Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-08

Also an Act to allow women to vote on all mat
ters relating to the control, management and sup
p0rC of public sch, OILS. Committee on Elections.
BY Mr. FRAsER-sn Act to pay the claim OF James
| W. Marshall Committee on Claims.
! By MIR. JoNEs-AR Act to amend Section 800 of
the Penal Code, providing for fling information af-
| ter examination and commitment, provided the
District Attorney deems the testimony sufficient Tor
a probable conviction. Judiciary Committee.
| BY Mr.. GLHoRE-An Act to amend Section 1857
of he Political Code relating to primary elections.
| Committee on Elections
| BY Mr.. OCoNNoR-An Act TO relieve the estates of
deceased persons rom costs Of Court when below
the value q $1,000 Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. BosT-An Act Tor the relief of purchasers
of Stae lands and TO regulate the foreclosing of IT,
ties to State lands for the payment of interest
| Public Lands Committee.
By Mr.. FREER-An Act to amend Section 1922 of
| the Penal Code OF California, to determir when
husband and wife may testify against each other in
| criminal cases. Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. tREER-AH Act to repeal an Act entitled
! an Act to provide new Great Register for the
county of Fresno and other counties, and TO
register the votes thereof, approved March 30 1873.
Committee on Elections.
By Mr.. PISDAR-An Act for the protection OF
patients from extortion by dishonest physicians and
! druggists Hospital Committee
Also, an Act to authorize lhe Sheriff or other Off
of any county Jail city prison to cut the hair
| of prisoners to within inch OF the scalp Ju-
dietary Committee.
Mr.. Young OF Sacramento remarked, relative to
the bills which being introduced amend
ments to the Political Code, that he desired to call
the attention Of members to the probability that the
/ Supreme Court would hold all such amendments to
| be unconstitutional. The trouble might be avoided
| by changing the amendments into separate bills.
slr. FREER offered the following concurrent resO-
luton, which read and referred to the Commit
! tee on Federal Relations:
| Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring,
That our Representatives in Congress are requested
and Senators be- and they hereby are, instructed
10 their best endeavors to secure the immediate
passage of an Act granting pensions to the soldiers
| of the Mexican war Of lS467S; and
! Resolved That his EXcellency. the Governor Of
the State forward copy OF the foreg ing resolutions
to our Representatives and Senators in Congress,
| respectively.
| MIR YouNe offered the following:
| Resolved That hereafter We dispense with the
rolca after the noon recess, unless il apparent
there is not a quorum present. Adopted.
| The following, by Mr.. MEDALLION, was adopted
Resolved That the Secretary OF State be requested
to furnish TO this House list OF the names OF mem-
bers OF the last session VINO returned to him az tine
end Of the session copies OF Hites Codes. Adopted
Mr DEL VALE submitted the annexed:
Resolved, That Mrs NJ. A. Houghtaling be and
she is hereby ALLOW ed the sum Of $40 50 for 400
miles Travelled from place OF residence TO the capital
to assist in the organization OF the present House
Postmistress to be pa out of the contingent fund
of the Assembly.
After some discussion, Nh MAY objecting on the
ground that under the law the ladys presence was
not required the resolution was adopted
The following, presented by Mr. VAN FLEET, was
adopted
Resolved, That the Controller of State is hereby
authorized te draw his warrant in favor of the
Sergeant -at-Arms on the contingent fund Of the
Assembly for the sum of SO, 10 be applied To the
payment OF Postottice-boX rent for the use OF the
Assembly.
Mr.. Mason offered the following
Resolved, That the Secretary OF State be required
to furnish each of the members of the Assembly
with copy OF the Off ial county maps OF the State
of California. Referred to the Committee on Con
tingent Expenses.
The fOllpyvinc- nv Mr. VAN FTEgr was adoDtad
Resolved, That the Controller of State is hereby
directed to draw his warrant i'll favor OF the Ser
geant-at-Arms for the sum OF s25 the same to be
applied to the payU ent OF lccksmth To repair the
locks the desks and drawers this cha ber lnf
in the office of the Sergeant-at Arms, and for nst
age stamps and stationery for the of the office
OF the Sergeant at Arms during the present session,
phyA0' py out OF the contingent i""d OF 'D' Assem-"
Mr.. MCCLURE offered the foil wing
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be and
is hereby authorized to appoint clerk tn same
per diem that al owed TO clerks at the desk, the
same to be paid out Of the fund for the contingent
expenses of the Assembly.
Adopted.
The annexed submitted by Mr. BURNS, was read
and adopted
Resolved, That the sergeant-at-Arms be instruct
ed 70 receive and receipt TO the Controller of State
for all warrants due members for their per diem and
The following was submitted ny Mr.. LEACH
Resolved, That the State Printer he informed OF
the acton OF the House IN relation 10 the number
OF bills to be printed.
Adopted.
Mr.. You submitted the following, which was
adopted
Resolved, That 800 copies OF list OF the standing
committees OF this House be printed proper cards
Also the following which was referred to the
Committed Attaches:
Resolved, That the Committee on County Govern
ments and Township Governments be authorized to
employ clerk at the per diem as clerks at
the desk paid, payable out of the contingent
fund of the Assembly
The following, offered by Mr. MATTHEWS Of Te-
hama, ADOPTED
Resolved, That the Governor is hereby requested
to transmit to the Assembly any reports or other
information he may have OF the proceedings and
official acts OF the Drainage Commissioners under
the Act known as an Act to promote drainage.
AT y o'clock the Assembly adjourned until 2
o'clock p. N. Mond ~.
At the conclusion of the session the Chairmen Of
the several committees met in the Supreme Court
room and held informal consultation for the pur-
pose of determining the number of clerks it would
be necessary to employ. 1t decided to allow
one clerk each TO the Committees on Public Build
ngs, Corporations, Ways and Means State Hospital,
State Prison, Apportionments, Municipal Corpora
tions, and County Governments. The Judiciary
Committee allowed two clerks, and the other
committees will be allowed limited number of
clerks between them, one clerk doing the work Of
two more committees