Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-13
CAPITOL NOTES.

sion to the Assembly, aud a resolution having
been passed by the Senate on Thursday after
noon requesting that the bill be returned
from the Assembly for correction, the friends
OF the bill from both Houses held a caucus in
room Al yesterday morning, before the meet
ing of the Legislature, at which Mr. Sweet
land presided. The object of the caucus was
TO determine the line of action that should
be pursued in reference to the bill The
error In the printed bill is the omission of the
word stock" in the eighth section. in the
clause providing for assessment of the capital
sidered by the caucus was whether the bill
should be recalled and again put
upon its passage in the Senate
with the word supplied. Senators Hill,
Satserwhite, Wendell, German and Kelly
We're opposedto its being brought back to the
Senate. They did not think the tYposraph-
zeal error amounted TO anything, ana they did
not wish to run the fisk OF It's being again
put In the hands Of the Senate, as it onl
went through before by a very small major
ity, and if again returned there was danger
that some who voted for il before would not
stand up to it If it got back there again, and
they might fail altogether to get the
bill passed with the present provision
in it. Ii was also freely asserted
that the resolution TO have the
bill returned to the Senate was only CON
coctgd plan to get II back there for further
amendments. and virtually to defeat it; and
that the only thing to do now was for the
Assembly tn pass the bill as amended by the
Senate, and without any change whatever, as
the slightest change would necessitate its
being sent back again for the Senates
concurrence, and the usefulness OF the
bill might then be killed. Many
members from the Assembly declared
that they would not concur in the amend
nents made in the Senate, as they believed
the bill rs it passed the Assembly before was
the only proper and honest way for the taxes
to be assessed In relation to corporations
Considerable discussion followed, pointing
out to the Assemblymen the danger from
non-eoncurrence and urging their concession
under the desperateness of the case to save
the bill and its friends from defeat
The members of the Assembly present
desired a full expression from the Senatorial
portion of the caucus to see how general this
view was, and upon vote being taken of the
Senators present it was found TO be unani-
NOUS The discussion in favor of the bill
being passed just as it came from the Senate,
without regard TO any errors or faults it
contained. was then continued, and that
course strongly advocated by Assembly
men Harrison and Leach Is the only
possible way of safety for the
bill. It was finally suggested and favorahly
received, as a solution of the difficulty and to
overcome the grounds of objection for non.
concurrence, that the present bin should he
passed precisely as it came from the Senate,
and then a supplemental bill be 81 once in
troduced correcting any errors or defects in
Bal No 400, and amending Section t. con-
form 20 It's original provisions Ia this way
the present bill could be saved and if the
supplemental bill should be defeated. it
would be less defeat TO its supporters than
to allow No. 404 to get out Of the
hands Of its friends. Mr. Leyee said he
could not possibly vote for the bill in It's
present amended shape, and would not stul-
tify himself Mr. Gaifey and others spoke,
and were unqualiGedIy opposed to the amend
ments TO Section 5, and could not be led to
indorse them, but for the sake Of saving the
present bill, which, with the exception of the
section referred TO, they believed to be a good
ore, they would vote to concur in the Senate
amendments, with the understanding tha5
another bill amendatory Of it should at once
be introduced. An expression was then taken
among the Assemblymen present, and but
two or three voted against passing the billas it
came from the Senate. 1t was also agreed that
resolution should be at once offered in the
Senate directing the Clerk to withhold the
resolution previously passed calling for re-
turn of the bill from the Assembly for cor
| rec5ion, after which the caucus adjourned.
/ The resolution was accordingly offered ana
adopted in the Senate, and the Senate amend
ments to the bill were Concurred in, without
change, by the Assembly.
The Senate Committee on Public Build
! ipgs left for Napa yesterday afternoon to
make an inspection of the State Asylum for
Insane located at that place.
The Senate Committee on Irrigation, Wa
ter Rights and Drainage, and Assembly
| Committee on Agriculture and Water Rights,
| left on the afternoon train for bIarysville to
visit the upper Feather, Bear and American
rivers in relation to the question of debris
and the bills pending upon the subject. They
will return next Monday.
Notwithstanding the clustering north wind,
| the evening session in the Assembly last
night was very largely attended, aud all
vacant seats upon the floor, with all chairs to
/ be procured IN adjoining rooms, were filled
with ladies, while the lobbies and galleries
were well occupied with gentlemen. No ses
sion was held in the Senate during the after
noon or evening on account of the number o.
Senators absent from the city as stated.
METROPOLITAN THEATER-Captain Jacl
Crawford, the poet scout, appeared at tn
Metropolitan Theater last evening in tn
drama, - Life on the Border" He was sup
ported by Russell Bassett and w. c. Crosbie
excellent actors and well known here; Kin
Hedley, a good comedian; Miss Constanc
> Murieile, her first appearance here, and in
. part which gives the auditor no sufficient OF
J. 81 I, -. L.
5 Miss Edith Woodthorpe, o good soubrette
J. b. Murray, E. f. Perry and ott
ers. The character Of the play
quite sufficiently indicated by the title
10 those whose tastes are gratifed by borde
life drama the play is not without attra,
: lions. Others viii scarcely find much in th
piece TO interest Aside from Messrs Ba
sett, CrOsbie aud Hedley the support is ne
what it should be to present the play to &C
: vantage. 1t has some situations which, we
: worked up, are highly dramatic. Capital
Jack shows some improvement IN his stag
business and reads with more precision tina
when heard here before It would not
2 possible for g Life on the Border to ru
, here, and two nights will be a fair lease
life for it in Sacramento. The company ha
; fair house hast night below stairs and fu
gallery. This afternoon the company gives
; matinee performance, and tonight wit
3 Life on the Border" makes its last appea
ance here, as it is on its way to make a
Eastern tour.
: A JUDICIAL CoRPonAL-In the Poli
Court yesterday three young hoodlums, Joh
Melvin, WIN. Wilson and John Baker, we
+ arraigned for having thrown stones at a Oh
: naman's house When Baker was arrestt
he was somewhat defiant. discriminating hir
= self the second kearuey," and enlarg,
considerably upon his exploits. After SCI
L fencing each of the other two to forty day
d imprisonment, and giving them some got
. advice. Judge Henry turned TO Baker al
It addressed him as follows: You, unde
Z, stand, have adopted and taken unto yourse
the title Of Captain Of band of young me
with the purpose of disturbing the peace al
> quiet of our city. Now, young man, | a
e but Corporal on the side of law and orde
e but l snail punish YOU who claim the rank
h an officer, even more than those who were co
q tent TO be privates. You will be suspend