The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-12
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Relating 10 arrests. Judiciary.

porations. Corporations.
Relating to certain contracts for the
lease and hire of lines of street and
other railways. Corporations.
Concerning registration at primary
elections. Elections.
Authorizing school districts to estab-
lish and maintain day schools for the
deaf, dumb and the blind. Education.
Relation to negotiable instruments
| Judiciary.
| Making an appropriation for the sup
port Of the California Institute for the
Deaf, Dumb and the Blind. Finance.
By Doty:
To prohibit the wearing Of insignia.
badges, buttons, etc. Judiciary.
By Taylor:
To regulate the operation and disco
luton of sanitary districts. Corpora
lions.
To prohibit the sale of adulterated
cigarettes without legal sanction. Ju-
dietary.
BY Mutt:
To pay the claim of A. W. Repella-
Finance.
| By Jones:
Providing penalties for violating min
1 luS laws. MILES anu MluluS.
Providing the manner of locating
mining claims Mines and Mining.
| By Currier:
Providing for submission to the peo-
pie of counties of the fifth and sixth
classes, of local option proposition,
relative to the licensing or prohibition
of the sale of intoxicating liquors.
/ BY Braunhart:
| Relative to wharves in San Francisco
Rivers and Harbor.
Relating to annual salaries of Judges
of Superior Courts. Judiciary.
Three bills, amending the Civil Code
with relation to new trials. judiciary.
| Relating to stenographers in San
Francisco Police Courts. San Francisco
Delegation.
S. c. A. 6-Relating to charters, par
ticularly that of San Francisco Ju-
dietary.
| BY Currier:
To provide additional Improvements
for the Whittier State School. Build
ings other than Prison Buildings.
| BY Luchsinger:
| For the relief of ex-Insurance Com
missioner J. N. E. Wilson.
| By Bulla Cby request:
Authorizing the organization Of rural
cemetery corporations. Municipal Cor
porations.
NAVY YARDS.
Senator Luchsinger offered a joint
resolution relating to the continuous
use of Government navy and dock
| yards. A portion Of the document fol-
| lows:
!, VI, Tr1sx1
| pended for plants and sites for navy
yards and stations, more than $780,
100000. The expenditure Of this vast
amount of public money was made that
the nation might have under its imme-
| date control g number Of navy yards
and stations conveniently located and
properly equipped where it could build,
equip and repair it's ships Of war We
now have at least three navy yards
that are equal to any demand which
may be made upon them; one Of these
is located in California, namely: Mare
Island Navy Yard.
Notwithstanding that the nation has
its own navy yards fully equipped, the
policy pursued by those in charge of the
Navy Department has been to give the
| building of the navy to private estab-
lishments; such a policy is neither wise
| nor economical, and is directly opposite
that followed by all of the great naval
Powers of the world. England and
France never lose sight of the interest
of the dock yards of the nation; they
| keep the dock yards always full of
work, even if the private establishments
of the country be forced to remain idle.
I'VE believe that it is both wise and
patriotic to assist the development Of
private enterprise to the fullest posi-
BILE degree, having due regard TO the
public good. We condemn any policy
that will favor, private enterprise to
the total neglect of the public dock
yards of the country, as we would
equally oppose the total neglect or dis
couragement of private enterprises
by having all work required for our
navy done in the navy yard.
I'VE believe that both should be as
| sisted, SO that in time of great emer-
gency the country would find it possf-
bic to have it's work done in either or
both places with dispatch We favor
the encouragement and building up of
| our navy yards, because it is the best
| possible safeguard the country can
| have against the formation of trusts
or combines in shipbuilding; it also will
| be the means of securing, under the
control of the Navy Department. a
trained corps of mechanics, who can
be relied upon at all times.
| England, the greatest naval Power
| in existence, almost entirely relies on
| her dock yards for the construction of
her ships Of war. To such state of
perfection has the dock-yard system Of
England been brought that the Board
of Admiralty ever has under it's direc-
ton every detail Of the work"
| In conclusion, the usual resolution In
| structing Senators and requesting
Representatives to support a measure
tending to keep all Of the navy yards
| in the United States busily employed.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
! Luchsinger also offered a concurrent
resolution providing for the adoption
of Vallejo's new charter.
| Senator Braunhart offered consti-
tutional amendment providing THAI at
any election at which a. charter for any
city or town is voted upon, a majority
of the electors voting upon the instru-
ment shall adopt it, instead of, as here
tofore, majority of all the electors
voting at such election. The amend
ment further provides that upon a Pc
tition signed by 10 per cent. of the
qualified voters of such city or town,
| the Supervisors shall issue call for
an election upon such charter. The
powers Of the Supervisors is thus linn
tied, as they can now exercise their
discretion in respect to calling such
election