The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-22
bort A. B. 69S back and recommend
shat 1t do not pass

bort A B. 69S back and recommend
shat it do not pass.
TWO STATE INSTITUTIONS
Wade, for the Committee on State
Hospitals and Asylums, offered a
lengthy report on the California Home
for the Feeble Minded at Eldredge, So
MONA County, and the State Hospital
for the Insane near Ukiah, Mendoclne
County.
The report on the Home for the
Feeble Minded is exceedingly favorable.
Everything was found in the best con-
dition, the children healthy, comfort
able and happy. The committee Ia
vors the purchase OF land asked for,
and also the appropriation asked for
the completion of the main buildings.
The report on this institution concludes
thus:
Your committee desires to say that
It recognizes in the California Home
for the Feeble Minded one of the best
institutions of this class in this or
any other country, and an institution
most creditable to the State and to the
management"
On the Mendocino Insane Hospital
the report is very different. The COM
mittee states that the unfortunate diff
ferences that exist between the Super
intendent and the Board of Managers
show themselves on all sides. There
was general appearance of cleanli-
mess, but an utter lack of cheerfulnsSS
about the wards, and no effort seems to
be made by the medical superintendent
to give home-like aspect to the cor
rfdors and wards. There were no cur
tains at the windows, no pictures,
plants, birds or flowers, not even a
rocking chair nor chair of any kind
for the inmates, who have only few
inadequate benches. The beds were
not found cleaniy, and. with few ex-
captions, the employees exhibited no in
terest in the institution or its inmates.
The Board of Managers receive the
praise of the committee for their man
agement of the institution. The COM
mittee agreed unanimously in the re-
port.
This was ordered printed in the jour-
nal
Robinson, for Mines and Mining,
handed in an adverse report on Mar
wins A. B. 263, authorizing the loca-
ton and sale of mining claims upon
the public lands of this State; Devoto's
A. B. 800, amending the Act providing
for the appointment of a Debris Com
missioner in relation to his duties. was
recommended to pass as amended.
From the Judiciary an addition of
one name, that of Chenoweth, was
made to the signatures TO the minority
report recommending that Dunlap's A.
B. 102, amending the Civil Code, defin-
ing mortgages, the report having been
handed in February 9th when Cheno-
weth was absent.
A SENATE MESSAGE.
The Senate having announced that
ut had amended and passed as amend
ed Kelsey's A. B. 246, providing for
the establishment and maintenance of
sewer districts in adjacent corpora
tions, the House took up the amend
ments and concurred in them. The bin
was intended to affect the case of the
cities of San Jose and Santa Clara, and
the amendments did not affect the main
purport of the bill The bill went to
re-engrossment and enrolment.
RESOLUTIONS.
Anterior, Chairman, offered a reso-
tuition providing for the payment of
aS96 (mileage) to his Committee on
VState Prisons and Reformatories, for
their late visit to San Quentin. Adopt
ed Knowiand was granted $503 mile
age for the Committee on Commerce
and Navigation for their trip to San
Pedro.
O'Brien's report, calling for $14l
mileage of the Committee on Public
Health and Quarantine for its late visit
of inspection to lhe garbage crematory
plant of San Francisco, was adopted.
Crowder, for Public Buildings, report
ed the mileage due his committee fol-
their late trip to San Jose as SOS, with
a resolution that it be paid. Adopted.
E. D. Sullivan offered resolution
looking to the suppression of what may
be called the p. 0. F." habit Mem
bers have pursued the practice of ask
ing that their bills be passed on file
to retain their places, whenever they
We're disinclined or unprepared tC
amend, consider or champion them
Many having been carried along in
this way for many days, thus keeping
back other measures with as good q
right on the file. Sullivan's resolution
was to the effect that whenever a men,
Der desired that a bill should be pass
ed on file it should be dropped to the
end of that file thus allowing others
TO advance on the file. Referred tC
Committee on Rules and Regulations.
Works offered a resolution intended
to promote the forwarding of bills te
their final passage. 1t was to the eff
feet that each member call up one
bill as his name is reached on a roll
call held for that purpose. These bills
shall form special urgency file and