Mr. Luttrell moved that ten thousand copies of the Governor's second biennial message' be printed. Mr. Splivalo moved to amend by ordering two thousand copies in the German, and five hundred in the Spanish language. Mr. Johnston offered an amendment to the amendment to print five thousand copies in English, two thousand in German, and one thousand in Spanish. Which amendment was adopted, and the motion as amended prevailed. APPOINTMENTS. The Speaker announced the following appointments: Postmaster, T. R. Jones; Page, H. Eukle; Paper Folder, William G. Hawkitt; two Watchmen, Janes; two Porters, Hall, and Simons; two Doorkeepers, G. W. B. Green, and D. Glavin. Clark, and At five minutes to twelve o'clock A. M. a recess was ordered for the purpose of preparing to meet the Senate in Joint Convention. REASSEMBLED. At twelve o'clock and twenty minutes P. M. the House reassembled. Speaker in the chair. Roll called. Quorum present. IN JOINT CONVENTION. Proceedings of Joint Convention to canvass the returns of the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The President pro tem of the Senate and Senators were announced and received in Joint Convention. The Convention was called to order by the President pro tem of the Senate and Speaker of the House. The roll of the Senate and that of the Assembly were called and the following named Senators and Assemblymen were present: SENATE ROLL-Messrs. Andross, Banvard, Beck, Betge, Boggs, Boucher, Comte, Crane, De Haven, Duffy, Dyer, Evans, Farley, Finney, Fowler, Garratt, Goodale, Gwin, Hutchings, Irwin, Kent, Keys, Larkin, Maclay, Minis, McMurry, McCoy, McKusick, Neff, Oulton, O'Connor, Pendegast, Perkins, Tompkins, Turner, Tuttle, Wand, Wilson, and Wing. ASSEMBLY ROLL-Messrs. Aldrich, Andrews, Bacon, Baird, Barker, Barklage, Barnes, Bayley, Bell, Berry, Bradley, Bockius, Brown, Burckhalter, Caldwell, Center, Chalmers, Coleman, Connolly, Cooper, Crane, Dannals, Days, De Haven, Eagan, Edgar, Ellis, Everett, Franck, Freeman, French, Galloway, Gibson, Goodall, Gray, Harvey, Hayes, Henshaw, Hopper, James, Johnston, Jost, Lee, Little, Lofton, Long, Luttrell, Mathers, Meeker, Mott, of Los Angeles, Mott, of Sacramento, Munday, McCullough, Pardee, Rector, Reed, Rice, Russ, Sammons, Sargent, of Santa Clara, Sargent, of San Joaquin, Schrack, Seibe, Sensabaugh, Slaughter, Spencer, Splivalo, Stillwagon, Tinnin, Turner, Ward, Welty, Wheaton, Whiting, Whitney, Wilcox, Woodward, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. TELLERS. The following Senators were appointed Tellers on the part of the Senate: Mr. Finney and Mr. McMurry. On the part of the House: Mr. Spencer and Mr. Aldrich. At twelve o'clock and forty-six minutes P. M., on motion of Mr. Keys, the Joint Convention took a recess for fifteen minutes. At one o'clock and fourteen minutes P. M. the Joint Convention reassembled. The rolls of the Senate and Assembly were called and the following Senators and Assemblymen responded: SENATE ROLL-Messrs. Andross, Banvard, Beck, Boggs, Boucher, Crane, De Haven, Duffy, Dyer, Evans, Farley, Finney, Fowler, Garratt, Goodale, Hutchings, Irwin, Kent, Keys, Larkin, McMurry, Mc Kusick, Neff, Oulton, O'Connor, Perkins, Tompkins, Turner, Tuttle, Wand, Wilson, and Wing. ASSEMBLY ROLL-Messrs. Aldrich, Andrews, Bacon, Baird, Barker, Barklage, Barnes, Bayley, Bell, Berry, Bradley, Bockius, Brown, Burckhalter, Caldwell, Center, Chalmers, Coleman, Connolly, Cooper, Crane, Dannals, Days, De Haven, Eagan, Edgar, Ellis, Everett, Franck, Freeman, French, Gibson, Goodall, Gray, Harvey, Hayes, Henshaw, Hopper, James, Johnston, Jost, Little, Lofton, Long, Luttrell, Mathers, Meeker, Mott, of Los Angeles, Mott, of Sacramento, Munday, McCullough, Pardee, Rector, Reed, Rice, Russ, Sammons, Sargent, of Santa Clara, Sargent, of San Joaquin, Schrack, Seibe, Sensabaugh, Slaughter, Spencer, Splivalo, Stillwagon, Tinnin, Turner, Walker, Ward, Welty, Wheaton, Whiting, Whitney, Wilcox, Woodward, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. REPORT. Report of the Tellers was submitted by Mr. Finney, as follows: MR. PRESIDENT: The Tellers report the number of votes cast for Governor as follows: Report received. Whereupon the Speaker announced as follows: I declare the result as certified by the Secretary of State to be: total number of votes cast for Governor, one hundred and eighteen thousand six hundred and nineteen, Mr. Newton Booth having received sixty-one thousand eight hundred and nineteen votes, I declare him duly elected Governor of the State of California. For Lieutenant Governor, Mr. R. Pacheco having received sixty-one thousand and seven hundred votes, and Mr. Lewis fifty-six thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine-total, one hundred and eighteen thousand four hundred and seventy-nine-I declare Mr. Pacheco elected Lieutenant Governor of the State of California in accordance with the Constitution and laws thereof. The Joint Convention now adjourned and the Senators retired. REASSEMBLED. At one o'clock and thirty minutes P. M. the House reassembled. Quorum present. REPORT. Mr. Harvey submitted the following report: MR. SPEAKER: The Joint Committee appointed to wait on the Governor and Lieutenant Governor elect, has performed its duty, and begs leave to report that the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, to-morrow, Friday, December eighth, is the time designated by those gentlemen for the ceremonies of inauguration. PENDEGAST, Mr. Mott, of Sacramento, offered the following concurrent resolution: Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker to confer with a similar committee of the Senate upon the ceremonies of the inauguration. Adopted. CHAPLAIN. Nominations for Chaplain being in order: Mr. Mott, of Los Angeles, nominated Rev. Patrick Scanlon, of Sacra mento. Mr. Barker nominated Rev. Hiram Cummings, of Placer County. Mr. Hopper nominated Rev. A. E. Hill, of Folsom. Mr. Gray nominated Rev. F. L. Nash, of Sacramento. Mr. Goodall nominated Rev. H. B. Heacock, of Sacramento. Mr. Berry nominated Rev. T. H. B. Anderson, of Chico. The roll was called, and there being no choice, a new vote was ordered, with the following result, the names of the Revs. Scanlon, Hill, Heacock, and Anderson having been withdrawn: Those voting for Mr. Cummings were: Messrs. Aldrich, Bacon, Baird, Barker, Barnes, Bell, Bradley, Bockius, Brown, Coleman, Cooper, Crane, Dannals, Days, De Haven, Eagan, Edgar, Ellis, Everett, Franck, Freeman, Gibson, Hays, Jost, Lee, Lofton, Long, Mathers, Pardee, Rector, Rice, Russ, Sammons, Sargent of Santa Clara, Sargent of San Joaquin, Schrack, Slaughter, Spencer, Stillwagon, Turner, Welty, Whitney, Woodward, Wright, and Mr. Speaker-46. Those voting for Mr. Nash were: Messrs. Andrews, Barklage, Bayley, Berry, Burckhalter, Caldwell, Center, Chalmers, Connolly, French, Goodall, Gray, Harvey, Henshaw, Hopper, James, Johnson, Little, Luttrell, Meeker, Mott of Los Angeles, Mott of Sacramento, Munday, McCullough, Reed, Seibe, Sensabaugh, Tinnin, Ward, and Whiting-30. Whereupon the Speaker announced Mr. Cummings duly elected Chaplain of the House. APPOINTMENTS. The Speaker appointed Messrs. Mott of Sacramento, Splivalo, and Andrews as the Assembly members of the Joint Committee for the purpose of arranging for the inaugural ceremonies. The Speaker appointed Daniel Blue as rear Porter. NOTICE. Notices of bills were given as follows: By Mr. Munday-An Act to repeal an Act known as the Registry Act, approved nineteenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Mathers-An Act to provide for the erection of county buildngs in the County of Mendocino. Read first and second times and placed on file. By Mr. Freeman-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies, and the management of the affairs thereof, and other matters relating thereto, approved May twen tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations, and ordered printed. By Mr. Berry-An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to prevent double taxation; also, to repeal an Act entitled an Act to relieve owners of incumbered real estate from double taxation. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Luttrell-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies, and the management of the affairs thereof, and other matters relating thereto, approved May twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations, and ordered printed. By Mr. McCullough-An Act to regulate the fees of the Assistant City and County Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delegation. By Mr. Chalmers-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to consolidate certain school districts of the Counties of El Dorado and Sacramento, approved April twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. Read first and second times and referred to the El Dorado and Sacramento delegations. By Mr. Gray-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to change the time for holding municipal elections in the City and County of San Francisco, and to define the official terms of certain officers therein mentioned, approved April second, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delegation. By Mr. Berry-An Act granting James H. Clark, County Superintendent of Public Instruction, leave of absence from the State. Read first and second times and referred to the Sutter delegation. By Mr. Gray-An 'Act revisory of and supplementary to the Act approved nineteenth of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, consolidating the government of the City and County of San Francisco. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delegation, and ordered printed. By Mr. Wheaton-An Act in relation to sales and conveyances made by the Garden Land Homestead Association. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Gray-An Act to provide and pay for services rendered for the City and County of San Francisco. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delegation. At two o'clock and fifteen minutes P. M., on motion of Mr. Days, the House adjourned. T. B. SHANNON, M. D. BORUCK, Chief Clerk. Speaker. |