Mr. Wand, from the Committee on Contingent Expenses, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Contingent Expenses, to whom was referred Concurrent Resolution No. 35, have had the same under consideration, and herewith report it back without recommendation [Mr. Mandeville in the chair.] WAND, for Committee. Mr. Hutchings presented the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: The select committee, consisting of the Senators from Colusa, Sutter, Yuba and Nevada Counties, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 345-An Act to empower the City of Marysville and the Counties of Colusa, Sutter, Yuba and Nevada to aid in the construction of the Colusa, Marysville and Nevada Railroad-would report the same back with amendments, and recommend its passage as amended. HUTCHINGS, for Select Committee. Mr. Hutchings, from the Committee on Roads and Highways, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: Your committee, to whom was referred Assembly Bill No. 252-An Act concerning roads and highways in San Bernardino County; also, Senate Bill No. 422-An Act concerning roads and highways in the County of Butte-report favorably and recommend their passage. HUTCHINGS, Chairman. Senate Bill No 422, above reported, referred to the Committee on Corporations. Mr. Curtis, from the Sacramento delegation, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: The Sacramento delegation, to whom was referred Assembly Bill No. 204-An Act to amend an Act, approved March twelfth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, entitled an Act to provide for the drainage of the City of Sacramento, and of the lands of Swamp Land District Number Two-have had the same under consideration, and report back and recommend its passage. CURTIS, Mr. Saunders, from the San Francisco delegation, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: The San Francisco delegation, to whom was referred Assembly Bill No. 109-An Act to confer additional powers on the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco; and also, substitute for Assembly Bill No. 81-An Act to confirm a certain order passed by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, and to authorize said Board to appropriate money for certain purposes have had same under consideration, and herewith report them back with the recommendation that they pass. SAUNDERS, for Delegation. Mr. Wilson verbally reported substitute for Assembly Bill No. 91 without recommendation, and the bill was referred to the Monterey and Santa Cruz delegation. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. The following message was received from the Governor: STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Senate of the State of California: } I have to inform your honorable body that I have approved Senate Bill No. 295-An Act to aid the Mercantile Library Association of the City and County of San Francisco in paying its indebtedness. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. H. H. HAIGHT, Governor. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Roberts-An Act to provide for the formation of corporations for the accumulation of funds and savings, and the direct promotion of manufacturing and mechanic arts, agriculture and mining. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corpo rations. By Mr. Irwin-An Act to authorize the County of Santa Clara to subscribe to the capital stock of the Santa Cruz and San Francisco Railroad Company and to provide for the payment of the same, and other matters relating thereto. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Perkins-An Act to authorize the County of Plumas to issue bonds for railroad purposes. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Roberts-An Act to create the County of Donner, to define its boundaries and to provide for its organization and maintenance. Read first and second times and referred to the deleg..tions interested in the bill. By Mr. Hunter-An Act amendatory of an Act in relation to elections. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Elections. By Mr. Murch-An Act to provide for the submission of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State, as proposed by the Legislature at its sixteenth session and adopted by the Legislature at its seventeenth session, to the qualified electors of this State. Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Curtis-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act concerning attorneys and counsellors at law, passed February nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-one. Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Roberts-An Act to authorize the incorporation of canal companies, and to provide for the construction of canals and ditches. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining Interests. By Mr. Saunders-An Act to authorize the State Librarian to purchase of Sumner Whitney certain volumes of the California Reports. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on State Library. Also, an Act to increase the police force of the City and County of San Francisco. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delegation. By Mr. Wand-An Act to reorganize the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delegation. By Mr. Tweed: MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES. Resolved, That the Committee on Corporations be requested to report to this body, without unnecessary delay, Senate Bill No. 62-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act for the incorporation of railroad companies and the management of the affairs thereof, and other matters relating thereto, approved May twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixtyone-with their action thereon. Adopted. By Mr. Conly: Resolved, That when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet on Thursday, the twenty-fourth instant, at two and a half o'clock P. M. Upon the adoption of the resolution. the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs Green, Fowler and Wilson, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Burnett, Conly, Fowler, Hunter, Hutchings, Mandeville, McDougall, Murch, Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts, Saunders, Tweed and Wing-15. NOES-Messrs. Chappell, Comte, Curtis, Farley, Green, Irwin, Minis, O'Connor, Turner, Wand and Wilson-11. By Mr. Murch: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed and required to prepare, under the direction of the Committee on Rules, a copy of the standing rules of the Senate and the joint rules of the Senate and Assembly, as amended, and the usual number of the Senate and joint rules, together with the names of the officers and the standing and joint committees of the Senate and Assembly, shall be printed for the use of the Senate. Adopted. [President in the chair.] Mr Farley moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate refused to adopt the resolution allowing P. W. Murphy his seat as Senator from the Third Senatorial District. Mr. Roberts raised the point of order that Mr. Farley's notice was out of order, as he had voted in the minority. The Chair decided the point of order to be well taken. Mr. Irwin moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate refused to adopt said resolution. Mr. Farley moved to make the motion to reconsider the special order for Friday next, at ten o'clock P. M. Upon which motion, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Green, Murch and Roberts, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Burnett, Comte, Farley, Fowler, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, O'Connor and Wand-12. NOES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Chappell, Conly, Curtis, Green, Murch, Perkins, Roberts, Saunders, Turner, Tweed, Wilson and Wing-14. Mr. Farley moved to make the motion the special order for Saturday next, at one o'clock P. M. Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Farley, Fowler and Mandeville. The roll was called, with the following result: AYES-Messrs. Burnett, Comte, Farley, Fowler, Hunter, Irwin, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, O'Connor, Saunders and Wand-12. NOES-Messrs Banvard, Beach, Chappell, Conly, Curtis, Green, Murch. Perkins, Roberts, Tweed, Wilson and Wing-12. There being a tie vote, the President, in the exercise of his constitutional privilege, voted aye, and the motion to reconsider was made the special order for Saturday next, at one o'clock P. M. Mr. Conn had leave to have his name recorded as voting against the resolution reported by the Committee on Elections in the contested election case of P. W. Murphy vs R Pacheco. Mr. Saunders had leave to introduce the following bill-An Act to make, open and establish a public street in the City and County of San Francisco, to be called Montgomery avenue, and to take private landtherefor. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delega tion. Mr. Mandeville had leave to introduce the following bill-An Act t authorize the Treasurer of Tuolumne County to apportion certain mone to the Current Expense Fund of said county, and to pay certain wa rants. Read first and second times, rules suspended, bill considered engrossed read a third time and passed. At twelve o'clock and thirty-five minutes P. M., on motion of M Conly, the Senate adjourned. WILLIAM HOLDEN, Attest: JOSEPH ROBERTS, Jr., Secretary of Senate. IN SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, Thursday, February 24th, 1870. } Senate met pursuant to adjournment. In the absence of the President and President pro tem., the Senate was called to order by Joseph Roberts, Jr., Secretary of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Irwin, Mr. Mandeville was chosen as President pro tem., during the absence of the President and President pro tem. of the Senate. Roll called. Quorum present. Prayer by the Chaplain. Journal of Monday last read and approved. On motion of Mr. Betge, the special order for this day, at one o'clock P. M.. was, by unanimous consent, discharged, and ordered on top of file for Friday next. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Roberts for one day, to Mr. Hunter for two days, and to Mr. Farley for one day. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented as follows: By Mr. O'Connor-From citizens of Nevada County, against the passage of any law which shall require or may permit said county to issue bonds, or guarantee the interest upon bonds, for railroad purposes. Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Kincaid-From citizens of the County of Santa Clara, against the passage of so much of a bill, recently introduced in the Senate for the reincorporation of the Town of Santa Clara, as relates to the extension or change of the limits thereof. Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations. REPORTS. Mr. Banvard, from the Committee on Finance, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Finance have had under consideration Assembly Bill No. 391-An Act to provide a Contingent Fund for the use of the Legislature-and recommend its passage. Also, Senate Bill No. 400-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act granting bounties to the volunteers of this State, enlisted in the service of the United States, for issuing bonds to provide funds for the payment of the same, and to levy a tax to pay such bonds, approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four-and recommend its passage. Also, Senate Bill No. 399-An Act to amend an Act to provide for paying certain equitable claims against the State of California, and to construct a funded debt for that purpose, approved April twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven-and recommend its passage. BANVARD, Chairman. |