The record-union., 1899-02-11
the shipment of infected fruits out of

penSeS and MISREPRESENTATION allow
ing Lieutenant Governor Neff $25 for
contingent expenses; be adopted
Adopted. Resolution appropriating
$472 to pay for forty-five pocket edi-
tions Of codes, and for painting signs,
etc.; be adopted. Adopted.
Dickinson, for Finances. BIS 245,
appropriating $4,000 to pay the claim
of William H. Donnelly against the
State, pass as amended; 200, appropri-
ating $4,000 for the construction of a
commissary building for the Home for
Feeble Minded, and 4S1, appropriating
$15, 900 to provide new carpets, draper
les and furniture for Senate and AS
sembly chambers; authors be requested
to withdraw the same. Withdrawn.
A. BIS 222, 33 and 15S, Improperly re-
ferred; S. B. 123, appropriating $4,000
for erection of a monument to the mem
ory of Colonel Baker; PA, appropriat-
ing $4,000 to pay the claim of j. w.
Newbert; $50, appropriating $1,S0O per
annum for the support of a Veteran
Volunteer Fire Department-do not
pass.
A. B. 1876, knights, appropriating
$50 1000 for the construction of a Gov
ernor's mansion majority, five mem
| bers); do not pass.
| A minority report, signed by Senators
Doty and Wolfe, was handed in, recon-
| mending that the bill do pass.
S. BIS Z, appropriating $45, ,616.30 for
the relief of John Mullen; 49, appro-
priating $4,000 for improvements at
| the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
| 1877, transferring $50, 900 to the San
Francisco harbor improvement fund
| from the San Francisco depot fund; 157
appropriating $4,000 for a building at
| Folsom for the accommodation of the
| criminal insane and 1876, appropriating
| 81, 126.2S for macadamizing streets
around Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
| do pass.
~ NEW BILLS.
! Bills were introduced as follows:
| Trout-To enable railroad companies
| ize the construction of railroads. Cor
porations.
| Stratton-To add new section to the
Political Code, relating to registration
| Elections.
| Luchsinger-For the protection and
propagation of pheasants. Fish and
| Game.
Simpson-To amend an Act creating
! Board of Bank Commissioners.
Banks and Banking.
Leavitt-To provide for Police Courts
in cities of more than 10000 inhabit-
ants. Municipal Corporations.
Also, providing for Prosecuting At
torneys in cities having more than 80,
600 inhabitants. Municipal Corpora
tions.
Smith-Relating to public lands in
the State. Public, Swamp and Over
flowed Lands.
| La Rue-To amend Section 25S7 OF
the Civil Code, relating to the contents
of fire insurance policies. Corporations.
RESOLUTIONS.
Dickinson offered a resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on At
taches, Contingent Expenses and Mile
age, providing for the payment of S3O
to ]. P. Fay for five days services as
clerk of the Finance Committee.
Smith offered a, resolution, which was
referred to the Committee on Rules and
Revision, providing that on Tuesday
next each member be allowed to name
one bill to be placed upon special
urgency file, and that said file be con-
siGered daily, except at the hour set
apart for consideration Of the special
Assembly file.
SECOND READING FILE.
On motion of Bulla, the second read
ing file was taken up, and S. B. 5O, by
Stratton, providing for the use of sep
arate ballot boxes for each political
party at primary elections, was with
drawn, and s. B. 31S, Stratton, adding
new section to the Political Code OF
the State of California, to be numbered
2921, authorizing the granting by
Boards of Supervisors and by the mu-
nicipal authorities of cities and towns
to railroad corporations of franchises
for the construction of wharveS and
piers for terminal purposes of such
railroad corporations when found nee
essary, without offering the same for
sale. excepting from the operation OF
this Act any property under the jur1s-
diction or control of any Board of State
Harbor Commissioners, was suDstitut-
ed read. amended and ordered to the
printer.
S. B. 213, by Simpson. appropriating
$500 for the relief of w. c. Guirey from
committee with a recommendation that
it do not pass, read second time.
amended by inserting an enacting
clause, and ordered to third reading.
ALL ABOUT SUBSTITUTION.
S. B. 156, by Boyce, relating to power
of Judge to insert conditions in orders
appointing guardians, was withdrawn;
and the author desired to substitute S.
B. SO, to amend Sections 1882, 1545,
1851, 1852, 1853, 1860, 1861, 1864, 1865,
1877, 1878, 1881, 1888, 1899, 1900, 1915,
1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1868, 1897, lib,
1714, 1880, 1874, 1875 and 1882 of the
Political Code, and to add one new sec
ton to said code, to be known as Sec
ton 1914, relating to the public schools,
commonly known as the, omnibus edu-
cational bill.
Rowell raised an objection to the sub
stitution, contending that no Senator
had a right by withdrawing worthless
bill, to raise to it's place one lower down
on the file.
Boyce contended that the precedent OF
substitution had been long established,
and that custom gave Senator the
privilege of substituting one bill for an
other on the same reading file.
After a long, wearisome debate,
resolution to the effect that any Sena-
tor might substitute one of his bills for
another upon the same reading file, pro-
vided that If objection were raised, the
bill so substituted should not be read
upon the day it was advanced, was