Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-01

SACRAMENTO, February 2S, 1880.
The Assembly met pursuant TO adjo1rnment
Speaker Cowdery in the chair.
Roll called and quorum present.
tn. SUSPENDED MEMBER
Immediately after the calling of the roll, Mr.
BRAuNHART rose and addressed the Speaker.
He ordered TO take his seat, bat instead oi
doing 50, insisted on being recognized.
The SPEAkER-Gentemen yesterday you voted to
deprive Mr.. Braunbart of the privilege of the floor
for three days. You have seen what has occurred
this morning. Mr.. Brawihart will not obey the or
der of the House. What is the pleasure of the AS
senahly? shall ne be put under nrres. ana placed in
charge OF the Sergeantat-Arns This dGty is an
unpleasant for the Speaker, and he would gladly
embrace opportunity to shirk it. You all remem-
Der the yesterday, how Mr.. Brarnhart refused
TO take his seat when ordered by the Chair, and
how he refused to apologize for insulting the dig
nifty of the HouS.
Mr. BuaNs-I want to know how this House can
suspe Mr. Braunhart without wo-thirdS vote.
The SPEAKER quoted from "Cushing's Manual "
adopted as the rule of the Assembly, to show the
members had power to suspend by majority vote
any disorderly person.
Mr. TYLER moved that Mr.. Braunhart be taken in
charge by the Sergeant-at-Ar Arms and kept outside
the bar until is term of suspension expires.
Mr.. CoRCoRAN spoke at length upon the PROPOSE
ton. He took the broad ground that the House
could not deprive member OF his vote without
pelling him. and read from the Constitution to show
th It it requires two-thirds vote to expel
Mr.. Fox said that the power to suspend was in
clnded in the greater power to expel. 1t would be
absurd to hold that the House had no power 10
punish its members for infringemeDts upon its
dignity The Constitution, in this respect, was the
same as it always had been, and many cases of sus
pension had occurred in the State.
Mr.. MAY said that Mr.. Braunhart was TO blame
for this whole disgracefu business. lie persisted
in defying the power of the House, and if there
no means of enforcing the dignity of the State, as
here represented, 1t was time to adjourn
Mr.. MAYBELL spoke at considerable length in de
fense Of Mr.. Blaunhart, and read from variou.
authorities to prove that the House h no right t
suspend. The House may expel, but it cannot sus
another name. He closed his remarks by making
modon that Mr.. Braunhart be re tored to his sea
in the House. >
The CHAIR ruled the motion out of order.
The resolution was finally adopted by vote of A
to SO.
The Sergeant alarms then took Mr.. Braunhar
out of the h Il into the ante room
The Chaplain then delivered the prayer which hat
been prevented.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. SAYLE-To establish branch Norma
School in Fresno county.
By Mr. MAYBgLL--To protect depostors OF bank.
in liquidation. Giving the closing up of suspended
banks into the hands of the Bank Conmissioners.l
By Mr. BRooKs-Providing for laying out and re-
coiding town sites.
By Mr. TYLER-Amending Section 4121 of tn,
Political Code, relative to Sherffs Clerks and Con
stables
Also, fixing the fees of No.aries and magistrates
for administering oaths at so cents for certifying
deeds and 25 cents for oaths.
By Mr. McCARrHY-Authorizing local Boards O
Supervisors and corporate authorities to pass al
necessary police and sanitary regulations not in con
BY Mr. McCALLIoS-R Relating to benevolent socie
tie organizations and corporations. Prevents
members and ex-members OF such societies from su
ing to recover any money due by virtue OF bylaws
By Mr. .CHANBERLAIS-To prevent the flow O
mining debris into certain rivers lit creates
Board Of Engineers under the direction OF the Gov
ernor, which shall build dams across the mouths O
Bear, Feather, Yuba and American rivers, to keel
the debris in the foothills, at cCst not ts exceee
$500 000]
BY Mr. CARR cf Yuba-To dispose Of mining de
bris and protect the rivers and low lands of Cali
forna from damsge thereby similar to the above.
By Mr.. GoRLEY-To provide for day of rest fol
bakers.
Pending the consideration Of the special orde
Mr.. McDADE sent up resolution to the effect tha
Mr.. Braunhart wished 10 go before the Supreme
Court on writ of habeas corpus, and asked thai
the Sergeant alarms be allowed to take him to Sal
Francisco
The resolution was adopted after some discussion
long discussion ensued on motion TO strike
out provisions of Section 23, increasing poll-tax
So il not paid before the first Monday in July, bu
the Assembly refused TO strike out.
An amendment, TO allow the collection Of more
than IS in polltax from persons ineligible TO citizen
ship was adopted.
Mr. MAY, by leave, offered the following to b.
added to Section 8 " When the entire assets Of an,
savings bank situated in this State and are prop
erly assessed there, the depostors in such saving
banks shall not be again assessed for this separate
interest in said assets,
SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr. HARRISON moved to amend Section Is so az
where ditch, tollroad, telegraph line r gatins
canal IS in more than one county, it shall be as
sessed by the State Board of Equalization the SAM
as railroads are assessed, the lands and improve
ments TO be assessed together. The amendmen
was adopted
Section IA was amended 80 as to require the rail
road companies to furnish the Board Of Equalization
with sworn statements of property before tn,
fret Monday ia April OF each year, showing ua
gross earnings OF the entire road and upon failure
do so the Board may proceed 10 the property
and the valuation fixed by them shall be final anC
conclusive. The other sections were amended il
minor particulars.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. HARTsos-I am opposed to this amendment
Vie see the very propositions creeping IN her
that have been defeated before, and in the wors
possible form. Mark you know well what say
Mark you, the former bill included all business
This takes that class which has had more rotte,
business and more losses than any other class of in
stitutions. so far losses to depositors are con
eerned they have not occurred in the commercial
stock banks. Let repeat it, the esses In this en-
tire State from banks did not come tron coIn