tion of Senate Bill No. 654-An Act to relieve the owners of encumbered real estate from double taxation.

Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Comte, Roberts and Maclay, and the bill passed, by the following

vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge, Comte, Conly, Farley, Green, Hager, Kincaid, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Morrill, Pacheco, Pendegast, Saunders, Tompkins, Wand and Wing-22.

NOES-Messrs. Chappell, Curtis, Gwin, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Murch, O'Connor, Orr, Perkins, Roberts, Turner and Tweed-12.

Mr Farley moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of transmitting the bill immediately to the Assembly.

Mr. Orr raised the point of order that the rules could not be suspended for that purpose.

The Chair decided the point of order to be not well taken, from which Mr. Orr appealed.

Upon the question, "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judg ment of the Senate?" the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Orr, Roberts and Green, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Conly, Farley, Green, Hager, Hunter, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, McDougall, Minis, Morrill, O'Connor, Orr, Pacheco, Pendegast, Perkins, Saunders. Tompkins, Tweed, Wand and Wing-27.

NOES-Messrs. Beach, Chappell, Comte, Hutchings, Murch and Turner

-6.

Upon the suspension of the rules, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Roberts, Lawrence and Comte, and the Senate refused, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Conly, Farley, Green, Hager, Hunter, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, McDougall. Minis, Morrill, Pacheco, Pendegast, Saunders, Tompkins, Wand and Wing -22.

NOES-Messrs. Beach, Chappell, Comte, Curtis, Gwin, Hutchings, Irwin, Murch, O'Connor, Orr, Perkins, Roberts, Turner and Tweed-14.

At four o'clock and thirty minutes P. M. Mr. Green moved to adjourn. Lost.

Mr. Mandeville moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of considering Senate Bill No. 597.

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

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Chappell, Comte, Conly, Curtis, Farley, Gwin, Hager, Hunter, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence. Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, McDougall, Morrill, Orr, Pacheco, Pendegast, Perkins, Saunders, Tompkins, Wand and Wing-28.

NOES-Messrs. Beach, Green, Murch, O'Connor, Roberts, Turner and Tweed-7.

Senate Bill No. 597-An Act to prevent double taxation.
Amendments made by the Assembly concurred in by the Senate.

Messrs. Beach and Morrill each gave notice of a motion to reconsider the vote by which Senate Bill No. 654 was passed.

Senate Bill No. 128. heretofore reported from the Assembly with amendments.

On motion, the amendments were concurred in by the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Larkin, Senate Bill No. 627-An Act concerning revenue and the assessment of property-heretofore reported from the Judiciary Committee, was taken up.

Considered in Committee of the Whole and amended.

IN SENATE.

Amendments made in Committee of the Whole concurred in by the

Senate.

Upon suspending the rules for the purpose of considering the bill engrossed, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs Tompkins, Betge and Green, and the Senate refused, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Farley, Green, Gwin, Hunter, Irwin, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, Minis, Murch, O'Connor, Roberts and Wand-17

NOES-Messrs. Betge, Comte, Conly, Hager, Hutchings, Kincaid, McDougall, Orr, Pacheco, Pendegast, Perkins, Tompkins, Turner, Tweed and Wing-15.

Upon ordering the bill engrossed, the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Kincaid, Tompkins and Conly, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Farley, Green, Gwin, Hunter, Irwin, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, Mandeville, Minis, Murch, O'Connor, Roberts and Wand-16.

NOES-Messrs. Betge, Comte, Conly, Curtis, Hager, Hutchings, Kincaid, McDougall, Pacheco, Pendegast, Perkins, Tompkins, Turner and Tweed-14.

Mr. Maclay gave notice of a motion to reconsider the vote by which Senate Bill No. 597 was ordered engrossed.

On motion of Mr. Ilager, the rules were suspended for the consideration of Senate Bill No. 555—An Act for the endowment of the University of California-heretofore reported from the Assembly, with amend

ments.

On motion of Mr. Hager, the amendments made by the Assembly were concurred in by the Senate.

Pursuant to notice, Mr. Roberts introduced the following resolutions as amendments to the rules of the Senate:

Resolved, That in the consideration of the general and special files, the bills shall be taken up in the order in which they are arranged on the file, and as each bill is called, if there be an objection made to its consideration, such bill shall be temporarily passed until the file shall be called

through, after which the consideration of the file in its order shall be resumed.

Adopted.

Also, the following resolution:

Resolved, That no Senator shall be allowed to speak more than five minutes on any bill, resolution or motion, without the consent of twothirds of the Senators voting

Resolved, That any rule or order may be suspended or repealed by a two-thirds vote; and any Senator may appeal from any decision of the Chair at any time except during roll call, but all questions of order and appeal shall be decided without debate.

Lost.

On motion of Mr. Pacheco, the rules were further suspended for the consideration of Assembly Bill No. 627, heretofore reported from the Assembly.

The rules were further suspended, bill read a third time and passed. Mr. Orr had leave to introduce the following concurrent resolution :

Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the Enrolling Committee of the Senate be and they are hereby empowered to strike out the following clause in section twenty of Senate Bill No. 568-An Act to reincorporate the City of Stockton: "To grant to any company now incorporated, or hereafter to be incorporated, the exclusive right to lay down and maintain water pipes in and through the streets of the City of Stockton, and through said pipes to supply water for the use of said city and the inhabitants thereof for the term of fifty years, subject to such restrictions and regulations as they may impose upon said company concerning the laying, repairing and using of said pipes; provided, that the Common Council shall have full power at all times to fix and regulate the charges of said company for supplying water to the inhabitants;" and that his Excellency the Governor be requested to deliver said bill to the Enrolling Committee for the purpose above mentioned.

Adopted.

Mr. Lewis moved to suspend the rules and place Assembly Bill No. 681 on the top of the special file for this evening.

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

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge. Chappell, Comte, Curtis, Green, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, McDougall, Murch, Pacheco, Roberts, Turner, Tweed and Wing-21.

NOES-Messrs. Conly, Hager, Mandeville, Minis, O'Connor, Orr, Perkins, Saunders, Tompkins and Wand-10.

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY.

The following message was received from the Assembly:

ASSEMBLY CHAMBER,

April 1st, 1870.} Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, refused to concur in Senate amendments to Assembly Bill No. 657-An Act making appropriations for the support of the civil Government of the State of California for the twenty-second and twenty-third fiscal years.

And also refused to concur in Senate amendments to Assembly Bill No. 680-An Act making appropriations for the support of the several charitable institutions therein specified during the twenty-second and twenty-third fiscal years.

CRAWFORD,

Assistant Clerk.

CONSIDERATION OF ASSEMBLY MESSAGE.

Assembly Bill No. 657, above reported, Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments; Senate refused to recede.

Assembly Bill No. 680, above reported, Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments; Senate refused to recede.

On motion of Mr. Banvard, a Committee of Conference was ordered to be appointed.

The President announced the appointment of the following as a Committee of Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate and Assembly on Assembly Bills Nos. 657 and 680: Messrs. Banvard, Mandeville and Perkins

At five o'clock and fifty minutes P. M., on motion of Mr. Larkin, the Senate adjourned.

Mr. O'Connor, from the Committee on Engrossment, made the following report:

Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Engrossment have examined and find correctly engrossed Senate Bill No. 660-An Act to legalize assessments and to provide for the collection of delinquent taxes in the County of San Luis Obispo.

Also, Senate Bill No. 607-An Act to provide for the construction and maintenance of toll roads within the State of California.

Also, Senate Bill No. 600-An Act for the relief of certain orphan asylums.

SPECIAL FILE.

O'CONNOR, Chairman.

Assembly Bill No. 681-An Act to provide for the improvement of a certain part of the City and County of San Francisco.

Read first and second times.

Upon suspending the rules for the consideration of the bill, the ayes

and noes were demanded by Messrs. Betge, Chappell and Minis, and the Senate refused, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Beach, Betge, Chappell, Comte, Curtis, Green, Hutchings, Irwin, Kincaid, Larkin, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, McDougall, Morrill, Murch, Orr, Pendegast, Roberts, Turner, Tweed and Wing-23. NOES-Messrs Conly, Conn, Hager, Hunter, Mandeville, Minis, O'Connor, Pacheco, Perkins, Saunders, Tompkins and Wand-12.

[President in the chair.]

Assembly Bill No 572-An Act to encourage tin mining in this State. Passed on file.

Assembly Bill No. 217-An Act to provide for the improvement of the navigation of the Russian River, and to declare said stream a navigable stream.

Indefinitely postponed.

Assembly Bill No. 461-An Act concerning Justices of the Peace in the City of Stockton.

Indefinitely postponed.

Assembly Bill No. 10-An Act to alter the judicial districts, and to create the Eighteenth Judicial District.

Indefinitely postponed.

Assembly Bill No. 84-An Act to declare Adela Thompson of lawful

age.

Indefinitely postponed.

Assembly Bill No. 18-An Act to provide for the payment of the debt of Humboldt County, existing upon the thirty-first day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine.

Passed on file.

Assembly Bill No. 483-An Act for the relief of Anna Virginia Wake

man.

Indefinitely postponed.

Assembly Bill No. 415-An Act to decrease the expenses of land litigation in the City and County of San Francisco.

Read a third time and passed.

Assembly Bill No. 26-An Act to empower Charles A. Yancey, guardian of Minnie Augusta and William Block, to sell certain real estate described herein.

Indefinitely postponed.

Assembly Bill No. 465-An Act to provide for a street railroad in the City and County of San Francisco.

Indefinitely postponed.

Assembly Bill No. 244-An Act authorizing the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco to provide plans for a proper system of grades and sewers.

Passed on file.

Assembly Bill No. 437-An Act granting the right to construct and maintain a railroad in certain streets therein named in the City and County of San Francisco.

Indefinitely postponed.

SPECIAL ORDER.

Assembly Bill No. 178-An Act to ratify and confirm a certain ordinance of the City and County of San Francisco, and proceedings thereunder.