Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-09
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
XIII. sEssIoN-NlNETY-F1FrH DAY.
IPhonographically Reported for the RECORD UNION
by Willis & Stocktonl
SENATE.

The special order for this hour was the Assembly
concurrent resolution relative to adjournment SINE
dae OF the Legislature on the 18th.
Mr.. DIcKINsoS moved TO postpone consideration Of
the resolution until after the debris bill was dis
posed Of.
Mr.. WEST favored postpOning the resolution until
Saturday, at P. NJ.
Messrs. JoHNsoS HILL, SArTERwHITE and GLAs-
COCK favored immediate action the resolution.
Mr.. DAVIS hoped that the matter OF adjournment
would not be definitely settled at this time.
Mr.. LANGFoRD hoped the Legislature would not
adjourn until it finished up the business before 1t.
| Mr.. CARLocK took the same view
| Mr.. CoEGER took the opposite view There was
work on the files for more than month.
Mr.. DICRINsONs motion prevailed by the following
| vote:
Ayes-Baker, Burt, Brown, Byrnes, Carlock,
| Davis, Dickinson, George, HIItell, Hudson, Kelly,
| Langford, Nye, Pool, Rowell, Ryan, Traylor, Wat
| son, Zuck-l9.
Noes-Anderson, Chase, Cheney, Conger, Glas-
cock, German, Harlan, Hill, Johnson, Johnston,
| Moreland, Nelson, Satterwhite, West-14.
DEBRIS BILL.
The Senate resumed consideration of Assembly
! Bill No. 334-An Act to promote drainage.
Mr.. GLAsCoCK offered substitute for Section 4, to
make the District Board of Directors conform to the
State Board of Commissioners, one of whom is the
| State Engineer. The amendment provided that one
Of the District Board should be the resident Engineer
to be appointed by the Governor the other two mem
be OF the Board to be elected by the people.
| Mr.. JOHNSTON said the amendment was inconsist-
ent, in that it allowed the Governor to appoint part
Of the Board and the people to elect the other part
The engineer ought not to be member OF the
Board and pass upon his work and his own bills.
| If the resident engineer to be member of the
Board he ought to be elected by the people the
as the rest of the Board.
Mr.. WATSON knew of no reason why the Governor
could not select competent men for these positions
He was not influenced by any prejudice account
of locality He hoped the provision would remain as
it is.
Mr.. DAVIS opposed to the amendment 1t
would throw the whole matter into politics ard
cause great expense If it was left to vote of the
people incompetent men might be selected.
Mr. GLAscocK said that if it was left to appoint
ment his imagination led him to believe that man
would be appointed who would not get vote out
OF ten in the district.
The amendment was lost by vote of IL ayes to
20 noes.
Mr. HrTELL moved to amend Section % by strik-
ing out ali after the word provided
The section as follows:
"Section %. The State Treasurer is hereby au-
thorZed and required to pay all warrants drawn by
the State Controller upon the construction fund of
any drainage district, or upon the State drainage
construction fund.- out of such fund provided, that
if there be money in the State drainage construc-
tion fund to meet the payment of any warrant
on that fund, the State Treasurer Snail
pay such warrants out of any other money
in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated,
but not exceeding in the aggregate the amount or
the balance OF the amount to be paid into the State
drainage construction fund, under this Act for the
| current year, upon an estimate based upon the
assessed value of all the taxable property in the
State for the preceding year and provided further,
that Indebtedness shall be created against either
of said funds for any year in excess of the
! amount provided to be raised by the tax levy for
said year for said funds said levy to be estimated
upon the assessment roll for the previous yearl ;
and when the State tax in this Act provided for is
collected and paid into the treasury, the money so
| paid shall be repaid from the State drainage con-
structiop fund"
! Mr.. HITrELL held that the section without the
| he 0f he it1-
| ton, which provided that the State should not
| create any debt over S300,0o0.
Mr.. DAVIS opposed the motion He said the Sec
tiOn was absolutely necessary if 1t was intended 90
| do anything this year. This provision was simply
| to transfer money from one fund into the other.
Messrs. ANDERSON and ROwELL favored the amend
ment The bill should state the exact fund from
which the money to be taken.
| Messrs WATSON and NEUNANN opposed it.
The amendment was lost by vote of 13 ayes to 20
| noes.
the miners per cent. instead of one-half of
one per cent
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
A message was received from the Governor an
nouncing his appointment of John +. Kessing Of
San Francisco Inspector of Gas Meters vice George
term expired and Oliver Eldridge of San Fran.
CISCO Pilot Commits soner for the ports of San Fran
cisco Mare Island and Bencia vice Gallup term ex.
pired.
DEBRIS BILL RESUMED.
Mr.. WEST spoke in favor of his amendment.
Mr.. WATSON said such a tax as that would vir-
tually shut down all of the hydraulic Mines 1t would
make tax of ten per cent on the mining industry.
Mr.. HOWELL argued that it preposterous to say
| that this amendment would make an onerous tax
Mr.. WEST said that the whole difficulty came from
the miners, and the miners ought to pay their full
| share. This amendment would not make the tax
more than their proper proportion. While he was
friend to the miners, he asserted trueism that
all the mines were stopped an the attention of the
people directed to agriculture and other things the
| State would flourish
Mr.. Burt earnestly opposed the amendment The
| miners were disposed to pay their share, but it was
not right TO tax them so that they could not run.
| The mining industry had done more for the State
than any other interest. Had it not been for the
discovery OF gold in this State the United States Gov
ernment could never have suppressed the rebellion
Messrs. CHASE and RowELL favored the amend
ment and DIR. WATSON opposed it. The latter read
the various party platforms to show that all were
pledged to protect the mining interest.
Messrs- LANGFoRD and GLAscocK spoke in favor Of
| the amendment.
6Ir. SEARS opposed the an endment. 1t was nee
essary to do something and the best thing the Leg
| islsturo could do would be to pass the bill as it
stood. The United States Government would then
come in and help.
! Mr.. JOHNSON said a wOndrous change had come
| over the mind of the Senator from Marin. Three
days ago the Senator held very different views on
| the bill.
The amendment was lost by vote of Is ayes to
| q noes.
Mr.. JOHNSON then spoke on the engrossment of
| bill. He pointed out what the bill originally
and what it with the amendments 1t had
| been emasculated with the consent of some of its
friends, until portion Of the people who were doing
| the damage had been exempted from taxation, and
he now felt released from any obligation to support
/ the bill The best features of the bill had been de-
| stroyed
! Mr. PARDEE moved to amend the bill so as to sub
NIT it to vote of the people of the State before it
! goes into effect.
Mr.. DICKINSON spoke against the amendment 1t
would only create delay.
The amendment was lost by a vote of Is ayes to
! q noes.
| Other trivial amendments were offered and voted
! down.
The bill was then ordered to a third reading by
the following vote
Ayes-Burt, Brown, Byrnes, Carlock Cheney
| Conger, Davis, Dickinson, Enos, George, Johnson
| Johnston, Kelly, Lampson, Moreland, Nelson, Neu
mann, Pool Ryan, Sears, Traylor, watson-22.
| Noes-Anderson, Baker. Chase, Glascock, Cor
| man, Harlan, Hill, Hittell, Hudson, Lapgford Nye
| Pardee, Rowell, Satterwhte, West, Zuck-16
| The Senate then took the usual recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at 1:SO P. N, President
| Mansfield in the chair.
Roll called and no quorum present.
| The Senate took recess for five minutes
The Senate reassembled at LBS P. NJ, and quo
| rum of Senators was found present
The special order, Assembly Concurrent Resolu-
| ton No. 2l-Relative to adjournment sine die-was
| made the special order for P. N.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES
The Senate took up the Assembly messages as
| follows:
Senate Bill No. 55o-An Act to provide con'in-
| gent fund for the of the Senate. Assembly
| amendments concurred in.
Senate Bill No. 2S5-An Act to amend Sections
76S and $50 of the Code of Civil Procedure relative
| to proceedings in partition. Assembly amendments
| concurred in.
Various Assembly bills were read first time at
| length, and ordered on file.
| REPORTS.
! Reports were made from the Committee on En-
| grossment and Enrolment
| Mr.. BAKER, from the Committee on Public Build
/ ings and Grounds reported back favorsbly As
sembly Bill No. 277-An Act making an appropria-
tion for the permanent improvement of the Capitol
| Park.
| ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE
| The Senate took up Assembly Concurrent Resolu-
tion No. q, relative to adjournment sine die on the
| 18th at II P N.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to amend by making it the 18th
| at I2N.
| Mr.. PARDEE opposed the amendment. He thought
tie people Of the State would be glad TO know that
| the Legislature had adjourned.
| Mr. DAVIS urged his amendment 1t would cost
| the State nothing and would not Inconvenience
| members much.
Mr. DICKINSON favored the amendment. Many
bills were on file that of great Importance, that
| could not be passed before Tuesday The Appro-
oriatou bill had not yet come from the Assembly.