The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-24
the laws. which met at Saratoga, New

a bill which repealed all the laws relat-
! ing to negotiable instruments, without
thoroughly examining it, and at his
suggestion further consideration was
postponed until to-day.
| Leavitt's bill to create the harbor OF
Oakland define its boundaries, etc, was
after considerable discussion, passed by
a vote of 24 to 6-Title approved.
J S. B. 300 La Rue-To provide for the
/ purchase of land, the purchase of ma
chinery, the construction of dam, and
other Improvements by the managers
of the Napa State Hospital, and appro-
p-iating $4,000; read the third time and
passed, % to 0-Title approved.
/ S. B. 536, Stratton-To add a new sec
ton to the Political Code, to be num-
bered ], 11S, relating to registration;
. read third time and passed, p to o.
Title approved.
S. B. 362, Trout-TO etablish a camp
of instruction for the National Guard
of the State of California, and to au-
thorize the acquisition, by donation, of
site for the same; read third time and
passed, 81 to 0-Title approved.
m THIRD READING FILE.
On motion of Braunhart the Senate
third reading file was taken up and S.
B. 1865, by Dickinson, appropriating
81 600 to pay the claim of William M.
Sullivan, was read and passed, p to o.
Title approved.
S. 3. 4OS, Taylor-to amend an Act
to provide for work upon streets, lanes,
alleys, courts. places and sidewalks, and
/ for the construction of sewers within
municipalities, was explained by the
| author and passed, % to 0-Title APP
proved.
| S. B. 213, Currier-To provide for the
ownership and winding up of the af-
| fairs of municipal corporations disin-
corporated under Act of the Legislature.
| and applying to municipalities of the
sixth class: read and passed, 26 to o.
Title approved
S. b. 49,, Observation-Disclosures mu-
| inequalities of less than the first class to
obtain by purchase, donation or devise
lands for cemetery purposes, and au-
thorlzlng Boards of Trustees to make
all necessary rules and regulations for
the government ana disposition of the
same; read and passed, 30 to O-Title
approved.
5. b. 81, Wolfe-Relating to trade
marks; Withdrawn by author
S. b. "a, by Taylor-To regulate the
practice of horseshoeing; withdrawn by
author and S. B. 6S. relating to work
on streets, etc, and to the construc-
ton of sewers, substituted
5. B. 20o, Morehouse-To amend an
Act concerning agricultural societies.
and to organize such societies under
SAID Act to borrow money and secure
the payment of the same. or to sell
property to pay the existing debts of
said society; read and passed, % to o.
Title approved
S. B. 93, Leavitt-To amend Section
3.74S of the Political Code, relating to
revenue and taxation: read and passed
u to O-Title approved.
S. B. 146, Braunhart. amending SEQ
tons 1,917, 1918 and 1920 of the Civil
Code, making per cent. the legal rate
OF interest. read and passed. % to f.
Title approved.
A SPECIAL FILE.
Smith offered resolution which was
adopted, providing that after the con-
s1deration of the Assembly special file
to-day, a file of special bills be made
up, beginning at the foot of the alpha
bet
VAGRANCY BILL BEATEN.
$. b. 10, Nutt-Amending Section
l,43o of the Penal Code. relating to
trials by jury in Justices and Police
Courts, read and as considerable oppo-
sition was developed a call of the Senate
resulted
Just prior to the closing of the doors
word was received that the Governor
had signed the anti-cartoon bill, and
that measure. which had passed from
defeat. to victory and into history. was
fought over again during the tedious
wait
The bill under consideration when the
doors were closed is commonly known
as the 'Vag Bill" and provides that
Justices Of the Peace and Police Judges
may summarily dispose of vagrancy
and similar cases, and that such Of
tenders shall have no right to trial nv
jury.
1t was 1920 o'clock when the Ser
eant-atArms finally returned with
Langford, 'the Father of the Senate"
in tow. Langford voted ave. but there
was still not enough votes to pass the
Dill, and an avalanche of changes from
aye to no followed. resulting in the
10 to Is. Mutt was among those who
changed MS vote to no, and he gave
notice of motion to reconsider.
S. j. r. II. Davis-Relative to the
mineral lands within railroad land
grants in the State, and the segrega-
tlon and reservation of such mineral
lands, was read and passed, 81 to O.
GOVERNOR DISAPPROVES.
During the evening executive mes
sages were received and read as fol-
lows:
10 the Senate of the State of Cali
fornia: | herewith return to your hon
orable body without my approval com
mittee substitute for Senate bill Ne.
lol, with my objections thereto.
This bill in substance authorizes the
Attorney General, in consideration of
an assignment by j. N E. Wilson to
the State of California of all his right
and interest in and to any moneys
collected by said Wilson as Insurance
Commissioner, and deposited by hI1a
IN the Pacific Bank of San Francisco
to settle and dismiss certain action
wherein the People of the State of
California ex rel. E. p. Colgan. STATE
Controller, is plaintiff, and ]. N. E.
Wilson, F. c. belong and j. y,
Byrnes are defendants, and wherein
judgment was obtained against Mr.
Wilson and j. D. Byrnes and F. G.
DeLong, his sureties, in the Superior
Court of the county of Sacramento
The action was commenced by the
People March /, 1894, to recover the
sum of S2,9SS-41, fees collected and
unlawfully withheld by Mr. Wilson for
the month of June, 1893, together with