The record-union., 1899-02-16
NEW LAWS.

following bills which now became Acts
of the Legislatures:
Wardelrs A. B. 121, relating to pilots
Pilot Commissioners and pilotage;
Muenter's A. B. 140, amending the Code
of Civil Procedure; Johnson's A. B. 10,
to amend the Code Of Civil Procedure
relating to the manner of bringing an
| issue to trial; Johnson's A. B. S2S, 10
amend the Political Code.
SENATE MESSAGES.
s. B. SO, reported passed by the SEN
ate, relating to inspection of diaries,
read first time and referred to Ways
and Means.
| A. c. r. 10, approving the charter of
the city of Santa Barbara, reported
adopted by the Senate, sent to enroll
ment and thence to the Governor.
s. B. 421, amending the Political
Code, read first time and to Judiciary.
| A. B. 229, adopting the golden poppy
as the State flower. sent to enrolment
and thence to the Governor.
A B. 3OS relating to the State Lii
brary, came back with Senate amend
ments which were concurred in by AS
sembly.
| S. B. 551, providing for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the contingent ex-
penses of the Senate, reported passed
by the Senate was read first time and
on motion of Dibble, made a case of
special urgency, read second and third
| times, passed and at once transmitted
i to the Senate
| GOVERNORS VETOES.
Under special orders the two bills re-
| turned by the Governor without his APP
proval-Arnerich's appropriating $lO.-
coo for the importing of predaceous in
sects, and Belshaw's, charging the pow
ers of guardians, were up for action by
| the House. On each bill, the roll was
called for vote on the question of pass
| ing the bills lover the Governor
head as the old phrase goes. The
Governors vetoes were unanimously
sustained.
The Governors message relating to
newspaper bills was on motion Of Dib-
Bile, referred to Ways and Means.
| GUBERNATORIAL VACATION.
| Ca1ninetti offered an Assembly Joint
Resolution providing that the Governor,
Henry T. Gage, should be allowed. at
any period during his term of office a
vacation Of four months during which
time he has leave to be absent from
the State
On motion of Dibble the consideration
of this resolution was made a special
order for Friday
| E. D. Sullivan, acting Chairman Of
the Committee on Commerce and Navi-
cation, offered a resolution permitting
that committee to be absent from Fri
day until Monday in order that they
| .-.4 49, I,o~ .f Dad,
Adopted.
| RECESS.
After the Senatorial Joint Conven-
ton, recess was taken until p. m.
| ON THE FILES.
| Caminetti called up his motion to re-
consider the vote whereby S. B. Sc was
refused passage The matter precip-
itated debate, especially on an amend
ment of Dibble's, now Incorporated in
the BILL making the pay of San Fran
cisco Superior Judges 5000 per an
mum. The raising of the salary of
the Judge of Tuolumne County was
primarily the object of the bill and
some members charged, at least irdi-
! rectly, that Dibble's amendment had
been the rider which had killed the bill.
Dibble declared that he had no desire
| to slaughter the bill. If the House
would grant Caminetti reconsideration
| he would champion his amendment as
long as he could and he believed, if
| given another chance, he would con-
vince a majority of the propriety of his
proposition. But, rather than lose the
bill on reconsideration he would with
draw his amendment. On this show
| ing the reconsideration carried and the
bill retained its place on file.
| SPECIAL FILE.
| The following bills. carrying appro-
priations, were considered in Commit
tee of the Whole, recommended, read
second time and sent to engrossment:
! A. B. 695, making an appropriation
to pay the deficiency in the appropria-
ton for repairs of the Capitol build
| ing.
| A. B. 696, making an appropriation
| to pay the deficiency in the appropri-
alton for the purchase of furniture and
carpets in the Capitol build ug.
A. B. 697, making an appropriation
to pay the deficiency for stationery,
| fuel, light and supplies for the Legis-
| lature and State officers.
| A B. Al, Mead, to amend the Act
to provide for the organization, incor-
poration and government of municipal
corporations Read second time.
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
| A. c. A. %, substitute for A. c. A. 2,
Clark, proposed amendment to Article
TX. of the Constitution, relative to the
confirming of the founding Of the Le-
land Stanford Jr. University.
| This substitute was drawn in accord
ance with sllg gesyti ions from the Indie
larry Committee Yesterday, coming
up for final vote, it was supported by
Clark, the author, and vigorously
championed by Cosper. 1t was adopted
by the Assembly, but La Baree gave
notice of motion to reconsider.
THREE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
/ A. c. A. Z, Cobb, relative to exempt
ing certain school property from taxa
1 ton.
This is Cobb's Constitutional amend
ment exemptng the buildings, books
and furniture of private schools, col
leges and seminaries from taxation,
and was presented by Cobb in his usual
clear and concise manner. The meas
ure found champions in Wade, Melick,
White, Cosper, Brown. O'Brien, Dibble
and Caminetti.
AS the amendment exempts denomi-
national schools from taxation, the
point was raised by Johnson that it
was step in the direction of the union
of church and State
Dibble contended that was fallacy
as the exemption law exists in every
State in the Union excepting three
Mormon States and California, and no