The record-union., 1899-03-16

of the contingent expenses of the Sen
ate for the purpose of sending the same
| to the members of the Legislature. Re-
ferred to Committee on Contingent Elk.
penses.
! Jones offered a resolution which was
referred to the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses, providing for the pay
ment of $414 to three porters for ser
vices rendered.
+, Braunhart offered a resolution which
was adopted, instructing the Secretary
! of State to furnish each Senator with
copy Of Constitutional debates.
! A communication was received from
| the Society of American Authors, in
| closing a preamble and resolution in
| dorsing a plan for George Washington
| American Memorial Institution. 1t was
| printed in the journal.
AFTER THE SESSION.
| A resolution continuing in Office tht
three journal clerks after the close Of
| the session, and until all necessary work
| be performed, and appropriating $at
! for each, was referred to the Committee
on Contingent Expenses.
Flint for the Committee on Attaches
| Contingent Expenses and Mileage, re-
| ported back the resolution appropriate
| ing $500 to pay A. Friedlander for en-
crossing resolutions of respect to the
memory of Ex-Governor Pacheco and
the late State Senator John Bcggs, rec
| ommending the reduction of the appro-
priation to 800. Adopted.
Also, that the resolution appropriating
S7S2S to pay for supplies, ETC., be
adopted. Adopted.
THIS BILL APPROVED.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, announcing that he had ap-
proved and returned as approved, S. B.
12l, to repeal an Act authorizing the
allowance, settlement and payment OF
claims of counties against the State,
approved March 9, 1898.
Also, that he returned without his
approval S. B. 165. approprfating $1,O0u
to pay the claim of William M. Sulli-
van. with his reasons therefor attached
as follows:
To the Senate of the State of Califor-
mia: 1 herewith return to your honor
able body, without my approval, Senate
bill No. 1856.
This bill provides for the payment of
one thousand dollars to William M. Sui
livan in payment of a claim against the
State, and directs the Controller to draw
his warrant in favor of said claimant,
and further providing that the Act
shall take effect from and after Janu-
ary l, 1900.
Upon an examination of the claim.
find that it is for personal injuries sus-
tanned by Mr.. Sullivan from the dis
charge of a firearm of a soldier of the
National Guard on July 4, 1894, while
Mr.. Sullivan was serving as Captain
of Company D, Third Infantry, N. G.
c.. at the time of the strike. From
the facts before me, it clearly appears
that there is no legal claim against the
State for. such injuries; and to appro-
pirate the money named in this bill
would be to make a gift, which is in
direct contravention Of Section 81 of
Article ". of the Constitution of the
State. See also Brown vs.. Hart, 93
Cal, p. 32S.
While I regret the misfortune of Mr..
Sullivan, my duty compels me to dis
approve of this bill.
HENRY T. GAGE, Governor
PROHIBITORY LEGISLATION.
On motion Of Dickinson, A. B. 2S3,
providing for the submission of the
proposition of the license and sale, or
prohibition of the sale of intoxicating
liquors to a vote of the people, by mu-
nicipal corporations Of the fifth and
sixth classes, was taken up and passed,
21 to l. The bill was being cared for
by Cutter.
The rules were suspended to allow
Mutt, Maggard and Langford to intro
duce in the shape of new bills, pro-
posed amendments to the County Gov
ernment law applying to their respec-
tive counties.
On motion of Dickinson the special
file of appropriation and claims bills
was taken up and action taken as fol-
lows:
S. B. 119, Stratton-An Act making
an appropriation of S14, 600 for improv-
ing the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum;
passed, % to 0.
s. B. 1o0, Currier-To provide for adj
ditional improvements at the Whittier
State School, located at Whittier, in
the County of Los Angeles, and to make
an appropriation of $780, 500 for the
same; read second time, amended and
ordered printed.
S. B. 157, Boggs-Making an appro-
priation for the erection of q building
for the accommodation, detention and
care of insane convicts and criminals;
on motion of Dickinson, denied a sec
ond reading
s. B. 3S3, Morehouse-To provide for
the construction of a building for IL
brary purposes and additional class
rooms at the State Normal School in
San Jose, and to provide for furnishing,
equipment and heating and ventilating
apparatus therefor. and making an ap
preparation of $4,000 for the same;
withdrawn, and A. B. 424, being iden-
tical, substituted and read the second
time.
S. B. 402, Rowell-Authorizing the
superintendent of Public Instruction
to purchase necessary metallic fling
and bookcases, and to refurnish and re-
pair his office and making an appro-
priation of $4,000 therefor; amended,
reducing appropriation to $500 and
ordered printed
S. b. 1U4, Dickinson-Authorizin the
Governor to order the transfer to the
general fund of any money that may
be in other funds of the State Treas
ury, and the return thereof to such
fund, read second time
S. B. 452, Langford-To pay the claim
of Louis Gerlach against the State of
California, and making an appropria-
ton therefor; on motion of Gillette, was
denied a second reading.
S. B. 500, Simpson-To pay the claim
of Edwin ]. Cord against the State of
California, and to appropriate S916
therefor: read second time
S. B. 544, Doty-To create the Office
Of State Came Warden, to provide for
his appointment term of Office, and to