The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-28

were called up, and action on them
postponed until to-day.
At 4:1O o'clock the Senate took a re-
cess until D. M, and the Republicans
went to the Assembly chamber to take
part in the conference held there.
Evening Session.
| At the evening session the special
urgency file was taken up and s. B.
FOG, Sims-To provide for the compile
ton of the main building of the Califor-
MIA Home for the Care and Training
of Feeble Minded Children, by the erec-
| ton, equipment and Punishment Of the
front section thereof, to appropriate
$37 800 therefor, and to authorize the
expenditure of the same; read third
time and passed, 33 to 0. Title APP
proved.
S. B. 24O, Wolfe-To amend an Act
to regulate the practice of pharmacy
and sale Of poisons in the State of Cal
ifornia. The bill provides that
licensed pharmacist shall have charge
| of not more than one drugstore, labora-
tory, etc., was read the third time.
/ The bill met with considerable oppo-
stion, it being commended that under its
provision no man could own more than
one drugstore A long debate was in
dulged in, and a volley of proposed
amendments were voted down, and
certain amount of drugstore humor was
disposed of.
Coming to final vote, the result was
close, and number of members were
absent. A motion for call of the
! Senate was lost by a vote of II to Is,
and the bill was lost by a vote of 10
ayes, II noes. Wolfe changed from aye
to no and gave notice Of a motion to
reconsider the vote.
SENATE SPECIAL FILE.
The special Senate file was taken up
and the following bills were read:
S. B. ia, Wolfe-Making an appro-
priation of $1,000 to pay the claim of
julius Herzog for injuries sustained
while in the service of the, National
Guard Of California; amended making
Act take effect January l, 1900, and or
dered printed.
S. B. 1868, Trout-To amend Section
2,O22 of the Political Code, relating to
military encampments; read second
time and to third reading.
S. B. 515, Taylor-To provide for the
organization and management of live
stock insurance companies; read sec
ond time, motion to deny engrossment
lost and bill ordered on file for third
reading.
A. B. GOT, Anderson-To protect do
nestle live stock from contagious and
| infectious diseases, to provide for the
! appointment and duties of officials to
carry into effect the provisions of this
Act, and to appropriate $1,000 there
for; read second time and ordered to
third reading
S. B. 81, Sims-To amend Section
752 of an Act to provide for the organ
ization, incorporation and government
of municipal corporations; read second
| time and to printer
S. B. 500, Simpson-Making an appro-
priation of 81, 500 to pay the claim of
John W. Mitchell for legal services for
the Trustees of the Whittier State
School; read second time and to third
reading.
| S. B. 21O. Sims-To provide an ade-
quate water supply for and to the Cali
fornia Home for the Care and Training
OF Feeble-Minded Children, by author
izing the Board of Trustees of the said
California Home for the Care and
Training of Feeble Minded Children to
acquire additional water sources and
rights, to extend and perfect the pres
ent water system, to provide for water
storage for fire emergency and other
purposes, to appropriate $4,000 there
for, and to authorize the expenditure Of
the same; amended to read $4,000 and
read second time.
S. B. 442, Morehouse-To amend Sec
ton $40 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to what cases wherein an ap-
peal stays proceedings; read second
time, amended and to print
s. B. 31S, Stratton-Appropriat the
sum of S2,34575 to pay the claim of
Messrs. Goodall Perkins & Co. against
the State for loss Of merchandise by
the collapse of a portion of Pier 8. in
the city and county of San Francisco:
amended making the money payable
out of the San Francisco harbor fund.
and to printer
S. B. 22S. Nutt-Appropriating $50
600 to complete and equip the building
now being constructed for the use of the
State Normal School of San Diego;
read second time, amended reducing ap-
preparation to $4,000, and to printer.
s. B. $50, Morehouse-To add a new
section to the Penal Code to be known
as Section 25S relating to libel; amend
ed by author and ordered printed
| Rowell's bill. No. 367, amending Sec
ton 3,617 of the Political Code. relat-
| ing to revenue, the assessment of prop
erty, and definition of terms in rela-
ton thereto, and which had been re-
ported unfavorably from the Judiciary
Committee, WIS taken up and Dickinson
moved that it be denied a second read
! ing.
The motion was the cause for some
what extended debate in which nearly
half the members took part. The bill
proposed to place commercial banks on
the same footing. as respects the tax
alton of deposits, with savings banks
and building and loan associations. The
motion to deny the bill second read
ing was lost by viva voce vote, where
upon it was read and ordered on file
| for third reading.
| S. B. 359, Luchsinger-To regulate
the practice of architecture; read the
second time, amended, and Dickinson
moved that it be denied further con-
sideration. Lost-11 to Is. Bin ordered
to third reading.
ADJOURNMENT.
Several motions to adjourn We're made
during the evening, and on each a roll
call was demanded, resulting in their
defeat. At 1915 o'clock, however, the
President pro tenn. evidently not believ-
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