The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-11
PRELIMINARY
BALLOT TAKEN,
CONTINUED from sixth Page.)

Amending the section of the Code OF
civil Procedure relating to the Writ OF
Mandate.
BY Desoto-
Establishing an Industrial Home OF
Mechanical Trades for the Adult Blind
and appropriating $4,000 therefor.
By Works.
Amending the act establishing
Board of Harbor Commissioners for the
Bay of San Diego.
by kelsey
sAppropriating $1,000 for the paint
Ing and repairing of the State Normal
School buildings at San Jose.
Amending that section of the Penal
Code defining grand larceny and in
Guiding the taking of bicycles in the
term.
To authorize agricultural societies TO
borrow money and secure the payment
of the same.
BY Cargill-
For the relief of W. c. Guirey.
BY McKeen-
To create the Harbor of Oakland
and provide a Board of Harbor Com
missioners therefor.
Amending the act regulating the
practice of pharmacy and the sale of
poisons.
By Wade
Relating to certain contracts for the
conditional SALE lease or hire of rail-
road and street railway equipment and
rolling stock and providing for the re-
cording thereof.
BY Kelley:
Amending that section of the County
and Township Government Act relating
to and providing for county charges.
Appropriating $2,126.6S, to pay for
macadamizing and improving Waring
street in front of property of Institute
for Deaf Dumb and Blind at Berkeley.
Amending County and Township Gov
eminent Act relating to county
charges.
Amending those sections of the Po-
Ntical Code relating to the methods of
paying taxes.
Providing for yearly vacations for
firemen in paid fire departments.
BY Hoey:
Limiting the hours of daily services
of the laborers, workmen and me-
chanics employed upon the public works
of or work done for the State of Cali
fornia-
BY Barry:
Amending and repeating sections of
the Political Code concerning the pat
enting of lands belonging to the State.
By Knowland:
To provide for the alteration Of the
boundaries Of incorporate towns and
cities.
By Clark:
Adding a new section to the Political
o1.,4i IN inv md Of q
funds
Amending that section of the Politi-
cal Code relating to investing school
funds.
By Beecher:
Repeating the Act regulating the
widths of tires on wagons.
By Merrill
Esta blishing uniform rates to be
charged by telephone companies in
cities having over $4,000 inhabitants.
Amending a section OF the Penal Code
TO read as follows:
Every person engaged in the bust
ness of a collector who either directly
or indirectly takes an assignment, buys
or is interested in buying any evidence
OF debt or thing in action with intent
to bring suit thereon is guilty of a
misdemeanor."
By Clark:
Assembly constitutional amendment
No. 2-Proposing new section confirm
ing the founding of the Leland STAN
ford, Jr., University, delegating certain
powers to the trustees thereof and ex-
empting certain of its property from
taxation.
Assembly constitutional amendment
No. 3-Providing that any town or city
framing a charter shall publish it the
prescribed time in either a daily or a
weekly newspaper.
BALLOTING FOR SENATOR.
At high noon the gavel fell and Speaker
Wright announced in due form that the
hour had now arrived when, by law, the
Assembly should now proceed to the cleo
ton of a United States Senator to take
the place of Hon.. Stephen NJ. White,
whose term was about to expire.
Che Chief Clerk read from the Revised
Statutes of the United States the section
authorizing the election of United States
Senator; roll calls and tally sheets were
distributed and when all was ready the
Speaker declared
NOMINATIONS IN ORDER.
Then William F. Cobb of San Francisco,
stepped from his seat to the floor near
the Speakers desk and, with dignity and
earnestness of manner. with a full voice
crate and carefully considered nomnat-
ing speech, the most so of any given on
tnlS4 OCCASION Mr.. CODD said.
MIR. Speaker and members of the AS
sembly: We have assembled to-day to
elect a United States Senator pre-
llminary question, however seems worthy
of consideration, viz, what personal
qualifications does the office require? The
century of our existence has seen us adj
vance from an insignificant place among
nations to the front rank of the world $
great Powers. During this time we have
carefully avoided the complications of in
ternational politics and our progress has
been distinguished by steady adherence
to the development of our internal re-
sources. The marvellous increase in pub
lie and private wealth has manifested it
self in widening the circle of education
and in elevating the standard of popular
intelligence. Our position to-day is not
only unprecedented, 1t is phenomenal
But as society becomes more and more
complex the work of Government be-
comes more and more difficult We have
reached the point which every nation
must eventually reach, where the icono-
elastic spirit of the age asserts that the
time has come to renew our Constitu-
ton A broader field of action has opened
before us and change of national policy
for good and for evil confront us; and
whether the future shall bring new
blessings to civilization or shall scatter
the treasures gathered with so much toll
and suffering, depends upon the men who
guide the ship of State
l submit that the first qualification fol
the office of Senator is clear mind well
stored with useful knowledge. Whenever
or wherever men meet to deliberate, the
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