Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-15

whether the mileage should be Is cents per mile, as
under the old law whether it is regulated by the
new Constitution, and fixed at 10 cents per mile So
| referred
By Mr.. MAYA resolution allowing the Committee
on ways and Means to employ clerk
Also, authorizing the Secretary Of State to furnish
the committees with stationery
by Mr. MoRsE-Authorizing the Sergeant-at-Arm
10 receive and receipt for all warrants due to mem
| bers and attaches. Adopted.
By Mr. CARR of Yuba-A resolution increas;p.
the Committee on Education from to 0 members
Referred to the Committee Rules
By Mr.. CoRcoRAN-Resolved, That Committee
on irrigation be added to the standiu g committees
OF the House, the said committee to consist of nine
members II shall be the duty OF said committee
tc eons;cer questions respecting irrigation only
Mr. CoRcoRAS-Mr. Speaker, the reas IN | intro
duee this resolution is to have a committee that
shall take into consideration matters ncernino ir
rlgation alone. This question of irrigation Is a
most important one IN some sections Of the State
and IL Is entitled to much consideration and should
not be mixed up with other matters Lost
by Mr. ioUNG-A resolution authorizing the Ser
geant-at-arns 70 appoint two porters of committee
rooms referred to Committee on Attaches.
READING OF BILLS AT LENGTH.
Mr.. BRAUSHART, pursuant to notice introduced
an amendment to Rule 6, which changes it so as to
require every bill to be read at length on three sew
eral days previous to its passage and also providing
.nat no OH n be rejected by the House unless it
Is eouched in dsrespectfu language
MI. TYLER moved to indefinitely postpone the res.
olution.
The SPEAKsR-As relevant to the matter in hand,
nave the report Of the debates in the Constitu-
tional ConventiOn embracing all that was said bear
ipg upon the point un0er consideration These
notes were furnished by Willis & Stockton in answer
TO a resolution Of this House. The Clerk will read
HOW THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REGARDED IT.
sin Committee OF the Whole Constitutional Con-
vention, December 10, 1873.
Section Is, as reported by the Committee on Leg
lslatlve Department. reads as follows:
Sec. ID. No law shall be passed except by BILL
Any bill may originate in either house. but may be
amended or rejected by the other and on the final
ssage of all bills they shall be read at length and
the vote shall be by ayes and noes separately and
shall be entered on the Journal and no bill shall
become law without the of a majority
OF the members elected to each house.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following amendment:
Insert after the word 'bill" the following " Nor
Shall any bill be put upon its final passage until the
same with the amendments thereto, shall have been
printed for the use Of the members Nor shall any
bill become law unless the same be read On three
several days i'll each house. unless in case of urgen
cy two-thirds Of the house where such bill may be
pending shall, bya vote OF ayes and noes, deem it
expedient to dispense with this rule"
Mr. Reynolds-This amendment commends itsef
to the consid ration Of the committee without any
remarks or waste OF time in discussion 1t simply
provides in addition to the provisions Of Section Is
as reported, that the bill and the amendments if
any shall be printed before the bill with the amend
ments shall be put upon its final passage 1t seems
to me that a provision OF this kind needs no COM
ment, need not be urged upon the attention of this
committee We have had sufficient experience here
in this Convention, and in early legislative
exr xrerence, TO prove, think, to every man that it
is impossible for member to understand what he
is voting for, or what the pr vsio of a bill are
by having them read at the desk. 1 undertake to
say that of the legislation which goes through under
a suspension of the rules, simply by being read at
the desk not one-quarter OF the members know
what they voting for and the object Of the pro-
visions of the amendment is that the bill shall be
read, Or what is the same thing, nsdered, on
three several days before being put upon its final
passage. The object Of that 5 :pparent. 1t is to
prevent hasty legisa on, unless in of urgency
when the rules may be suspended by a twothircis
vote. / think they are both wise provisions, both
tending to guard legi lation. These the My
two provisions that are inteuded by this amend
me t They are both wise They are not intended
to nor vii they hamper legislation but to compel it
to be done decently and in ORDER after the legsla-
tion has been ell considered
" Mr.. McCalum-Why, sir, il thev put that pro-
vision in the Constitution it might be construed
that the bill cannot be read by title.
Z" Mr.. Reynolds-The section says that on the final
passage of all bills they shall be read at length.
That part of the section construed with the amend
ment, will not be understood meaning that the
bill shall be read at length the second and first
readings but considered on three several days be-
fore passage.
"Mr. Reynolds-The Constitution OF Illinois says {:
Every bill shall be read at length three several
days Now do not ask that in this provision. |
days
"Amendment adorted-ayes 60, noes Az"
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The SPEAKER-The question is upon indefinitely
postponing the resolution.
On this motion the ay, and noes were demanded,
and the resolution was inc ehnitely postponed by
vote of As to IS.
Mr.. CoRcoRAS gave notice of a motion to amend
the rules that there sha be a committee of seven
members on Water Rights and Drainage and one on
Irrigation, to consist of nine members.
Mr.. Fox moved to take up the following resolution
Fl ON the table
WHEREAS, Assembly Bills Nos and s, and 10,
were, Saturday last, referred to the Committee
on Chinese immigration and Emigration, under the
impression, stated at the time, that t.ey were
Acts relating to Chinese immigration and emlgr2-
ton and whereas, upon examination, it appears
that neither of said bills has reference that sub
ject, but all refer to the subject of licenses now,
therefore,
Resolved, That Assembly Bills Nos and s. and
10, and each of them, be and are hereby withdrawn
from the Committee on Chinese Immigration and
Emigration and referred 10 the Committee Ju-
dietary So ordered.
Mr.. Fox (by consent) changed the reading so as to
refer the bills to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Mr.. BRAUyHAFT moved to indefinitely postpone
the resolution Lost.
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. BRAUNuAKT, pursuant to noice, introduced
an amendment to Rule 49, as to strike out the
Committee on Chinese immigration and Emigra-
tiOn.
Mr.. TYLER raised the point Of order that the notice
was to amend Rule 10, and the pr, position is to
amend Rule 1s.
The point Of order was sustained.
THIRD READING or ELLIS.
Assembly Ell No. 2-An Act to make the Code
of Civil Procedure and the Penal Code OF California
the rule OF action in the Courts at present organ
lied. Read third time and passed-ayes, rs; noes,
none.
Assembly Bill No An Act TO amend Sections
147, 14S and li9 of an Act entitled an Act to estab
lish Code of Civil Procedure, approved March II,
1872 relating to seals Of Courts. Read third time
and passed-ayes, &c noes none
Assembly Bill No 3-An Act for the protection Of
laborers on public works. Bill rejected.
Assembly Bill No. 12-An Act to repeal Chapter 4,
of Title l, of Part 3 of the p itcal Code, and all
laws ating judci districts in this State defining
the bo ndaTies thereo , and fixing the terms of
Court therein. Read third ime and passed ayes
Y, noes none.
q UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Assembly Bill n was taken up and recon-
mitted to the Commi tee on judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. MAY, at 1886 the Assembly adj
journed.