Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-18
ASSEMBLY.

The Assembly met st II o'clock A. NJ, Speaker
Parks in the chair. Roll call. Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain. Reading and approval of
the journal.
Mr.. FREER presented petition from the citizens
of Butte county against the repeal Of the drainage
Act. Water Rights and Drainage.
BY Mr.. KELLOGG, from citizens Of Plumas county
for the enactment of a local option law. Public
Morals
By Mr.. YOUNG, from citizens of Sacramento for
the passage of local option law Public Morals.
The Corporation Committee reported back A. Bs.
329 402, AIT and 403, recommending that they do
not pass as their general features embodied in
pills previously reported s. B. Sc, relative to min
ing corporations A. b. 46, relative to insurance
S. B. 80, relative to insurance companies S. B. 1885,
relative to foreign corporations; s. B. 1893, relative
to railroad corporations; A. b. 374, relative to de-
posts in savings banks, recommending that they do
pass; A. B. 1888, relative to the Incorporation OF
mutual fire insurance companies recommending
that it do not pass; A. b. 407, relative to the Board
OF Bank Commissioners, recommending that it do
pass as amended.
The Committee on Enrolment reported the cor
rect enrolment of A. B. 130.
Mr. You've introduced a bill amendatory of an
Act to define and regulate State prisons relating to
salaries OF the officers and employees. State Hos
pitfalls.
S. c. R. 5, relative to the election of four Trus-
tees for the State Library, was received from the
Senate.
Mr. HOLDEN moved tn refer it to the Committee
on State Library. Roll call was demanded and the
motion was lost-ayes 20, noes 50.
Mr. MEDALLION moved a call of the House. Lost
ayes %, noes 43.
Mr. DEL VALE moved the consideration of the
resolution be made the special order for o'clock
P. N. to morrow.
Mr.. MAY said to carry such motion would practi-
cally defeat the resolution. The motion was lost
ayes 80, noes 80. good deal OF parliamentary
wranglng ensued, which called out the remark from
Mr.. May that he knew CT nothing which would pro-
duce such "wrigglng and tergiversations except
the pulling OF teat out OF the mouth of the Demo-
Gratis"
The resolution was then adopted-ayes Al, noes SO.
Mr. HOLDEN gave notice of a motion to recon-
Mr.. MASON introduced concurrent resolution
asking for appropriation of $4,000 from the Fed
eral Congress to remove Instructions to navigation
at the mouth OF Smith river, in Del Norte county.
Federal Relations.
Mr.. PIArT moved to suspend the rules and
slider S. j. K. 8, relative to the Nicaragua inter
oceanic canal. Lost-ayes 13, noes 81
The House then passed to the consideration of
bills on the third reading file.
A. B. ATS, to appropriate money to supply def
cheney in the contingent fund of the Assembly for
the twenty-fourth session, was passed unanimously
S. B. 1856 was, on motion of Mr.. MAY, considered
out Of order, declared case OF urgency, and read
the first and second time
S. B. So to amend Section 243 of the Penal Code
relating to the punishment of the crime of battery
was Tassed-ayes A. noes II.
S. b. So to amend Section 146S of the Code OF
Civil Procedure, relating to the property set apart
to the use OF the family was passed aso-ayes A,
noes 6.
S. B. % to amend Sections 1911 and 1872 of the
Code OF Civil Procedure relating to sole traderswas
unanimously passed.
A message was received from the Governor an
nouncing his approval of A. B. 13o, for the payment
OF the claim of Ham G. Harrison
Bills on the second and first reading files were
next considered.
A. B. 1872 to amend Section 41o9 of the Political
Code, and to repeal Sections 4024, 1927 and all of
said Political Code, relating to the election and
terms OF office OF county and township officers Coy
Mr.. Hartson), was read the second time.
Mr.. REYNOLDS submitted an amendment to the
substitute recommended by the committee, so as to
include in the four years term all municipal officers
and pending discu sion the House took a recess.
Afternoon Session.
Reassembed at o'clock p NJ
Mr.. MCCLURE held that law to be constitutional
must be made to apply alike to all the counties in
the State
Mr.. BAKER of Yolo said that the substitute recon.
mended for passage by the Committee on Elections
directly in conflict with the Constitution of the
State 1t was the desire of the people all over the
interior of the State that law should be enacted
establishing uniform system of elections. The
sub ttute should be defeated and the original bill
amended so as to meet the requirements and then
adopted.
Mr.. HARRISON said that he had given the bill more
mature consideration since the introduction of the
substitute, and should now desire to make some
changes He believed also in a uniform system OF
elections, and considered that they should be held
the same date in the several counties Terms OF
four years preferable to terms of two years
The interests of elections should be far as posi-
BILE disconnected, because the election of subordi
nate offices too often controlled the election of
the higher offices. Such course not best cal
culated to subserye the welfare of the public, and
should accordingly be abolished. No objection
could be made to an election in 1882 The substi-
tute and the original bill both needed to be changed
The legislation Of classes special legislation and
hence uncs Institutional. Hence he woud advocate
the passage of the general law.
Mr.. PLArT said that there should be an election in
1881 in San Francisco for year. and then another
in 1882 for the full term fixed by law
Mr.. GILMORE remarked that every elected un-
der the new Constitution knew in their hearts that
they were elected for one year. Men should not be
continued in office by mere technicality Of law.
change demanded by the people, and they
should have it. The original bill and the substitute
should both be defeated.
Mr.. CAMRoN said the issue before the House was
whether the election law should apply to municipal
corporations to counties. All that the people Of
his county desired TO be let alone, and not to
have election forced upon them when they did
not desire it.
Mr.. EDWARDS said that he believed it TO be posi-
BILE to frame a law which would meet the require
ments of San Francisco, and at the same time be
acceptable to the counties.
Mr.. FELTON, opposed TO the substitute, and
said that he believed the original bill could be
amended so as to answer the needs Of the people in
the various counties of the State.
The amendment to the substitute was defeated
Mr.. PAULK offered an amendment which was lost
and the substitute was then rejected by unani-
nous vote.
The bill was finally amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section l. Section 400 of the Political Code is
amended to read follows: All elective county,
city and county and township officers Except
Superior Court Judges, Justices of the Pease)
shall be elected at the general election to be held
in the year 1882 and at the general election to be
held every fourth year thereafter, and shall take
Office on the first Monday OF March next succeeding
their election, and shall hold office for four years
The years that said officers are to hold oficeare to
be computed respectively from and including the
first Monday OF March Of any one year to and ex
Guiding the first Monday OF March OF the next sue
ceeding year; provided, that all Supervisors and
election To be held in the year 1882 and at the gen.
eral election to be held every fourth year thereafter
and shall take Office on the first Monday OF January
srrcceediup and alall hold office