The record-union., 1899-01-18
IN SENATE YESTERDAY.
New Bills and Other Business in
the Upper House.

Cne upper house..
: Lieutenant Governor Neff was in the
chair when the Senate met at 1U:lO
O'Clock yesterday morning.
STANDING RULES ADOPTED. /:
The consideration of the committee
report on standing rules being in order.
it was taken up, and except following
named changes, the rules adopted by
the Senate of 1897 were made the
standing rules of the present session
Rule IS, which provides for a stand
ing committee to be known as the San
Francisco Delegation, called for con-
siderable discussion.
Braunhart insisted that there was no
necessity for any standing committee
from San Francisco, and he moved that
the rule be stricken out.
Simpson opposed the amendment, and
it was lost.
An amendment by Burnett, striking
ont the words: 1.-The senior member
Of the delegation shall be Chairman"
was adopted.
Without further debate the report of
the committee was adopted, and the
Senate was under standing rules.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
S. B. 23O, by Simpson, to authorize
the transfer of $4,000 from the gem
eral fund to the State School-book fund,
and providing for it's expenditure, be
ing special order, was taken up.
Simpson explained that the Control
Ter and the State Printer had informed
him that the change of funds was alb
solutely necessary for the transaction
of business He said that money was
necessary to bind and print school text
books.
Smith said he had never yet been
able to find out what became of the
$4,000 biennially appropriated for The
production of school textbooks He
said that if the revolving fund must be
fed every session, it was time the State
Board of Education was called up ard
made to explain how it transacted bus
mess. He read from reports of the
State Printer, but was unable, he said.
to ascertain to what use the appropri-
alton had been put. He said he would
willingly give the State Printer all the
funds necessary to properly transact
business. but he would vote for no bill
appropriating $4O,Oo0 unless he under
stood what it was for.
In view of the opposition Simpson
asked that the bill be referred to the
Finance Committee with instructions
to report at the earliest possible mo-
ment after investigating the matter.
Granted
S. ]. r. and S. ]. r. ), relative 10
the improvement of Humboldt Bay and
to pensions for survivors of Indian
wars. or their widows, were passed en-
the file, they not having been returned
from the printer.
A resolution by Cutter that five dozen
globe files be purchased for the use of
the Senators, was adopted under sus-
pension of the rules.
BILLS INTRODUCED
Nutt-Proyiding for the. abandon
ment of operations by irrigation dis
tricts, and for the disorganizat ton upon
the discharge of all outstanding ob!i-
cations.
Maggard-To repeal an Act authoriz-
ing the Controller to appoint an addi-
tional clerk in his office, to be known as
the Revenue Clerk. Judiciary.
Sims-To amend Sections 3747, 1906
and 1917 of the Political Code, relative
to revenue and taxation. Finance
St,.ptO tbI
the purchase of $50 acres additional
land for the Folsom State Prison. FL
nance
Langford-To repeal an Act to esta5-
lish State Commission in Lunacy, to
provide for the uniform government
and management of State Hospitals
Finance.
Stratton-(By request. To provide
for the incorporation of mutual fire in
surance companies and define their
powers and duties. Corporations.
Observation-Disclosures a party re-
quired to give bond or undertaking
to agree with his sureties for the de-
post and withdrawal of any or all mon
eys or assets for which such suret.es
are or may be held responsible. Judi
ciary.
Taylor-To amend an Act relating to