Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-14

satoh OF froVldenee they did confirm General Nc
Comb, but they did it by mistake. When they fount
they had done it, it was too late for them to
| the mistake.
The Senate proceeded to vote upon each Of tn,
appointments above named, and refused to confirm
each one by about the same vote as on the first.
oh motion OF Mr. JOHNSON, the Senate ad journed
ASSEMBLY.
SACRAMENTO, January l3, 1880
The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment
| Speaker Cowdery in the chair.
| Roll called and quorum present
| Prayer by the Chaplain.
| On motion of Mr.. TYLER, the journal, after being
amended, was considered read and approved.
CONSIDERATION oY BILLS.
Mr.; COOPER moved to take up Assembly Bill No 6
| and finish the reading.
| MIR. TYLER opposed the motion. The motion was
tlost.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Fox, Chairman of the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported back Assembly Bill No. 3-An Act
| for the protection Of laborers public works
with recommendation that it do not pass the
committee believing that its provisions are unwise
| impractical and unconstitutional.
| Also Assembly Bill No ll-An Act to repeal an
Act entitled an Act to authorize the city and county
| OF San Francisco to provide and maintain public
water works-with recommendation that the same
be referred to the San Francisco delegation. Sc
ordered.
Also, Assembly Bill No. 12-An Act to repeal
Chapter of Title l, Part q of the Political Code
with a recommendation that it pass
NOTICE.
By Mr.. CoRCoR sN-Notice of motion TO amend
Rule Is by adding new secti, n as follows e" A
Committee on Irrigation, to consist of nine mem
| bers."
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. MAY-An Act in relation to certain depu-
ties and assistants for County Clerks tit empowers
County Clerks to assign deputies to Superior instead
of District Courtsl
BY Mr.. TYLER An Act to legalize and validate
the assessment-ros in cities and counties. Referred
| to Committee on Judiciary.
Also, an Act in relation to Courts of justice in
Alameda county. Referred to the Alameda delegI.-
| ton.
By Mr.. GoRLEY-An Act to preserve the public
morals and prevent the spread of vice. This bill
prohibits the exhibition of lewd, nude and hashy
pictures in the windows of venders of such stuff
and makes it a crime for photographers to take in
nude state the pictures of either males or females.
1t is also aimed at the illustrated fash papers.
BY MIR. LEyEE-An Act to prohibit the sale OF in-
| toxlcating liquors in the State Capitol building.
IAny person having in charge the State Capitol
building who shall permit liquors to be sold shall be
| guilty Of misdemeanor.l Referred to the Com
mitee on Public Morals
By Mr.. Fox-An Act to amend Sections 096 and
633 of the Political Code. Referred to the Commit.
| tee on Corporations.
Also, an Act to amend an Act to provide for the
incorporation Of Mutual Insurance Companies. Re-
| ferred to the Committee Corporations
BY Mr. BARRIs-An Act to amend Section 1895 of
| the Code OF Civil Procedure Referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary
| BY Mr. MAYBELL-An Act regulating the appoint
ment of aliens to positions under city and county,
city, county town officials. The bill declares in
accordance with the Constitution, that alien
shall be appointed to any position OF profit under
any official either State municipal, unless he
shall have declared his intentions to become a cit-
zen of the United States. To insure the execution
of the provisions of this Act it declares that the
Treasurer paying salary to any such alien does SO
| at his own cost
By Sir. wALKER-An Act to provide for licensing
of and against the evils arising from the use of u-
toxicating liquors. lit differs entirely from any
existing law the statutes of this State 1t is not
prohibitory law, but requires the vendor of intox
| icating liquors to give bond for the damage his
| liquor may do, making it msdemeanor TO sell
| without license and bond.l
The SPEAKER-It will be referred to the Commit
| tee on Corporations.
| Mr.. BRAUSHARr-I move that the bill be referred
| to the Committee on Chinese Immigration and Emi.
grafton. 1t is nothing more than matter of cour-
| tesy that member Introducing bill be allowed
| to suggest TO what committee il should 90.
| The SPEAKER-The rules provide that the Chair
shall refer all bills to the appropriate committee
unless otherwise ordered by the House. The Chair
will send this bill the judiciary Committee unless
| otherwise ordered by the House.
SIR. -BRAUSHARr-I move its reference to the Com
mittee ON Chinese immigration and Emigration.
| Lost.
| BY Mr. BRAUSHARr-An Act to limit and fiA the
wages and hours OF labor of conductors and drivers
| on street railroads.
| Mr.. BRAUNHAKT-Now, sir, if this Committee on
ChneSe, as was originally intended by the author OF
the resolution, is be shorn of any power in deal
ing with matters that refer and affect aliens and
Chinese then it will be well to reconsider the action
| Of the House creating that committee. / see no
reason why tlese geltlemen here SO persistently
object tn the reference Of measures affecting Chinese
| to the proper committee or why they should wish
| them referred To committees which l consider un-
I alaf
referred here Yesterday bills that are being intro
duced class legislation. They to know in
advance that IL is class l2i.isIton and are exceed
mgly anxious that such bills shall be considered by
| the committees Of which they members. And
here may say that the majority of these commit
tees men who have declared upon more than one
| occasion
| The SPEAKER-The gentleman will come to order
Ii is not in order to refer TO any member of this
House, or to any member of committee in dis
respectful terms. The gentlemen have all sworn to
obey the Constitution and it is not in order to refer
| TO them in disrespectful terms.
Mr. BRAUSHART-Td do not desire that bill having
the interest OF the people at stake shond be in-
trusted to men who have declared that these acts
were unconstitutoua-
The SPEAKER--Ihe gentleman will come to order.
Mr.. BRAUNuART--I think am justified by the re-
mark made by the gentleman here from Alameda,
that this is class legislation and Of the gentleman
| from San Franc SEQ, when he intimated that the
committee that would be appointed by the Chair
/ upon Chinese was incompetent to deal with these
| questions | do not know exactly what that CON-
mttee will be. | have reason to believe that will
| be on that committee And far as | am con-
cerue1 though not attorney. say that have
| Just as much right to deal with questions of this
kind as the Judiciary Committee or any other COM
mttee.
Mr. TYLRR-Now it seems to me that such dis
cussion is very improbable. There is way OF
doing things decently and in order. Here is bill
| that refers simply and entirely to the matter OF
corporations incorporated within this State who
in as.lau Ff
| goans do not know what the difference is-the
| author uses both words Now is not the COMMITTEES
on Corporations the proper committee to deal with
this BILL You might just as well refer this bill Ia
the Committee on Public Morals, of which the gen.
| tleman from San Francisco is Chairman. He seems
10 think that he is c.arged with guarding the inter
ests of the people, and that these bills should all
il they refer to a certain class of e9isati0n-g6 10
the appropriate committee, and when they come
back from that committee, il it is thought proper by
the members of this house, they still be referred
to the Committee Chinese and getthe scintilatine
genius of the gentlemen of that committee.
| Mr. MAY-To my mind. Mr.. Speaker, the gentle
man from San Francisco makes great mistake
Now there is but sentiment upon this floor with
regard to the Chinese question. There are no two
| sentiments here. You may poll the membership o
| this house and there will not be found one vote
against the objects that the gentleman seeks to ae
complish But if by Wholesale sweeping resolu
| tion you refer everything that by any possibility
might touch the Chinese to the Committee or
Chinese Emigration and immigration, you will only
retard the labors of this house. Take that bill fol
instance Suppose YOU refer it to that committee
They will sit upon the dill bring back their report
and we will get into wrangle in less than five
minutes over the constitusIonality of the measure
One OF these gentlemen learned in the law will point
out that the bill cannot be made to stanc
the test of judicial Interpretation, and we vii
get into wraDge over it, and eventu
ally will have to refer it to the Judiciar,
Committee, and when it comes back it will then b
referred to the Committee Corporations, where i
ought to have gone in the first instance. And th
bill will go all this round, and venture TO say tha
| there can be found difference Of opinion will
reference to the objects sought to be attained
have no doubt oil it. Here is gentleman brings il
bill preventing fishermen from catching liitl'
minnows. Now some one jumps up and says, " Tha
has reference to Chinese, aud must go to the Com
Inttee on Chinese Immigration and Emigration
You must not refer that to the Committee on Fish
and Came Why, the thing is absurd. have in m,
desk bill relating 20 the health department Of Sal
Francisco, in which incorporate some very strngen
matters that will be peculiarly applicable to th
Chinese, and then some gentleman will gImp up an'
move that the bill be referred to the Committee o'
Chinese, and say that the San Francisco delegates
are inmical to the principles contained in the bll
| That the Judiciary ComuLttee of this House, con
posed OF the ablest lawyers the for, is iniraica
to the principles OF ant; Chinese legislation. Tn
! COMMITTEES on Corporations, composed OF the mos
distinguished men on tse floor OF this House-ant
Chinese, 1 believe, eNery ono OF thein-N1il
charged with beng sliulical to- legislation on tn
! Chinese question do hope that the House wi
sisBafly sit down upon" al this thing, and ss
that every bill shall go to its appropriate committee
z hr. HARDT-MT> Speaker, think t.ls bill sh0pi
] | go either to the Judiciary Committee or to Con
nttee on Chiaese. As far as | aza concerned
willing at the paiftee Chinese Eni0r.