The record-union., 1899-03-10

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S. B. 633, Leavitt-To provide for
the payment for the advertising of the
constitutional amendments, and MAX
ing an appropriation of $4,000 therefor:
substitute adopted and passed, 70 to .
s. B. 637, Sims-Providing for the al
lowance and payment of the claim of
H. H. Granice against the State Of
California, and making an appropri-
| alton of $50 therefor; substitute
adopted and passed, % to o.
| The Senate. as usual, attended the
| Joint assembly and went through the
form of voting for candidates for the
| United States Senate.
Afternoon Session.
| After the noon recess the special file
of Assembly bills came up, and on the
| committee substitute for A b. 6GO,
amending certain sections of the Civil
Code. all relating to mutual building
and loan associations and other SINH
lar corporations. there was some de-
bate. -
Wolfe opposed the BILL holding that it
would work injury instead of benefit
to building and loan associations.
Taylor spoke for the bill and it was
passed, % to f. Wolfe changed his vote
from no to aye and gave notice of
motion to reconsider.
THESE BILLS PASSED.
A. B. 690-Td create a State Board OF
Charities and Corrections, prescribing
its duties and powers, and appro-
priating money therefor; read third
| time and passed, "a to 3. Morehouse
gave notice of a motion to reconsider.
nj To dxa for q
free employment department to be
maintained in connection with the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics; read third
time and passed, % to o.
THIS ONE LOST.
A. B. 249, 'Melick-To regulate the
sale of commercial fertilizers, or ma
terials used for manurial purposes, and
to provide penalties for the infraction
thereof, and means for the enforce
.ment of the Act: read the third time
and lost, II to 10. Rowell changed his
vote and gave notice of a motion to
reconsider.
A. B. Oil, Committee on Election
Laws-To amend the Political Code by
adding a new section thereto numbered
1861. relating to the organization Of
committees to represent political par
up and called for quite a spirited de-
bate as to whether political party ma
chinery, under the Stratton election
law, was necessary. The bill was final
ly passed by vote Of 26 to 4.
A B. 662-Making an appropriation
of Sc, 800 to pay the salaries of the en-
Works; read third time and passed, %
to 1.
BANKS AND ASSESSORS.
Burnett called up his notice of a mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby A.
B. 2O6, relative to the duties of Bank
Commissioners, and providing that on
March 1st of each year banks must file
with the Assessor of the county IN
which they may be situated, a state
ment of their financial condition.
Braunhart and Burnett spoke in favor
of reconsideration, and the motion was
carried by vote of % to II.
[ The question being on the final pas
sage of the bill. Shortridge opposed 1t,
contending that there was nothing in
the bill which would make people hon.
est, which was evidently intended. He
said it was merely another attempt on
the part of the people to lift themselves
over the fence by their bootstraps.
Taylor said that to require a bank to
make a statement to an Assessor in
order to get the money of the institu-
ton upon the assessment roll, was not
a matter Of conscience, as the bill pro-
vfded that the Bank Commissioners
should ascertain the correctness of the
statement.
Smith said he was coming to believe
that a new system Of taxation was
necessary, and held that tax upon prop
erty was failure. He thought some
kind of tax on business would be nearer
to the mark. He opposed the bill.
Sims also opposed the bill, as did
Simpson and Gillette, and Boyce ia
vored it.
The roll was called, and with IS ayes
and 13 noes chalked up a call of the
Senate was ordered.
After wasting twenty minutes under
the call the doors were opened, but
three of those brought in voted no,
while two voted aye, and Leavitt, who
had voted aye, changed to no, and the
bill was still two votes short of pas
sage So another call was ordered,
and the Sergeant Arms was sent out
to look for Cutter, Prisk and Hoey.
1t was 4:45 when the doors were
again opened, only Cutter having been
found. Cutter voted no. Jones changed
his vote from no to aye.
Another motion for a call Of the
Senate was declared out of order, and
the bill was declared lost by a vote of
90 to 16.
EXEMPTION FOR THE LICK
SCHOOL.
Stratton called up his notice of a mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby A.
C. A. IA, providing for the exemption
from taxation of the Lick School of
Mechanical Arts had been refused pas
sage The motion to reconsider was
carried, but the members had scattered,
and at 4:50 O'Clock another call of the
Senate was in order
After ten minutes had been con-
sumed in searching for absentees.
enough members changed their votes
to give the amendment a majority,
and it was declared passed by a vote
of % to Z.
Conference, reported back recommend
ing that the Senate recedes from its
amendments to the bill regulating the
practice of horseshoeing. The Senate
receded accordingly.
At $40 O'Clock recess was taken
until p. m.
Evening Session.
At the evening session Dickinson
called up his notice of a motion to re-
consider the vote whereby B. 426, to
Z T.,