, by Mahoney, relating to
| pawnbrokers. companies and corpora
tions doing business as such, prescrib-
| ing their duties and obligations, and
also prescribing penalties for the vio
Iation of any of the provisions of the
| Act, was read the third time. Wolfe
protested against its passage, but with
cut avail. 1t was passed by vote of
- to 5-title approved. Wolfe changed
his vote and gave notice of a motion to
reconsider.
ADOPTION OF ORPHANS.
S. b. 1I5, by Bulla (by requesD. was,
on motion Of the author, withdrawn, and
committee substitute for S. B. II being
identical substituted. and read the third
time 1t provides for amending Section
o24 Of the Civil Code, relating to the
adoption of orphans, half orphans or
abandoned children, and was passed by
a vote of 27 to 9-title approved.
s. B. 260, by Simpson, to provide for
the purchase of a portrait of eX-Gov-
ernor John McDougall. and appropriat-
ing not to exceed $500 for the purpose,
was read the third time and passed by
a vote of 81 to 0-title approved.