Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-20
ASSEMBLY,.

SACRAMENTO, April. To- 1881
The Assembly met at 10 A. NJ, Speaker Parks IN the
chair.
Mr. MEDALLION had indefinite leave Of absence on
account Of sickness.
| Mr. CAMRON, from the Apportionment Committee,
| reported back S. B. 2 Senate and Assembly EDis.
! trlcts) with amendments and Recommendation that
| it pass as amended. Also that the resolution of
Mr.. Kellogg be referred to the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. PLATT, from the Apportionmeut Committee,
submitted minority report by five members of the
| committee recommending the passage of S. b. and
A. B. 9 as recommended by the committee.
Mr.. MASON, from the Committee on Mileage, re.
ported the names of committee clerks eutitled to
mileage in the minority report OF the Judiciary
Committee be adopted.
Mr.. KELLOGG introduced 4 resolution providing
ior the payment OF mileage to twenty FIVE officers
and attaches OF the Assembly. The resolution was
debated at length. The House refused to Law the
resolution the table, Mr.. MCCLURE moved to
amend by striking out all the except those OF
the Chief Clerk and Minute Clerk. The amendment
prevailed - S5 to 90. Resolution as amended
adopted.
Senate messages were taken up, and A. 3. Il (de.
ciency bill for legislative expenses for the thirty
second year, etc y considered as amended and tie
House eoncurred in the Senate amendIneats-G0
to 0.
The resolution of Mr. Kellogg. reported by the
Apportionment Committee, taken up. 1t recites
that sufficient census returns have been received,
and that the attempt to apportion Senatorial and
Assembly districts is useless and partisan and there
fore no apportionment bill should be passed. The
committee advised reference of the resolution to
the Judiciary Committee An attempt to debate it
was made, when Mr. LANE took the point of order
that under Rule motion to refer cannot be de-
bated. The CHAIR held the point well taken. Mr..
REYNOLDS excepted, holding that Rule applied
only to bills The CHAIR adhered to its ruling he
House referred the resolution.
(Mr. Fraser in the chair.) The consideration of
S. B. No. highways and roads) was resumed. The
question was on the reconsideration OF the motion
BY which there was stricken from Section 26i1 the
hat cf,alf
ceive no compensation The reconsidt ration vas
had to Is. Mr.. REYNOLDS offered amend
ment which ruled out of Order amidst much
confusion ard a noisy disregard for order Mr.
LONG moved to amend Section 2642. Ruled out OF
order. On call of the roll after the Chair had got
the Knots out of the tanele of points of order ex
ceptions, appeals etc. the House restored the words
relative TO compensation, etc.-43 to 10.
(The Committee on Engro snent here reported A.
B. IL correctly engrossed.)
Mr.. HALE moved to amend Section 264, by adding
that If Supervisors not elected by districts the
county shall be divided into Supervisor districts for
road purposes and the Supervisors assigned TO
In his county and some Others they are not elected
from districts To be offico district Road Commits
soners there must therefore be Supervisor districts
in such counties. Amendment adopted. Mr. LoNG
moved to amend Section 2641 to provide that Com
mssioners shall receive $500 per year I duties as
SUCH He held the Supervisor should be paid if
the inferior is. and that the people to get
good service should pay fairly for tie
work imposed. Mr. REYNOLDS moved to amerd
the amendment that the entire compensation, both
as Supervisor and Commissioner, shall not exceed
$500 per year. MIR. FELTON, opposed paying, as
Supervisors are merely TO supervise the work, not
do it. Mr.. BAKER Of Yolo moved to strike out all
about compensation, AID insert so that when the
Supervisor acts Commissioner he shall receive
50 per day, but not to exceed $3.50 year. Mr. I'D.
SAID that in thrty-seven counties of the State
the Supervisors now, without extra compensation
supervise the road districts and the law works we'll
He opposed changing it The amendments all in
of
counties $50 900 year. MIR. PLArT said the road
law must be uniform. We are attempting ts 1--we
under Constitution enforcing uniformity and yet
trying to defeat it by getting law to fit all local
situations-an obvious impossbility The House |
must get the nearest it TO local DESIRES but must
make the bill uniform There must therefore be