EVENING SESSION.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

President in the chair.

Roll called.

Quorum present

SPECIAL FILE.

Assembly Bill No. 162-An Act to authorize E. J. Brickell and associates to improve the channel of Truckee River.

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.

Mr. Lawrence moved the previous question, which was ordered.

Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Larkin, Farley and Roberts, and the bill was passed, by the fol lowing vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Chappell, Farley, Hutchings, Lawrence, Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, O'Connor, Orr, Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed and Wing-18.

NOES-Messrs Beach, Burnett. Comte, Conn, Curtis, Hager, Hunter, Kincaid, Larkin, Minis, Morrill, Pendegast and Saunders-13.

Messrs Farley and Roberts each gave notice that they would, on tomorrow, move a reconsideration of the vote by which Assembly Bill No. 162 was passed.

[President pro tem. in the chair.]

Mr. Comte moved to suspend the rules for the consideration of Senate Bill No. 554.

Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Larkin, Mandeville and Hunter, and the Senate so ordered, by the following

vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Comte, Conly, Conn, Curtis, Farley, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Kincaid, Lawrence, Lewis, McDougall, Minis, Murch, O'Connor, Orr, Pacheco, Pendegast, Perkins. Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins. Turner, Tweed, Wand, Wilson and Wing-32.

NOES-Messrs. Larkin and Mandeville-2.

Senate Bill No. 554-An Act to extend the time allowed the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and the Western Pacific Railroad Company in which to make the terminus of their roads upon certain lands donated to them by the State for that purpose, in the City and County of San Francisco.

Considered in Committee of the Whole and amended.

IN SENATE.

Amendments made in Committee of the Whole concurred in by the

Senate.

Rules suspended and bill considered engrossed, under the operation of the previous question.

Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Larkin, Maclay and Mandeville, and the bill was passed, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Comte, Conn, Curtis, Farley, Fowler, Green, Hager, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Maclay, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Morrill, Murch, O'Connor, Orr, Pendegast, Perkins, Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed, Wand, Wilson and Wing-34.

NOES-Messrs. Conly, Hunter, Larkin and Lewis-4.

Mr. Mandeville gave notice that he would, on to-morrow, move to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed.

At nine o'clock and twenty minutes P. M. Mr. Larkin moved to adjourn. Lost.

Mr. Lawrence had leave to introduce the following resolution :

Resolved, That no Senator shall speak more than twice, nor longer than five minutes at any one time, upon any question pending before the Senate during an evening session, without the unanimous leave of the Senate.

Mr. Lawrence moved to suspend the rules for the consideration of said resolution.

Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Lawrence, Larkin and Maclay, and the Senate refused, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Conn, Green, Hutchings, Kincaid, Lawrence, Maclay, McDougall, Murch, O'Connor, Orr, Pendegast, Perkins, Roberts, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed, Wand and Wing-23.

NOES-Messrs. Comte, Conly, Curtis, Farley, Fowler, Hager, Hunter, Irwin, Larkin, Lewis, Mandeville, Minis, Morrill, Pacheco and Saunders-15.

Mr. Pendegast had leave to introduce the following resolution :

WHEREAS, A certain grant of tide lands was made to the Golden City . Homestead Association by an Act of the Legislature, approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled an Act to authorize the sale and conveyance to the Golden City Homestead Association of certain overflowed lands in the City and County of San Francisco; and whereas, there is now good reason to believe that no such association ever existed in fact, and that all the representations which were then made by interested parties, which served as the pretext for such grant, were incorrect, if not absolutely false; therefore,

Resolved, That a special committee of three be appointed, with full powers to administer oaths and require the presence of persons and production of papers, and report what action, if any, is necessary to secure to the State of California the full benefit of the land thus fraudulently granted to such so-called association.

Adopted.

At nine o'clock and forty minutes P M., on motion of Mr. Maclay, the Senate adjourned.

Attest: JOSEPH ROBERTS, Jr., Secretary of Senate.

WILLIAM HOLDEN,

President of the Senate.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

Mr. Wilson was granted leave of absence for one day.

APPOINTMENT.

The President announced the appointment of the following committee, in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the Senate on yesterday, relative to the investigation into certain alleged frauds in the Act granting land to the Golden City Homestead Association: Messrs. Pendegast, Larkin

and Lewis.

PETITION.

By Mr. Wand-From citizens of the City of San Francisco, for the repeal of the mortgage tax law.

The petition was read and, on motion of Mr. Wand, the rules were suspended for the consideration of the bill to which the petition refers, to wit: Senate Bill No. 597-An Act to relieve the owners of encumbered real estate from double taxation.

Mr. Pendegast moved to postpone the consideration of the general file until one o'clock P. M.

Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Roberts, O'Connor and Irwin, and the Senate refused, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Conly, Conn. Fowler, Green, Hager, Kincaid, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, McDougall, Morrill, Murch, Pacheco, Pendegast, Saunders, Tompkins, Wand and Wing-23.

NOES-Messrs. Beach, Comte, Curtis, Farley, Gwin, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Larkin, Minis, O'Connor, Orr, Perkins, Roberts, Turner and Tweed-16.

Pursuant to notice, Mr. Lewis moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate, on yesterday, passed Senate Bill No. 559.

On motion of Mr. Curtis, the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

GENERAL FILE.

Senate Bill No. 466-An Act for the establishment and maintenance of a State Immigration Bureau.

Considered in Committee of the Whole and amended.

IN SENATE.

Amendments made in Committee of the Whole concurred in by the Senate, with the exception of the amendment filling the blank in section two with one hundred and fifty dollars, and the amendment striking section seven out of the bill.

Upon the adoption of the amendment filling the blank in section two with one hundred and fifty dollars, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Mandeville, Betge and Green, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Burnett, Chappell, Comte, Curtis, Farley, Fowler, Green, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Larkin, Minis, Murch, O'Connor, Pacheco, Roberts and Turner-20.

NOES-Messrs Betge, Conn, Gwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, Orr, Pendegast, Tompkins and Wing—12.

Upon concurring in the amendment striking section seven from the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Mandeville, Larkin and Betge, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Burnett, Chappell, Comte, Curtis, Farley, Fowler, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Larkin, Lewis, Minis, Murch, O'Connor, Pacheco, Roberts and Turner-20.

NOES-Messrs. Betge, Conn, Gwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Mandeville, McDougall, Orr, Pendegast, Tompkins and Wing—11.

Mr. Comte moved to amend the bill by striking out the enacting clause.

Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Comte, Larkin and Betge, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs Banvard, Beach, Burnett, Chappell, Comte, Curtis, Farley, Fowler, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Larkin, Lewis, Minis, Murch, O'Connor, Orr, Pacheco, Perkins, Roberts and Turner-22. NOES-Messrs. Betge, Conn, Gwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Mandeville, McDougall, Pendegast, Tompkins, Wand and Wing-11.

Assembly Bill No. 334-An Act to amend an Act concerning corpora

tions.

Read a third time and passed.

Assembly Bill No. 383-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the revenue laws, approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.

Read a third time and passed.

Assembly Bill No. 413-An Act to legalize and confirm deeds of conveyance and grants of land within the pueblo lands of San Diego. Considered in Committee of the Whole and amended.

IN SENATE.

Amendments of committee adopted.
Bill read a third time and passed.

Assembly Bill No. 506-An Act to appropriate money for the relief of James W. Marshall.

Upon the third reading of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Comte, Larkin and Green, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Burnett, Chappell, Conn, Curtis, Fowler, Green, Gwin, Hunter, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Pacheco, Pendegast, Perkins, Saunders, Tompkins, Turner, Wand and Wing-26.

NOES-Messrs. Comte, Murch and O'Connor-3.

The bill was read a third time and passed.

Assembly Bill No. 408-An Act to appropriate money for the relief of General John A. Sutter.

The bill was read a third time.

Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Comte, Larkin and Green, and the bill was passed, by the fol lowing vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Conly, Conn, Fowler, Green, Gwin, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Orr, Pacheco, Pendegast, Perkins, Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins, Turner, Wand and Wing-23.

NOES-Messrs. Comte, Murch and O'Connor-3.

Assembly Bill No. 381-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the incorporation of colleges, passed April twentieth, eighteen hundred and fifty.

Read a third time and passed.

Assembly Bill No. 677-An Act in relation to labor and material on the public buildings of this State.

Mr. Tompkins moved to refer the bill to the Committee on Public Buildings.

Lost.

Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Roberts, Larkin and Green, and the bill was passed, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Comte, Curtis. Farley, Fowler, Gwin, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, Minis, Morrill, O'Connor, Pendegast, Roberts, Saunders and Wand-23.

NOES-Messrs. Beach, Chappell, Conly, Green, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Perkins, Tompkins, Turner and Wing-11.

Messrs. Roberts and Maclay each gave notice that they would, on to-morrow, move a reconsideration of the vote by which Assembly Bill No. 677 was passed.

Assembly Bill No. 120-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Supervisors of the several counties of this State