Senator De Long moved that the Senate now consider Senate Bill No. 91. So ordered. Senate Bill No. 91-An Act to provide for the issuance and sale of State bonds, to create a fund for the construction and furnishing by the Board of State Harbor Commissioners of a general ferry and passenger depot in the city and county of San Francisco, to create a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds, and providing for the submission of this Act to a vote of the people. On motion of Senator Voorhies, Senator De Long was appointed a committee of one to make the following amendment: Amend by striking out of section one, line nine, the words "in the denomination of one thousand dollars each," and inserting the following, in line nine of printed bill, after the word "California:" "one thousand bonds in the denomination of one hundred dollars each, five hundred bonds in the denomination of five hundred dollars each, two hundred and fifty bonds in the denomination of one thousand dollars each." REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE. SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, February 2, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: Your special committee of one, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 91, with instructions to amend, has had the same under consideration, and respectfully reports the same back, amended as per your instructions. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. DE LONG, Committee. The following message was received from the Governor: To the Senate of the State of California: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that I have approved Senate Bills Nos. 32 and 301. H. H. MARKHAM, Governor. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. ON ENGROSSMENT. SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, February 2, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Engrossment beg leave to report that the following Senate Bills have been correctly engrossed: Senate Bill No. 45--An Act to amend section three hundred and thirty of an Act entitled "An Act to establish a Penal Code," approved February 14, 1872, to prohibit gaming. Senate Bill No. 215-An Act to authorize the Board of Fish Commissioners of this State to purchase the land on which the State fish hatcheries at Sisson and Lake Tahoe are now situated, and appropriating money therefor. ON ELECTIONS. RAGSDALE, Chairman. SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, February 2, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Elections, to whom was referred Senate Bills Nos. 399 and 456-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, and recommend that they do pass. MCGOWAN, Chairman. ADJOURNMENT. On motion of Senator Mahoney, the Senate stood adjourned at four o'clock and fifty minutes P. M. IN SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Tuesday, February 3, 1891. Hon. J. B. Reddick, President of the Senate, in the chair. The roll was called, and the following Senators answered to their names: Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Berry, Britt, Broderick, Byrnes, Campbell of Solano, Campbell of Siskiyou, Carpenter, Crandall, Dargie, De Long, Denison, Dray, Everett, Flint, Fraser, Goucher, Harp, Heacock, Langford, Maher, Mahoney, McComas, McGowan, Mead, Ostrom, Preston, Ragsdale, Shippee, Simpson, Sprague, Streeter, Voorhies, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), Williams (Geo. H.), and Wilson. Quorum present. PRAYER. Prayer by Rev. A. T. Needham. READING OF THE JOURNAL. Journal of yesterday read, corrected, and approved. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Senator Seawell was granted a leave of absence during the day on account of sickness. Senator Hamill was granted a leave of absence for the day. REPORT OF SAN FRANCISCO DELEGATION. SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, February 3, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: The San Francisco Delegation, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 62-An Act for the relief of Patrick Creighton-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, and recommend that it do pass. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. MAHER, Chairman. ON FEDERAL RELATIONS AND IMMIGRATION. SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, February 2, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Federal Relations and Immigration, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 463-An Act to establish a naval battalion, to be attached to the National Guard of California-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, and recommend that it do pass. Also: Senate Bill No. 471-An Act expressing assent of the State of California to the Act of Congress approved August 30, 1890, entitled "An Act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an Act of Congress approved July, 1862, and to the purposes of the grants of moneys authorized thereby, and to all the provisions thereof--have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, and recommend that it do pass. ON HOSPITALS. G. H. WILLIAMS, Chairman. SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, February 3, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Hospitals, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 248-An Act to appropriate the sum of eighty thousand dollars for the building of a medical college in the City and County of San Francisco, to be a part of the University of California-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, and recommend that it do pass as amended. PETITION. SIMPSON, Chairman. By Senator Ostrom: A petition from the citizens of Florin, asking legislation that will permit of mutual insurance companies. Referred to Committee on Corporations. MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY. The following Assembly messages were read: ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, January 30, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Assembly Bill No. 214-An Act to amend section eight hundred and seventy-four of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization, incorporation, and government of municipal corporations," approved March 13, 1883. Also: Assembly Bill No. 215-An Act to amend section seven hundred and seventyseven of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization, incorporation, and government of municipal corporations," approved March 13, 1883. Also: Assembly Bill No. 16-An Act to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors to minor children. Also: Assembly Bill No. 51-An Act relating to District Attorneys, their assistants and clerks, in counties, and cities and counties, having a population of more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand. H. A. MASON, Chief Clerk. Assembly Bill No. 214 referred to Committee on Judiciary. Assembly Bill No. 215 referred to Committee on Judiciary. Assembly Bill No. 16 referred to Committee on Education and Public Morals. Assembly Bill No. 51 referred to Committee on Judiciary. Also: ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, January 30, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, adopted by a constitutional majority Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 10: SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No. 10. An Act to submit to the people of the State of California an amendment to section two, article four, of the Constitution of the State of California. The Legislature of the State of California, at its twenty-ninth session, commencing on the fifth day of January, A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety-one, two thirds of all the members elected to each House of said Legislature voting in favor thereof, hereby propose that section two, of article four (Legislative Department), of the Constitution of the State of California, be amended so as to read as follows: ARTICLE IV. SECTION 2. The sessions of the Legislature shal! commence at twelve o'clock M., on the first Monday after the first day of January next succeeding the election of its members, and shall be biennial, unless the Governor shall, in the interim, convene the Legislature by proclamation. No pay shall be allowed to members for a longer period than one hundred days, and no bills shall be introduced in either House after the expiration of sixty days from the commencement of each session, without the consent of two thirds of the members thereof. The roll was called, and the amendment adopted by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Alexander, Ames, Arms, Barnard, Barnett of San Francisco, Barnett of Sonoma, Baughman, Beecher, Bledsoe, Brown, Bruner, Brusie, Bryant, Cargill, Carter, Clark, Culver, Cunningham, Daly, Dibble, Doty, Dów, Dunn, Durner, Eakle, Estey, Fowler, Freeman, Galbraith, Garver, Glynn, Gordon, Gould, Harloe, Hawley, Hayes, Hersey, Hocking, Hoey, Johnson, Kellogg, Lacey, Lowe, Lux, Marion, Martin, Mathews, McCall, Murnan, Phillips, Rice, Robertson, Shanahan, Smith of Orange, Stabler, Tennis, Wentworth, Weston, and Young-59. NOES-Messrs. Hail, Jackson, Mordecai, Renfro, and Mr. Speaker-5. H. A. MASON, Chief Clerk. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Bills were introduced, read by title, and referred to committees, as follows: By Senator Ragsdale: Senate Bill No. 543-An Act entitled "An Act for the relief of the widow of Albert P. Crigler." Referred to Committee on Claims. By Senator Simpson: Senate Bill No. 544-An Act to abolish the office of Justice of the Peace in and for every municipal corporation, in the State of California, having a population of twenty thousand inhabitants. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. By Senator Crandall: Senate Bill No. 545-An Act to define the duties of, and to license land surveyors. Referred to Committee on Roads and Highways. By Senator Ostrom: Senate Bill No. 546-An Act to amend section two thousand six hundred and fifty-two of the Political Code, relating to road poll tax. Referred to Committee on Roads and Highways. By Senator Streeter: Senate Bill No. 547-An Act to amend section three hundred and thirty-five of the Political Code. Referred to Committee on Public Printing. Also: Senate Bill No. 548-An Act to amend sections three hundred and thirty-two, three hundred and thirty-three, and three hundred and thirty-four of the Political Code. Referred to Committee on Public Printing. SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. By Senator Ragsdale: Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 18A resolution to propose an amendment to and providing for the repeal of sections nine and ten of article thirteen of the Constitution, relative to a Board of Railroad Commissioners. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. SPECIAL FILE. On motion of Senator Ragsdale, Senate Bill No. 128 was passed on file. On motion of Senator Broderick, Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 3 was passed on file. On motion of Senator Voorhies, Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 7 was passed on file. Senate Bill No. 331-An Act appropriating eighteen thousand three hundred and forty-five dollars for the payment of the salaries of the members and officers of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners for the Bay of San Diego, up to July 1, 1891. Bill read first time. On motion of Senator Campbell of Siskiyou, Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 5 was passed on file. THIRD READING OF BILLS. Senate Bill No. 148-An Act to provide for the construction and furnishing of a kitchen and dining-room at the Napa State Asylum for the Insane, and making an appropriation therefor. Senator De Long moved that the bill be referred to Committee on Public Buildings other than Prison Buildings, to ascertain if the amount proposed to be appropriated can with propriety be reduced, and that the bill retain its place on file. So ordered. Senate Bill No. 45-An Act to amend section three hundred and thirty of an Act entitled "An Act to establish a Penal Code," approved February 14, 1872, to prohibit gaming. Senator G. H. Williams moved that the bill be referred to a special committee of one, consisting of Senator Britt, with instructions to amend by striking out of line seven, printed bill, the words "wheel of fortune.' Ayes and noes were demanded by Senators Preston, Ostrom, and Campbell of Siskiyou. The roll was called, and the motion carried by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Britt, Broderick, Dargie, De Long, Denison, Dray, Everett, Flint, Fraser, Harp, Langford, Maher, McComas, McGowan, Mead, Ragsdale, Shippee, Simpson, Streeter, Voorhies, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), and Williams (Geo. H.)-25. NOES-Messrs. Berry, Carpenter, Crandall, Goucher, Heacock, Ostrom, Preston, and Wilson-8. REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE. SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, February 3, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Special Committee of one, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 45, to amend, has had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, amended, as per your instructions. BRITT, Chairman. On the question of the adoption of the amendment, the ayes and noes were demanded by Senators Crandall, Ostrom, and Campbell of Siski you. The roll was called, and the amendment adopted by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Britt, Broderick, Dargie, De Long, Denison, Dray, Everett. Flint, Harp, Langford, Maher, McGowan, Mead, Ragsdale, Shippee, Simpson, Sprague, Streeter, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), and Williams (Geo. H.)-23. NOES-Messrs. Berry, Campbell of Solano, Campbell of Siskiyou, Carpenter, Crandall, Fraser, Heacock, Ostrom, Preston, and Wilson-10. MOTION. Senator Heacock moved that the bill be printed and retain its place on file. So ordered. |