The record-union., 1899-03-14
EXPOSITION
APPROPRIATIONS
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A. B. T29, which enables counties ana
cities and counties to levy separate
taxes for their own exhibits, went
through more easily, with 90 ayes to .
noes.
johnson gave notice of motion to re-
consider in the case of each bill.
TO DESERT SAN QUENTIN.
Works called up his notice of motion
to reconsider the vote whereby the prls-
on removal bill was refused passage,
and got it continued until to-day.
THE GOVERNORS VETO.
The consideration of the Governors
veto of A. B. 5, amending the Act for
the prevention of cruelty to animals,
was. on motion of Johnson, made a
special order for Thursday.
RECESS.
The Joint convention, the ballot for
Senator with the delayed change to
Grant of one Senator Currier, who had
before his absence voted for Bulla, then
recess and luncheon, all occurred as
usual between II m. and p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Senate amendments to A R. %, Rick
ards trade mark bill, to A. b. ",
Knowland's bill relating to erroneous
tax assessments and sales, to A. B. 69u
creating a State Board of Charities and
Corrections, and to A. B. ego, relating
to mutual building and loan associa-
tions and other similar corporations,
We're all concurred in by the House and
the bills sent to enrolment.
WORK ON SENATE BILLS.
Braunhart's S. b. "a. for the issu-
ance of bonds for the completion of the
seawall of San Francisco harbor, at
last safely reached port after some
what stormy voyage. The report of the
Free Conference Committee leaving out
word left in by inadvertence was ac-
cepted and the bill transmitted to the
Senate
ISLANDS IN HUMBOLDT BAY.
Gillette's S. B. 461, authorizing the
Governor and Attorney General to pur-
chase for the State of California GER
propriating $4,000 therefor, was
passed, but not without a pretty stormy
discussion.
DR.. Marvin called on Valentine of the
Ways and Means Committee, to explain
the situation. Valentine explained
that there were two islands in Humb ldt
Bay which were now private property.
They border on the channel which it is
proposed to dredge and the people wish
TO have them owned by the State as
they believe it will facilitate the i'm
provement of the channel
Works of San Diego, who said that
the Islands in Humboldt Bay were SIM
llarly situated to islands in San Diego
Bay, said that in the latter case the
Government owns the islands and he
realized that it would be a handicap to
improvement to have them under pri-
vate ownership. He supported the bill.
johnson asked Works if he knew that
the land in question did not border on
the water Works replied. NO" when
johnson referred him to a map then
Circulating among the members, which
became the subject of discussion.
Ccsper said that he had found that
the land adjoining that desired to be
sold belonged to corporations-and that
he thought the appropriation, S13. .00O,
was very large price to pay for one
hundred acres Of land. He believed
the proper course would be for the
Government to condemn the land.
Marvin claimed that they wished to
improve the cha mel at once and con-
demnation proceedings would take too
long. The annual value of the COM
merce into and out of Humboldt Bay
is, he said, more than S4.000.O9o and
the contemplated Improvements are ur-
gently needed. The price he thought,
not exorbitant and, in any case. the
matter was, by the bill, to be placed
in the control of the Governor and the
Attorney General who might buy it for
less than that if practicable
Cosper offered an amendment provid-
Ing that no money should be spent until
Judgment has been obtained in con-
de1nnation proceedings, but this was
lost
The dill was finally passed, but Cos
per gave notice of motion to reconsider.
s. b. 20, appropriating $1,000 to pay
the claim of j. w. Sibole, who removed
his house because he was afraid of the
breaking of a large reservoir built by
the State, was passed.
COMPULSORY KINDERGARTEN.
s. 3. 53. Boyce's bill providing for the
Incorporation of kindergarten into the
public school system in all the counties
and making it obligatory upon Boards
of Supervisors or Trustees, where the
census children number 1000 or over
to assign a school room for kindergar-
ten purposes came up on final passage.
Dunlap offered an amendment maxi
ing it q matter of discretion with boards
to establish kindergartens.
In offering it Dunlap made a remark
about leaving it to the boards whether
there should or should not be depart
ment to teach the children to make
dolls dresses
Wade said that there seemed to be no
definite statement as to the age of the
children to be educated in the kindergar-
ten As the public schools take them
down to six years old he supposed this
took them back as far as the bottle-a
sort of baby farming.
Cosper replied to him promptly that
It was exactly that-baby farming; TAX
ing the little waits from the streets and
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