The record-union., 1899-03-19
IN SENATE.
Closing Hours in the Upper House
Bills Rushed Through.

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The Senate met at 1905 O'Clock yes
terday morning, and the rules were sus-
pended to allow Curtin to introduce a
bill providing for increasing the salary
of the Superior Judge of Tuolumne
County from $4,000 to So, 500 per year
The bill for like purpose was vetoed
by the Governor Friday owing to an
error. Under the same resolution
Jones introduced a joint resolution rel
ative to the guarding Of the beet sugar
industry. Both measures were ordered
on file without reference to committee
NO VISITORS.
| On motion of Morehouse the Ser
geant- Arms was instructed to keep
visitors off the floor except upon invi-
tation of a member.
St-atton rose to a question of privi-
lege and stated that the Sergeant at
Arms had informed him that he did moi
propose to enforce the rule inasmuch
as some of the Senators had objected
Thereupon the Sergeant -at-Arms was
called in and instructed to enforce the
rule.
| SPECIAL FILE.
A special file was made up, each Sen
ator placing a. bill thereon as his name
was called.
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
The Senate adopted the report of the
Free Conference Committee on the fer
tilizer bill. The report was handed in
Friday night, but was not acted upon
A. B. 219, Feliz-Appropriatin 81, Ill
to pay the claim of Major Jose Ramon
Pico; lost, II to 20.
A. B. Al, Stewart-To amend an Act
to regulate and control the sale, rental
and distribution of water, etc; read
third time and passed, % to 0.
A. B. 464, Mead-To amend Section
296 of the Civil Code, relating to the
filing of articles of Incorporation and
the issuance and. effect of certificates;
passed, 24 to O.
A. B. 306-Malking the expense OF
giving bond by administrators, etc.
an expense payable as an expense oil
administration. Opposed by Bulla; ap-
proved by Dickinson, and lost, II to II
A. B. 5O6, Raub-To amend an Act
to establish State Commission in
Lui acy: passed, 80 to 0.
A. 3. 305, Mead-Authorizing a party
required to give a bond or undertaking
to agree with his sureties for the de-
post and withdrawal of any and al
moneys or assets for which such sure
ties are or may be held responsible;
passed, 26 to 0.
A. 3. 629, Notwithstanding to
the willful destruction of oil pipe lines
passed, % to O.
a. B. oSS, Misunderstanding to box
ing and sparring matches, and prize OF
ring fights, and restricting the same tt
licensed athletic clubs: passed, p to 4
A. B. 449, misunderstanding q
veteran volunteer firemen's association
and providing for it's mana agement an6
control, ETC.; passed, % to f.
A. B. 6lI, Pierce-To regulate the
business of commission merchants
agents, factors, or brokers, dealing in
farm produce, poultry, grain, fruit
seeds, honey, or dairy produce, and re-
quiring commission men to give q
bond for the protection of customers
passed, "A to TO-
RECALLED FROM ENROLMENT
s. B. 2S3, which on Friday had beer
sent to enrolment without concurrence
in the Assembly amendments, was re-
called and the amendments concurred
| in.
CONCURRENCE.
| The Committee on Free Conference
on S. B. 337, relating to telephone and
transmission wires, reported back re-
commencing that the Senate concur il
the Assembly amendment Report
adopted and bill passed, % to O.
A. b. 423, Cowan-Amending an Act
to admit idiots, epileptics and others
into the Home for the Care and Train
ing of Feeble Minded Children; passed
26 to O.
| A. B. ST., Stewart-To provide for the
construction of a free wagon road from
Mount Hamilton Observatory to some
point in Santa Clara County to connect
with a route into the Yosemite Valley
and to appropriate $4,000 therefor
passed, % to 6.
| a. B. 126, Caminetti-To declare the
Silver Lake wagon road. in Amadol
County, a State highway; passed, 2.
to 2
Committee substitute for S. B. 36-Te
amend section Of the Political Code re-
lating to public schools, and commonly
known as the omnibus educational bill
| lost, IS tor 13.
At II o'clock the Senate attended tbs
| joint assembly.
TAX LEVY BILL PASSED.
1t was 600 o'clock when the Senate
reassembled, after passing six long
hours in balloting for United Senator
Stratton offered an urgency resolu-
tion providing for the taking up, read
/ ing the first and second time, and plac-
ing upon it's final passage the tax levy
bill, which had been received from the
Assembly at late hour Friday night
The resolution was adopted, the bill
read the second and third time and
passed, 80 to 0.
On motion of Smith the Senate was
at recess until s .. m.