Also, Senate Bill No. 487-An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act to prevent certain animals from running at large in Napa City, approved April seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.

Also, Senate Bill No. 269-An Act to prevent the kidnapping and importation of Mongolian, Chinese and Japanese females, for criminal and demoralizing purposes.

Also, Senate Bill No. 270-An Act to prevent the importation of Chinese criminals, and to prevent the establishment of coolie slavery.

Also, Senate Bill No. 73-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act more clearly to define the boundaries of Sacramento, Sutter and Placer Counties, approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.

O'CONNOR, Chairman

Mr. Hutchings, from the Committee on Roads and Highways, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: Your committee, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 485-An Act concerning roads and highways in Sierra Township, County of Sierra-report favorable and recommend its passage.

HUTCHINGS, Chairman.

Mr. Hager, from the Judiciary Committee, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills, and report back with amendments, Assembly Bill No 243-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in the Courts of justice in this State, and the several Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto; and Assembly Bill No. 233-An Act to fix the terms of the County Court and Probate Court in the County of Monterey; and Assembly Bill No. 318-An Act supplemental to an Act entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of Notaries Public and defining their duties, approved April twentyfifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two; and Senate Bill No. 321-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act in relation to personal mortgages in certain cases, passed May eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, etc., etc.; and Senate Bill No. 338-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-and recommend the adoption of the amendments and the passage of the several bills as amended.

Also, report back Senate Bill No. 97-An Act for the relief of Henry Kohn; also, Senate Bill No. 312-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate the interest of money, approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty, and the Act to amend the same, approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight; also, Senate Bill No 339An 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-and recommend the indefinite postponement of each of said bills.

Also, report back without amendments, Assembly Bill No. 70-An Act

to authorize Assessors to complete duties imperfectly performed; and Senate Bill No. 320-An Act for the relief of Mary Likens and othersand recommend the passage of said bills.

HAGER, Chairman.

Mr Fowler, from the Committee on Agriculture, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 423-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act for the protection of game, passed May fifteenth, eighteen hundred and fiftyfour-report the same back and recommend the passage of the same as amended.

Also, Assembly Bill No. 121-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to protect sheep and lambs in this State-report the same back and recommend the passage of the same, with the following amendment to title of bill approved May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one : Before the word "goats," insert "Angora or Cashmere."

Also, Assembly Bill No. 203-An Act to repeal an Act, etc, etc.respectfully report the same back and recommend its passage.

Also, Assembly Bill No. 32-An Act to extend the provisions of an Act entitled an Act concerning hogs running at large in certain counties in this State, approved April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixtyfive-report the same back without recommendation.

Also, Assembly Bill No. 107-An Act for the protection of deer in the County of San Mateo-respectfully report the same back without recommendation.

Also, Senate Bill No. 257-An Act to encourage the production and manufacture of sugar in California--have had the same under consideration and report it back without recommendation.

Also, Senate Bill No. 383-An Act to provide for the destruction of wolves and coyotes-report the same back and recommend its passage.

FOWLER, Chairman.

Mr. Betge, from the San Francisco delegation, presented the following majority report:

Mr PRESIDENT: A majority of the San Francisco delegation. to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 85-An Act the better to secure the collection of license taxes in the City and County of San Francisco—having had the same under consideration, respectfully report the same back to the Senate and recommend its passage.

BETGE,

WAND,
KINCAID.

Mr. Saunders, from the San Francisco delegation, made the following report:

Mr PRESIDENT: The San Francisco delegation, 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-having had the same under consideration, report back a substitute for the same to the Senate and recommend the passage of the substitute.

Also, Senate Bill No. 258-An Act to make, open and establish a public street in the City and County of San Francisco, to be called Montgomery Street South, and to take private lands therefor-having had the same under discussion, respectfully report the same, back to the Senate without recommendation.

Also, Assembly Bill No. 20-An Act to provide for increasing the law library of the corporation known as the San Francisco Law Library, and to secure the use of the same to the Courts held at San Francisco. the bar, the city and county government and the people of the City and County of San Francisco-having duly considered the same, report the same back and recommend its passage.

Also, Assembly Bill No. 148-An Act to confer additional powers upon the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco and upon the Auditor and Treasurer thereof-having duly considered the same, report the same back to the Senate and recommend its passage.

Also, Assembly Bill No. 262-An Act to confer additional powers upon the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco and upon the Auditor and Treasurer thereof, and authorize certain appropriations by said Board-having duly considered the same, report the same back to the Senate and recommend its passage.

SAUNDERS, for Delegation.

Mr. Tompkins, from the Alameda delegation, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Alameda delegation, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 476-An Act to prevent the destruction of fish and game in, upon and around the waters of Lake Merritt, in the County of Alameda-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report that Lake Merritt has been formed from the San Antonio Creek, and is nearly all within the City of Oakland; that it was entirely the result of private enterprise, and is surrounded by the residences and property of the citizens by whom it has been constructed; that they unitedly desire that the fish in the lake and the birds and waterfowl upon and around it shall be protected from trespassers, who now invade their premises and expose them and their families to the danger arising from constant and careless shooting about the lake; and such request is reasonable and ought to be granted. The passage of the bill is therefore respectfully recommended.

TOMPKINS.

On motion of Mr. Tompkins, the rules were suspended for the consideration of Senate Bill No. 476, above reported.

The rules were further suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed.

Mr. Green made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: Your special committee, to whom was referred Assembly Bill No. 394-An Act to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Marin County to issue and sell bonds of said county and apply the proceeds thereof to the construction of wagon roads in said county-have

had the same under consideration and report the same back, and recommend its passage.

GREEN, for Delegation.

On motion of Mr. Green, the rules were suspended for the consideration of Assembly Bill No 394, above reported.

The rules were further suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed.

Mr. Pendegast, from the Committee on Public Lands, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Public Lands having had under consideration Senate Bill No 271-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the management and sale of the lands belonging to the State, approved March twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and sixtyeight-report the same back with amendments, and recommend the adoption of the amendments and the passage of the bill as amended.

Also, Senate Bill No. 311-An Act to prevent the destruction of timber on the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections, reserved for school purposes, and on Agricultural College lands-report the same back and recommend the passage of the bill.

Also, Senate Bill No. 402-An Act concerning the outside lands of the City and County of San Francisco-report the same back and recommend that it be referred to the San Francisco delegation.

PENDEGAST, Chairman.

The bill was referred to the San Francisco delegation, as recommended.

Mr. Pendegast, from the Napa delegation, verbally reported Assembly Bill No. 320, with the recommendation that the same do pass.

Mr. Curtis, from the Committee on Claims, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Claims have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 358-An Act for the relief of Will. S. Green; also, Senate Bill No. 202-An Act to authorize the payment of the claim of Mrs. Eliza McLane, for supplies furnished the State Marine Hospital in eighteen hundred and fifty-three and eighteen hundred and fifty-four; also, Senate Bill No. 468-An Act for the relief of Charles Tupper-and report them back to the Senate, and respectfully recommend that they do not pass.

CURTIS, Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Lewis, the rules were suspended for the consideration of Senate Bill No. 358, above reported by the Committee on Claims. Mr. Curtis moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.

Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs Curtis, Burnett and Conn, and the Senate refused, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Burnett, Comte, Conly, Conn, Curtis, Fowler, Hager, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, McDougall, O'Connor, Perkins and Wilson-14. NOES-Messrs. Banvard, Farley, Green, Gwin, Hunter. Hutchings, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, Minis, Morrill, Pendegast, Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins, Tweed, Wand and Wing-19.

On motion of Mr. Lewis, the rules were suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed.

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. 69-An Act to confer additional powers upon the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, and upon the Auditor and Treasurer thereof.

Also, Senate Bill No. 357-An Act to confirm the action of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vallejo, in relation to certain privileges granted to the Vallejo City Water Company.

Also, Senate Bill No. 235-An Act to amend an Act, approved March twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled an Act concerning Courts of justice of this State and judicial officers, approved April twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.

Also, Senate Bill No. 104-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act supplementary to an Act entitled an Act to provide for a street railroad within the City and County of San Francisco, and other matters relating thereto, approved April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, the Act hereby amended having been approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.

And on the twenty-sixth day of February, eighteen hundred and seventy, at one o'clock and ten minutes P. M., presented the same to the Governor for his approval.

MORRILL, Chairman.

Mr. Minis had leave to introduce the following resolution :

Besolved, That the President be and he is hereby authorized to appoint four additional members of the Special Committee on Fees and Salaries.

Adopted.

In pursuance of the above resolution, the President appointed as the four additional members of said committee, Messrs. Lewis, Wand, Mandeville and Maclay.

GENERAL FILE.

Assembly Bill No. 15-An Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act entitled an Act relative to the office of District Attorney of the County of Sacramento.

Mr. Comte offered a substitute for said bill, which was adopted.

The substitute was considered in Committee of the Whole and amended.

IN SENATE.

Amendments made in Committee of the Whole concurred in by the

Senate.

Bill read a third time and passed.

Assembly Bill No. 210-An Act to confer further powers upon the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. Considered in Committee of the Whole and amended.