Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-07
ASSEMBLY.

SACRAMENTO, May g. 1881.
The Assembly met at 10 A. NJ, speaker Parks in
the chair.
Mr. MEIN had ore days further leave Of absence,
and Mr.. REDDICR two days leave OF absence
Mr.. HEATING offere resolution allowing the mail
carrier 81 per DAY from April sth for carriage Of
mitee on Attaches, EMPLOYEES and Contingent Ex-
penscs.
Mr. VAN FLEET offered a resolution to pay the
Clerk OF the Judiciary Committee per diem from
April 9Th. Like reference.
Mr.. fraser offered resolution that the Hatch
investigating committee have leave TO use the
money in It's hands by distribution u deir.y ex-
peDses OF the committee Lost.
The Comnittee of Free Conference on the tax
levy bill, by Mr.. May reported that it had hai sew
eral protTacted sistings and regretted to report
that the Assembly and Senate committee could not
agree, and it recommended that the House vote to
ins st, and tat the Senate be notified Of such vote
Mr.. EDWARDS moved that the House concur iG the
Senate amendment to strike out 81 511 ,Si6 and in
sert 81 300 600 ia lines u and IS Of tie printed bill
(scheol fund.- Incidental to this motion there was
a warm debate between Messrs. Edwards and Mar.
Mr.. EDwARDs desired the committee Chairman TO
report the V rious items OF the BILL and said the
Senate conn ittee bad done so. II desired t. know
if any cha ges had been offered or proposed rela-
tive the school fund, and il they could not agree
on that item. Mr.. May replied that they could not.
Mr.. EDWARDS asked for further information but
was ruled out OF order Mr.. MAY said the commit
tee could agree on nothing. Mr.. REYNOLDS said ii
had not agreed at ALL On Air Edwards notion
Mr.. MAY raised the point OF order that the matter
was not properly before the House. The CHAIR
held that motion TO concur could be adopted by
forty-one votes II would be dscourteous to adj
here" until another conference had been had
with added committeeman perhaps Ii the
HYuse desired TO insist" the Gus
tom is to appoint two more members on the
continue the conference until one house adheres "
when the disagreement IS fin i and the matter is at
an end Mr.. EDWARDS spoke at length in favor of
concurrence as set forth III MS motion. Mr.. LEAKg
id if there was one proposition that the House
should not receda from II the school levy The
educational institutions in the county OF Alameda
should incline the gentleman from Alameda TO cp
pose ncurrence. Mr. Del VALE thought that the
bill was not bsfore the House for discus ion. Mr.
Mar said Mr. Edwards was being used in this matter
by one OF the Senate members of the committee
Mr.. EDWARDS denied the charge. Mr. NAY said that
in the committee the Senator OF whom he spoke
fought hard for the proposition OF the gentleman
OF Mr.. Edwards, and the effort was siggally unsuc
cessfl This morning he had seen him leaving the
Assembly chamber. and Immediately afterwards Mr..
Edwards began his effort. From these facts he
drew, and had right to draw his conclusions
The gentlem an from Alameda, however, had stated
that he was mistaken, and that statement ne
Withdrew the charge.
Mr. HENr RICK made an elaborate sp ech upon the
school SYSTEM, pointing out why it had been adopted
in its present iorn and why the levy should he full
and up to the figure expressed by the law and in
naming firm to its figure He urged that the State
sy-ten is proper one; that san Francisco has en-
ioyei benefits Of the revenue IRON the school lands
She should never object to paving what the law asks
from her for the Sc OF popular education.
Mr.. MURPHY favored concurrence. There must be
some yielding before an agreement could be arrived
Ii the State tax not Sufficient, the counties
would raise the fuad
Mr.. DAGGErr said Mr. Edwards was in error The
Senate conference Committee had not reported at
ALL 1t would be supplementary to repora details.
Mr.. HARRISON favored concurrence because he was
opposed 10 the whole system of raising the money.
He favored plan OF raising the school funds by the
counties and not by S ate rate
Mr.. DEL VALE favored standing up to the Assem-
bly, BILL and read letters from the Superintendent of
Public Instruction showing what sum is needed Tor
the schools.
Mr.. REYNOLDS favored concurrence He had
stood out for the larger figure but was now willing
to CO cur after hearing all that had been said.
MIR. Nc LURE favored concurrence. he believed
it the proper thing for the House to do and thus
show some intent to settle the issues with the SEN
ste Mr. EDWARDS again spoke in favor of his mo-
ton Mr. CANTON thought there political j0k-
ing in the who e matter, and intimated that Mr..
Nav had changed front, having favored at first the
lower sum He thought he was under Democratic
influence to q certain extent. The truth that
the question to settle ether issues. He had not
brought '' sickens" before the House at the extra
session. He'o have done SO if he had believed it
would have resulted in any goo He favored con
currence. MIR. JACKSON favored concurrence. Mr..
MAY reulied to Mr. Camron and said he vas opposed
to the Assembly majority being broken up by piece
meal He (May) Republican when Mr.. Cam
ron was being danded on his mothers knee. Mr.,
Camron had charged him with changing front in
avoring at first 81 200 coo for the schools and now
reporting for insistence a larger sum The truth
is tn issue as to amount Is not the true issue,
the effort is to break down the House by detail
The fact is the Senate in the committee asked uH
| conditional surrender. Tie Senate would con
cede nothing, and nov the House is asked
TO back down and send a message to the Senate
saying We yield all you ask, and then the Senate
VIII ask the balance, for in the committee they
asked the House to yield everything, aud the Seu
| ate would yield not an inch. If the House nae
confidence in its committee it should stand by 1t
| Mr. MCMURRAY said the cry was raised about low
ering taxation, and the very men who talk it k ov
the smaller sum for the school fund will not lowe
taxation cent 1t requires Just so much 70 edu
cate the children and the sum must be raised IL
one way or another. The question is Shall the peo
| pie Tor public education be taxed equally and il
accordance with their wealth, or shall the expense
! OF education be visited heaviest on the weak
! est districts? San Francisco enjoys to-da,
the benefits of one-tbird the income from the schoo
ands ana she cannot object in Justice TO paying ne
snare oil the per capita. Mr.. WHiPPLg said 20 re
auce this tax levy materially is simply to vsi
heavY burdens upon poorer districts. Why no
| rise ABOVE party considerations and carry out tn
| system approved by years OF legislation. Tn
proposition OF Mr.. Hsrtson would deal death TO hal
the sehoos IN the State. He deplored the fact tina
| any Republican should fall down 10 such propos
| tion to gain the House over to concurrence II
| hoped the House vonld give the committee secon
trlai and then, If It fails, it Will be time enough I
| di.cuss the matter in detail. Mr. WAsoSof Ventur
SAID there were schools in California from iS49 {
1854 without the State aid and IL cut off nov
| the counties would do the best they could Th
all tt,a,