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


said taxes; passed-23 to 0.
A. B. g. Johnson-To amend Sections
| 4, 3. 6. 10, Is and ii of an Act for the
more effectual prevention Of cruelty to
animals, and to add three new sections
to said Act, to be known as Sections
10, II and %, in relation to. cruelty to
animals and the arrest. trial and pun
ishment of offenders against the provi-
sions of said Act, and liens on property
in certain cases arising under this Act;
passed-25 to 1.
| A. B. -, fredericksburg it mis-
demeanor to fill, sell. buy or otherwise
dispose of or traffic in any cask, key,
bottle, vessel, siphon, can. case or other
package bearing the duly fled trade
mark or name of another. printed
branded. stamped, engrossed. etched,
blown or otherwise attached or pro-
duced thereon; substitute read and
adopted.
A. B. ego COMMITTEE substitute)-An
Act to amend Sections $50. 634, 635, 63fi,
631, 63S. $50. $40, 641. GAP, 643, GIL,
64o, 646, 647 of the Civil Code and re-
pealing Section 64S of the Civil Code,
relating to mutual building and loan
ASSOCIATIONS and other similar corpora
tons: amended and ordered to third
reading.
A. B. 351. Dibble-To amend Sections
s and 10 of an Act entitled to accept
from the Veterans Home Association
the conveyance of, and to vest the title
in the State to the tract of land in
Napa County known as the Veterans
Home. with the improvements and fur
nishings thereon. to make the same a
State Home for United States Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines, and to provide for
the Government thereof by the State;
read third time and passed-25 to O.
A, B. lbs. Johnson-To amend an Act
entitled AN Act to insure the better
education of practitioners of dental sur
gerry and to regulate the practice of
dentistry in the State Of California"
approved March II, 1885. and to add
two new sections thereto, all relating
to the State Board of Dental Examin-
ers, and regulating the practice of dem
tistry in this State.
A b. 80, Rickard-To amend Section
l2Sl of the Political Code; read third
time and passed-25 to 0.
PRE-ELECTIoN PLEDGES.
A. B. 34S, Dibble-To protect candi-
dates for certain public offices, to pro-
hlbit certain acts by such candidates.
and to provide a punishment for its IN.
traction, was opposed by Shortridge,
who protested that under it's provisions
candidate for office could not promise
or decline to do a thing after his cleo
ton.
Curtin favored the bill, holding that
II elected under its provisions an officer
would be entirely free and untram-
meled.
simpson opposed the bill, contending
tnal under its provisions he would be-
lore election be shut out from express
ing an opinion on any matter in which
his constituents We're interested. He
heid that the people had a right TO
hhoW what a candidate proposed to do
before they elect him
LAWS vigorously opposed the bill,
holding that the Senators were holding
themselves too seriously when they
proposed to lift themselves above the
people, and place themselves on a plane
/ Where answering questions would be
oul OF the question. He held that the
people mad a right to ask of their can
oioa.es now they stood on questions of
importance He called attention to the
fact that legislators were the servants
|
commended that such a bill ought to
have no place on the statute books.
Royce said he. was undecided as to
how he would vote and hoped to be
enlightened before being called on to
do So t@A
Curtin took another turn, and fortified
his original position by throwing I'D
further defenses for the bill.
Bulla said the bill was a good one
to Kill. He said he would have been
| giad TO vote for the bill if the only
amendment to the present law it con-
tanned was that no candidate for cleo
tion TO the Legislature should pledge
himself to vote-for certain candidate
Tor United States Senator 1t went
further, however, and also referred to
Supervisors and School Directors.
Morehouse opposed the bill, which he
said had been conceived in iniquity and
born in sin.
Stratton favored the bill, and sub
mltted that the proper place to pledge
candidates was in conventions. He said
the law was a step in the right d.
rection.
Davis thought Stratton's argument
oughttoI be enough to kill the bill.
Stratton offered an amendment in
serting the words cor any candidate
for Supervisor. or of any candidate for
School Director, or for any candidate
of any legislative body.
Wolfe got the floor, but was lost in
a colloquy which was INDUCED in be-
tween Bulla, Stratton and others.
Stratton finally withdrew his amend
ment, and the bill was lost by vote
of to go
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
On motion of Morehouse, the consid-
GRAFTON of the county government bill,
which was back from the printer, was
made a special order for $3.50 p. M to-
day
On motion of Wolfe, S. B. 240, which
ON February 18th, was refused passage,
was taken up, amended and ordered
printed
AGENTS BILL PASSED.
Dickinson called up his motion to re-
consider the vote whereby S. B. 651.
appointing agents to collect $4,O000U0
due the State by the United States,
was lost. The motion to reconsider was
carried, and the bill was passed-26
to s.
HARBOR BOND BILL.
Braunhart, for the Conference Com
4hittee appointed on S. B. 54 common
ly known as the harbor bond bill, re-
ported back recommending that the
Senate accept certain portions of the
Assembly amendments and reject 9TH
ers. The report was adopted and the
bill ordered printed with the proposed