Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28
CALIFORNIA LEGiSLhTUn1.
TWENTY. FOURTH SESSION = FIF gY-FIF. II
DAY
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO, February 26, 1881.

SACRAMENTO, February 26 1881.
I The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at II
A. NJ. President Mansfield in the chair. Rol
| called. Quorum present. Journal of yesterday
read and corrected.
| The Committee on Education reported back S. b
| 800 without recommendation.
The Committee judiciary reported as follows
| A. B. 2l1 passage; A. B. 267, passage A. b. 266
| do not pass A. B. 263, do not pass A B. 49, dc
not pass A. B. ST. do not pass.
| The Committee on County and Township Govern
ments reported as follows 5. B. 257, passage S. B.
253 do not pass
| Mr. MoRELASD presented petition relative to the
vticultpral BILL which referred TO the Commit
| tee on Agriculture.
Mr.. SEARS introduced the following:
Resolved, That the Senate have evening sessions,
| commencing Monday, February 2sth, and continue
| every evening until the final adjournment; said
| evening sessions will meet at 7:50 o'clock.
Mr.. LAMPsoN moved that the rules be suspended,
and A. 3. 1856, to appropriate money Tor the rur-
chase of the trails within the limits of the grant OF
the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big rec Grove
and to improve and preserve the territory within
the limits of said grant, be taken up and finally
passed. Lost
The Committee Public Buildings reported back
S. b. 365 without recommer dation.
The Committee on Federal Relations reported
follows: A. c. r. 2, without recommendation A.
c. r. 3, without recommendation ; A. c. r. l6, do
not pass
Mr.. CoNGER moved that S. B. 55, to prevent dis
elimination by gas companies in the State Of Cali
placed on its final passage
Mr.. HrTTELL moved to lay the motion on the table
Carried.
Mr.. HILL moved that A. C. R. 2, relative to dona
tions to railroad corporations be taken up and
sidered
The motion was lost by vote of % ayes to u
noes
Mr.. GoRNAS moved that A. B. 2ll, relative to aD-
prentices, be made the special order immediately
after Hartson's election bill.
Mr.. WENDELL moved to lay the motion on the
table Carried.
S. B. 40, relative to county governments, coming
up for consideration Mr. SEARS moved to strike out
Section 1917.
Mr.. WATSON moved to amend the amendment by
striking out Chapter ". Carried, by vote OF 10
to Is
Mr. GORMAN moved to reconsider.
Mr.. PARKER moved call of the Senate, and Sen
ators Watson, Eno5 and Hill were brought to the
bar of the Senate by the Sergeant at Arms and eX
cused.
The roll then called on Mr. GoRNANs motion,
which was lost by vote of 10 ayes to 10 noes.
Mr.. RYAN moved to strike out the enactng clause.
Mr.. DICKINSON moved to lay the whole matter on
the table. Lost by vota of % to y.
Mr.. JOHNSON offered an amendment to Section
4019, making the terms of Supervisors two instead
OF three years. Lost-ayes II, noes ..
Mr.. RowELL offered amendment, striking out
from line of Section 4074, the word auditor"
and also add to Section 4075, =" the Board may also
by ordinance, provided in this section, declare
that in counties of the third class, the County Clerk
shall be ex otfcio Auditor and Recorder" Lost.
The bill ordered engrossed by viva voce
vote.
Here the Senate took the usual recess