SEC. 18. It shall be the duty of the Executive of the State from which any Senator has been chosen, to certify his election, under the seal of the State, to the President of the Senate of the United States.

SEC. 19. The certificate mentioned in the preceding section shall be countersigned by the Secretary of State of the State.

Senator Crandall moved a call of the Senate.

So ordered.

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, Maher, Mahoney, McComas, McGowan, Mead, Ostrom, Preston, Ragsdale, Seawell, Simpson, Sprague, Streeter, Voorhies, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), Williams (Geo. H.), and Wilson.

On motion of Senator Crandall, further proceedings under the call of the Senate were dispensed with.

On motion of Senator Heacock, the hour of recess was continued until after the vote for United States Senator be taken.

President pro tem. Fraser announced that nominations were now in order for a United States Senator for the term of six years from March 4, 1891.

Senator Dray nominated the Hon. Leland Stanford.

Senators Bailey, Crandall, and Carpenter seconded the nomination. Senator Goucher nominated the Hon. Stephen M. White.

Senator Seawell seconded the nomination.

President pro tem. Fraser declared nominations closed, and in accordance with the requirements of the section of the Act above quoted, the Secretary called the roll of the Senate, and each Senator announced the name of the person for whom he voted, as follows:

For Stanford-Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Broderick, Byrnes, Campbell of Solano, Campbell of Siskiyou, Carpenter, Crandall, Dargie, De Long, Denison, Dray, Everett, Flint, Fraser, Heacock, Maher, Mahoney, McComas, McGowan, Preston, Ragsdale, Simpson, Sprague, Streeter,. Voorhies, and Williams (Geo. H.)-27.

For White-Messrs. Berry, Britt, Goucher, Hamill, Harp, Langford, Mead, Ostrom, Seawell, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), and Wilson-12.

Whole number of votes cast..
Hon. Leland Stanford received.
Hon. Stephen M. White received..

39

27

12

Senator Goucher announced the absence of Senator Langford, and stated that the gentleman would have voted for Stephen M. White had he been present.

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY.

The following message was received from the Assembly:

ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, January 13, 1891. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, adopted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Clerk forthwith inform the Senate of the vote for United States Senator in this House, and that the Senate be requested to meet in the Assembly Chamher to-morrow, Wednesday, January 14, 1891, at twelve o'clock meridian, in joint assembly, for the purpose of electing, or declaring the election of a United States Senator. pursuant to an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to regulate the time and manner of holding elections for Senators in Congress," approved July 25, 1866,

Also: That in compliance with said Act of Congress, the Assembly has this day voted for a person for United States Senator in Congress from California, for the term of six years, beginning March 4, 1891, with the following result:

The following resolution was offered by Senator Heacock:

Resolved, That the Secretary forthwith inform the Assembly of the vote for United States Senator in this Senate, and that the Senate will meet with the Assembly, in the Assembly Chamber, to-morrow, Wednesday, January 14, 1891, at twelve o'clock meridian, in joint assembly, for the purpose of electing, or declaring the election of a United States Senator, pursuant to an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to regulate the time and manner of holding elections for Senators in Congress," approved July 25, 1866.

Adopted.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS-(OUT OF ORDER).

By Senator Hamill: Senate Bill No. 161-An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to limit and fix the rates of fares on street railroads in cities and towns of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants," approved January 1, 1878.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Senator Dray: Senate Bill No. 162-An Act to determine that lands of this State are swamp and overflowed when returned as such by the United States Surveyor-General.

Referred to Committee on Public and Swamp and Overflowed Lands. By Senator Britt (by request): Senate Bill No. 163-An Act to authorize Boards of Health and Health Officers in cities, and cities and counties in this State, to appoint Inspectors of Plumbing and Drainage in such cities, and cities and counties, and to provide for the compensation, and to define the duties of such Inspectors.

Referred to Committee on Hospitals.

By Senator Maher: Senate Bill No. 164-An Act to authorize the Board of State Harbor Commissioners to pay the claim of Michael Creed.

Referred to Committee on Claims.

By Senator Campbell of Solano: Senate Bill No. 165-An Act to add two new sections to chapter ten of the Penal Code, to be known and numbered as sections three hundred and thirty-seven and three hundred and thirty-eight, relative to the selling of pools on horse races.

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Morals.

Also: Senate Bill No. 166-An Act to amend section two thousand one hundred and sixty-eight of the Civil Code of the State of California. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

Also: Senate Bill No. 167-An Act to make train wrecking a capital offense.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Also: Senate Bill No. 168-An Act regulating the charges of telephone companies, and of corporations and individuals operating telephones and telephone lines.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Senator McGowan: Senate Bill No. 169—An Act to create a Board of State Harbor Commissioners for Humboldt Bay, to provide for the appointment of such Commissioners, and to define their duties. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Navigation.

By Senator Flint: Senate Bill No. 170-An Act making an appropriation to pay the claims of Charles F. Reed, C. E. Grunsky, and J. J. Crawford, for expenses incurred as members of the Examining Commission on Rivers and Harbors.

Referred to Committee on Claims.

By Senator Berry: Senate Bill No. 171-An Act to amend subdivision twenty-three of section twenty-five of an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of county and township governments," approved March 14, 1883, March 14, 1885, March 18, 1885, March 17, 1887, and March 16, 1889, which subdivision provides for advertising for bids for stationery for the use of the county and its officers, and provides the method of procuring blank books, job printing, and other supplies necessary for the use of the county and its officers.

Referred to Committee on Counties, County Government, and Township Organization.

By Senator McGowan: Senate Bill No. 172-An Act to appropriate the sum of four hundred and fifty-eight dollars and sixty-five cents to pay the claim of William H. Murphy, for money illegally paid the State of California.

Referred to Committee on Claims.

By Senator Everett: Senate Bill No. 173-An Act to add a new section to "An Act to provide for the organization, incorporation, and government of municipal corporations," approved March 13, 1883, to be known as section eight hundred and eighty-seven, relating to illegal salaries and fees.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

By Senator Hamill: Senate Bill No. 174-An Act to provide for the refunding of money held by gas companies, or persons or companies supplying gas as security for gas meters, and to provide a penalty for violations of this Act.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

Also: Senate Bill No. 175-An Act to compel persons, companies, or corporations supplying gas to any city, city and county, or town, or to the inhabitants thereof, to supply gas to any person desiring the same; to provide for the connecting of gas meters, and to provide a penalty for violating the provisions of this Act.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Senator Goucher: Senate Bill No. 176-An Act to ascertain and express the will of the people of the State of California upon the subject of election of United States Senators.

Referred to Committee on Federal Relations.

By Senator Denison: Senate Bill No. 177-An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for Police Courts in cities having thirty thousand inhabitants and under one hundred thousand inhabitants, and to provide for officers thereof," approved March 18, 1885, in relation to the duties and salary of Clerks of said Police Courts. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

INTRODUCTION OF JOINT RESOLUTION—(OUT OF ORDER).

By Senator Campbell of Solano-Relative to the erection of a gun factory at Benicia for finishing and assembling high power guns. Senator Streeter introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the subject of horticulture be added to the duties of the Committee on Agriculture.

Adopted.

INTRODUCTION OF SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

By Senator Carpenter: Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 1To propose to the people of the State an amendment to the Constitution of the State, relative to the taxation of mortages and deeds of trust. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Senator Dargie: Constitutional Amendment No. 2-To amend section eighteen of article eleven of the Constitution, relative to the increasing of indebtedness or liability by any county, city, town, township, Board of Education, or school district.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

By Senator Goucher: Constitutional Amendment No. 3-A resolution to prepare an amendment to section nine of article one of the Constitution of California, relating to the freedom of speech and of the press. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Senator Heacock: Constitutional Amendment No. 4-To propose that section eighteen of article eleven of the Constitution of the State of California be amended, relative to taxation and income of any county, city, town, township, Board of Education, or school district. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

By Senator Campbell of Solano: Constitutional Amendment No. 5— An amendment to section seven of article nine thereof, relating to the State Board of Education, compiling, printing, and distribution of textbooks for the public schools of the State, and providing for County Boards of Education.

Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Senator Britt: Constitutional Amendment No. 6-To propose an amendment to section eleven of article six of the Constitution of the State of California, relative to the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Senator Dray: Constitutional Amendment No. 7-To propose to the people of the State an amendment to the Constitution of the State relative to poll tax.

Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Senator Heacock: Constitutional Amendment No. 8-To propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, amending section one of article seven thereof, relative to the pardoning power.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

INTRODUCTION OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

By Senator Ostrom: Concurrent Resolution No. 2-Relative to the election of United States Senator.

Referred to Committee on Federal Relations.

On motion of Senator Heacock, the Assembly message containing the concurrent resolution relative to the election of United States Senator was taken up, and the resolution was concurred in by the Senate.

RECESS.

At twelve o'clock and forty-five minutes P. M., the President pro tem. declared a recess until two o'clock P. M.

REASSEMBLED.

At two o'clock P. M. the Senate reassembled.

President pro tem. Fraser in the chair.

Roll called, and the following Senators answered to their names:

Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Berry, Britt, Broderick, Byrnes, Campbell of Solano, Campbell of Siskiyou, Crandall, De Long, Denison, Dray, Everett, Flint, Fraser, Goucher, Hamill, Harp, Heacock, Maher, Mahoney, McComas, McGowan, Mead, Ostrom, Preston, Ragsdale, Seawell, Streeter, Voorhies, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), Williams (Geo. H.), and Wilson.

Quorum present.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION.

Senator McGowan introduced Senate Joint Resolution No. 1-Relative to United States Senate Bill No. 8150.

Referred to Committee on Federal Relations.

RESOLUTIONS.

Senator Heacock offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Postmistress be and she is hereby instructed to keep the Senate Post Office open until nine o'clock and thirty minutes each evening, except Sunday.

Adopted.

Senator Preston offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate be and he is hereby directed to detail one or more Pages to be on duty in the Senate Chamber during the recess of the Senate, between the hours of nine o'clock and thirty minutes A. M. and ten o'clock and thirty minutes P. M. of each day of the week, Sundays excepted.

Senator Heacock introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Chairman of each of the standing committees of the Senate be and he is hereby authorized to appoint a clerk for the committee of which he is Chairman, at a per diem of five dollars, to be paid out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate; provided, that the Judiciary Committee be allowed two clerks at a per diem of eight dollars each, to be paid out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate.

Adopted by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Bailey, Banks, Britt, Broderick, Campbell of Siskiyou, Carpenter, Crandall, Dargie, De Long, Denison, Dray, Everett, Flint, Fraser, Goucher, Hamill, Heacock, Maher, Mahoney, McComas, McGowan, Preston, Ragsdale, Seawell, Simpson, Streeter, Voorhies, Welch, Williams (Wm. H.), and Williams (Geo. H.)—30. NOES-Messrs. Berry, Harp, Mead, Ostrom, and Wilson-5.

Senator G. J. Campbell offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That when any committee clerk has been appointed by the Chairman of the committee, notice of such appointment shall be given in writing to the Secretary of the Senate, who shall notify the Sergeant-at-Arms and the Controller of State.

Adopted.