By Mr. Green-An Act for the relief of Martha Buckelew, executrix of the last will and testament of Benjamin R. Buckelew, deceased. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. Lawrence-An Act for the relief of J. Scott Ashman, formerly Sheriff of Fresno County. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Claims. By Mr. Maclay-An Act to provide for the construction of agricultural warehouses at Goat Island, in the Bay of San Francisco. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Navigation. By Mr. Burnett-An Act to authorize Daniel Harbach to construct a chute and moorings at or near Stewart's Point, and collect tolls for the use thereof. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Navigation. By Mr. Mandeville-An Act to pay for services rendered in the office of the State Surveyor-General. Read first and second times and referred to the Finance Committee. By Mr Lewis-An Act making an appropriation for deficiency in the appropriation made for twentieth and twenty-first fiscal years, ending July first, eighteen hundred and seventy. Read first and second times and referred to the Finance Committee. By Mr. Orr-An Act to authorize the Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County to issue a certain bond. Read first and second times and referred to the San Joaquin delega tion. By Mr. Hager-An Act to provide for a railroad within the City and County of San Francisco. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delega tion. Also, an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate proceedings in criminal cases, passed May first, eighteen hundred and fifty-one. Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Hunter-An Act to provide for the relief of Maze Edwards. Read first and second times and placed on file. By Mr. Lewis-An Act to authorize the Controller and Treasurer of State to transfer certain funds. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on State Prison. By Mr. Murch-An Act to protect settlers on public lands. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Minis-An Act to authorize the closing of a portion of a certain street in the City of Benicia. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Education. SPECIAL ORDER. The hour of twelve o'clock M. having arrived, Senate took up consideration of special order-Governor's message vetoing Senate Bill No. 135— An Act authorizing Morris Wolff and others to lay down iron water pipes in any of the public streets of the Town of San Bernardino. Upon the question, "Shall the bill become a law, notwithstanding the objection of the Governor?" the roll was called, with the following result: AYES-None. NOES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Burnett, Comte, Conly, Conn, Curtis, Farley, Green, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Kincaid, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Morrill, Murch, O'Connor, Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed and Wand-28. By Mr. Conn: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That Sydney Waite, County Clerk of San Bernardino County, is hereby granted leave of absence from this State for the period of four (4) months, at such times as he may select during his term of office; provided, that the said County Clerk shall leave a competent deputy to discharge the duties of said office during his absence, and obtain the consent of the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County for such absence. Adopted. REPORT. Mr. Lawrence, from the Committee on Corporations, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 416, and a majority of the committee report it back recommending its passage. SAUNDERS, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Gwin-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to reorganize and provide for the education and care of the deaf and dumb and the blind in the State of California, approved March thirty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Conn-An Act to grant the right of way over State lands; also, granting tide lands in the Bay of San Diego, in the City and County of San Diego, for terminus, depot and other purposes. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Curtis-An Act to authorize the County of Sacramento to issue bonds to raise money for Court-house and jail purposes. Read first and second times and referred to the Sacramento delegation. By Mr. Lewis-An Act to authorize a tax to be levied upon the taxable property of Red Bluff School District, Tehama County, for building. purposes. Read first and second times, rules suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed. By Mr. Roberts-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in the Courts of justice of this State, approved April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-one. Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Green : MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES. Resolved, That Senators Maclay, Wilson and Chappell, each are bereby allowed the sum of two hundred and twenty-five dollars as mileage, while in the discharge of committee duties, to San Francisco, Oakland, San José, Santa Clara, Petaluma, Napa, Martinez and Stockton, payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate. Referred to the Committee on Mileage. Resolved, That the select committee to whom was referred the memorial relative to woman suffrage, be and they are hereby authorized to employ a female clerk, at the same per diem as is allowed to other committee clerks, payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate. Mr. Minis moved to amend by adding after the words "female clerk," "without regard to race, color or previous condition." Upon the adoption of the amendment, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Fowler, Minis and Green, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Betge, Farley, Green, Hutchings, Irwin, Larkin, Lewis, Maclay, Minis, O'Connor, Perkins and Roberts-12. NOES-Messrs. Banvard, Comte, Conly. Conn, Curtis, Fowler, Gwin, Hunter, Lawrence, Morrill, Murch, Saunders, Tompkins, Tweed, Wilson and Wing-16. The resolution was laid on the table. Mr. Banvard gave notice that he would, at an early day, introduce a bill in relation to the registration of the legal voters of this State By Mr. Mandeville-Application of the Legislature of the State of California to Congress to call a convention to amend the Constitution. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Federal Relations, and ordered printed. [For application, see Appendix.] On motion of Mr. Irwin, the rules were suspended and Senate Bill No. 352-An Act relating to Yreka School District, in Siskiyou County -was taken up and considered, out of its order. The rules were further suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed. At two o'clock and thirty-five minutes P. M. Mr. O'Connor moved to adjourn. Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Fowler, O'Connor and Lewis, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Conly, Conn, Farley, Fowler, Hunter, Larkin, Lewis, Mandeville, Minis, O'Connor, Pendegast, Tompkins and Tweed -14. NOES-Messrs. Beach, Betge, Chappell, Comte, Curtis, Green, Gwin, Hager, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Maclay. Morrill, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts, Saunders, Turner, Wand, Wilson and Wing-24. Mr. Lewis moved to take up Assembly messages. GENERAL FILE RESUMED. Senate Bill No. 200-An Act supplementary to an Act entitled an Act prescribing certain conditions for the transaction of insurance business in the State of California, approved March twenty-sixth, eighteen. hundred and sixty-eight. Ordered on top of file for Wednesday next. Senate Bill No. 18-An Act concerning witnesses. The bill was amended by inserting an enacting clause. Upon the indefinite postponement of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Hunter, Tweed and Minis, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Burnett, Comte, Conly, Conn, Curtis, Farley, Fowler, Gwin, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Mandeville, Minis, Morrill, O'Connor, Pendegast, Saunders, Wand and Wilson-26. NOES-Messrs. Beach, Chappell, Green, McDougall, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Roberts, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed and Wing-12. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 13-Relative to a mail route in Merced County. Rules suspended, resolution considered engrossed, read a third time and adopted. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 17-Relative to the proposed Fifteenth Amendment. On motion of Mr. Farley, the resolutions were made the special order for Tuesday evening next, at half-past seven o'clock P. M. Mr. Lewis moved to adjourn. Lost. Senate Bill No 244-An Act to empower the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Monterey and San Luis Obispo to aid in the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Substitute reported by committee adopted. The substitute was considered in Committee of the Whole. [Mr. Pendegast in the chair.] At four o'clock and forty minutes P. M. Mr. Lewis moved to adjourn. Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Fowler, Minis and Larkin, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Fowler, Hager, Hunter, Irwin, Larkin, Lewis, Mandeville, Minis, O'Connor, Pendegast, Perkins, Turner and Tweed-14. NOES-Messrs. Beach, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Comte, Conly, Conn, Curtis, Green, Hutchings, Lawrence, Maclay, McDougall, Morrill, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins, Wand, Wilson and Wing 23. On motion of Mr. Mandeville, at five o'clock and five minutes P. M., the Senate took a recess until half-past seven o'clock this evening. REASSEMBLED. Senate reassembled at half-past seven o'clock P. M. President in the chair. Roll called. Quorum present. Senate resumed consideration of Senate Bill No. 244, as in Committee of the Whole. IN SENATE. Mr. Lewis moved to amend section one, by adding the following: "provided, that if said railroad company employ any Chinese or Mongolian, all rights obtained under the provisions of this Act shall be null and void." Upon the adoption of which, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Lewis, Maclay and Larkin, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Farley, Fowler, Hunter, Larkin, Lewis, Minis and O'Connor-7. NOES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Comte, Conly, Conn, Curtis, Green, Hager, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Maclay, McDougall, Morrill, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Pendegast, Perkins, Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed, Wand, Wilson and Wing-31. Mr. Lewis moved to amend section two by adding, "provided, that no vote shall be deposited or counted unless the person so appearing to vote shall be a taxpayer, and whose name shall appear upon the assessment roll in the county where he appears to vote." Upon the adoption of which, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Fowler, O'Connor and Lewis, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Fowler, Hunter, Larkin, Lewis, Minis, O'Connor and Perkins-7. NOES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Comte, Conly, Conn, Curtis, Farley, Green, Hager, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Maclay, McDougall, Morrill, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Pendegast, Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed, Wand, Wilson and Wing -31. Mr. Larkin moved to amend section fifteen by adding, "provided, that the whole amount of bonds which shall be issued under authority of this Act to the Southern Pacific Railroad, by the Counties of Monterey and San Luis Obispo, respectively, shall not exceed ten per cent. of the taxable property of said counties, respectively, as the same shall be ascertained by their respective assessment rolls.' Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Lewis, Tweed and Larkin, and the Senate refused, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Farley, Fowler, Hunter, Irwin, Larkin, Lewis, Minis, O'Connor, Pendegast and Perkins-10. NOES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge, Burnett. Chappell, Comte, Conly, Conn, Curtis, Green, Hager, Hutchings, Kincaid, Lawrence, Maclay, McDougall, Morrill, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed, Wand, Wilson and Wing-28. |