The record-union., 1899-01-20

science by the distribution and use OF
/ unclaimed human bodies for scientific
| purposes, through board created Tor
that purpose, and to prevent unauthor-
ized uses and traffic in human bodies
Hospitals.
Boyce-Relating to street railroad
cars. judiciary.
Sims-Relating to grounds Of action
for divorce. Judiciary.
| Sims-Relating to powers of Superior
Courts in cases of appeals from Justice
Courts. Judiciary.
Sims1Relating to practice in and
trials of actions in Justices Courts
Judiciary.
| is-Appropriating $4,000 for the
maintenance of the Preston School OF
Industry. Finance.
| Davis-Relating to commitments to
the State School of Whittier and lone.
Finance.
Davis-Appropriating 5000 for the
maintenance and Improvement of the
water system at the Preston School OF
Industry. Finance.
| Davis-Appropriating 81 500 for the
purpose of establishing an ice-making
| plant and refrigerator at the Preston
school OF Industry. Finance.
Davis-Appropriating $1,000 for the
purchase of tools and books for use in
the Preston School. Finance.
Davis-Appropriating So, 800 for lum-
Der and fencing at Preston School of
Industry. Finance.
Wolfe-Relative to the purchase and
certification of lands Judiciary.
La Rue-Appropriating $155,OOO for
the purchase of a tract of land adioin-
ing the Napa State Hospital for a res.
ervoir site, to locate such storage res
| ervolr and to purchase machinery and
to erect lighting plant, etc. Finance.
| Langford-To regulate the granting of
telephone and telegraph. street railroad
and electric light, heat and power. and
other franchises. by municipal authori-
ties or incorporated cities, cities and
| counties, and towns within the State
OF California, and repeating conflicting
Acts. Corporations
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
Shortridge introduced a Constitution
al amendment proposing a new section
| TO be known as section 10 of Article
TX OF the Constitution, relating to the
Leland stanford University.
The amendment confirms the found
Ing of the University and delegates cer-
tain powers to the Board of Trustees
I OF the same, and provides that they
snail annually report to the Governor.
The last paragraph, which refers to
exemption of the property from taxa
| ton, reads as follows:
All property now or hereafter held
IN trust for the founding, maintenance
| or benefit of the University. or of anv
department thereof shall be EXEMPT
from State taxation; all personal prop
erty SO held, the Palo Alto Farm as
described in the endowment grant to
| the trustees of the University: and all
otner real property so held and actually
occupied by any department of the in
stltut1on, shall also be exempt from
county and municipal taxation. The
Legislature may by law exempt from
county and municipal taxation any
other property so held if it at the same
time provides for an equitable distribu-
ton throughout the State of the bur-
den OF exemption, and it may likewise
modify, suspend and revive at will anv
OF the exemptions from taxation here
ALL ABOUT REPORTERS.
Then Boyce called up his resolution
introduced during Wednesdays session
10 the effect that any newspaper re-
porter caught interviewing Senators on
the floor of the Senate. or during anv
time the body was in session. should
De held in contempt and dealt with ac-
corclngly, and that any editor or mana
ger OF any newspaper instructing his
servants" to so interview Senator's
should also be in contempt and should
De dealt with accordingly" The reso-
luton was given space in yesterdays
Record Union"
boyce said it had been suggested (the
suggestion was his OWN that the reso-
tuition be considered in executive ses-
sion, and that while he did not insist
on that course being pursued, in order
10 get the sense of the body he would
make a motion to go into executive
session.
SMITH PATHETICALLY PLAYFIJI.
But Smith was pathetically symna
thetic, and inclined to comedy. He said
that the motion was rather sveeping
but that as the members of the press
| IL
to exclude them, as he made it a rule
never to say to a mans face things
which ought to be said behind his back.
he expected, in the course of the dis
cussion to say some nice things about
reporters, and did not want to f1atter
them TO their faces. He did not, how
ever, Dei1eve in excluding the public
only newspaper men-because the re-
porters might want to know what had
been said about them, and the general
public could tell them the story Of the
session. He moved to amend by max
ing the motion apply only to reporters
Inc amendment was ruled out Of
order, as Smith probably knew it would
be. and Shortridge arose to inquire
whether Smith was in fun or only lok-
ing. He inferred that he was ATTEMPT
Ing to be exceedingly funny as he some
times succeeded in being. He said it
would be a bad precedent to not discuss
| matters before those it was intended to
kaffect.
BULLA'S AWFUL AMENDMENT.
Bulla opposed the motion to go into
executive session. He said if good rea-
sons could be advanced for the adoption
of the resolution, everybody ought to
| hear them, but if on the contrary there
were no reasons, the public should also
be acquainted with that fact.
Boyce said he had no objection to
an open discussion, and was perfectly
willing to withdraw his motion. He was
allowed to withdraw it accordingly.
Thereupon Bulla moved to amend the
resolution by striking out any and all
reference to newspapers, newspaper re-