Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-13

columns on this subject Why the press four years
ago said that by all odds the worst Legislature
California ever had that was Democratic Legsia-
ture Well two years ago it was mixed, and the
press said now thscan take the medal for meanness-
it is by all odds the Of ALL Now, this winter
they say this overtops all others for meanness ami
meets. Now, he had been member in
several Legislatures and had observed many,
and he said in the teeth OF the press
that this the best Legislature he ever knew Of IL
has been a working body. There hasn't been
thirty minute speech made. There has been hard
work-honest endeavor in the face OF great dlin-
Guilty. and for integrity and uprightness the mem,
bership of. these houses stood high for himseli,
he'd take care of his character among the people
who trusted him here as their representative. MI
GILMORE believed the press had right to crtlclse
this body and point out its errors. Many hard
things had been said of the Legislature that had
best been left unssid by the press but he acknowl
edged the right Of the press to speak its views OF
the Legislature 1t is known that at the regular ses
sion there came in host of bills demanded by or
more communities and Constituencies host so
great that the great mass died because of the brevty
of the time allowed to the Legislature. No party in
the Legislature has reason to be ashamed OF the Ia
bors of this body. He knew, and all unbiased crit
les knew these houses had eRdeavored to their ut
most to transact business speedily, and do it in
form TO meet the views of the representation here.
But it was widely differing, and agreement could
not be expected in such brief time The members
go back to their constituents and tell them the
real truth and refute whatsoever has been falsely
said by the press. Mr.. GRIFFITH said VIII lie he ad-
mitted the right of the press to crtcse he held that
the press must be- it is responsible before the law
1t is the duty of every editor TO reflect truly the
actual status OF public opinion that he must not
prostitute the facts to his own bias; such In
short is the verdict of all the best critics who have
written this subject Whenever the editor so
far departs from his duty as to falsely represen,
public opinion, and reflect only his own jaundiced
views, he fails of his high mission, and on all such
he visited his Let the press speak the TRUTH
analyze discuss and advance opinions, but over all
truly conscientiously reflect and not misrepresent
pebble opinion Mr. JACKSON said these editors and
reporters said things in print they didn't dare to
speak to mans face. He knew cases
where they had been bought and warped, and
he knew many of them could be- He stated
cases within his own knowledge Of papers that had
been. he alleged, used fer money. While he had no
respect for such papers, SO he had no respect Tor
men in the Legislature who sought by taffy talk to
gain little cheap reputation for future political
ends and ambitious desires.
The House ordered that Clerk Riley be allowed
s35 to remain after the session and rule, complete
and file the journals.
Mr.WuIPPLE desired his remarks to be understood
| as applying to editors. He would say for the re.
| porters in the House they had been faithful and
fair, and he had complaint to make against them.
MIR: EDWARDS said he'd speak his belief that the
members were covered all with dirt. The press
hadn't said half enough, and if the people do their
| duty when they get the members home they will
| keep them there. The Legislature had done just
little possible, and was cove ed with lSnOniny,
and it does stink in the nostrs OF the people just
| as the press says. When he'd done a dirty thing
1 he wouldn't deny it. All this attempt to assume a
| virtue the House has not amounts to nothing. All
that has been said the members deserve, and more,
too and he didn't exclude himself. The Ho Sc was
one OF the most intelligent ever assembled and that
| makes its delinquency all the worse.
| Mr.. LAKE desired the Solano delegation excepted
| from these remarks
| Mr.. BAKER said with regard to the remarks of Mr..
Edwards there was an old maxim that it is a dirty
bird that fouls its own nest. IL ,ughterl He
/ had only growl at the press, and that was at
| an evening paper in Sacramento, which had said,
when the Sodene troupe left town, that the Legs-
ature had deserted the orchestra seats so soon as
| the leg drama retired. He had objected to that
application to the whole Legislature. when it should
apply only to the Alameda delegation. Laughter
| Mr. FELTON, said many had asked him, while at
home what he had done with his stationery, and he
had been severely criticised for having SIS worth
charged to him for both sessions. The TACT is, he
had used Just 81 50 worth for both sessions, and
| he read from statement OF account to that
effect. Mr.. CANNON facetiously charged Mr.. Branch
with using his (Camrons) stationery, and gaining
| thereby credit as the great economist. Mr. BRANCH
replied in facetous vein. Mr.. JACKSON offered the
following: Resolved, That each member be allowed
50 per day extra, on account OF the abuse OF them
by the Governor, the daily press and the Sunday
School Convention. [Laughter.l Mr. DEL VALE
| introduced the following Resolved, by the AS
sembly, the Senate concurring, That We upani-
mously purge each and every member of all his mis-
deeds and Nenlal errors ana IL Is our opinion
that the crown Of glory destined for the good and
righteous prepared for the members OF the present
| Legislature in the eternal Republic. uaughterl
At l1:50A. NJ. the House took recess until P. N.
Afternoon Session.
| The House met at 2 P. NJ. Speaker Parks in the
! chair. Mr.. DEL VALE moved for q recess until 8
| p. NJ. Mr.. MEDALLION moved to adjourn call OF
| the ayes and noes. Lost. Mr.. McCLURE moved to
1 take a recess until p. NJ. Carried
| The Assembly met at 4 P. NJ. and received a mes
sage from the Senate OF concurrence in tie resolu-
| ton to adjourn Friday at II noon.
| message was received from the Governor ap-
proving A. B. 10 (tax levy bill and A. B. general
appropriation bilD except as to the item for material
for the wall around the Folsom Prison. $40 000,
corning which he says that prior TO the adoption of
the Constitution schemers used to force obnox-
ious provisions upon the appropriation bill, and
thus at the last moment, force their passage. The
new Constitution undertook to correct this evil by
| Section % of Article w., by specifying what the
general appropriation bill shall contain items for
salaries and expenses OF the government and the
institutions under the exclusive control of the
State This ''w wall item he does not believe to be
an "expense OF an institution within the meaning
Of the Constitution, any more than an item TOR
money to Guild new wing to the prison would be.
Z" Expense means such expenses as have been pre-.
viously provided for by law and about which there
can be no doubt as to the amount necessary to be
raised, and for y hich it is the clear duty of the
| Legislature to provide. such expense cannot in
| clnde the building of wall or the adornment of
grounds else the bill might be weighed down by every
extravaganza in respect to the several institutions
of the State. He reluctantly approves OF the items
| for improvements at the Napa Insane Asylum, the
| furnishing Of the Normal School and the branch
! thereof. The item as to the Asylum seems abso-
! lutey necessary to the humanitarian and sanitary
management Of the institution and the protection
| of the buildings. AS to furnishing the Normal
| School it is urged necessary corolary of the
establishment of the school, and is for the fret year.
at least, necessary expense. because without such
appropriation the buildings must lie idle for nearly
two years. To these items he gives the benefit
of the constitutional doubt, and approves
| them. He closes the message with the hope
that hereafter the general appropriation bill
shall contain no item obnoxious to the spirit il not
the letter Of the provision of the Constitution re-
| ferred to.
The committee on free conference A. 3. 10
| 4 ed lengthy statement Of what occurred at the
| meet ny OF the Senate and Assembly committees,
| ncerning which contradictory statements have
| been made Oh the Senate and Assembly floors The
committee reiterates its statement, and denies that
the committee made the threat or statement charged
against it. that it would insist on the drainage tax
being put into the levy bill. II sets out that if
| Mr.. HALE and Mr. SEARS had talk about it, what
either said not committee expression nor taken
any notice of by the committee,
/ The question was, the motion Of Mr.. You're
whether the item in the appropriation bin vetoed
| by the Governor should nevertheless become a law,
\ to which motion Mr.. YOUNG and Mr. YAS FLEET
! spoke, favoring passage over the veto. Mr.. EsTEY
| favored the item. Mr. PLAT supported the veto.
| Mr.. HALE favored passage over the veto. Mr..
! FELTON, and Mr.. MCCLURE supported the Veto Mr..
| SARGENT, Mr.. JACKSON and Mr.. MATTHEWS OF Ven
| tura, favored passage over the veto. Mr. EDWARDS
| thought the item unconstitutional. The matter
was then made the special order for 10 A. Friday,
| and at AS P. NJ the Assembly adjourned until 10
A, N. Friday.
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