The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-07

offense for any person or corporation to
have in his or its possession for sale
any article of food derived from cows al
formed by the United States Government
officials that contagious pleuro pneumonia
does not exist within the United States
Therefore If this language pleuro pnsui-
monia-sheuld be incorporated into a Cal
ifornia statute, as by this Act intended,
the idea would be sent abroad thereby
this dreaded disease; and you will read
lily see that such a law would prejudice
the shipment of our cattle abroad, ana uo
vast financial harm to the cattle interests
OF this State.
Further this bill would make it unlaw-
full to manufacture food from milk pro-
duced from cows affected with para
sites" There are certain seasons OF the
year when it is we'll known that cattle
lice and parasites get upon entire panus
of perfectly healthy cattle. -,
l am confident that the Legislature uid
not intend Though the words used in TINS
| statute would have that effect to pass
the product of cows thus circumstanced.
By Section of this Act the State Dairy
many agents as in its Judgment. not to
exceed twenty, may be required TO carry
out the provisions of this Act, at "a a
| expenses, or at an expense of $50 a day.
| And this enormous expenditure could pc
permitted every day until the entire VA.
seem that this expenditure would be alto
| gether excessive?
Again, it vests in the board the right
| to appoint five veterinary surgeons at
the compensation of So a day, exclusive
of their expenses allowed them. 1t seems
to me that this large outlay is lnadvls.
able, when We reflect upon the fact tilal
each county also makes some provision
| for such matters.
There is another objection, which I only
refer to in case the bill should be re-
modelled and that is that it would seem
| the Act ought not to place da1rymen Sc
lected by the board composed OF dairy
men in such absolute control of the exc
cution of the powers and duties pre-
scribed in the Act-many of WHICH duties
it would appear to me should be under
! the scientific supervision of medical men
And is it not questionable, to say the
least, whether this Act does not violate
that principle of justice always recognized
in the United States, namely, that no mar
Now if we place this bill upon oui
statute oqoks t VIII i It not nan al ana matter
prejudicially affecting their own business
and that the consumption of diseased milk
by the people is not to TO- De t Ias
| selves and in a manner and to an extent
entirely agreeable to themselves?
| There does not seem under this law tf
be any special qualification required Of
the agents to be appointed by the DAIRY
Bureau. 1t would seem that these agent:
their work may not accomplish the OBJ
iects apparently intended by the bill.
] fear the bill is so Objectionable thai
intended to benefit: but this subject is Of
SO great Importance to the dairy interests
| of the State in general that a Dill on tns
lines intended to be covered should bt
framed in accordance with the judgment
of men who have both scientific and prac:
teal experience in such matters. ans
w MEAN eha atte Prfionfe at your hands.
HENRY T. GAGE, Governor.
VETO CONFIRMED.
Dickinson stated that the Governor
objections to the bill were valid, and in
order that he might introduce a similar
bill which would meet with executive
approval, he moved that the Governor
action be sustained The veto was ac-
lcordingly sustained under suspension
| of the rules by a vote of % to 4.
PLEA FOR .PASTURAGE.
On motion of Curtin the Constitu-
ton was suspended to allow him tc
offer a joint resolution, as follows
which was in accordance with tele-
graphic request from Congressman De
Vries, requesting the President, on ac-
count of the drought and the conse-
quent suffering of livestock, to grant
permission to owners of cattle, horses
and sheep to Craze the same upon the
Standslaus, Mariposa and Sequoia for
est reserves. 1t was set forth in the pc
tition that the grazing of such animals
on the reserve would in no wise injurt
the forests
The resolution was adopted by 6
unanimous vote and transmitted to the
Assembly.
SENATE SPECIAL FILE.
S. B. 21S, Wolfe-To amend an Ac
compelling all banks to publish sworr
statements of unclaimed deposits; reat
second time and to third reading.
S. B. 1853. Trout-To amend Section
I2O22 of the Political Code of California
lrelating to annual encampments for tbs
In. G. c. Passed, % to 1. Dickinson
gave notice of motion to reconsider.
S. B. 515, Taylor-To provide for thu
organization and management of live
stock insurance companies; read thirC
time, opposed. by Dickinson, Doty ane
Boyce; favored by Taylor, and refused
passage, by a vote of 6 to 10.
S. 3. 35S, Stratton-To create a com
mission for the purpose of examining
testing, and investigating voting ma
at it's thirty fourth session the result
of such investigation, and making al
appropriation of $1,000 for the ex
penses of such commission; read thirC
time and lost, Is to Is. StrattoI
changed his vote from aye to no, ant
gave notice of motion to reconsider.
4 S. B. 81, Sims-To amend Section 10.
.of an Act to provide for the organiza
ton, Incorporation. and government o
municipal corporations. approved Marcl
10, 1888, and all amendments thereto
making City Attorneys appointive; Off
GERS in cities of the fifth class; passed
% to g. Smith gave notice of a motion
to reconsider.
At II O'Clock, noon, the Senate was a
recess to attend the session of the join
assembly. and at 1890 a recess wa.
taken until p. m.
Afternoon Session.
/ At 2 o'clock four members were need
ed to make a quorum, and ten minute!
were squandered on a call of the Sen
ate, about half Of the members beins
outside and clamoring for admittance.
When matters We're finally straight