or liabilities; and that the committee report by bill or otherwise, within ten days. Adopted. Mr. Tompkins moved to take Senate Bill No. 183 from the file and place the same at the top of the file for Tuesday, March fifteenth. Lost. By Mr. Murch-Concurrent resolution relative to a weekly mail from Cottage Grove to Orleans, in Klamath County. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. By Mr. Banvard: Resolved, That the resolution adopted by the Senate, January fourth, appointing A. J. Starlings, Copying Clerk, during the indisposition of W. S. Cooper, be and the same is hereby rescinded. Read and referred to the Committee on Contingent Expenses. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed and required to report to the Senate, on or before Friday next, the names of all Assistant Journal, Enrolling, Engrossing and Copying Clerks of the Senate, together with the date of the appointment of, and the per diem allowed to, each of such assistant clerks. And the names of all Standing and Special Senate Committee Clerks, the committee to which each clerk shall have been appointed, the date of his appointment, and the per diem which he has been allowed. Adopted. By Mr. Hager: Resolved, That Marcus R. Mayer, temporary Journal Clerk of the Senate, be and he is hereby authorized to copy the Appendices of the Senate and furnish the State Printer copy thereof, and of the minutes of the Senate and such other copying as may be unfinished upon the adjournment of the Legislature, at the rate of fifteen (15) cents per folio, and when completed he shall deliver the work to the Controller of State, who shall compute and audit the same, and draw his warrant in favor of said Marcus R. Mayer, for the amount found to be due, payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate. Read and referred to the Committee on Contingent Expenses. Resolved. That J. C. Potter be and is hereby authorized to arrange and copy the Appendices of the Senate after its adjournment. at ten cents per folio, payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate. Read and referred to the Committee on Contingent Expenses. Pursuant to notice, Mr. Betge moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate indefinitely postponed Assembly Bill No. 68. Mr. Hager moved a call of the Senate, which was ordered. On motion of Mr. Pendegast, the further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Messrs. Conly, Beach, Gwin, Hunter and Perkins were granted leave of absence for one day. Upon the motion to reconsider, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Fowler, O'Connor and Banvard, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Conn, Green, Kineaid, Lawrence, Maclay, McDougall, Morrill, Pacheco, Turner, Wilson and Wing--15. NOES-Messrs. Comte, Curtis, Farley, Fowler, Hager, Irwin, Larkin, Lewis, Mandeville, Minis, Murch, O'Connor, Pendegast, Roberts, Tompkins and Tweed-16. Mr. Lawrence had leave to introduce the following bill-An Act to authorize Frederick B. Lewis, his heirs or assigns, to institute proceedings to recover certain real estate of James M. Lewis, deceased, escheated to the State of California. Read first and second times and, with accompanying documents, referred to the Judiciary Committee. GENERAL FILE. Senate Bill No. 269-An Act to prevent the kidnapping and importation of Mongolian, Chinese and Japanese females for criminal and demoralizing purposes. Amendments of Judiciary Committee adopted. The bill was considered in Committee of the Whole and amended. IN SENATE. Amendments made in Committee of the Whole concurred in by the Senate. Mr. Tweed offered the following amendment to section one: Strike out in section one, line two, the words " Mongolian, Chinese or Japanese;" also, in lines three and four, the words "in any of the islands adjacent to the empire of China," and insert in line three, after the word "or," "elsewhere." Lost. On motion, the rules were suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed. [President in the chair.] Senate Bill No. 270-An Act to prevent the importation of Chinese criminals and to prevent the establishment of coolie slavery. Considered in Committee of the Whole and amended. IN SENATE. Amendments made in Committee of the Whole adopted. Rules suspended, bill considered engrossed, and read a third time. Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Tweed, Lawrence and Tompkins, and the bill was passed, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Burnett, Comte, Conn, Curtis, Fan Fowler, Green, Gwin, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, kin, Lawrence, Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Morrill, O'Con Pendegast, Saunders and Wand-26. NOES-Messrs. Murch, Orr, Tompkins, Turner and Tweed-5. Assembly Bill No. 71-An Act amendatory of and supplementar an Act entitled an Act to establish a paid Fire Department for the and County of San Francisco. Considered in Committee of the Whole and amended. Mr. Green moved to amend by inserting at the general election the city and county officers, to be held in the City and County of Francisco, the successors of the Fire Commissioners who have i appointed by the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Fire Un writers, shall be elected at the election preceding the expiration of t terms of office, for the term of five years." Lost. IN SENATE. Amendments made in Committee of the Whole concurred in by Senate, and bill read a third time. Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded Messrs. Green, Betge and Lewis, and the bill was passed, by the foll ing vote: AYES-Messrs. Betge, Burnett, Comte, Conn, Curtis, Farley, Fow Gwin, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin. Kincaid, Larkin, Lawren Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis. Morrill, O'Connor, Pendeg Perkins, Saunders, Tompkins, Turner, Wand, Wilson and Wing-29. NOES-Messrs. Chappell, Green, Murch, Orr, Roberts and Tweed Assembly Bill No. 126-An Act to authorize the Waucoma Wa Company to construct aqueducts over certain lands herein named to lay down water pipes in the public streets of the City of San Di and the Town of South San Diego. Amendments proposed by the delegation adopted. Read a third time and passed. [Mr. Mandeville in the chair.] Mr. Roberts had his name recorded as voting against the passage Senate Bills Nos. 269 and 270. Mr. Maclay had his name recorded as voting for the passage of s bills. [President in the chair.] Assembly Bill No. 435-An Act amendatory of and supplementary an Act, approved April twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-thr entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Sacramento. Mr. Curtis moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Cur Roberts and Minis, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Chappell, Curtis, Murch, Orr. Pacheco, Perkins, R erts, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed and Wing-11. NOES-Messrs Banvard, Betge, Burnett, Comte, Farley, Fowl Gwin, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawren Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Morrill, O'Connor, Pen gast, Saunders, Wand and Wilson-25. Curtis moved to amend section one by striking out "eighteen hunand seventy-two," and insert in lieu thereof "eighteen hundred seventy-one." were pon the adoption of the amendment, the ayes and noes Handed by Messrs. Curtis, Mandeville and Murch, and the Senate ed, by the following vote: Es-Messrs. Burnett, Chappell, Curtis, Farley, Irwin, Morrill, Murch, Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed, Wilson and -16. OES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Comte, Fowler, Gwin, Hager, Hunter, chings, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, Mcgall, Minis, O'Connor, Pendegast, Saunders and Wand-20. Curtis moved to amend section three by striking out the words thousand," and insert in lieu thereof the words "eighteen hun pon the adoption of the amendment, the ayes and noes were manded by Messrs. Curtis, Betge and Mandeville, and the Senate sed, by the following vote: ATES-Messrs. Curtis, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts, TompTurner, Tweed, Wilson and Wing-11. OES-Messrs. Betge, Burnett, Comte, Farley, Fowler, Gwin, Hager. nter, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, eville, McDougall, Minis, Morrill, O'Connor, Pendegast, Saunders Wand-23. The bill was read a third time. Epon the passage of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by srs. Curtis, Murch and Mandeville, and the bill was passed, by the lowing vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Burnett, Comte, Farley, Fowler, Gwin, ger, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, clay, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Morrill, O'Connor, Pendegast, anders, Wand and Wilson-25. NOES-Messrs. Chappell, Curtis, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Perkins, RobTompkins, Turner. Tweed and Wing-11. Senate Bill No. 461-An Act amendatory of and supplementary to an t entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Sacramento, approved ril twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. The bill was considered in Committee of the Whole and amended. r. Minis moved to adjourn. _ost. IN SENATE. pon the adoption of the amendment made in Committee of the ole. the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Curtis, Murch and vard, and the amendment was adopted, by the following vote: YES-Messrs. Banvard, Burnett, Chappell, Curtis, Green, Irwin, eh, O'Connor, Orr. Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts, Tompkins, Turner, ced, Wilson and Wing-17. NOES-Messrs. Beach, Comte, Fowler, Gwin, Hunter, Kincaid, Lav rence, Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Pendegast, Saunders and Wand-14. Mr. Comte moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Cart Mandeville and Chappell, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Betge, Comte. Farley, Fowler, Gwin, Hager, Hunter Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Pende gast, Saunders and Wand-17. NOES-Messrs. Banvard, Burnett, Chappell, Curtis, Green, Murea O'Connor, Orr, Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts, Tompkins, Turner, Twee Wilson and Wing-16. On motion of Mr. Fowler, at four o'clock and forty-five minutes P. the Senate adjourned. WILLIAM HOLDEN, President of the Senate. Attest JOSEPH ROBERTS, Jr., Secretary of Senate. By Mr. Betge-From citizens of the City of San Francisco, relative; to the passage of a bill for the protection of fish. Read and referred to the Special Committee on the Culture of Fish. By Mr. Wilson-From citizens of Los Angeles, protesting against the passage of a bill for the division of said county. Read and referred to the Committee on Counties and County Bounda ries. REPORTS. Mr. O'Connor, from the Committee on Engrosament, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Engrossment have examined and find correctly engrossed substitute for Senate Bill No. 272-An Act regulating officers and offices in the County of El Dorado. |