The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

To pay the claim of Alfred HirreH.
Finance and Claims.
After agreeing to take up the second
reading file at the night session, at
o'clock recess was taken until p. m.
Evening Session. =
At the evening session, Leavitt, for
the Committee on Federal Relations, re-
ported back A. J. r. IA. recommending
the calling of a convention for the re-
vision of the Constitution of the State
of California, recommending that the
electors of the State vote at the next
general election for the calling of a
convention to revise the Constitution
and to provide the number and quail
fication, compensation and manner of
electing delegates to such convention,
with the recommendation that it be
adopted.
GOVERNORS MESSAGES.
A message was received from the
Governor. 1t was laid on the desk with
three other messages from his Excel
lency received within the past ten
days, none of which have been taken
up. There is quite a stack of the ex-
ecutive messages, and the Senate will
probably take day off one of these
times and open and consider them.
WHAT THE ATTORNEYS WANT.
Bettman, for the Committee on Rules
and Revision. reported back the reso-
luton providing for the payment Of
the attorneys in the matter of the DEN
nery-Ashe contest, recommending that
the attorneys for the contestants-Bert
and Powers, be allowed $3.50 each, and
the attorneys for the contestee, McPike
Newberg and Henney, be allowed
$16666 each, or $500 for each side; and
further recommending the suspension
of standing rule 81, which provides that
in contests for seats in the Senate the
contestant shall be allowed 5000 ard
the contestee 500.
Bettman moved the adoption of the
report, but the motion was received by
storm of opposition, and from the
sentiment expressed it is extremely
doubtful whether the Senate will con-
sent to present gratutously the sum of
500 to the attorneys who handled the
contest
On motion of Dickinson, the consid-
GRAFTON of the report was made a spe-
cial order for this morning Immediately
after the reading of the journal A
warm time is expected.
Davis, for the Committee on Mines,
Drains and Debris, reported back S. B.
501, authorizing the location and sale
of mining claims upon public lands of
the State, with the recommendation
that it do not pass; also presented a
substitute for S. BIS 142 159, 204 and
433, all relating to mining claims and
locating and recording the same, and
recommended that the substitute be
adopted
SECOND READING FILE.
The second reading file was taken up
and the following bills acted upon:
S. B. IS, Langford-To keep open nat
ural channels, not navigable which
run through agricultural land, and are
subject to overflow, to the injury of the
land. and the duty of Boards of Super
visors in relation thereto; ordered on
file for third reading
IS. B. 20, Notwithstanding for the
dissolution and annulment of swamp
and overlooked land reclamation dis
tricts for non-user of corporate powers;
on file for third reading.
S. B. SO, Boyce-To amend thirty
sections of the Political Code and to
add one new section relating to public
schools; withdrawn, and S. B. 30, re-
lating to kindergartens, substituted
S. B. AZ, Nutt-To appropriate money
for the Improvement of the harbor of
San Diego by the Board of State Har-
Dor Commissioners for San Diego Bay;
withdrawn, and S. B. Ga rela ting to
duties of San Diego Harbor Commits
sioners, substituted
S. B. 800. Leavitt-To amend Section
2,440 of the Political Code of the State
of California, approved March -, 1872,
relating to the appointment of Pilot
Commissioners for San Francisco, Mare
Island and Benicia, to third reading.
S. B. 102. Langford-Empower
Boards of Supervisors to construct, re-
construct and change the location of.
and enter. into contracts concerning
bridge or bridges across navigable
streams or waterways in this State; to
third reading. 3
s. B. 2o3, Braunhart-To amend Sec
ticn 81 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to actions for damages: with
drawn, and s. B. SO. for the suppression
of bucket shops, ETC.. substituted.
ADJOURNMENT
Another bill was taken up and failing
to get a single vote either way on
proposed amendment, the Pres-
dent pro tenn brought his gavel down
and declared the Senate adjourned be-
cause there was no quorum And it
was 9:15 o'clock.