Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-12
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
FIRST EXTRA Observation-Disclosures DAY.
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO. May IL, 1881.

SACRAMENTO. May IL, 1881.
M. coro,e was called to order at 10 O'Clock, Presi
dent Mansfield in the chair hon called ana
~ D,cEISsos offered S. B SO. to divide the State
- Senatorial and Assembly districts.
I'M M; h "a generally the same as s. B. 2 In this,
however Trinity is changed from tne second 20 tne
!r;d Senat rial District and Kern from the Thirty
ser - The Thirty-seventh. In the Assembly one
n,en,ber is taken from Humboldt and one from So
,nna and one each added to Placer and San Joa-
min and Ventura Is changed from the seventy
fifth To the Seventy fourth.
Mr. DAVIS offered S. i. 81, for additional appro-
ations for the attaches and for the incidental
penses of the extra session. The bill was placed on
the general ME.
the road BILL reported that the committees of the
two houses had agreed and asked that the disagree
ing amendments be taken up.
Mr. HIrTEIL inquired if the committee had taken
action on Section 1885, relating to cities and towns,
and proceeded to argue the merits of the section.
Mr. JOHNSTON raised the point of order that the
section referred to not one OF the disagreeing
amendments The CHAIR sustained the point OF
order.
The amendments allowing the Road 0verseers to
draw pay for hundred days, in Session 26i5;
adding three new subdivisions to Section 1851 in
reference to the validity of contracts, etc. under
this Act striking out the limit OF thirty cents for
the property tax levy in Section 1854 striking out
the proviso at the end Of Section 2746-wers con-
CURED in, and the report of the committee was
Mr. SEARS moved to reconsider the vote by which
the Senate refused to pass S. B. 35 tax levy) Mr..
BROWN moved to lay the motion on the table. Lost,
by Is 81. The motion to reconsider prevailed by
20 to Is. The Senate, by 90 to 16 not a constitu-
tional majority-refusedt to pass the bill.
Mr.. HrrrELL offered resolution dischargins the
engrossIng clerk of the Senate.
The reason advanced in favor of the resolution
was that the incumbent teaching school
and not attending to his duties. The resolution
was adopted by % to l.
Mr. NELSON offered a resolution providing for
extra compensation to the mail carrier, which was
referred to the Committee on Contingent Expenses.
Mr. Brown offered a resolution appointing Miss
NJ. E. Brennan engrossing clerk for the balance OF
the session. Mr.. RYAN moved to lay the motion on
the table. Lost, by IL to q.
message from the Assembly announcing the
by that body In the report Of the Con-
ference Committee on the road bill was read.
Mr. WENDELL offered substitute for the resolu
tion of Mr.. Brown instructing the Chairman OF the
Engrossment Committee to receipt for bills and to
secure their engrossment. Carried by 26 to 7.
At 1920, on motion of Mr.. BAKER, the Senate
took q recess until o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembed at o'clock. President
Mansfield in the chair.
Mr. NgUMANS moved that the special ordar-con.
sideration of the Governors veto message-fe post
poned until o'clock tomorrow. Lost by 10 to 20
The bill was then passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Anderson, Burt, Byrnes, Carlock, Chase
Cheney, Conger, Davis, Dickinson, Enos, George
Glascock German, Harlan, Hill, Hudson, Kane
Kelly, Lampson, Langford, Moreland. Nelson, Pool
Ryan, Sltterwhite, Traylor, West-27.
Noes-Baker Brown, Hittel, Geumann, Nye
Pardee, Rorell, Sears, Watson. Wendell-10.
Absent-Johnson Johnston and luck.
At 2:l5 A. NJ, on motion of Mr.. DICKINSON the
Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.