The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-07

was to be directed to the matter OF
dredging Alviso Slough. He did not
oppose the appropriation if 1T was nee
essary, as he felt that the work ought
to be done
Davis thought the appropriation made
| by the State for such improvements
ought to be placed at the disposition OF
! the Federal Government, in order that
no friction might be had.
| Morehouse made strong argument
for the appropriation, calling attention
that two years ago the Santa cara
delegation assisted in passing the S5o0,
600 appropriation for the Sacramento
and San Joaquin Rivers He, however.
| had no desire to pass the bill prov1d-
| ing the Assembly bill pending, making
the money appropriated in 1897, avail
able for other streams in the State, was
favorably considered in the Senate, and
on his motion further action ON the
Alviso Slough bill was postponed until
the bill mentioned by Doty should have
been reached; the bill to retain it's place
| on file.
WELL BILL PASSED.
| A. B. GIT, by Kennedy authorizing
the expenditure of $500 to bore a well
in the Capitol grounds, met with quiet
opposition, and the vote thereon re-
suited in a call Of the Senate. In the
end enough votes were skirmished up
and the bill was passed, D to 6.
| A. B. 245 Arnerich-To amend Sec
tions 354, 1, 4S9 and / 1872 of the Polit-
ical Code, relating to State Normal
Schools, providing that local Boards of
Trustees shall elect their President, and
that the latter shall not be a member
of such board; read third time and
passed, 25 to 9
/ A. B. 4, Johnson-To create an eX-
empt firemen's relief fund in the sew
eral counties, cities and counties, cities
and towns of the State, and relating to
the enrolment, formation into fire com
panies and services as firemen of such
exempt firemen; debated at length and
finally, after call of the Senate. was
passed, % to 10.
Stratton called up his notice Of mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby A
C. A. IA, relating to the exemption from
taxation of the Lick School of Mechan-
ical Arts, was refused action The
motion to reconsider carried and furth.
err action was deferred.
SENATE sCONCURS.
| Assembly messages We're taken uI
and the Senate concurred in the AS
sembly amendments to S. B. "a, COM
monty known as the Harbor Bond bill
The Senate also concurred in the AS
sembly amendments to Leavitt's bill tc
establish the harbor of Oakland.
| Also concurred in the amendment tC
the joint resolution offered and passed
during the mornings session, relative tt
opening forestry reserve forl stock pas
ture. The amendment inserted this
Sierra reservation.
A. B. 40 Miller, authorizing the
granting by Boards of Supervisors and
by the municipal authorities Of cities
and towns to railroad corporations
when found necessary, without offering
the same for sale, etc, was taken up
read the second time, amended and or
dered printed.
A resolution by Laird, authorizing the
purchase of $40 worth of postage
stamps for the use of the press mail
ing clerks, was referred to the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses.
On motion of d0iekinson S. B. 123, ap-
Ipropriating $4,000 or as much thereof
as necessary, for the contingent ex-
penses of the Senate was taken VI
and read the second time.
AT $50 O'Clock a recess was taker
until D. M