Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-12

By Mr. BROoKs-Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-
Arms be instructed to furnish each MEMBER OF .Le
House at his request postage stamps to the amount
of not exceeding $40, payable out OF the contingent
fund of the Assembly.
Mr.. TyIER-I move that it be indefinitely post
poned.
The motion prevailed.
THB BURLisGANE TREATY.
By Mr.. MCCARTHY, of San Francisco-Be it re-
solved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring
That our Senators and Representatives in Congress
be requested to urge by all consistent means the alb
rogation OF the Burlingame Treaty now existing De-
tween the United States and the government OF the
Chinese Empire.
Resolved, That they direct the attention OF the
President and his Cabinet to the almost unanimous
vote of tine citizens of California against the further
immigra ion of Chinese the general election held
September g. 1879, as expression OF the people
irrespective Of party.
Resolved, That these resolutions be telegrapneu 10
our Senators and Representatives at Washington.
Mr. CARR, of Sacramento do not understand
that majority of this Assembly, or that a maj r.
iy of the people of this State have ever desired the
abrogation of the whole OF the Burhngame treaty
We do desire the abrogation of a part OF 1t, and
b m willing to recommend to the President that a
portion of that treaty be abrogated, but am not
ready to vote that the whole OF that treaty be ab
rogated, consequently shall vote against the reso
luton.
Mr. Fox-My objection to the resolution is not to
the spirit or intent OF it, but only to the necessity
of it, 1t seems to me, Mr.. Sneaker That a
",
OF California have already spoken TO the Congress
of the United in tones that reverberate from
one ocean to the other, and that the Governor OF
this State in obedience to the commands OF the
Legislature has already informed the President OF
the United States of the result of that voice. Al
most the unanimous vote of this State has been
polled in favor Of the principles presented in the
resolution, and under the command OF the law by
which the question was submitted to the people the
Governor has already informed the official authori-
ties of the result 1t seems to me, therefore, that
there is no necessity for repeating that information
from this lesser body and adding to the expense
Mr. MCCARTHY of San Francisco-Beheving the
resolutions are not exactly in the form they ought
to be- ask leave to withdraw them
Granted. O.
By Mr. CoRcoRAN-R Resolved, That the Sergeant
alarms be and is hereby authorized TO purchase
cane bottom rotating chairs for those members OF
the Assembly who may desire them for use during
the session. and that the be paid for out of the
appropriation for the contingent expenses OF the
Assembly.
On motion of Mr. DU BkuTz, it was indefinitely
postponed
QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE.
MIR. Fox-In justice to my friend from San Fran
cisco Mr. Braunhart) rise to q question OF priv
ilege. | have, at his request, examined the bill
which he presented, and now say that it has not
the scope that supposed it had from the reading at
the desk to prevent the employment OF females in
theaters | think the bill ought to be somewhat
modified, however.
MT BRAusHART-I thank the gentleman, and
desire to rise to question of privilege 1t has been
charged here that certain bill meant certain
thing and now it will be seen OF what particular
value the opinions of the gentleman from Alameda
are.
The SPEAKER-The gentleman will come to order.
Mr. TYLER rise to question OF privilege. l
had no means of knowing what the bill meant any
more than the other gentleman. | understood 1t u
have the same scope that he did. Why should the
gentleman make any alusion OF that KIND TO me ana
not the other? 1t simply shows the capacity OF some
people. [Laughter.l
that all references by members to each other is en-
tirey unparliamentary and out of order. Ii we do
not stop it here will get into confusion The
Chair will promptly stop it in future
Mr. COLEMAN move that we now adjourn. Lost.
Mr. BRAUNHART-I move that we take a recess
until o'clock. Lost.
GENERAL FILE.
The Assembly then took up the general file of
the day, as follows:
Assembly Bill No. IAN Act to repeal an Act
entitled "An Act to authorize the city and
county of San Francisco to provide and maintain
public waterworks for said city and county, and to
condemn and purchase private property for that
purpose" approved March 81, 1876. tBy Mr.. Fox.
The Clerk read the bill by sections, and each Sec
ton was adopted.
The question was on the final passage of the bill.
THE WATER BILL.
Mr. MAY-Mr. Speaker, desire, particularly for
the benefit of the members who do not reside in
San Francisco, to say few words in explanation of
this bill. At former Legislature an Act was
passed, and became law, giving to San Francisco
the right to condemn three several water properties
the Laguna de Ia MERGED, the Spring Valley Water
Company's works, and the Water-works of San
Mateo Soon after the passage of the Act there
arose in San Francisco such storm OF popular in
dignaton against the scheme that the officer whose
duty it was to execute the law by the appoint
ment of Commissioners under the Act refrained
II 4a-, ,nf
and no officers of that city and county have ever
dared to face the people and undertake to enforce
that Act The gentleman from Alameda who was
upon the floor few moments ago said that he rep
resented the people. Well, do also, partly, and
vet am Republican. At the last canvass in San
Francisco, although live in district where | be-
lieve received majority OF 2,70O and think ran
behind my colleagues, am sure that would nave
been overwhelmingly defeated if | had not pledged
myself to the people that would vote for the re-
peal of
THIS INFAMOUS LAW
There is but one sentiment in San Francisco on this
question: and the demand is far and wide over the
city to repeal it at the earliest possible moment.
You gentlemen have noticed spread upon the pages
of the press within the last few days that the new
Board of Supervisors that have just taken their
seats have, to the establishment OF everybody, I'M
dertaken gavanize this piece OF corruption into
life again. 1t has been dead for years and should
have been buried, but some mysterious galvanc
battery has been applied to 1T, Will not undertake
to Qerne now, anu IL has ElSth lltO lue ~
Commission has been appointed to estimate the
value-not all the property that the bill covers, the
total properties of Lake MERGED, the Spring Valley
and the San Mateo Water Works-but only OF the
one pool of water called Lake MERGED II is matter
of history within my recollection, and doubt not
it may be within the recollection OF other gentle
men this floor, that the managers OF this prop
erty of Lake MERGED offered 1t to the manipulators
of the Democratic party OF San Francisco within
the last four five years for S15000 and it was re-
fused. Now, the Commissioners appointed to make
report say that San Francisco shall buy that prop
erty and pay for it million and half of dollars.
That is all Just million and half
VERY SWEET, THAT is.
Sugar enough to 90 round in that million and
half-that's all From $4,000 up to 81 100000
and these men sit there and undertake to say that
San Francisco, whether she wants it or not, shall
have it at that Irice. | know what you all think
of that. 1t may be new sort of operation to some
of you, but it is not new to some OF US; we have
such things before, and it is not unlikely that
we may have to them again. But have not
the slightest doubt that this Assembly WILL with
exceeding unauimty, say that this steal shall be
stopped now and here. Under this Rogers Act the
gentleman who owned that property was authorized
to appoint three commissioners to represent him.
He appointed three. He took OF the constitu-
ents Of my friend from Santa CrJz. He took three
gentlemen-a honorable gentlemen-and the three
have been sitting. They have been incubating
The city authorized under the Act to appoint
three Commissioners to offset the three APP
pointed by the gentleman who claims to own
Lake MERGED 1t is not necessary for me to go into
details, but simply to say that by hook and by
crook two men have been enabled to claim some
sort of authority to sit that Board to represent
San Francisco. The third position has gone beg
ging. gentleman by the name of Crowley,
known to myself and you perhaps, was honored
with the appointment, and he very respectfully de-
clined Then requisiton was made upon the Demo-
cratic party for man, and very homo able and
very high-toned gentleman, Mr.. VIM. T. Coleman,
received the appointment represent San Francisco
and sit ulo that Board, and he indignantly
prepared to engage in any such operation. Any one
who knows VIM. T. Coleman would have known that
that would have been just what he would have said.
1t was like him ; photograph OF the man. Then
San Francisco had upon that Board, or pretended
Board but two representatives. The thing was to
be made right, and three of them being all on one
side and the three Others perhaps all on the other
side the Rogers Act provides that the County Judge
of San Francisco should appoint the seventh and he
should sit as umpire He appointed man and he
sat and he signed verdict that San Francisco should
buy that pool Of water in which fish will not die
the water is good enough for fish to live in it-they
do not die in it unless they are csught. He signed
an award within the last two days, for s, SOC, 000
As a signatur. upon that award, the only solitary
man on it to give verdict against San Francisco
was Dr. Mears of San Francisco. Not another man.
There YOU have an award against San Francisco for
million and a half OF dollars, and the only sigma
ture upon it and the only TO bind her to it as
representing San Francisco is DIR. Mears of that
city There is the plain unvarnished tale, Mr.
Speaker and gentlemen of the Assembly, and will
not demand your attention longer, for you know the
whole OF it. thank you and beg heal tily that you
may vote to repeal that Act.
A CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.
Mr.. AyrHoSY-I am very glad that the gentleman
from San Francisco has given US some light upon