The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-25

Gillette for Judiciary-S B. 1OS, to
amend Section 1870 of the Political
Code, and A. B. 416. relating to the
committees of the Legislature and to
the duties of the Judiciary Committee
thereof-do pass A. B. 1853, amending
an Act for the support of aged persons
in INDECENT circumstances-be referred
to Committee on Finance; SO referred.
S. C. A. p, relative to the compensation
of county and township officers-with-
out recommendation. S. B. 100, relat-
ing to homestead corporations, and A.
C. A. q, relative to exempting certain
school property from taxation-do not
pass.
Bulla for State Prisons-A. BIS 127,
appropriating $4,000 for the purchase
of additional lands for the Folsom
State Prison, and A. B. 12S, appropri-
ating $4,000 for the construction at
the Folsom Prison of a building for the
accommodation of criminal insane-do
pass and be referred to the Finance
Committee.
Cutter for Roads and Highways.
B. 46S providing for the construction
of wagon road from Mount Hamilton
to the San Joaquin River in Tuolumne
County-substitute do pass.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
The Senate concurred in the Assem-
bly, amendments to s. B. 80, to pro-
vide for the inspection of dairies, fac
tories of dairy products and of dairy
products as to their sanitary condi-
ton, and as to the health of stock, and
to prevent the sale of milk and products
of milk drawn from diseased animals to
the people of this State, and to prevent
the spread of infectious and contagious
diseases common to stock.
Also: refused to concur in the Assem-
bly, amendments to S. B. 50. relating
to the power and duties of Boards of
Education in cities of the fifth class;
requested the Assembly to recede from
its amendments, and, in case that body
refused to do SO, appointed as COM
mittee on conference, Senators Taylor,
Bulla and Chapman.
Also: Concurred in the Assembly
amendments to S. B. Z, appropriatine
$45, 616 to pay the claim of John Null
len for services in collecting S22S,OOo
for the State The amendment makes
the amount appropriated payment Sin
full'' for such services.
OLD STRAW THRESHED OVER.
The Assembly tackled an amendment
to S. B. Sc, raising the salary of the
Superior Judge of Tuolumne County
from $1,000 to $500 per year, increas-
ing the salaries of Superior Judges Of
San Francisco from $4,000 to 5000
per year. and those of Siskiyou and
Shasta Counties from 5000 to So, SOC
per year.
The discussion of the amendments
was simply a repetition of the argu-
ments presented when like amendments
were defeated in the Senate. The old
straw was beaten over and over again
and long hour consumed. In the END
the Senate refused to concur in the
amendments by a. vote of ID to 81, and
as a committee ON conference, in cass
the Assembly refused to recede, Sena-
tors Cutter, Davis and Sims were ap-
pointed.
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT BILL
S. B. 40, Stratton, was called up
1t is the measure which proposes an
entire new chapter, relating to nego-
table instruments. Morehouse OPP
posed the bill, and at the conclusion Of
his speech the Senate took q recess to
attend the joint assembly, and further
consideration was postponed until $3.50
o'clock p. m. 1t subsequently was
further postponed until the evening
session.