12. Committee on Federal Relations and Immigration, to consist of seven members. 13. Committee on Finance, to consist of seven members. 14. Committee on Forestry, Yosemite Valley, and Mariposa Big Tree Grove, and Fish and Game, to consist of five members. 15. Committee on Harbors, Rivers, and Coast Defenses, to consist of five members. 16. Committee on Hospitals, to consist of five members. 17. Committee on Irrigation and Water Rights, to consist of thirteen members. 18. Committee on Judiciary, to consist of eleven members. 19. Committee on Labor and Capital, to consist of nine members. 20. Committee on Mines, Drainage, and Mining Debris, to consist of seven members. 21. Committee on Military Affairs, to consist of seven members. 22. Committee on Public Buildings other than Prison Buildings, to consist of eleven members. 23. Committee an Public Printing, to consist of three members. 24. Committee on Public and Swamp and Overflowed Lands, to consist of five members. 25. Committee on Roads and Highways, to consist of seven members. 26. Committee on State Library and on Rules, to consist of three members. 27. Committee on State Prisons and Prison Buildings, to consist of nine members. 28. Committee on Attachés, Contingent Expenses, and Mileage, to consist of five members. RULE XVI. No leave of absence shall be granted to any greater number than three of any standing or special committee, for the purpose of visiting any public building or institution, except by a two-thirds vote of the entire Senate. RULE VIII. Senate bills, or bills that have passed the Assembly, and have been acted upon favorably by the proper Senate committee, to the passage of which there is no objection, may, on Thursday of each week, be called up as a special order, immediately after roll cafl, and may be passed the several readings under a suspension of the constitutional provision, and a motion to suspend such provision shall be in order. If any five Senators shall object to the consideration of any bill under this rule, such bill shall be set aside, retaining its position on the file, and shall not be considered that day. Committee recommend that Rule I be amended to read as follows: RULE I.-OPENING OF THE DAILY SESSIONS. The time of meeting of the Senate, commencing Tuesday, January 13, 1891, shall be ten o'clock A. M. (Sundays excepted), and in case any other is named, it shall be applicable only to one day, and shall not affect this rule beyond the day named for a different hour of meeting; and a recess shall be taken from twelve o'clock M. to one o'clock and thirty minutes P. M.; provided, that on Mondays the time of meeting shall be two o'clock P. M. AMENDMENTS. HEACOCK, Chairman. Mr. De Long moved to amend rule seventeen by striking out the words "pro tem." Carried. Mr. Preston moved that the report be corrected wherein there has been a consolidation of committees of the twenty-eighth session, so as to make the number comprising such consolidated committee equal to that of the committee named in said consolidated committee which had the largest number of members during the previous session. Carried. ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY RULES AND COMMITTEES. Mr. Crandall moved that the report of the committee as amended be adopted. Carried. COMMUNICATION FROM THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. The following communication from the Sergeant-at-Arms was read: Will the President please ask the Senators to place their inkstands on the outside of their desks when the Senate adjourns, that the Sergeant-at-Arms may care for them during the recess. If they are left in the desks, damage will be done by spilling when the Senate Chamber is prepared for the ball. Respectfully, THOS. ROGERS, Sergeant-at-Arms. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CONTINGENT EXPENSES AND MILEAGE. The Special Committee on Contingent Expenses and Mileage presented the following reports: MR. PRESIDENT: The Special Committee on Contingent Expenses and Mileage beg leave to report that the following named Senators are entitled, by law, to be allowed for mileage, for their attendance on the twenty-ninth session of the Senate, the several amounts set opposite their names, as follows: W. C. Bailey, 256 miles D. H. Everett, 168 miles J. W. Welch, 168 miles -- Your committee also recommend the adoption of the following resolution: $25 60 16 80 45 40 16.80 16.80 21 80 63.00 17.00 95 60 25 60 18 20 21 60 18 20 16.80 34 60 12 20 33 80 16 80 16 60 73 80 11 20 16 80 16.80 102 20 62 40 24 60 9 20 14 20 28 20 41 00 18 20 4.00 119 00 14 60 16 80 16.80 16 80 25 20 Resolved, That the Senators above named be and are hereby allowed the amount set opposite their respective names for mileage for attendance on the twenty-ninth session of the Senate, and the Controller is requested to draw his warrant for said amount, to bę paid out of the appropriations for per diem and mileage of Lieutenant-Governor and Senators. JANUARY 8, 1891. CRANDALL, Committee. Mr. Crandall moved the adoption of the report. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Special Committee on Contingent Expenses and Mileage have had under consideration the mileage and per diem of the temporary officers of the Senate, and beg leave to report that the following officers and attachés are entitled to mileage and per diem under the provision of the Political Code, as follows: Stephen M. White, President pro tem.-5 days at $10 per day $50 00 10 00 George W. Peckham, Secretary-6 days at $8 per day. 48 00 J. J. McCarthy, Assistant Secretary-6 days at $8 per day. 48.00 48 00 J. D. McPike, Assistant Minute Clerk-6 days at $8 per day. Philip Fay, Clerk to the Sergeant-at-Arms-6 days at $8 per day. A. J. Clark, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-6 days at $6 per day Susie Scott, Postmistress-6 days at $3 per day. J. M. Mitchell, Mail Carrier-6 days at $4 per day. 48 00 48.00 48.00 48.00 48 00 48 00 36 00 48 00 18. 00 24 00 24 00 24 00 24 00 24 00 24 00 24.00 24 00 18 00 18.00 18.00 18 00 18 00 18.00 B. F. Alexander, Porter-6 days at $4 per day. Daniel Wheelan, Messenger to Sergeant-at-Arms-6 days at $3 per day Joseph Van Praag, Doorkeeper-1 day at $4 per day. L. S. Leightner, Gatekeeper-6 days at $4 per day Your committee also recommend the adoption of the following resolution: 18 00 18.00 4.00 24 00 24 00 24 00 24 00 Resolved, That the Controller be authorized and directed to draw his warrant, payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate, to the parties above named for the amounts heretofore mentioned. SACRAMENTO, January 8, 1891. CRANDALL, Committee. Mr. Crandall moved the adoption of the report. RESOLUTION. Mr. Sprague offered and moved the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to furnish each member of the Senate, and the Secretary of the Senate, a copy of the Constitution, and a copy of the latest edition of the Codes, at a price not to exceed eleven dollars and fifty cents. The ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. McGowan, Carpenter, and Banks. The roll was called, and the resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Berry, Britt, Broderick, Byrnes, Campbell of Siskiyou, Crandall, De Long, Denison, Everett, Flint, Hamill, Maher, McComas, Preston, Seawell, Simpson, Sprague, Streeter, Welch, and Williams (Wm. H.)—22. NOES-Messrs. Carpenter, Heacock, Langford, Mahoney, McGowan, Mead, Ostrom, Ragsdale, Voorhies, Williams (Geo. H.), and Wilson-11. NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION. Mr. Crandall then gave notice that he would move a reconsideration on Monday next, at three o'clock P. M. RECESS. At eleven o'clock and fifty-five minutes A. M., the Chair declared a recess, in order that the Senate could meet in joint session with the Assembly at the hour set for the inauguration of the Governor elect, the Hon. Henry H. Markham. Whereupon the Senate rose in a body, and, accompanied by its officers, proceeded to the Assembly Chamber. MEETING OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY IN JOINT CONVENTION. Pursuant to Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 2, the Senate and Assembly of the State of California met in joint session in the Assembly Chamber at twelve o'clock M., Thursday, January 8, 1891, for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor elect, the Hon. Henry H. Markham. Joint session was called to order by the President pro tem. of the Senate, in conjunction with the Speaker of the Assembly. The roll call of Senators was called by the Secretary of the Senate, and the following Senators responded: Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Berry, Britt, Broderick, Byrnes, Campbell of Solano, Campbell of Siskiyou, Carpenter, Crandall, Dargie, De Long, Denison, Dray, Everett, Flint, Fraser, Goucher, Hamill, Harp, Heacock, Langford, Maher, Mahoney, McComas, McGowan, Mead, Ostrom, Preston, Ragsdale, Seawell, Simpson, Sprague, Streeter, Voorhies, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), Williams (Geo. H.), and Wilson." Quorum present. The roll call of the Assembly was called by the Chief Clerk, and the following members responded: Messrs. Alexander, Ames, Arms, Barnard, Barnett of San Francisco, Barnett of Sonoma, Baughman, Beecher, Bert, Bledsoe, Brown, Bruner, Brusie, Bryant, Cargill, Carter, Clark, Coffey, Cram, Culver, Cunningham, Daly, Dennis, Dibble, Doty, Dow, Dunn, Durner, Eakle, Estey, Fowler, Freeman, Galbraith, Garver, Glynn, Gordon, Gould, Hail, Harloe, Hawley, Hayes, Hersey, Hocking, Hoey, Hunewill, Johnson, Jackson, Jones, Kellogg, Lacey, Lewis, Lowe, Lux, Lynch, Marion, Martin, Matlock, Mathews, McCall, Mordecai, Murnan, Murphy, Phillips, Renfro, Rice, Robertson, Shanahan, Smith of Butte, Smith of Orange, Stabler, Steltz, Sturtevant, Tennis, Tully, Wentworth, Weston, Windrow, Wolfskill, Young, and Mr. Speaker. Quorum present. President pro tem. Fraser of the Senate and Speaker Coombs of the Assembly, presiding. Hon. Elwood Bruner, Chairman of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the Assembly on Inaugural Ceremonies, appeared at the bar of the House and announced to the Speaker the presence of his Excellency Governor R. W. Waterman, and H. H. Markham, Governor elect. Prayer by the Chaplain of the Assembly, Rev. A. C. Herrick. Speaker Coombs introduced Governor R. W. Waterman, who made a brief address. Mr. Bruner, Chairman of the Joint Committee, introduced to the Speaker, Governor-elect H. H. Markham. The oath of office was administered by the Hon. W. C. Van Fleet, Judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, to the Governor elect as follows: OATH OF OFFICE OF GOVERNOR. I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Governor according to the best of my ability. Governor Markham then delivered his inaugural address. At one o'clock and ten minutes P. M. the Speaker declared the joint session adjourned sine die. REASSEMBLED. President pro tem. Fraser called the Senate to order at one o'clock and eighteen minutes P. M. The roll was called, and the following Senators answered to their names: Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Berry, Britt, Broderick, Byrnes, Campbell of Siskiyou, Carpenter, Crandall, Dargie, De Long, Denison, Dray, Everett, Flint, Fraser, Goucher, Hamill, Harp, Heacock, Langford, Maher, Mahoney, McComas, McGowan, Ostrom, Preston, Ragsdale, Seawell, Simpson, Sprague, Streeter, Voorhies, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), Williams (Geo. H.), and Wilson. Quorum present. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. President pro tem. Fraser announced that, by virtue of the Hon. J. B. Reddick having been sworn in as Lieutenant-Governor, he became the President of the Senate, and is entitled to the appointment of three porters and four pages, and presented the following communication from the President of the Senate, the Hon. John B. Reddick: SACRAMENTO, January 8, 1891. The following persons are hereby appointed, as employés of the Senate, to the following positions: Porters-Walter S. Payne, A. Noble, and H. C. Saunders. Pages-Charles Kean, Fred. Goodwin, George Short, and George Fitch. ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Dray moved that the Senate adjourn until two o'clock P. M. Monday next. Carried. At one o'clock and thirty-two minutes P. M., the Senate stood adjourned. |