Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-12
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
FIRST EXTRA sEssIoN-EIeHrH DAY.
SENATE.

SACRAMENTO, April II, 1881.
me senate was called TO order at 10 ociock fresi-
uene Mans,eia IN tne cnalr Roll called and quorum
pissen.. slnuees reaa ana approved
Mr. Asoh' rom the committee on Contingent Ex-
penses reported IN favor OF paying mileage to the
oncsrs anu members OF the Senate as FOL
n,n e~s rIesioehe mansheid, 80 oo, Anderson,
sto eV BAKER, szi Burt, Siz 70; Brown
Sa4 ~ byrnesI 81 80 Cariock, go !;
Enase, E, go 80 ~ Shehey, -. ~ Conger, sio ~ ,
paws, sio ~ oickinson, SIG 50 Enos, $40 50 !;
George, sl4 20: GIL scock, SIG; German, sl6 so /;
d Harlan, n hil, ~ 70 hIttell, SIG 50; Hudson
- ou Jonns'o3, 60 name, go 81; heliy slo - :
Lainl'son, ~ Lansiord, ss 0O Moreland, 81 10 ,
psrdea sIs % Pool SS5 IN Ps,, 1U ssS 81 go D.
an, S62 40 Satterwhite, Sll7 Co +; Sears, SO % :
Traylor $40 so Watson, Sl4 90: Wendell. IS
West, 500 so; Zu k SSl 90; Orr Secretary
S37 20 McNuty Minute Clerk SIG so. Wasson
Sergeant-at-Arms SSs 90 Total, 81 ,25i 90 Report
adopted.
Mr.. ZUCK, from same committee reported back
the resolution of Mr.. Conger, amended by striking
out Sl5 and inserting $40 Amendments to insert
SIS and 50 were severally voted down, and the
luton as amended by the committee was adopted
by vote OF 10 to 8.
Mr.. SBARs mt oduced bill TO divide the State
into Congressional Districts. Referred to Committee
on appointment.
This bill divides the State into six districts as fol-
lows: First District-pel Norte. Humboldt, Men
docino. Trinity, siskiyou, Modoe. Shasta, Lassen,
Tehama Plumas, lutte, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada and
Placer. Second District-Napa, Soano, Yolo, SUIT
ter, Sacramento, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras,
Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa and Contra Costa
Third District--Colusa, Lake, Sonoma, Marin and
all that portion OF the city OF San Francisco en
braced in the Ninth and Tenth Senatorial Districts
Fourth District-All the balance OF San Francisco.
Fifth Distrct-Alameda, San Mateo, San Joaquin,
Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, San Benito, Mono. Tu-
lare and lnyo. Sixth Distr1ct-Santa Clara, Santa
Cruz Monterey, San Luis Obispo Kern, Santa Bar
bara Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino an
San Diego.
Consideration OF S. .. was resumed The bill
was run through with the exception OF the two sec
tions passed, and at 1885 the President declared
recess until o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
c.. o.,,as - - =. . o,o,o., 1r.sid.n,
oeuate c,iieu W o!uei aV oei''A- 'iVsiue''e
pro teiii; ~ 'ons'ou t ia .s s'ie Ena'l
M " "hapiHh -, a: tio,. " sle '! .I! 80 49, a.. 80 -
report on .he seeto e % e rI I1 liz, IA" ~
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ne oe Ssheii Hn ie"s- i ~ ~ ~, "..u So ~
framed uiue' tne I'us1 VI e no -
tloh con'enins ene M 49, IN, - ~ ~
10 enact general roau Jaw. ihe oiii P.o,'ueo ioi
seae'Si q. ths con,v Tha nro.
boaru oi ouPeiNisois ., 'ue eVueo9. i"' pio
posed Mhenahlent PfoViues ,hae % per cent: oi
the amount thereUi coheetsu rom .,-oI poIa.eu
cities or towns snail De palu 70 the treasurer OF
such city OF town, anu aPpheu py tne
Oouhcii, boalu VI ti"s.ees vi oVrei Ieei1
latiVe power thereoi, III repairing, sra'el-
ing, paving or plaiiEtng stree.s OF aieys IN
sad cities or owns rms we pgheve 70 oe IA con
INV "As" - - -
tion, which foroids the Legislature to exercise d.
recty the taxing power upon countess cities towns
or other municipalities Tor county, city, town or
other municipai purposes, ana requires that power
10 De vested III 'he corporate powers tIieteoi: IN
der TINS section the Legislature cannot vest IN the
legislative power OF county the power 10 levy
taxes upon an Incorporated city or town tor city or
town purposes. 1t is not permitted to exercise the
power itself vest it anywhere save in the author
tiles of the community affected thereby. The Con-
stitution recognizes in the broadest extent the prn
ciple of local sefgovernment. 1t provides for the
incorporation of cities and towns, which shall have
fu control of their local affairs The care and i'm