Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-11

SACRAMENTO, March TO- 1850.
The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Cowdery in the chair
Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. HARDY, the reading of the jour
nal was dispensed with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Commerce and Navigation-The committee re.
ported back Assembly Bill No. 43s without recon-.
mendation also, Assembly Bill No. 406 and Assem-.
bly, Bill No. 376, and recommend that they do not
pass.
Engrossment-The committee reported back q
number of bills correctly engrossed.
Judciary-The committee reported back Assem-
bly, Bill No. 325 with substitute, recommending pas
sage.
San Francisco Delegation-The committee re-
ported back Assembly Bill No. 40 recommended
for passage; also, Assembly Bill No. SS3 recon-
mended for pass9ge.
Homestead and Land Monopoly-Tho committee
reported back Assembly Bill No. as, recommending
indefinite postponement.
Mr. HARRISON presented petition in reference to
making the Both of May legal holiday.
Mr.. Brown, of Sonolna, presented petition from
temperance societies.
Mr.. HYYEs presented protest from certain cit-
zens of Sononia against giving away any Of the
lands OF Sonoma to Napa county.
Mr.. YORK presented petition from Mrs. Shaw
asking to be relieved from political disabilities
Mr.. LANE move she be relieved. Laughter. I
Mr.. MESSENGER presented petition against hogs
and goats being allowed 10 run at large.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding the right Of way for
railroad purposes between the town of Truckee and
Quincy.
Luis Obispo and providing for the payment of Its
debts.
By Mr.. GoRbEr-- Relating to license taxes.
BY Mr.. GREES-Relative to the salaries of legis-
lative officers.
By Nr. CooK-Relative to county buildings.
By Mr.. FNLAysoN-An Act in relation to pilots
and pilot regulations.
BY Mr.. YoUSo-An Act regulating the practice OF
medicine.
By Mr. SroDDAnD-An Act to incorporate the city
of Eureks.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Assembly Bill No. 271-An Act to provide for the
refunding OF the funded debt of the city of los
Angeles created by an Act of Legislature, approved
February l, 1863 and entitled an Act to authorize
the Mayor and Common Council Of the city of Los
angeles 10 take and subscribe S750 900 to the capital
stock of the Los Angeles and San Pedro Rail- cad
Company in the county of Los Angeles, and to pre-
vide for the payment of the same and other matte.
relating thereto (by Mr.. Del Valle).
Assembly Bill No. 47-An Act to amend Sections
Ills, 1ll9, 1l26 and 1l27 of an Act entitled Act
to establish Code of Civil Procedure approved
March IL, 1872, relating to contesting elections
(by Mr.. Fox)-passed.
Assembly Bill No. 177-An Act to amend Section
81 of the Penal Code, relative to crimes against the
elective franchise (by Mr.. Tyler)-passed.
Assembly Bill No. 214-An Act to amend an Act
entitled Act to prescribe the duties and provide
the salary OF certain officers Of San Maeo county, to
authorize the issue Of bonds for road purposes and
other matters relating thereto, approved March 49,
1874 (by Mr.. Felton, passed.
Assembly Bill No. 259-An Act to amend Section
9S7 OF the Penal Code relative to peadings and pro-
ceedings after Indictment and before the commence
mence Of the trial (by Mr.. Tyler)-passed.
Assembly Bill No. 226-An Act to amend Section
3052 Of the Civil Code, relating to liens personal
property (by Mr. Streeter)-passed.
Assembly Bill No. 3S4-An Act to amend an Act
entitled an Act to provide for the building OF q
school house in Modesto School District, in the
county of Stanisaus, in the State of California ap-
proved January 8, 1874 (by Nr. Spencer)- passed.
Assembly Bill No. 2l9-An Act regulating the
receiving, transportation and delivery Of grain by
railroad corporations, and defining the duties Of
such corporations with respect thereto by Mr.. Nc
Intosh).
Mr.. YoUSG moved to decapitate the bill Section
l Of the bill, he said, has been the law all along,
and the present law is stringent than the pro-
posed law. He understood that railroad company
will receive and transport property from place to
place. Section is simply preposterous. Under it
the railroad company is compelled to deliver perish
able property in as good order and in the same
dition as when received. Goods may be injured or
deteriorated transit without any blame attaching
TO the company, and yet by this bill they must be
held responsible for all shortage deterioration on
its passage.
Mr.. Fox said the purposes intended by this bill to
be accomplished can be accomplished by the Rail-
road Commissioners. He had found that this Act
was copied almost bodil, from ths Granger Acts OF
Iowa and Illinois. He found the provisions on the
Iowa statutes for 1874. In 1873 Iowa repealed the
Act and appointed Railroad Commissioners. Other
Of the Western States have discarded these Acts, as
this State ought TO.
Mr. McIsTosH said this bill was d,manded by