Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-12

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few Gays? THE Senate would not consent to ad-
Journ until Friday, and why not adopt the resolu-
| tion?
Mr.. MCINTOSH moved the previous question. Sus-
| tanned, and the report Of the committee adopted
| ayes As, noes 81.
Mr. FISLAysoN gave notice of reconsideration.
| Mr.. COOPER moved to reconsider now.
Mr. Fox moved that the motion to reconsider be
laid on the table. Lost-ayes 90 noes 56.
The question then recurred on the reconsideration
vote and scene OF great confusion occurred, the
Clerk with great difficulty proceeding with the call
OF the roll The motion was lost-ayes IA, noes 55
AT 3l5 P. NJ the special order of the day, the Act
for the government of counties, was taken up and
several amendments made to Section II, relating
to the duties OF Supervisors in the matter Of county
| bonds.
An amendment offered by Mr.. You've, provided
that county bonds should not be issued for larger
| sums than one hundred dollars each. Adopted.
Mr.. HARRISON moved to amend go that the bonds
shonld not be less than $50 nor larger than
| 81, 900. Lost
Mr.. Fox offered an amendment which provided
for the publishing of county printing in papers
wholly published in the county, if there be SUCH
Adopted
Mr.. COLEMAN offered an amendment authorizing
the Supervisors to establish salary fund for the
purpose OF paying county officers salaries, and such
| other county iunls as they may deem necessary
Adopted
Upon the committee amendment to submit to the
local elections the questions license license
Mr.. FISLAYsos called the previous question. Not
| sustained.
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED.
The committee appointed TO investigate the
charges made against the Hon. Samuel Braunhart
were discharged from further consideration Of the
subjecS.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION
The Assembly reconvened at O'clock the Speaker
in the chair.
The consideration of the committee amendment
granting local option resumed.
Mr. CoOK hOped the amendment would he adDnted
The crime and pauperism of the country to
| a great extent due to liquor and the sale of it
| should be regulated by local govei nment. He be-
longed to no temperance society believed as mat
ter of justice and necessity the amendment should
become a law.
Mr. SwEETLAsD was in favor Of prohibition but
local option law was in conflict with the laws Of the
Stale.
Mr.. MEDALLION WIS in favor of rejecting the COM
mittees amendment.
Mr. BENNETT regarded this question of considerable
Importance to the State There were large and
respectable number of people who believed that the
legislature had the right to pass law regulating
the sale of liquor.
Mr. EsrEY hoped the section would be stricken
out. He thought the Constitution gave plenty of
power on the subjec.
Mr.. MERRY moved the previous question on the
subject. Lost.
Mr. MAY opposed to sumptuary laws in any
spect. More men were injured by Incorporate eat
| ing than mixing. He could not favor the amend
ment.
| Mr. Fox said the amendment proposed to allow
people to say how far in their immediate community
| the polce power should be used to regulate crime.
The law would be equal in force and power with the
license law. He thought the amendment wise one
and it should prevail.
| Mr. McISTosH said intemperance in these little
towns added to their tax and the right to regulate
the liquor traffic belonged to them. The majority
should rule and make local laws for the counties
concerning this great evil
A lengthy scusson of the amendment took
| nlace u,az fayorad nv Messrs Mcti of LAX
| MULHoLLASD and YORK, and opposed by Messrs.
CoKCoRAN, TYLER, LANE ADAMS and ANTHONY.
Mr.. TYLER moved 10 refer the section to select
| committee, with instructions to amend. Lost.
On the adoption Of the amendment, the vote was
| ayes 90 noes 40.
| Mr.. WALKER gave notice Of reconsideration. In
| definite y postponed.
| On motion of Mr.. MATTHEWS, the Public Admins
traitor struck out of the list of county officers
| Mr. McCoNAs moved that the Treasurer OF a coun-
| ty be ex otficio Tax Collector. Lost.
Mr.. FRASER offered an amendment, that the Super
vsors might consolidate the different offices into one
| by proper ordinances. Adopted.
Mr.. ANTHONY novel to make the county officers,
except Judges Of the Superior Court elective in
1850. Carried-ayes 46, noes 20.
Mr.. ANTHONY also moved to make the officers term
of office years instead OF four. LDst-ayes 90,
AZ. This fixed he term of office at four years.
| Mr.. Fox moved to exempt Assessors and Superiu-
tendents of Schools from the first amendment Of Mr.
Anthony
Mr.. FRASER offered substitute drawn in con-
| formity with the Constitution and also providing
that the of office should be four years. 1t was
intended to separate local politics from Presidential
| electioDs and was ad pied.
Mr.. BRAUNHART offered to include "cities," and
make the substitute apply to the election Of city Of
fcers the to county officers His object was
| to make it apply to San Francisco, in case the Nc
Clure charter should be declared unconstitutional
and endeavored TO ridicule Mr.. May.
Mr.. FELTON, said there was not one word in the
bill that applied to the city of San Francisco and
| the amendment was uncaled for.
In reply to Mr.. Braunhart, Mr.. MAY said he simply
wished to state thst it was perhaps unfortunate for
the gentleman that he seemed to possess some diO-
sy cracy that impelled MIN to place himself at the
toe of some gentleman's boot about half dozen
times day. If that situation pleases him, do not
see that others are entitled to complain.
Mr.. Braunharts amendment lost-ayes ID,
roes As.
| The substitute amended was adopted
| An amendment was adopted that township officers
be elected in 1880 and every two years thereafter.
The District Attorney included with the
| Board of Supervisors and Auditor TO count the
money in the County Treasury quarterly.
The salary of the County Superintendent was
made payable from the school fund of the county.
An amendment was adopted, providing that the
salaries of Supervisors and their mileage altogether
should not exceed $500 per year.
| At l1:10 P. II. Mr. FULTo Nmoved to adjourn. Lost.
Several changes were made in the classification Of
counties.
At 11:20 Mr.. MAYBELL moved to adjourn, stating
that 1t approaching Sunday and the chaplain
was not present Lost.
Other changes as 10 the arrangement of the coun.
ties and the number of Supervisors were made, and
at quarter to twelve o'clock the bill was ordered
to third reading and made the special order of the
day for Monday.
Adjourned until Monday morning.