The record-union., 1899-02-01
l.tee on Attaches, Contingent Expenses

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Sims presented a petition signed by
the Secretary of the Sonoma County
Pomona Grange as follows:
Whereas. The prosperity of agri-
culture is indispensable to the pros
perity of all other legitimate indus
tries of our State and nation, and
Whereas, Agriculture is languishdng
under grievous burden of taxation.
and
whereas, The Legislature now in
session is being flooded with petitions
looking to the exemption of other
classes of property from taxation. the
effect of which would be to increase the
taxation on agriculture; now therefore
be it
Resolved, BY the sonoma County
Pomona Grange, that the Legislature
init to the people a Constitutional
amendment, exempting all farms and
farm property from taxation"
The reading of the petition created
considerable merriment, and it was
was new to the Senators. 1t was,
however, ordered printed in the Jour
nal.
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| Reports of committees were handed
| in as follows:
| Dickinson for Finances B. 23S, APP
Of l. H. Polk; do pass. S. BIS. amend
ing an Act for the support of aged per-
sons in INDECENT circumstances; 324
appropriating $4,000 to pay the claim
| of Addie McGinness, and 122, appro-
goo x 10 10 ole; -
j. P. Dunlap; do pass as amended.
| Simpson for Corporations-S. B. 332,
to regulate the transportation of perish
able fruits, goods or merchandise, by
| express or transfer companies; do not
pass; S. B. 16S, to regulate the grant
ing Of telephone and telegraph, street
railroad and electric light, heat and
| power, and other franchises; recon-
mended the author Qangford) to with
draw it. Withdrawn.
Taylor for Municipal Corporations-S
| B. 4OS, amending an Act to provide for
work upon streets, lanes, alleys, courts,
| places, ETC.; do pass; S. B. 40, to Gre
| ate an exempt fireman's relief fund;
! substitute do pass.
Leavitt for Federal Relations-S. J.
r. 16. by Boyce, relative to the subsi-
| -
S. ]. r. 8, by Burnett relative to pen
sions for survivors of Indian wars; be
adopted.
| Rowell for State Hospitals-s. B. 24O,
to amend an Act regulating the practice
OF pharmacy; do pass as amended
| Gillette, for Judiciary-S. BIS 3O1,
Davis. to provide for work on streets,
lanes. ETC.; be referred to Committee
on Corporations; 81, Taylor, relating
to erroneous tax assessments, and Ia,
Dickinson, relating to the appointment
OF officers and employees by the San
Francisco Board of Health; do pass as
amended; PAP, Dickinson, relative to
giving bonds; 27S. Simpson, relating to
guardians and wards; 1903, La Rue, re-
lating to the disposition of moneys be-
longing to the estates of deceased per-
sons; $50, Bulla, amending Section 592
of the Penal Code; 337, Bulla, to add
| new section to the Penal Code, and
Zot, Wolfe, to create and regulate pub
lie warehouses; do pass; A, La Rue, to
prevent sheep and goats being herded
| or running at large in Lake County;
zI6, Luchsinger, to establish tax on
collateral inheritance, ETC.; ESS, Sims
relative to grounds of action for d.
vorce, and 292, Morehouse, to amend
Section 81 of the Civil Code; do not
pass.
| Stratton, for Elections - S. B. 1853,
Stratton, respecting testing OF voting
machines; pass as amended and be res
ferred to Finance Committee; %, Sims,
relating to ELECTIONS; do pass; 397,
| Trout, to amend Section 1879 of the
| school laws; substitute do pass; 421,
Davis, amend Section 1885 OF the Po-
litical Code; do pass; 322. Smith, au-
thorizing women to vote at school cleo
tons; do pass.
| Smith. for Public Buildings Other
than Prison Buildings-S B. .U6 Sims,
| for improving main building of Home
for Care and Training Of Feeble Mind
| ed Children; do pass and be referred to
Finance Committee.
On motion of Boyce, the Sergeant
alarms was directed to- accompany the
delegation appointed to attend the
funeral Of the late Senator Boggs.
STATUTORY POSITIONS.
| Cutter offered a resolution providing
for the appointment of the following
statutory officials: Assistant Minute
Clerk, George f. Hatton, &c. Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms for the Finance
Committee E. A. Bulles, So; Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms for the Judiciary
Committee, D. Mccarthy, So, Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms, Nat Kennedy, So;
Assistant Journal Clerk, F. II. McCon-
nell. SO; Assistant Engrossing and En-
rolling Clerks, George Heustis, L. L.
Shaw, F. H. Hutton and Miss E. Ait
ken. So; Assistant History Clerk.
George F. Mack, 81; Bill Filler, M. T.
Frales. 81; Bill Clerks, J. ". Tryce and
Frank Kelly, 81; Mail Carrier w. w.
Curnow, So; Cloakroom Clerk, w. c.
Rodgers, $4 Watchmen, ]. Schnell, J.
Tyrrell and ]. o. Leary, So; Janitress
to Ladies Cloakroom, Mrs. c. Neidlein,
So; Press Mailing Clerks, G. E. Will
Jams, Ben Gray, 81; Stenographers, A.
c. Unsworth, T. Fl. Lombard Mrs. E.
j. Niles, Nora Andrews, So.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
| Bills were introduced and referred
| to committees as follows:
| Bulla-To amend the Code of Civil
Procedure, relating to what evidence
may be given in trials. Judiciary.
Langford-Amending the Political
Code relating to the compensation and
travelling expenses of civil executive
officers, employees and agents of the
State. Judiciary.
Feeney-To prohibit the sale of water
gas for Illuminating purposes. and to
prohibit the forcing of air in through
mains and pipes used for supplying IL
Illuminating gas. Corporations.
| To regulate the use Of meters used
| for the purpose OF measuring water.
Corporations.
Amending the Civil Code, providing