Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-30
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
FIRST EXTRA SESSION. TWENTY -slxrA paY.
SENATE.

SACRAMENTO, April %, ISL
The Senate was called to order at 10 O'Clock,
President Mansfield in the chair Roll called and
quorum present Minutes read, corrected and
approved.
Mr.. JohssoN. pursuant to notice, moved II recon.
slider the vote by which A. B. 10 was passed
Mr.. JOHNSON moved to Law the motion to recon-
slider on the table, which motion prevailed by p
10 Il.
Senators Euos and Dickinson had leave Of absence
until Monday.
AT 10:l5, on motion of Mr. JOHNSON, the Senate
took recess until O'clock
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembled at O'Clock, President
Mansfield il the chair
The special order, A. c R. 5. relative to adiourn-
ment, was taken up, Mr.. CHENEY moved to make
the subject the special order for Tuesday next
Mr. bYAN raised the point of order that the Sen-
ats cannot postpone action beyond the time set Tor
the adjournment in the resolution. Tie PEEsIpRNT
decided the point well taken.
The motion to postpone until Tuesday was carried
by "a to TO-
At 2:50 Mr.. JOHNSON moved 10 take recess until
o'clock. Mr.. GoRvAN moved to sd doum. Lost.
The motion for recess prevailed by % to Il
Tne Senate reassembled at o'clock, President
Mansfield in the chair.
Mr.. HUDSON, from the Committee on Enrolment,
reported several bills correctly enrolled and placed
in the hands Of the Governor.
Mr.. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Apporton-
ment, reported back S. B. IL Congressional appor-
tionmentl with amendments, including one for an
alternate superintendent OF the State into five DIS
tricts, and recommended its passage as amended.
Mr. MoRELASD, for himself and Mr.. German, pre-
sented minority report.
The bill was read a second time and the amend
men of the committee adopted.
Mr.. MORE AND offered substitute, dividing the
State into four districts, with districts st resent
and providing for the election at large of any addi
tional number of Representatives the State may be
entitled 10, The substitute was rejected and the
bill ordered enerossed.
Under this bill the State is divided into six dis.
trcts, as follows: First Distriet-Del Norte, Hum
boldt, Coluss, Trinity, Siskyou, ModOc, Shasta,
LssseD, Tehama Piumas, Butte Yuba, Sierra, Ne
vada and Placer. Seeond-Napa, Solano, Yolo
Suter, Sacramento FL Dorado Amador Calayerds
alpine, Tuolumne, Marposa, Mono and Iuvo.
Third Mendocno, Lake, Sonoina, Marin and
portion of San Francisco. Fourth The remainder Of
San Francisco Fifth-Ala1 eda, Contra Costa, San
Joaquin, Stauslaus, Merced, Fresno, San Benito
and Tulare. Sixth-Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa
Cruz Monterey, San Luis 0bispo, Kern Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Rernardino and
San Diego.
The alternate provision divides the State into
five districts, as follows: First Distrlct-De Norte
Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Shasta, Trinity Tehama
Butte, PluInas, Sierra, Nevada, Yuba, Colusa, Sut
ter. Pla er and Sacramento. Second-AlaIueda,
Contra Costa, San Joaquin Stauslau., Merced, San
Amador Alpine and FL Dorado. Third Humboldt,
Mendocino Lake, Napa, Yoo, Soano, Souoma,
Marin and part Of San Francisco Fourth--The
maiuder OF San Francisco. Fifth San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Santa Cruz Monterey, San LUIS 0bispo,
Tulare, Mono, inyo Kern, Santa Barbara Ventura,
Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego.
Mr.. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Apportion-
ment. reported back S. I&s and :, without recon-
meudation
Mr. JOHNSON moved they he indC finitely post.
poned, aud it so ordered.
At as on motion OF Mr. JOHNSON, the Senate
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.