Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-24
SENATE.

| SAcRAXEsTo, February % ISL.
| The Senate met pursuant TO adjournment al 10
A NJ. President Mansfield in the chair. Roll
/ called. Quorum present. Journal Of yesterday
read and approved.
! Mr.. JoHSsroS moved that leave be granted 70 in.
| trodues resolution which Mr.. johnson on Monday
endeay9red To introduce, directing the Attorney
General to commence suit against the hydraulic
| miners.
The motion was lost-21 Senators voting aye and
| is no
! Mr.. PARDER introduced petition from the Board
of Regents o. the University OF California urging
the Legislature TO pass CraDks and Vests bills Civ
| Ing the Niticutural Commissioners authority 10
| prevent the spread Of noxious inse Is.
Substitute for S. B. l19, to divide the State into
Senatorial and Assembly Districts, and 70 provide
| for the election Of Senators and Assemblymen
therein (by Mr.. wendeln, was taken up on its third
reading as the special order of the hour
Mr.. DAVIS moved that the rules be suspended
and s. b. 1s7 taken up and placed on its final pas
sage The motion prevailed by vote Of Is TO o.
Mr. NYE said he was opposed to the bill because
1t WAS directly IN opposition to the Constitution,
inasmuch that instrument demanded double tax
| alton, while the bill rectly forbade it.
Mr.. RowELL expressed surprise at the change
which bad taken place in the views OF some Senators
since last winter He claimed that the bill by de
fning what constituted double taxation ques-
ton which was dsput by the most distinguished
jurists OF the country-nulifed the provisions Of
the Constitution He thought it was too soon, in
the history Of that charter, 10 pursue such an
tagonstic course. He proposed to vote against the
bill.
Mr.. WENDELL moved 10 recommit the bill to the
Committee on Finance, with instructions to amend
by striking out Sections 2 and of the bill
The motion was lost by vote Of % to IL
Mir. KANE explained his reason for fayoring the
bill.
Mr.. ZgcK moved that further consideration Of the
bill be postponed until tomorrow morning immedI
atty after the reading of the journal Lost
The bill was passed By a vote Of so to o.
Mr.. BURT gave notice OF q motion TO reconsider
Mr.. GcRNAs moved to recommit, with instructions
10 amend by making various changes in San Fran
cisco and other portions of the State. Lost.
Mr.. ESos moved TO recommit the BILL with in
structions to amend the bill to allow the city
and county Of San Francisco twenty-one Assembly
men.
Mr.. JOHNSTON offered the following in addition to
the instructions Amend Section a. lines three and
four, by striking out the words and the First Ward
at present constituted, Of the city OF Sacramento
The motion to recommit was lost by vote OF %
to 16.
Mr.. rowELL moved that the bill be recommitted,
with instructions to amend by adding to line ten
Section 76, Of the printed bill, the word Mari
posa, after the word q TLolumne. Also substitute
the letters lies instead of the letter ''y as the
terminal OF the word county, in the same line.
Lost by vote OF "a to Is.
The bill was passed by a vote Of % to t6-Messrs.
Davis, Roweil, Traylor and Johnston voting in the
negative.
he would move to reconsider the vote whereby the
above bill was passed.
On motion Of Sir. JOHNSON the Senate took
cess at 1915 until 230 P. ".
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembled at 2:30 Pm
Mr. MoRELAyD moved that S. 1873 be taken up
out Of order Lost.
Mr.. NEuMASN offered the following, which
adopted Whereas, The bust OF the late John B.
Weller formerly Governor OF the state of California
has been Offered to the State By Charles L. Weller
Esq. Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly
CURING That the said Offering be accepted and that
the State Librarian be instructed TO place the
in the State Library.
S. b. 40, relating to county governments, coming up
for discussion, Mr. JOHNSON moved TO amend Section
40l9, by adding thereto: Provided, that the Su-
pervisors elected in 1880 shall be permitted to serve
out the full term for which they elected that
is, three years" Lost
Mr.. GoRNAS offered an amendment excepting San
Francisco from the provision fixing the date OF cleo
ton for county officers in 1882.
A discussion followed, participated in by Messrs.
WENDELL, SEARS, DICKINSON, PARpEE. BAKER, Coz
GER Eses HITTRLL and KAsE.
The amendment adopted by a vote of % to 10.
ted report generating Hon. William Fl. Parks
from all blame in the matter OF warrants drawn
in his name, and censuring the Controller for the
forced construction which he had placed upon the
law.
The Joint Committee on Asyluns submitted
yoluminous report, which ordered printed.
On motion of Mr. JOHNSON, the Senate adjourned
at $50 ?. ".