The record-union., 1899-02-08
sENATEss WORKING DAY.
A Mass of Business Transacted II
the upper House.

A Mass of Business Transacted In
the Upper House.
In the Senate yesterday morning COM
mittee reports were handed in as fol-
! lows:
Stratton, for Elections-S. BIS 444,
relating to municipal elections do pass;
Al, defining political conventions, be
withdrawn, so ordered; 221, to promote
the purity of elections, and 344, relating
to elections, without recommendation.
Bulla, for State Prisons and Prison
Buildings-S. B. 253, appropriating
$500 for the purchase of additional
lands for the Folsom State Prison;
pass and be referred to the Finance
Committee.
Smith, for Public Buildings Other
than Prison Buildings-S. BIS 21O, ap-
propriating $25, coo to- provide adequate
water supply for Home for Feeble
Minded Children; 20, appropriating
SIT 800 for additional building, wards,
light, etc, for Mendocino hospital; and
POS, appropriating SOC, 1000 for erection
of cottages, ETC., at Home for Feeble
Minded Children; do pass and be re-
ferred to Finance Committee; so re-
ferred
Shortridge, for Commerce, Harbors
and Rivers-S. B. 800, relating to ap-
pointment of Pilot Commissioners for
San Francisco, Mare Island and Be-
nicia, do pass; A. B. 121, relating to
pilots, Pilot Commissioners and pilot
age, do pass; S. B. AZ, relating to pilots
of San Francisco Mare Island, Vallejo
and Benicia =. rendering monthly ac-
counts to Board of Pilot Commission
ers. author be allowed to withdraw;
364, relative to creation of State De-
partment of Highways, be referred to
Committee on roads and Highways, so
ordered; S. B. %, relating to a harbor
at Oakland, do pass.
Gillette, for Judiciary-S. BIS 24S, re-
lating to revenue and taxation; 312, re-
lating to the settlement of accounts of
trustees after distribution of esates, do
pass; 2S9 and 29O, relating to appeals
from and trials of actions in Justices
courts, be withdrawn by author; with
drawn: 377, concerning actions for libel
and slander, be withdrawn, SO ordered;
3S2, to amend Section 1877 of the Penal
Code, without recommendations; 149,
amending an Act providing for addi-
tional Police Court in San Francisco,
substitute do pass.
Smith. for Public Buildings Other
Than Prison Buildings. BIS POT, APP
propriating $4,000 for better equip
ment of Home for Feeble-Minded Chill
dren, and 209, appropriating $4,000 for
commissary building at Home for
Feeble Minded Children; do not pass.
Dickinson, for Finances. BIS 73, for
the relief of agricultural associations,
pass as amended; 271, anpropriating
So, ,242S0 to pay the claim of Clement
Bennett for reporting; 2S2, appropriat-
ing $1,000 for Improvement of water
system at Preston School of Industry;
1873, appropriating $1,000 for construc-
ton of ice plant at Preston School; 2S4,
appropriating 81 ,00O for tools and books
at Preston School, do pass; S. B. z,
appropria ting $4,000 for constructing
sewerage plant at Folsom Prison, do
pass; S. BIS A. appropriating $l50.0OO
for San Diego harbor fund, be referred
to Judiciary Committee; 110, appropri-
ating 25,0OO for statue in memory of
James Lick. do not pass; 212, appropri-
ating $1,000 to pay claim of E. N.
Trout, committee substitute, do pass
MINOR AFFAIRS.
A resolution by Luchsinger, author
izing the expenditure of $3S for print
ing roll-calls ETC.. before State Print
ing Office was opened, was referred to
the Committee on Attaches, Contingent
Expenses and Mileage.
The special committee, consisting OF
Luchsinger Laird, Rowell and Dwyer,
who visited Glen Ellen School, reported
that the institution was being conduct
ed in an economic manner, and recon-
mended that all the financial aid pos
sible be extended to it.
NEW BILLS.
New bills were introduced as follows:
Senate Constitutional amendment, by
Stratton, proposing an amendment to
Section 6 of Article VI of the Const1-
tuition. so that it will read as follows:
.sThere shall be in each of the organ
lied counties or cities and counties of
the State, a Superior Court, for each
of which. at least one Judge shall be
elected by the qualified electors of the
county or city and county at the gen
era1 State election The number of
said Judges in each county or city and
county of this State shall be deter
mined by law. There may be as many
sessions of said court at the same time
as lueT6 are uuSCS tieA Soh " -
there are or shall be, two or more
Judges of the Superior Court of any
county, city or county, they shall choose
from their own number presiding
Judge who may be removed at their
pleasure He shall distribute the bus
mess of the court among the Judges
thereof, and prescribe the order of bus
mess. The judgments, orders and pro-
ceedings of any session of the Superior
Court, held by any one or more OF the
Judges of said court, respectively, shall
be equally effectual as if all the Judges
of said respective courts presided at
|. said session. The term of office OF
Judges of the Superior Courts tshall be
twelve years from and after the first
Monday of January next succeeding
their election If vacancy occur in
the Office of Judge of the Superior
Court, the Governor shall appoint a
person to hold the Office until the cleo
ton shall take place at the next sue
ceeding election, and the Judge so
elected shall hold Office for the remain
der of the unexpired term. :
Bills txodnced and referred as
follows: