The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-28
THE SENATE
Discusses and Amends the Harbor
Bond Proposition.

Bond Proposition.
In the Senate yesterday the Chaplain
sent aloft an invocation for the states
mem and the common people,, there
by creating an opinion in the members
of the third house that the Senators, in
the aggregate, were an uncommon
lot"
A petition protesting against the
passage of the bill to prohibit the wear
ing of military paraphernalia by other
than military organizations was re-
ceived from the Veterans Reserve of
: Oakland.
SUNDAY LAW.
Petitions were received and filed from
citizens of Watsonville and points in
Santa Cruz County, Los Angeles, Sac
ramento, San Luis Obspo, Alameda
and Amador, Amador County, praying
for the enactment of Sunday law.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Committee reports were received as
follows:
Gillette, for Judiciary-S. B. 156, by
Boyce, to amend an Act relating to the
power of Judge to insert conditions in
order appointing guardians; do pass.
S. BIS SO, by Cutter relating to writ Of
mandate; SO, by Stratton. relating to
revenue and taxation; 129, by Dickin-
son, to regulate the licensing and pow
ers of detectives within the State; 14S.
by Braunhart, relative to new trials,
and 1859, by Langford, to provide for
the appointment of State detectives;
do not pass. S. B. 172, relative to JUS
tice Courts: be referred to Committee
on Municipal Corporations. So ordered.
S. BIS 103, by Morehouse, authorizing
agricultural societies to borrow money
and secure the payment of the same;
10S. by Dickinson, concerning the pat
enting of lands belonging to the State,
and 145, by Braunhart, relating to the
annual salaries of Judges of the Su-
perior Court; authors be permitted to
withdraw. S. BIS 50, by Wolfe, making
it a misdemeanor to deface or destroy
trademarks; a, by Cutter, to amend
Section 456 of the Civil Code; 80, by
Morehouse, to add new section to the
Civil Code; 81, by Taylor, to regulate
the practice of horseshoeing: 16I. by
Langford, amendatory of the Civil
Code; 20J by Morehouse. authorizing
agricultural societies to borrow money
and secure payment of same; 146, by
Braunfart, relating to legal rates of
interest: 155. by Boyce, relating to The
powers of guardians in partition; 40,
by Mutt, relating to trials by jury in
Justice Courts; 113, by Mutt, concern
ing the mode of trial in criminal cases:
260, by Leavitt, relating to salaries of
clerks and deputy clerks of Supreme
Court; 261, by Leavitt, relating to ap-
pointments of clerks in Office Of SUI
preme Court and 12S, by Dickinson, re-
lating to attachment; do pass as
amended.
Simpson, for Corporations-S. BIS 21T,
by Chapman, amending the Act for the
better protection of stockholders in
mining corporations; go, by Ashe,
amending Section 800 of the Civil Code,
relating to the election of directors of
corporations, and 266, by Ashe. relat-
ing to the validity of the meeting of
corporations; do pass.
Dickinson, for Finances. B. 24S, by
Sims, relating to revenue and taxation;
be referred to Judiciary. So ordered S
BIS 222. by Dickinson, providing for the
payment by counties of $50 per annum
per capita for children confined in State
reformatories. 223, by Dickinson, di-
recting the transfer of $4,000 from the
railway tax contingent fund to the
State school fund: 224. by Dickinson,
transferring $4,000 from the general
fund to the estate of deceased persons
fund; 22a, by Dickinson, transferring
100000 from the estate of deceased
persons fund to be invested in bonds
for the benefit of the State school
nd 90 hx- =
pay claim of Bulletin for advertising
constitutional amendments; do pass. S.
B. 101. appropriating $4,000 to pay the
claim of Charles F. Wells; do pass as
amended.
Morehouse, for County Government
s. BIS 3S1, by Leavitt. regulating the
use of the label of the International
Typographical Union of North Amer
lea upon printed matter furnished. by
the State; 81. by Boggs, to ratify. es-
tabfish and confirm the north bound
airy line of Mendocino County; 80. by
Davis. to allow incorporated towns and
villages to equip and maintain fire de-
partments. and 1872, by Langford, en-
powering Boards of Supervisors TO con-
struct, reconstruct and change the To-
cation OF bridges across navigable
streams: dc pass.
NEW BILLS.
Bills were introduced and referred to
committees as follows:
Taylcr-To provide for work upon
streets. lanes, alleys, courts, places and
sidewalks. and for the construction of
sewers within municipalities. Munich
PAL Corporations.
Notwithstanding an Act author
izing the purchase or lease or sale and
lease by railroad corporations of prop
erty or. franchises, and making it I'M
lawful for such railroad corporations to
increase the freights and fares above
the rates now established. or which
may be established prior to such pur-
chase or sale or lease, and making for
fixture of the franchise the penalty fol
violating the Act. Corporations.
nger-Appropriating $500 tc
establish a State Board of Charities and
Corrections. and prescribing its duties
Judiciary.
Leayitt-Appropria $50 for tho
relief of Mrs Emma Kelly. Finance.
Dickinson-To repeal Section 1910 Of
the Political Code, relating to the field
enrolment book of Assessors. Judi.
ciary
To amend Section 472, and to repea
Section 1858. both of the Political Code
relating to the Attorney General. Judi
ciary.