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

lourn without making an apportionment OF the
State.
Mr.. DAeoHrr argued that the Constitution was
equally as mandatory relative TO the passage OF the
appropriation bill and the county government bill
IS Il was m regard to an apportionment. But while
the State could run for two years without
county government law, or an apportionment, II
could not exist without an appropriation TO sustain
the administration. The reason why the file was so
encumbered with bills was not because Of any in
territorial obstruction but simply because the
limited time OF the session insufficient for the
transaction Of the business in hand He was con-
sequ nty IN tlvoT OF the motion 20 take up the ap
preparation hill.
Mr. HoTT was adverse to the motion, saying that
he did not consider it necessary sneeze eneyer
Or may took snuff, as some of the gentlemen did
Mr.. ACMURRAY remarked that the members yer,
wandering from the molten before the House, and
were discussing the apporti0nnent instead OF the
appropriation bin
Mr.. EDWARDS, amid eOnsdera5l le excitement said
The speakers who have preceded me have wandered
a great deal. Now, am not going 70 wander. |
expect TO eonfne myself squarely 70 the subject
before TINS House. The appropriation bill has
given an excuse to the Democracy for making
little political capital Now. / am going to help
them make a record. That is what they want They
get up here and fairly and squareY propose placing
this approx triatiOn bill at the head Of the file,
and thereby make record for their party as being
in favor OF the passage OF necessary legislation and
throw the odium OF obstruct upon the Republican
party. j going to help them make that record
fora the country upon which these same Democrats
are making record. Eighteen Of them who have
stood square up for the repeal Of me debris Act,
no" propose desertng it, and upon them rests the re-
sponsibity OF our defeat. Let them 20 back TO
their constituents sboulderng this burden Let the
gentleman from SonOma and the gentleman from
Los Angeles return 10 their constituency and report
their action. want to say that they have deserted
1t on their own proposition. 1t has been understood
by all OF US, either in or in consultation that
II we raised the appropriation, any other impor-
tnp ial,r cE,. m
bill To this proposition they have assented-apd
now propose deserting il in that particular
thereby killing it beyond the hope Of recovery
He then read the following list Of names of The
Democrats alluded to: Messrs Baker Of Yolo, Biz
ney, Bost, Branch. Burns, Crumpton Del Vale
Garrity, Gayigan Griffith, Hinshaw, Holden How.
ard, Lane, IIeake Matthews Of San Benito. Samuels
and Whipple.
During the reading Of the above ist several OF the
gentlemen mentioned arose and indig ignautly denied
that they had deserted the cause II the e,eaiers or
entered into any agreement with Mr Edwards, as
ne had asserted, TO vote against taking up the ap-
preparation bill in preference 20 the repeal bill
The debate closed shortly after, and the ayes and
noes were demanded on Mr. Lanes motion, where
upon Mr.. MAY moved for call of the House, which
was carfied-ayes 20, noes 81.
The House then refused 70 take up the appropria-
ton Dill by the following vote
Ayes-Arick, Baker Of Yoo, Birnsy Bost Branch
Brown. Burns, Crumpton, Daggett, Del Vale, FIeer,
Garrity, GayIgan, Geary, Gilmore, Grifitb Hin
shaw, Holden, Howard, Jackson, Heating, Kellogg
Lane, Leake, Long, Mathews OF Tehama, Matthews
Of San Benito, McCallIon, Mcdonald, McMurray,
Murphy, Noonan, OConn0r, Pinder, Platt Reddick,
Samuels, Swift, Whipple, Wood, Mr. Speaker Il
Noes-AlyisO, Baker OF Sacramento, Camron Chand-
Ter, coemau C ank, Edwards, Estey, FELTON,. Fraser
Gay Hale, Harrison, Hendricks HOitt Jones, Kilbutn
Leach. Lewis, Mason, May, Mein, Paterson of New
ada, Patterson of San joaquin, Psulk Reynolds
Sargent, Siebe, Strseter, Van Fleet Warkns Wason
Of Ventura, WaEson Of Moro, WtEtz, Werst-
baugher, Young-26.
on motion of Mr. DaeeErr Senate r,,essagaa ,yors
considered and the Senate joint resolution relative
to the presentation Of the bust Of the late John
3. Weller, eX Governor Of Calf rais, 70 The State
was read aud adopted.
The Assembly then took a reeeas