Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-18
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The Senate took the usual recess
AFTERNOON SESSION


37l9 OF the Political Code (by Mr.. Langford) was
indefinitely postponed
Senate Bill No. 20S-An Act TO empower justices
OF the Peace to hold nquests concerning fires (b'
Mr. George6was taken up and returned to th'
Committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill No. 217-An Act relative to officia
bonds (by Mr. EnOs) was taken up.
Mr. NYE moved that the bill be indefinitely post
poned. The discretion should be left in the hand
OF the Supervisors.
Mr. ESOs defended the BILL and said it was to pre-
vent repetition Of the action of the Board of Su
pervisors in San Francisco, after the last election
and imply provided that the amount of oificia
bonds shall not be raised except by the Legislature
MIR. HIrrgLL favored the motion to indefinitely
postpone.
Mr.. CoSGER hoped the bill would not be ndef
niteiy postponed. 1t might need some amendment
but something ought to be done to limit the actor
OF Boards of Supervisors in such cases.
Mr.. CHASE thought the bill would do injury il
some cases. He thought the power to fix bond
should be left with the Boards of Supervisors.
Mr.. JOHNSON said he would vote against the in
dehnite postponement, SO that the bill might bt
amended
Mr.. DICKINSON favored the indefinite postpone
ment OF the BILL on the ground that the Constitu
ton required this Legislature to provide local gov
ernsaeats- The Legislature was not the place X
regulate this subject.
Mr.. TRAYLoR favored the indefinite postponement
a Mr.. NYE moved that the bill be referred to the
Committee on Town and County Governments
GoyERSoR's MESSAGE.
message was received from the Governor trans
mtting the report Of the State Board of Agri
culture
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONER BILLS.
The hour having arrived the Senate took up the
special order:
Senate Bill No. s4-An Act to organize and de
fine the powers Of the Board Of Railroad Commits
sioners 10y Mr. Sears).
Senate Bill No. 54-An Act to provide for the
organization Of a Board of Railroad and Transpor
tation Commissioners (by Mr. Morelandl
Assembly Bill No. S4-An Act to provide fol
the organization OF Board Of Railroad and Trans
portation Commissioners (by Mr.. Del Valle).
Senate Bill No 81 was first taken up and the Sec
retary read the substitute proposed by the Com
mittee on Corporations for Section l. as follows
the substitute being the same as the original section
with the exception of the addition of the words add
ed in the brackets:
"Section l. The three persons elected Railroad
commissioners, pursuant to the provisions Of Sec
tiOn %, lofl Article XI of the Constitution of th.
State, constitute and [shal be known land desig
natedl as The Board of Railroad Commissioner.
[Of the State of California; They shall have powe,
to q Ut one of their number President of said Board
to appoint Secretary, to appoint baff who shal
perform the duties of ianitor also, to employ
stenographer whenever they may deem it expedi
ent."
Mr.. MoRELAND said he cou d not see why the m
mittee had not reported amendments to the Assem-
bly, BILL instead OF the Senate BILL the former hav
ing gone through all OF the stages in the Assembly
II the Senate bill was passed it would have to go
,ynn,d 90 .nn,a a ,roat III - - 90 """ ~
Mr. Nv caIl.J ,,or H. rIo; =, A. o.
nittee On Cornoratpns 70 eSnain ,ha S4faranoo ha
tu,aa, Sarata on, NJ G, "a .hS p;,, nv o1 De
Mr.. SEARS said that the Committee on Corpo
Sat 1;II NJ o, 20 az 49, ~: A'u PoAeu . ou
49, 90 an'anSad th. bG;s ~. ~ u .;i eoi
| be gained by SO doing. Assembly Bill No. 81 was
nothing more than an enabling Act. 1t simply or
Sn;sioo.rs ~, ,,;d ~, @ ~. . S Vi tne I'm ~
i; ~ S, uu ~. h;u Gu h, ,ol p.yis the
I . ~ ., n.''e oi'' n"u oeen saIeiul!y cohsi
poard ~, o".r1,;, -na pr, ioa pu'.ins .lt
n;,;au. ~ ~ rano.;,,,,;n, N"''e VII" 'he pro
IuuiS Mn 49,, =, VIC ~ wo"ss;Iui.o'. ss;s, L
;s;s,.d tha, :, n,o~T ba ha,.a, t LoN me-, any
hn IN. IA ~ 800, ~ t,e 's W 'AAe UP 'ue AS
Semo'y M pl anu a'nel,' sha'.
ai.a ie a AZ 80 '"e Soi'eo =. .au aieiuiiy
,Sat ,;, ,,a,,,a .,1 ha '.o,d ~ t, s
SJ 'le ny ~ :m ~ ~ a sAs ne eourse ''iey
an,aran,an, as ,bo assar,hi, biI H. 50 man
the committee had faxored .msndina ,he Son,,a ~
Iii hel;e,;n, ,b,, n Vac hetter to .,
bn;idng n, the foundation than a. the roof IL as
easier to amend hill ~ thirty sac,;ons he ada;nn
one section 10 it than to amend hill Of one ssc,;
nv adding thirty SECTIONS TO IL
The cnes,;nn WAS nut on the subst;tu.e r., Sao.;o,
l of Senate Bill No. 81 and il was adonted
Mr. MoREIANp moved 10 amend SECTION ! bv in
serting between the words Z" Railroad - o,d &c o.
missoners the words land Transnortation
Mr.. SEARS suggested that the amendments offeref
bv Tho committee he considered first and then o,ia,
amendments he taken IN
Mr.. MoRELAyp withdrew his amendment
The Secretary read the committee substitute fo,
Section ., as follows:
"Section > = The salary ,,t each COMMISSIONS,
shall be Ifourl thousand dollars De, annum the sal
ary of the Secretary shall be twenty hundred dollar.
per annum, the salary OF the Baiff shall be tweve
hundred dollars per annum such salaries to be pad
by the State of California in the same manner as
thn anfS or
rapher shall receive reasonable COMPENSATION for
his services, the amount to be fixed by the State
Board of Examiners, and paid by the State Said
Commissioners and the persons in their official cn,-
their official duties shall have their travelling ex
penses other than transportation, paid the amount
to be passed on by the State Board of Examiners,
and paid by the State. Said Board of Railroad Com.
missioners shall be allowed one hundred dollars ,,er
month for office rent, and fifty dollars per montf,
for fuel lights postage, eXpressage subscrip ions
TO publications upon the subject OF transporfaton
ani o,ber incidental EXPENSES TO he maid bv tHn
State Dror.ded, that ali MONEYS remaining i1ney.
pended at the expiration of each fiscal shall he
returned TO the State Treasury. Said Roard Is sr,
tber authorized to expend not to exceed Gour bun.
drsd dollars for office furniture and fiytnraa 70
he maid nv the state The State shall fI~uIsb sa;J
Rnsrd with all necessary STATIONERY and nr;,ti,,r
unon renuist;ons sipned by the Presdent nf 81
Roard
Mr. II I'VE poved In arnend bv rool,;r,. .bo .,,.
- ,ha coromiss;opers ca 600 Instead of 2, 600 '
NJ rfcrIxso, onnosed the onerdn,c3t IL No
Ea,.od tbot these f,nmmssioners 10 yrb,, ell, o
tr,ord;norv no,va.s 9 wore oiven sbouId raoai,a :,
i"e. 40 n,1ch salary as the Sunarior Indros III
dnt;es we're onerous. their resnonsbi,Itr 1,roa,
- tIa;- t.,,o would he no f,,Il,. ,,ccn,,;ad eie"
AM NJ m, n .,r1n soyNred t5a a;,anidat ~.
.hat Il % 400 vaar ,r,s eno,ob Gov ~ CO. "a
@ - a. tho Sacra 80 -, So, 81 az
5 attr,s,- c:ysraI !; , a e S p
Cnnss;oners Tbe;r duties yera no, ,1oro ,
80 ~ .bar t;r,o NO ,,ors III. ,co,,,;, ,'0' 0lei
ou M &C Co,.nvp onnosad 10 a r,a,',,,u,or.p
=; 800 Of ter,, b;,,b nor 49,, 1n, tao; n. ~ ~
.ht ~ thesa ,,e hal ,,r.ot raSorsb;i;, ~: nu iis
.o them and tbe,- cnabt to boye at Los, =, 600
ua had bes onnosol y, h,;r, ~ .t' 1S., Si;Hvv
ron,m;se;on hecarge he baeyaJ toe ,,,,.i ,','o,
US oiven to il bnt the naonle had dec;I1d
y vas 80 he " tbG,oht ,har sho ~. 70 nSvt
s;oners a decent salary
Mr. KANE urged the adoption OF this amendment
lie was III favor oi paying every man decent sal
airy ior Whatever line OF business ne followed, bui
ne was also IN favor Oh doing flSht by the people.
lie was nov IN favor Oh making a King oil any mar
on american sou. me olys OF ~ mad gone ny and
tue Gays 0. 1857 were upon Us. 1here were men In
oah ffaciseo' ne isiI say almost Dareiooted. whc
were Jus. as ihoe,ngehe, lust as capatie
great position of Railroad Commissioner a.
any one OF these commissioners no man was ever
made more honest by coin, and high salary would
halroau commissioners oi ILLINOIS only got $1,000
ana tney hae niteenHlnes as many railroads. The
great part oi te "ore oi THESE seOomhlssionersw would
oe cohpieteo tne hrsJ year, ana then their duties
would not De great lie wanted to see this Legisla
ture carry out economy faithfully, ard not make
men princes anu kings oy gi,ihg them such high
sa'aries. ne predicted ihat at the next Legislature
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