Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-16
ASSEMBLY.

SACRAMENT0 April 10, 1881
The Assembly met at 10 A. NJ. Speaker Parks in
the chair.
Mr.. KELLOGG introduced concurrent resolution,
calling for adjournment sine die of the extra session
at noon of the 23d instant, and recitng the call
for twenty days and the desire OF the people to hear
OF the adjournment speedily. Referred to Com
mittee on AppoTtionment
The Engrossment Committee reported A. B. 10
(tax levy) properly engrossed.
On third reading file A. b. 10 was taken up On
motion of Mr.. WHTPPLR referred to the Chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee to amend the title
in accordance with the amendment of Section l.
made on Thursday. The Chairman at once reported
back the bill as amended.
A. B. 0, to divide the State into Senatorial and
Assembly districts (by Mr.. Platt) taken up and
Mr. KELLOGG was refused permission to introduce a
resolution relative TO the bill, and the question
on the first reading. Mr.. HARRISON moved to re-
commit the bill, and A. b. (by Mr.. McClue) on
the same subject, to the Committee Apportion-
ment. Carried by 81 to 8.
Mr.. JACKSON moved that when the House adjourn
it adjourn until Monday 18th, at P. N. Lost-1s
to So Mr.. GRIFFITH moved that when the House
adjourn it djourn to meet at 10 A. NJ. Saturday
Carried-47 to "a.
apportionment Refused reading, and sent to the
Committee on Apportionment Az 1855 the House
took rece S until 11:30 A. NJ The resolution of
Mr. kell. gg recites that returns have been re-
ceived from the Census Bureau of the United States
giving the population OF the townships or sub
divisions OF counties Except two, and that 1t is
impossible to fix basis for apportionment
according to population for Senatorial and Assembly
districts unless by reckoning on the vote at the
election in $780, or by guessing (partsan guesses at
that as to the population Of the townships of the
counties of the State therefore, no apportionment
should be made of Senatorial and Assembly districts
at this session.
The House reassembled at 11:30 A. NJ, and A. B.
10 Gax levy being taken up as amended in title
was passed
Mr. EDWARDS moved for recess until p NJ
Lost.
Mr. JACKSON moved to adjourn. Lost.
At Jl:40 A. N. the House took recess until P. NJ
Afternoon Session.
The House reassembed at 2 P. NJ, the Speaker in
the chair.
Mr. MATHEWS Of Tehama moved that the Com
mittee on Roads and Highways be requested to
report back the bills on roads and highways
Carried
Mr.. Leake granted one days leave of ab-
sence. Leave Of absence, on cali of the roll was
granted for day to Messrs Freer and Hoitt.
On motion of Mr.. HOWARD the motion by which
the House agreed to adjourn, when it did adjourn
until Saturday at 10 A. NJ. Was reconsdered.
Mr.. COLEMAN moved 10 amend to adjourn until
Monday at p
Mr.. JACKSON moved that when the House adjourn
it adjourn TO meet on Monday at . p. NJ.
The original motion Ito meet at 10 A. NJ Satur-
day. again prevailed.
Mr.. STREETER, by consent on division offered a
resolution that the House will grant leave OF alb
sence to any member hereafter except in case of
sickness.
The resolution brought on lively debate but
not one possessed of material interest On motion
of Mr.. MURPHY the resolution was laid on the table
Mr.. LONG, from the Committee on Roads and
Highways reported back the bill on roads with the
committee CA. B. 16, by Mr.. Jaekson), without
recommendation, and it was taken up and read
first time in part, when, on suggestion that the bill
was not true to title, the reading suspended ;
and the Committee on Roads and Highways report
ed back A. B. 10 (by MIR. Fraser, when motion by
Mr. KELLOGG prevailed, on call of the roll, to ad
journ, and at 2:55 P. NJ. the House adjourned until
10 4. NJ. Saturday.
THE proceedings foregoing may be further ex-
planned On assembling of the House in the morn
ing it found 1t had no business in condition for
further transaction, the formal correction of
the title of A. B. 10, whereupon a disposition was
manifest to ADJOURN and after struggle as to the
time, the House resolved to adjourn, when it did,
until 10 A. NJ Saturday Meanwhile word came That
the Senate was in trouble over bill OF the Assem-
bly, to enable its fund to be Ieplenished so that
members and attaches could receive pay and mile
age and was dismclined to pass the same, at least
in its then form. No Senate messages having been
received, and the House having passed the appro-
priation and several deficiency bills, and having no
other bills TO originate, took recess unit 1880 to
enable A b. 10 to be correct in title At 1870 the
bill was reported corrected and no Senate messages
being yet received. the House took recess until .
P. NJ At that hour, messages berg yet received
from the Senate, members declared there was moth
ing for it to do, aud it had better adjourn until