Samuel Meyers received..... No choice. 1 1 1 At one o'clock and fifty-seven minutes P. M., on motion of Mr. Evans, the Joint Assembly adjourned. IN SENATE. The Senate reassembled at two o'clock P. M. The President in the chair. Roll called, and a quorum present. GENERAL FILE RESUMED. Senate Bill No. 27, resumed. The bill was ordered engrossed. On motion of Mr. Edgerton, the rules were suspended, and Assembly Bill No. 47-An Act to repeal section three thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven of the Political Code, was recalled from the Judiciary Committee to place it on its passage. Rules further suspended, bill considered in Committee of the Whole, read a third time and passed. On motion of Mr. Duffy, Senate Bill No. 19 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. Senate Bill No. 42, and Assembly Bill No. 4, were returned to the file. Assembly Bill No. 16-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to change the manner of electing Supervisors in the County of Del Norte, and prescribing the method thereof. Considered in Committee of the Whole, read a third time and passed. Senate Bill No. 47-An Act to provide for the building of a school house in Modesto School District, County of Stanislaus. Also, Senate Bill No. 68-An Act to repeal an Act concerning roads, and highways in the County of Stanislaus. Rules suspended, the bills considered engrossed, read a third time and passed. RESOLUTION. Mr. Oulton offered a joint resolution, as follows: Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That when the Legislature adjourns to-morrow, it be to meet on Monday, January fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, at eleven o'clock A. M. Adopted. At two o'clock and thirty-seven minutes P. M., on motion of Mr. Oulton, the Senate adjourned. 33-(Senate) Leave of absence was granted for one day to Messrs. Roach and McKusick. Reports were made as follows: By Mr. McMurry: REPORTS. Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Enrollment respectfully report that they have examined and find correctly enrolled Senate Bill No. 35-entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within two miles of the University of California-and have presented the same to his Excellency the Governor, this day, at eleven o'clock and seven minutes A. M., for his approval. By Mr. Finney: MCMURRY, Chairman. Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred Senate Joint Resolution No. 4-To promote the interests of agriculture-hereby report the same back to the Senate with a substitute, and recommend the passage of the substitute. And also, your committee to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 33— An Act entitled "An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to encourage the destruction of squirrels, gophers, and other wild animals of this State"-report the same to the Senate, and recommend its passage. FINNEY, Chairman. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. The following message was received from the Governor: STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXECUTIVE Department, To the Senate of the State of California: I have to inform your honorable body that I have approved Senate Bill No. 4-An Act to amend section four thousand one hundred and nine of the Political Code of the State of California. Also, Senate Bill No. 10-An Act to provide for the building of and furnishing a Court House, offices, and jail in Merced County, and for improving the Court House grounds. Also, Senate Bill No. 31-An Act authorizing the State Treasurer to dispose of the sixty-five thousand dollars United States five-twenty bonds, now held in trust for the University Fund, and to purchase State bonds of the funded debt of eighteen hundred and seventy-three. NEWTON BOOTH, Governor. ASSEMBLY MESSAGES. The following messages were received from the Assembly: ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, December 22d, 1873. Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on the twentieth instant, passed Senate Bill No. 35-An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within two miles of the University of California. Also, substitute for Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 5-To prevent granting subsidies to the San Joaquin and Kings River Irrigating Company. Also, that the Assembly refused to concur in Senate Concurrent Resolution relative to adjournment during the holidays. Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on the twenty-second instant, adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 19-Relative to adjournment over the holidays. Also, that Messrs. Rogers, McCallum, and Roush have been appointed, on the part of the House, as the Joint Committee, provided for in Senate Joint Resolution No. 3, on Geological Survey. JOHN WEBBER, Assistant Clerk. CONSIDERATION OF ASSEMBLY MESSAGE. Substitute for Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 5, above reported, read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Irrigation. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Fraser-An Act to amend the Constitution of the State of California. Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee, and ordered printed. REPORT. The following report was submitted: By Mr. Neff: Mr. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Engrossment have examined and find correctly engrossed Senate Bill No. 34-An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a Political Code," approved March twelfth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. Also, Senate Bill No. 27-An Act to amend section three hundred and ninety-six of the Code of Civil Procedure. Also, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 14. Also, Senate Bill No. 68-An Act to repeal an Act concerning roads and highways in the County of Stanislaus, approved March tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Also, Senate Bill No. 47-An Act to provide for the building of a school house in Modesto School District, in the County of Stanislaus, State of California. GENERAL FILE. NEFF, Chairman. Senate Joint Resolution No. 9-Relative to the establishment of a triweekly mail route from the Town of Middletown, in Lake County, via Glenbrook, to Uncle Sam, in same county. Considered in Committee of the Whole. In Senate, rules suspended, bill considered engrossed, read a third time and passed. Senate Bill No. 42-An Act to prevent and punish official misconduct. Returned to file. Assembly Bill No. 4-An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to empower the Board of Supervisors of the several counties of the State to aid in the construction of railroads in their respective counties. On motion of Mr. Evans, the bill was made a special order for January sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, at two o'clock P. M. On motion of Mr. Bartlett, the rules were suspended and the special order, set for two o'clock P. M. to day, taken up. SPECIAL ORDER. Senate Joint Resolution No. 11-Motion to reconsider vote on rejection of Joint Resolution No. 11. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 15-Relative to appointment of Joint Committee to examine into City Hall and Harbor Commissions. The Senate refused to reconsider the vote. MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND NOTICES. The following resolution was taken up: Resolved, That Senator C. W. Bush be and he is hereby added to the Senate Committee on Irrigation. Adopted. Mr. Graves verbally reported Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 6, relative to a mail route from Happy Camp, Del Norte County, to Orleans Bar, in Klamath County, and recommended its adoption. Rules suspended, and the resolution adopted. At eleven o'clock and forty-five minutes P. M., on motion of Mr. Evans, the Senate took a recess to twelve o'clock. REASSEMBLED. At twelve o'clock M., Senate reassembled. President in the chair. Roll called, and a quorum present. The Senate proceeded to meet the Assembly in Joint Convention. JOINT ASSEMBLY. TUESDAY, December 23d, 1873. The Joint Assembly met at twelve o'clock meridian, pursuant to adjournment, and as required by the Act of Congress heretofore recorded. The President of the Senate and Speaker of the Assembly presiding. The Secretary of the Senate called the roll of the Senate, and the following Senators responded: Messrs. Andross, Bartlett, Beck, Bush, Crane, DeHaven, Duffy, Dyer, Eakin, Edgerton, Evans, Farley, Finney, Fraser, Gibbons, Goodale, Graves, Hopkins, Irwin, Kent, Keys, Laine, Lindsey, Martin, McCoy, McCune, McMurry, Neff, O'Connor, Oulton, Pendegast, Perkins, Spencer, Turner, and Tuttle-35. The Chief Clerk called the roll of the Assembly, and the following members were present: Messrs. Aldrich, Amerman, Barton, Bowers, Bradley, Bryan, Burt, Byers, Byrnes, Canfield, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Coggins, Cressler, Davis, Escandon, Fahey, Franck, Freeman, Freidenrich, Ferguson, Giffen, Gilmore of Calaveras, Gilmore of El Dorado, Gray, Gurnett, Hamill, Hammitt, Hay, Heald, Higbie, Hill, Howe, Hurlburt, Ingham, Kercheval, Klotz, Knox, Long, McBride, McCallum, Meyers, Miller, Morgan, Northcutt, Northup, Norton, Patterson, Paulsell, Peek, Pe'ham, Pishon, Rea, Rogers, Roush, Russell, Simpers, Simpson, Snyder, Stowers, Summers, Swift, Terrill, Tully, Venable, Welch, Wickware, Williams, Winchell, and Mr. Speaker-71. Mr. Lindsey moved that the reading of the Journal be dispensed with. So ordered. Mr. Bush, by consent, withdrew the name of J. G. Downey as a candidate for United States Senator for the short term. |