The record-union., 1899-03-14

The hour of noon arrived while the
bill was under discussion, and it went
over until to-day.
Afternoon Session.
The special file of Assembly bills was
taken up, as usual, after the noon re-
cess, and measures were considered as
follows:
A. B. 40, Miller-Adding a new Sec
ton to the Political Code, authorizing
the granting by Boards of Supervisors
and by the municipal authorities OF
cities and towns to railroad corpora
tions of franchises for the construction
of wharves and piers for terminal pur-
poses of such railroad corporations,
when found necessary, without offering
the same for sale, excepting from the
operation of this Act any property un-
der the jurisdiction or control of any
Board of State Harbor Commissioners;
| read third time, opposed by Boyce,
amended to correct in error, and or
dered printed and to retain its place
| on file.
A B. S47, Knowland-To amend Sec
ton PIP of the Political Code, relative
to bridges, subways and culverts; read
FOR THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
A. B. 62, Valentine = Appropriating
! S120C0O to pay the expense of collect
| ing, preparing, forwarding, installing,
maintaining and returning an exhibit
of the products of the State at the
Paris Exposition in 1900; also for pre-
pairing and printing literature for dis
| tribution at said exposition, and pro-
viding a commission, salaries and ex-
penses of commission and attaches;
passed, "a to f. Mutt changed his vote
and gave notice of motion to recon
sider
REGULATING DENTISTRY.
A. B. 13S, Johnson-To amend an Act
| to insure the better education of prac-
l.titioners Of dental surgery, and to reg
ulate the practice of dentistry in the
State, and to add two new sections
| thereto, all relating to the State Board
of Dental Examiners, and regulating
| the practice of dentistry in this State
| Smith opposed the bill, and Shortridge
departed from his anti-regulation poi
| icy long enough to favor the bill. He
said that while opposed to regulating the
use to which old bottles should be pat
and to legislation of a similar kind, he
| had no objection to regulating brains
| in order that dentists might learn to ex-
| tract teeth without pain
Rowell said the objection urged by
Smith had been covered by a commit
tee amendment, and the bill was
| passed, % to 4.
| A. B. 127, Atherton-To provide for
| the purchase of additional land for the
Folsom State Prison, and making an
appropriation of $1,000 therefor; read
third time and lost, 10 to 15. Leavitt
| changed his vote and gave notice Of a
motion to reconsider
A. B. 500, Knights-Providing for the
maintenance of residence for the
| Governor of the State, and empowering
| the State Capitol Commissioners tc
provide for the heating, lighting and
| repairs and renewal of furnishings OF
said residence, and providing for the
| number and salaries of the necessary
employees and servants to be selected
and employed by the Governor therein
and for the appropriation Of $1,000 for
such purposes, and directing the State
Controller to issue warrants upon the
general fund, and directing the State
Treasurer to pay said warrants; read
third time and passed, 26 to 0.
RAILWAY EQUIPMENTS
| Stratton called up his notice of q
motion to reconsider the vote whereby
A B. 81, was lost. The bill relates tc
certain contracts. conditional sale
| lease or hire Of railroad and street rail-
way equipment and rolling stock, and
providing for the recording thereof
Stratton explained that an injustice
| had been done the measure merely be-
cause it had been introduced at the re-
quest of Attorney Coogan, adviser OF
the Pullman Palace Car Company He
stated that the bill was not in the IN
terest of the Pullman Company. as was
thought by some of the members who
voted against it, but that it applied
alike to all corporations conducting g
carrying business.
Morehouse followed in the same line,
and the motion to reconsider was car
ried by vote of % to 3.
The question being on the final pas
sage of the bill, it was passed by a
vote Of % to T.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11TH.
Assembly messages We're taken up
and the joint resolution providing for
sine die adjournment was read.
Gillette mOVeQ tnE1I the TueJ De SuS-
pended and the resolution be put upo,;
passage. Carried.
Then the Secretary read the resolu-
tion, which provided that the Legis.a-
ture adjourn without date, at midnight
on Saturday, March i"11th.'
1t SO happens that Saturday, March
11th came off last week, and the Ser
ate paused to consider. Some recon-
mended an amendment to make the
resolution read March "1Sth," but in
the end it was decided to ascertain from
the Clerk of the Assembly whether or
not a mistake had been made. Pend
ing the desired information, the Sem
ate got back to business.
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.
Rowell called up his notice of a mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby A.
B. 249, appropriating $1,000 to enforce
an Act to regulate the sale Of CONNER
cial fertilizers or materials used for
manurial purposes and to provide pen
alties for the infraction thereof, was
lost.
Rowell, Bulla, Mutt and others spoke
in favor of reconsiderat ton, and Dwyer,
Bettman and others opposed it, and a
call of the Senate resulted. After a
long wait behind closed doors enough