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the course of which Stratton stated his
belief that if passed as it came from the
committee the bill would be unconsl-
tutional.
A B. "a, Sanford-To provide lunch
hour for laborers in sawmills. shingle
mills, shake mills and logging camps,
was read the second time and ordered
on file for third reading.
A. B. 1O3, Dunlap-Providing for the
dissolution and annulment Of swamp
and overfowed land reclamation dis
tricts and protection districts for nom
users of corporate powers Committee
amendments adopted, and bill ordered
engrossed and to third reading.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate third reading file was
taken up, and the following bills were
acted upon:
s. S. B. 151, Observation-Disclosures
the Attorney General to settle and dis
miss certain action entitled THE Peo-
pie of the State of California ex rel. E.
P. Colgan, State Controller, plaintiff,
We. J. N. E. Wilson, F. G. De Long
and ]. D. Byrnes defendants wherein
judgment was obtained against the
defendants in the Superior Court of the
County of Sacramento, State of Callfor-
mia, which action is numbered o,99O IN
said court (Which judgment as against
the said J. n. E. Wilson was affirmed
by the Supreme Court of the State OF
California;, upon the payment to him
for the use of the State of the sum OF
S649.93, heretofore paid by said j. N.
3. Wilson into the said Superior Court,
and upon the further consideration or
an assignment by said j. N. E. Wilson
to the State Of California all of his
right, title and interest in and to any
and all of the moneys deposited by the
said J. N. E. Wilson as Insurance Com
missioner, in the Pacific Bank Of San
Francisco, and now remaining therein.
Read third time and passed-2S to z.
Title approved.
s. B. IS, Sims1To add a new section
to the Political Code, to be known as
Section 793. relating to Notaries Pub
lie. and making their term Of Office four
years Read third time and passed-32
to O. Title approved.
S. B. &c, Smith, Committee on Judici-
ary-To amend Section S44 of the Code
of Civil Procedure, relating to summons
and judgments. Amended and ordered
printed.
S. B. SO, Smith-Authorizing the State
Treasurer to furnish his Office and the
vault therein. and making an appropri-
alton of $500 for the same. Read
third time and passed-25 to 3. Title
approved.
S. B. 80, Ashe-To amend Section 500
of the Civil Code, relative to powers of
benevolent corporations, limiting their
property holdings to allow the Bo-
hemian Club of San Francisco to own
1G0 acres of land. Passed-27 to o.
Title approved.
SECOND READING.
On motion of Dickinson, the second
reading file was taken up, and the fol-
lowing bills read.
s. B. 325. Stratton-To provide for
the erection Of buildings and certain
improvements for the University of
California and its affiliated colleges,
and appropriating $SS,500 for the pur-
pose. Read and to third reading.
S. B. 8. Curtin-To amend an Act in
relation to foreign corporations, ap-
proved April 1, 1872 Committee
amendments adopted and bill ordered
printed
S. b. 67, Stratton-Adding a new sec
ton to the Political Code Of this State,
TO be known and designated as Section
Ills, providing for registration and the
use of registers at primary elections.
Withdrawn by author. and s. B. 251,
relating to mutual fire insurance COM
panies, substituted, amended and or
dered printed.
s. B. PA, Hoey-To compel employers
to furnish medical and surgical attend
ance to employees injured during work
ing hours in mills factories, shipyards,
foundries and other places where ma
chirlery is used. Ordered to third read
ing.
s.. B. 17S, Braunhart-Add new Sec
tion to the Political Code of California,
to be known as Section 635 thereof, re-
lating to the form of fire insurance pol
icies; read and ordered engrossed for
third reading.
TRANSPORTING INSANE.
Then Braunhart's bill, 176, governing
the transportation of the insane from
the counties in which they have been
committed, to the asyluns of the State
of California, and designating the per-
SON or persons who shall convey such
insane persons to said asyluns, was
taken up and the Senate was thrown
into a chaos Of debate. Two years age
an identical bill was up for considera-
ton and was defeated by a slim ma
jority, and that portion of the members
who desired to have Sheriffs or theii
deputies continue to convey insane per
sons to State Hospitals instead of hos
pital attendants, were out to kill il
before it found a place on the thir6
reading file.
Cutter said there was no possible
chance for the bill to pass, and in ordel
that it might no longer cucumber tn,
files he moved that it be denied a sec
ond reading.
.Rowell of Fresno protested agains
such proceeding ard said he had al
amendment which would, he believed
remove all Objectionable features.
Cutter withdrew his motion and tn,
were offered by Rowell, ell of which
moved that the bill be denied engross
1nent
The motion created a perfect avail
anche of oratory, fully half of the mem
bers relieving themselves by ripping
up" either the BILL. or the Sheriffs o
the several counties.
In the end the motion was carried b.
Thin, pale and consump-
tive persons should use
come conctr,ncfive tonic that