Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-05

at 9:30 A. NJ, Speaker Cowdery in the chair.
Roll called and quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain
PETITIONS AND BILLS.
Petitions referring to legal holidays were intro
duced by Messrs. CHAMBERLAIN, CHANDLER, EsTEY
ADAMS and WALKER. Referred to Committee on
judiciary.
Mr. McISrosH introduced bill providing that no
action should be brought by any h7tel or lodging
house keeper to recover anything Of value in pay.
ment of Indebtedness for the necessares OF life from
any member Of the Legislature incurred after the
time for which they should receive pay expires.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. SAYLE introduced bill relative to county off.
GERS Referred to Committee on County Government.
Mr.. MERRY introduceda a cOncurrens resolution at
thorizng the Sergeant-a.-Arms to furnish the sur
plus of State reports to the Emigrants' Union.
Adopted
number OF bills were read the first time and re.
ferred to the proper committees.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Committee on County Government recommended
the passage of Senate Bill No 25l.
Committee Indian Affairs recommended the
passage of Joint Resolution No. %.
Committee on Public Buildings recommended the
passage OF Senate Bill No. 219
Committee on Public Morals recommended the
passage OF substitute for Senate Bill No. 351.
Committee on State Hospitals recommended the
passage of Assembly Bill No. 573.
Several bills on the second reading file with
drawn.
A resolution tne payment OF SlUU 10
the Sergeant-at-Arms reconsidered and the bill
referred to Committee on Public Expenditures
Mr.. MEDALLION moved to reconsider the vote by
which the House refused to meet at 10 A. NJ for the
remainder Of the session.
Mr.. TYLER would be in favor OF meeting at 9
o'clock
| The motion to reconsider was lost.
! ORDERS OF THE DAY.
| Assembly Bill No. 4S9 An Act to amend Sections
1917, 1884, 1885, 1884, 1867 1862 1878, 1874, 1875
| moo 5000 ~
20o9, 2077, 1872 1870 1862 1865, 2094 and 2Il4 OF
the Political Code of California to repeal Section
| 1875 of said Code, approved March 80, 1878, and
Section 1891 of said Code and to add new section
| to said Code to be known and numbered Section
1877, relating to the State militia (by Mr.. Walker)
! Mr.. BRAUNHART said the bill was infamous in its
character, and proposed expenditure of S34 900
in addition to what was now given He moved that
the bill be rejected
Mr.. TYLER id there was no man who could vote
to strike out the enacting clause unless he was in
favor of confusion and disorder. 1t in favor of
law and order When men were Boosting OF armiG g
and drilling in secret it time the militia of the
State received some sort of recognition.
Mr.. BRAUNHAPT withdrew his motion.
Mr. MCCARTHY OF San Francisco moved to strike
out of Section II all after the word parade. He
thought the law could not be enforced unless this
done. He a friend OF the militia, but
thought his amendment should prevail.
Messrs. TYLER, MULHoLLAND, YORK, MAY, GoELEY
and WALKER favored the bill, and opposed the
Messrs DuBRuTz, McCALuoS and LANE spoke
against the bill, and the amendment was lost-ayes
q, noes As.
Mr.. BRAUNHART offered an amendment reducing
the annual appropriation to companies from $3.50
TO $50, and lengthy discussion took place.
Mr.. TYLER moved the previous question on the
whole bill Sustained-ayes 40 noes 29.
Mr.. BRACNHARTs amerdment lost, and the
Clerk finished the reading of the bill.
On the passage of the bill the vote was, ayes 40,
noes Is.
Mr.. MCCARTHY of San Francisco gave notice of re-
consideration.
THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
Mr. Tyler in the chair