The record-union., 1899-03-17
Afternoon Session.

1t was expected that a warm DEBATE
would be in order on the free market
proposition at the afternoon session,
but such was not the case. There was
no debate whatever. The roll was call
ed and the motion to concur was lost
by a vote of IL to 10.
A motion for call of the Senate
was lost, and committee on confer
ence, consisting of Leavitt, Langford
and Stratton, was appointed.
The vote by which concurrence was
refused, follows:
Aye-Currier, Cutter, Davis, Dickin-
son. Doty, Langford, Maggard, More
house, Prisk, Simpson, Sims and Trout
-12.
No-Ashe, Braunhart,- Burnett, Chap
mar, Dwyer, Feeney, Jones, La Rue,
ridge. Smith, Stratton, Taylor and
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LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT
BILL.
Assembly messages were taken up in
order that individual county govern
ment bills might be placed upon the
Senate file without reference to commit
tee That rule prevailed except in the
case of A. B. 1,O05, which applies to
Sacramento and Contra Costa Coun-
ties Doty objected to it's being placed
on the file, demanded that it go to the
Committee on County Government, and
it was so ordered.
On motion of Dickinson, A. BIS 1,OO9,
relating to the salaries Of officers of
counties of the sixth class (Sonoma)
and amending the County Government
Act; and 463, appropriating $3.50 to- pay
the Ventura Independent" for pub
fishing proposed constitutional amend
ments, were made matters of urgency
and passed. the former by vote of %
to 0, and the latter by a vote of "a to o.
NEW BILLS.
The rules We're suspended to allow
Morehouse and Laird to introduce coun-
ty government bills relating to their
particular counties and to allow Dickin-
son to introduce one intended to stop
the. leak in the roof of the Senate cham
Der.
FILE WORK.
Several efforts were made to follow
regular order, but they resulted in
failure, and bills scattered all over the
file We're taken up on motion.
A. B.. S11, Rickard-To appropriate
the sum of 81, eco to pay the claim of
the Evening Post Publishing Company.
Read third time and passed, "a to O.
A. B. S7S, Committee on Roads and
Highways-To provide for the survey,
location and construction of a public
highway or wagon road from the City
of Merced to the Yosemite Valley, and
making an appropriation of $4,000
therefor. Read second time
A. b. 5S3, Mellck-To amend Section
2651 of the Political Code, relating to
the general road fund and highway
taxes Read third time and passed, 21
to 5.
A. B. o52, Dibble-Placing all com
panies selling certificates, bonds or de-
bentures with coupons attached thereto,
On the partial payment or installment
plan, doing business in this State, under
the supervision and control of the State
Board of Bank Commissioners. Read
third time and passed, % to 0.
A. 3. 13, Arnerich-To provide for
the dredging and Improvement of AL
viso Slough, and to appropriate S25, 600
therefor, withdrawn and A. B. 594. ap-
propriating $4,000 to pay the claim of
Claus Spreckels, substituted and read
second time
A. B. 325, Caminetti-Relating to liens
of miners and others upon mining
claims Read third time, amended and
ordered printed.
A. B. 602, Melick-To amend Section
2643 of the Political Code, relating to
the read tax and it's apportionment
among road districts. Read third time
and passed, % to Z.
A. B. 5S2, Melick-To amend Section
2t,o5 of the Political Code relating to
highway taxes to be expended in dis
t1icts. Read third time and passed. 21
to 9
A. B. 7;5. Committee on Ways and
Means-Authorizing and directing the
State Board of Health to conduct ex-
amanations relative to the purity OF
foods, drinks and drugs, to enforce
laws relating thereto, and making an
appropriation to pay the expenses of
such examinations Read third time and
passed, 26 to 2
T. B. 252, Conrey-To pay the claim
of e. n. Strout for services rendered as
Reclamation Fund Commissioner from
June /, 1873, to April /, 1874, amount
ing tc $1,000. Passed. % to 0.