CONSIDERATION OF ASSEMBLY MESSAGE.

Assembly Bill No. 121, above reported, read first and second times and referred to tre Committee on Agriculture.

Assembly Bill No. 51, above reported, read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Claims.

Assembly Bill No. 302, above reported, read first and second times, rules suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed. Assembly Bill No. 297, above reported, read first and second times, rules suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed. Assembly Bill No. 71, above reported, read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delegation.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 28, above reported, concurred in by the Senate.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Bills were introduced as follows:

By Mr. Wing-An Act to provide for the payment of interest on the debt due from the County of Stanislaus to the County of Tuolumne. Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee, and ordered printed.

By Mr. Minis-An Act to authorize the State Librarian to appoint an additional deputy and to fix the compensation therefor.

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on State Library.

By Mr. Orr-An Act to empower the City of Stockton to aid in the construction of the Stockton and Visalia Railroad

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Maclay-An Act to authorize the construction of a railroad from the Town of Santa Clara to the City of San José, in the County of Santa Clara.

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Tompkins-An Act to provide for paying certain claims against the City of Oakland and to contract a funded debt for that

purpose.

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Pendegast-An Act to authorize the construction of a wharf at Vallejo, Solano County.

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Navigation.

By Mr. Tompkins-An Act supplementary to an Act entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Managers of the San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society, or any other orphan asylum society in this State, to bind as apprentices, clerks or servants, orphan and half-orphan children under their care and tuition, approved February twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty.

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Hospitals.

By Mr. Hager-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases, passed April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, passed March fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.

Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Saunders-An Act to amend an Act to authorize the taking of depositions in foreign countries, approved May tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.

Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Also, an Act to amend an Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in the Courts of justice of this State, passed April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-one

Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Conly-An Act to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Plumas County to build certain wagon roads in said county.

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Roads and Highways.

By Mr. Saunders-An Act amendatory and supplemental to an Act entitled an Act to provide for the formation of corporations for certain purposes, passed April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three.

Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining Interests.

By Mr. Minis-An Act for the encouragement of agriculture in this

State.

Read first and second times and, with accompanying documents, referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Conly-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the incorporation of mutual insurance companies for the insurance of life and health and against accidents, approved April second, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.

Read first and second times and placed on file.

Messrs. Turner and Larkin were granted leave of absence for one day.

By Mr. Betge:

MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES.

Resolved, That when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet again at two and a-half o'clock on Monday next.

Adopted.

On motion of Mr. Roberts, Senate Bill No. 173 was taken from the file and recommitted to the Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Tompkins:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to have prepared a numerical list of all bills introduced into the Senate, giving the number, the title and by whom introduced, and leaving a blank column for notes or memoranda; that the usual number of copies be printed, and that the same be continued, from time to time, as often as the number of bills introduced shall be sufficient to occupy an additional page, to be printed in such form as to correspond with the portion previously printed.

Adopted.

[Mr. Roberts in the chair.]

By Mr. Lawrence-Pursuant to notice the following resolution in reierence to a rule of the Senate, adopted in the early part of the session. is respectfully submitted:

Resolved, That the San Francisco delegation are hereby excepted from the rule requiring all bills referred to delegation committees to be subsequently referred to a standing committee; but such subsequent reference shall be bad at the request of any one member of the delegation in committee, or any Senator on the floor of the Senate.

Upon the adoption of the resolution, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Wand, Betge and Pendegast, and the Senate refused, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Comte, Conly, Curtis, Hager, Irwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Lewis, Minis, Perkins, Saunders, Tompkins, Tweed, Wand, Wilson and Wing-17.

NOES-Messrs. Beach, Betge, Chappell, Conn, Farley, Fowler, Green, Hutchings, Maclay, Murch, O'Connor, Pendegast and Roberts-13.

Mr. Betge gave notice that he would, on Monday next, move to reconsider the vote just taken, by which the foregoing resolution was lost.

REPORTS.

Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Enrolment, made the following. report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrolment respectfully report that they have examined and find correctly enrolled Senate Bill No. 278-An Act to authorize the Supervisors of Kern County to levy a special tax for the County Current Expense Fund.

Also, Senate Bill No. 26-An Act to pay the claim of H. F. Hastings, assignee of George Seckel, Clerk of the Supreme Court.

Also, Senate Bill No. 33-An Act for the relief of L. P. Hall and Samuel J. Garrison.

And this day, at twelve o'clock and twenty-five minutes P. M., presented the same to the Governor for his approval.

MORRILL, Chairman.

Mr. Curtis, from the Committee on Claims, had leave to make the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 102-An Act to pay the estate of Peter Seilor, deceased, to his legal heirs--bave had the same under consideration, and report it back with a substitute, and recommend the passage of the substitute.

CURTIS, Chairman.

Mr. Betge, from the Committee on Commerce and Navigation, had leave to make the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Commerce and Navigation herewith report back Assembly Bill No. 38-An Act providing for a preliminary survey of the harbor of Santa Cruz and Salinas Slough, in Monterey Bay--and recommend its passage. BETGE, Chairman.

At twelve o'clock and fifty-five minutes P. M. Mr. Green moved to adjourn.

Upon the motion to adjourn, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Green, Beach and Maclay, and the motion prevailed, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Beach, Chappell, Conly, Farley, Green, Irwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Minis, Morrill, Pacheco, Perkins, Saunders, Tompkins, Tweed, Wand, Wilson and Wing-20.

NOES- Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Comte, Conn, Curtis, Fowler, Hager, Murch, O'Connor, Pendegast and Roberts-11.

The Senate stood adjourned until Monday next, at half-past two o'clock P. M.

WILLIAM HOLDEN,

President of the Senate.

Attest JOSEPH ROBERTS, Jr., Secretary of Senate.

IN SENATE.

SENATE CHAMBER,

Monday, February 7th, 1870. }

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

President in the chair.

Roll called.

Quorum present.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

Journal of Saturday read and approved.

Messrs. Green and Chappell were granted leave of absence for one day.

PETITIONS.

By Mr. Murch-From citizens of Humboldt County. relative to the passage of a bill to provide for the payment of the debt of said county. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Maclay-From citizens of Santa Clara, protesting against the passage of a bill providing for the introduction of steam power as the motive power for propelling certain cars on the Santa Clara and San José Railroad.

Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Saunders-From citizens of San Francisco, protesting against the passage of a bill providing for the extension of Montgomery street, in said city.

Read and referred to the San Francisco delegation.

By Mr. Minis-From citizens of Yolo County, for the passage of a bill now before the Senate, relative to the California Pacific Railroad. Referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. O'Connor-From citizens of the State of California, relative to the passage of a law in regard to retail dealers in alcoholic liquors. Referred to the Committee on Public Morals.

REPORTS.

Mr. O'Connor, from the Committee on Engrossment, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Engrossment have examined and find correctly engrossed Senate Bill No. 94-An Act to authorize the formation of special partnerships.

Also, Senate Bill No. 142-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in Courts of justice in this State, passed April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-one

Also, Senate Bill No. 151-An' Act to authorize the guardians of James J. Boyd, Jr., and Willie Alexander Boyd, to sell certain real estate. Also, Senate Bill No. 107-An Act to provide for the culture of fish within the waters of this State.

O'CONNOR, Chairman.

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Elections, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Elections, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 301-An Act to divide the State into congressional districts and fix the time of electing representatives to Congress-have had the same under consideration, and report the same back and recommend its passage.

LEWIS, Chairman.

Mr. Maclay, from the Committee on Education, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Education, to whom was referred Assembly Bill No. 153-An Act relating to the Board of Education of the City and County of San Francisco and more particularly defining its powers and duties-have had the same under consideration and recommend its passage.

MACLAY, Chairman.

The rules were suspended and bill referred to the San Francisco delegation.

Mr. Burnett, from the Committee on Public Expenditures, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Public Expenditures have examined Senate Bill No. 265, and report the same back and recommend its passage.

BURNETT, Chairman.

Mr. Maclay, for the Santa Clara delegation, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT : The Santa Clara delegation, to whom was referred Assembly Bill No. 170-An Act to authorize the Governor to appoint three additional Notaries Public for the County of Santa Clara-have bad the same under consideration and report the same back and recommend its passage.

MACLAY, Chairman.