Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-14
ASSEMBLN.

sAcRAMENro, February IL, 1881.
The Assembly met at II NJ, Speaker Parks in
the chair. Roll call. Quorum present. Prayer by
the Chaplain. Reading and approval of the journal
Messrs. Leach of solano, May of San Francisco
and Baker of Sacramento were each granted one
days leave of absence.
The Committee on Education reported back A. b.
322 to amend Section 1868 of the Political Code :
| a. b. 312 to amend Sections l7l3 and I7l4 Of the
Political Code A b. 3ll, to amend Section l7l2 of
the Political Code, recommending that thev do not
pass Also A. B. 321, to amend Section IT72 of the
Political Code; A. B. 353 to amend the Political
| Code, recommending that they be withdrawn ny
their author, the substance Il the bills being e /.
! bodied in A. b. 36S A. B. ~, TO appropriate
money for the construction aid equipment Of am g.
Economical and physical observatory at the Stale
| University, recommending that II do not pass as
the appropriation at this time would be u Xpedient.
! A. B. i22, to abolish the office Of District Assessor
and District Tax Collector In School Districts in
| eral counties; TO provide for the assessment an3
! collection of School District taxes by the county
| officers, recommending that it 20 pass. A. B. 1868,
| to amend the Political Code, relating to public
| schools, recommending that it do pass as amended.
The Committee on App0rtiOnment reported back
A. B. 242, recommending that il do pass az amend
| ed A. B. 243, recommending that it do pass as
amended, aud recommending that the bills as
| amended be printed. minority OF the committee
dssented from the report on the ground that the
apportiOnmeLtis unfair, unjust and in direct viola
tiOn of the state law, many counties not getting
their Just prop ,rtOn and others receiving too much
and not being compact, contiguous territory accord
! ing to the Constitution. The minority report was
| s gned by Messrs. Gilmore, Bert and Daggett Five
hundred copies the bill were ordered printed
| The Committee on Agriculture reported back
A B. 40 to encourage the destruction OF wild ami.
mails, recommending that it do not pass, for reason
OF the previous passage OF similar bill 5. B. SO,
to add section to the Penal Code, relative to
| hunting and shooting on lnclOSed ground, recon-
mendng that it do pass ; an Act to prevent the
propagauon Of the Scotch and Canada thistle, rec
| ommeuding that it be put upon the file.
~, If M EIOFp ma A ,rlar 4
| printed.
The Committee on Municipal Corporations re-
ported back substitute for A. B. 80, Tor the nCOr
| poration of municipal corporations, recommending
that the substitute do pass. A. B. 405, for the gov
ernment, by local Boards of Education, Of school
districts having population exceeding l,200, with
amendment, recommending that it do pass as
amended. Also A. Bs So 81, 292, 29S, 302 and 424,
recommending that they do not pass
The Committee on Mileage reported a resolution,
| allowing mileage to the Committee Agriculture,
| Mining aud Mechanic Arts, which was adopted, as
recommended by the committee.
| The Committee on Engrossment reported the cor
ssos en- '-anaont q a, ~ lP6, 90, 2o2, leS ll6,
2Il aud 66
The Committee on Ways and Means reported basIl
4. B. q, to amend the Political Coce relative to
revenue; A. B. S39, to appropriate money to defray
| the expenses of the Attorney General in certain
cases A b. 40i relative to the payment OF s. per
annum to active members OF volunteer fire depart
ments OF cities; A. b. 45S, for the speedy opening
OF supposed mining bonanzas in this state and a
! substitute for S Bs. 1872 and 16S, to regulate the
! granting Of retail liquor licenses, recommending
that they do not pass; A. B. 474, to appropriate
money for the relief OF the residents of the OF
| Washington, recommending tnat it is unconstitu-
tional 1t do not pass A 4S2 10 amend the Po-
tical Code relative to licenses, recommending that
| it be withdrawn A. 4l4, the State appropriation
| bill, tecomm nding that it do pass as amended S.
| B. l2S, to provide for deficiency in office of
| the Superb tendent Of Public Instruction: A.
| b. Al, to provide for a representation
| Of hH NJ +ba
next Worlds Exhibition to be held in New York in
| 1885 A. Is. 454, 10 provide for a deficiency in a
State office; also, substitute for s B. l2 t. create
a fund III the several counties for the payment OF
salaries of Judges of Superior Courts and s. B. $50
to provide contingent fund for the legislature
| recommending that they do pass.
| The Judiciary Committee made the following re-
| port on the Branch resolution for investigation
relative to the alleged official misconduct Of Judge
| Hatch OF Colusa:
| Resolved, That the resolution introduced by Mr.
Branch is a sufficient accusation against public
officer to warrant the Speaker in appointing COM
mittee of fl hse to investigate any charges Of official
misconduct against such officer, the committee to
have power to send for persons and papers and take
all necessary testimony.
Mr. MATHEWS OF Tehama then offered the follow
| ing. which adopted
Resolved That a committee OF five be appointed
by the Speaker to investigate any charge OF official
misconduct Of +. L. Hatch, Judge Of the Superior
Court OF COlusa county, State Of California, with
power to send for persons and papers and 20 take all
| testimony necessary.
The C0mmittee on State Hospitals reported back
| S b. 30, concerning the Medical Department of the
| University Of California, recommending that it do
pass A B. 472, to prohibit visiting physicians and
surgeons to city and county hospitals from receiving
salaries from the city and county treasures recon-
mending th, it do not pass A b. lI2, for the pro
lection of 1atients from eXtortion by dishonest
physicians a, D druggists, without recommendation
| A. B. 800, mend Act to regulate the practice
| OF medicine recommending that it be withdrawn
A b. 3U4, 10 iegulste the pr ctice Of medicine and
| surgery, 'mmending that it do not pass
The Conn ittee on County Governments reported
| back A b. I3, to regulate the fees charged by
SherfS A. b. 357, for the classification and equal
| taxation OF assessable land A. b 323 to fix the
fees of county Coustables, with amendments rec
omending that they do pass as amended A. B.139
to confer powers upon Boards OF Supervisors, etc,
recommending that it do pass as amended.
The Committee on Pubic Bridges ana Grounds
reported back s. B. 92l to provide bull ings and i'm
provements for the Institute for the Deaf Dumb and
Blind, recommending that Il do pass.
The Committee Federal Relations reported
back Assembly concurrent resolution relative 20 the
construction OF u railway for the transportation of
ships across the Isthmus Of Tehuanteplc as a COM
mittee resolution, recommending its adop-
tion; S. J. R. 3, relative to granting a
charter to the Nicaragua Interoceaiie Canal
! Company, recommending its adoption as
| amended A. G. r. Is, relative to Federal appr0-
| priation for the Improvement Of the harbor and
outlet of Clear Lake, California, recommending its
adoption a. c. r, 10 relative to a Federal appro-
priation for dredging Napa river between Mare
| Island and Napa City, recommending its adoption
and s. G. R. y, relative to the erection OF a Post
office for the city Of San Francisco, recommending
| its adoption.
Assembly concurrent resolution relative to the
/ construction Of railroad across the Isthmus OF
| Tehuantepec, read and adopted.
| The Committee Yosemite, Pig Trees and
! Forestry reported back A. &. r. l5 relative TO the
destruction of forests in this State, recommending
| its adoption.
Mr. MURPHY, by consent, introduced concurrent
resolution relative 10 the sh0aing of the waters Of
| Vallejo harbor and San Francisco bay Federal Re
| ations
The following bills were introduced and referred
| By Mr.. WARKINs-To amend Sections 337 and 339
of the Code Of Civil Procedure relative to limita
ton. Judiciary.
| BY Mr. MATHEWS of Tehama- To provide for the
future management of the insane asylunis Of the
| State. State HOSPITALS.
Bills on the third-reading file were rext consid-
| cred
Sub for A. B. 55, to amend Section 1888 of the
Political Code, approved March u. 1872, and to
provide that work upon the public buildings OF this
State, and Of every city, county and city and cOun
| ty within this State, shall be done by day labor
and under the supervision Of a Superintendent, or
officer having charge of the same, was read third
| time.
| Mr. LEWIS spoke against its passage
| Mr. JACKSON, who has constituted himself the
special advocate OF this BILL arose and said
| Mr.. Speaker Once more am | obliged to ad-
dress this House in behalf of the toiing Masses
| You have all heard the remarks OF the gentleman
from the Tenth District and in none of them has he
yet shown that the work would not be done cheap
and as well as by contract. His main fear appears
to be that q certain number Of Democrats might be
| put TO work on the New City Hall, where. mat
ter OF fact. it would not affect the building for
year to come as the contracts let for about all
the money that can be expended in year. But
even admitting that fact, has it TO this that in
this country, man in order to obtain the means of
supporting his family must belong TO some particu-
| lar party9 say shame on the party that would
advance such an idea and do not believe that any
party in this country has fallen low as that,
| matter how low and contemplate Of its mem
| bers have become. As for myself care not which
party may have the employing of these men if am
| only able to make room for so many more men to
obtain honorable living and thus take 80
many more from off the road that leads
! to prison. And If you refuse this right to the
| toiling masses, you wander that yeai by year
| the hearts of the masses become more enoittered
| toward the rich and 1t be ONES so much harder to
convince them that their interests are mutual when