Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-12
ASSEMBLY.

SACRAMENTO, April II, 1881.
The Assembly met at P. NJ. Speaker Parks in
the chair. Messrs. Cunningham, Mein and Kellogg
had leave of absence for one day each.
Mr. MAY, from the Committee on WAYS and
Means reported A. B. 10, relative to the tax levy,
with amendments, for passage also A. Bs. D and
13, deficiency bills, reported with recommendation
that the authors have leave to withdraw them; also
A. Bs IL, II and s, deficiencies and appropriations,
and that they do pass.
Mr. LEACH, from the Printing Committee, re-
ported recommending that 900 copies OF the prison
report be printed. Adopted.
Mr.. Horn introduced bill to provide for the de
ficiency in the postage fund of the Superintendent
OF Public Instruction. To Ways and Means
By Mr.. LEAKE, for Congressional apportionment
To Committee on Apportionment
BY Mr.. FRASER, a roads and highways bill To
Committee ON Roads and Highways.
By Mr.. VAN FLEET, Congressional apportion-
ment bill. To Committee on Rpportionment.
AIr. JACKSON introduced a resolution to print
1000 extra copies "of the State Board of Aericult
ure [aughter.l The words "report of were
inserted and the resolution referred to the Commit
tee on Printing.
The committee appropriation bill "a. B. s. was
taken up and placed on second reading. The House
went into Committee of the Whole, the Speaker in
the chair, and the bill was considered by sections.
Items not specially amended were passed without
objection, follows: ] Per diem and mileage of
Senators, etc, S21,500. Mr.. GILMORE moved TO
amend by substituting $4,000; adopted. Per
diem, etc, Assemblymen, Si1, 500; clerks,
etc, of Senate, $4,000; clerks, ETC., OF Assembly,
Sc, 800; contingent expenses Senate, IS, ,50O con-
tingent expenses Assembly, 1900; salary Of Gov
ernor, $4,000; Governors Secretary, $4,000; Gov
ernors Executive Secretary, -, 600; Governor
porter 81 200 Secret Service Fund, 900 POSTAGE,
etc. for Governor 81 900 salary Secretary Of State,
Sc, 900 salary Deputy do, $500; salary Secretary
of States bookkeeper, $1,000 Mr. GILMORE
moved TO make it So 200 lost. Salaries clerks Sec
retary of State, S7,400 Mr.. PAULK moved to sub
stitute 80, 400 Temporarily passed. Porter OF Sec
retary of State. $500; postage and expressage for
Secretary of State, s, 600 Mr.. MATTHEWS of Te-
hama moved to substitute 81 900 adopted. Con-
tingent expenses Secretary of State, 5000 salary
Controller, So 900 Deputy Controller, 81 S00 book
keeper for do, "a 600. Mr.. GILMORE moved to sub.
stitute So 200 adopted On motion of Mr.. MATHEWS,
the item OF salary OF 81 900 for Governors Executive
Secretary was changed from $1,000 to So 200 and
salary Deputy Secre ary of State from 81 500 to
50, 200. Mr.. LANE moved to go back and change the
item for the salary of Secretary OF State from 50 900
to 81 OoO THE question was debated at lengtras to
whether the Constitution does not limit salaries
for clerical work to $1,000 per year, and whether
the work of secretaries is included in "cercal labor
Those favoring the reduction held that all under
principals are in Z" clerical positions while others
held that secretaries not clerks in the sense of
the Constitution. 1t held by those opposing
the reductions that it had been decided that secre-
taries not clerks in the meaning OF the Consttu-
ton
Mr.. Lanes motion was withdrawn.
The matter of salaries of clerks in the Secretary
of States office, temporarily passed. was resumed,
and Mr. PAuLK withdrew his amendment.
70 Salary Of bookkeeper Secretary State recon-
sidered and changed from 81 900 to So 200 motion
of Mr. WHIPPLg.
Salaries cl. rks Controller, 50, 600 Mr. MATHEWS
MATHEWS objected to two clerks dong all
the work of three, and the Controller pocket
ing the salary OF third. He willing the two
should have the whole s, ,60o if they could get It,
Amendment lost. Porter in Controllers Office 5000;
contingents Controllers Office $500; postage etc.
Controllers office, $500. Mr. GILMORE moved to
substitute $780, Lost. Salary Treasurer, So 600.
Mr.. GRiFFrTHs moved to go back and change salary
of Deputy Controller from =, 800 to s3, 200. A
spirited debate took place upon this motion, the
close OF which it was lost Mr.. HESpRicK moved
reconsider the vote Dywhich the salary of Deputy
Secretary OF State fixed at So 200. Carried.
Moved that the original provision fixing this amount
at 81 500 be adopted. Carried. Deputy Treasurer,
81 SEQ; clerk in Treasurers Office 50, 200; watchman
Treasurers office, 3, 800: porter Treasarers
expenses in Treasurers Office $500 pasting and pre-
serving coupons in Treasurer's office, 1900 Mr.
GILMORE moved to strike out. Lost or salary of
Attorney General, g, 900: Deputy AZ rney General
81, ,S00 porter in Attorney Ger, fas ofice $500
Mr. GILMORE moved TO subst tute $500 for postage,
expressage and contingent expenses of Attorney
General, instead OF 800. Carried. Travelling ex-
penses 81 900 Costs etc, Of suits where the State
is party, $1,000. This item was debated atlength
and shown to be to meet possible expenses, and ii
not used remains in the Treasury. Last year but
$3.50 used this year there many suits pend
ing, and more will probably be needed to defend
suits, and Mr.. Whipples motiop to strike out the
item was lost Salary of Surveyor General
sc, COO; Deputy Surveyor, SieO0 Clerks to
Surveyor and Register. $4,000. Mr.. Gil
Porter in Surveyor Generals Office, 5000 postage,
ETC., do, 5000 contingent expenses do, $500 pur.
chase OF maps, do. $500 copying maps, do, $500
Mr. LEAcH moved to substitute for both the last