Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-10


SACRAMENTO, Feb. 9.-SENATE
Grove johnson moved reconsid-
GRAFTON Of the vote by which Sen.
ate bill No. 81, repeating the De.
bris Act, was passed.
Hill moved to lay the motion on
the table. Carried, ayes q, noes II.
Hill introduced a resolution di.
recting the Secretary of the SEN
ate to transmit the repeal bill to
the Assembly Immediately on the
assembling of that body this morn.
ing. Discussion OH this topic raised
u lively breeze.
Grove johnson held that it was
an extraordinary and unheard of
proceeding and was also refec.
ton on the Secretary.
Hill said if the Sacramento Sen.
stor wanted to know all about it
he would tell him that the Secre-
tary had made the request.
Johnson-1f the Secretary has
been guilty of that foolishness re.
tract that language.
The resolution to transmit was
adopted.
President Msnsfield-I have a
com munication to place before the
Senate. 1t was read, as follows: II
hereby tender my resignation as
Secretary Of the Senate"
(Signed) M. D. BoRUCK.
The second reading Of Hudson's
bill to govern the practice OF med.
iciue IN California and defining
who are legal physicians and sur
geops. This is the measure which
rouses the ire of the allopathic ply
sicians and leads them to say that
the bill will permit charlatans,
quacks and healing mediums to
practice medicine. Hudson ad.
dressed the Seuats in favor of the
bill.
Roweli epoke against 1t.
Lampson-The present law is
equitable. 1t does not protect the
profession, but it protects the peO'
pie.
The bill passed TO engrossment;
ayes 20, noes II.
The Senate took recess at noon
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fer together and fix salaries in the
County Government bill.
Senate, afternoon-Grove John.
son, referring to the language used
toward Secretary Boruck this
morning, made an apology, saying
that the language was unparlia.
mentary and ought not to have
been used.
The Library bill, which legis-
lates the Democratic Trustees and
Librarian out Of office, was taken
up. A call of the Senate brought
in the Republican Senators and
the bill was finally passed. Ayes
26, noes l6.
AssEMBLY-Im mediately after
roll call message was received
from the Senate transmitting Sen.
ate bill No. q, TO repeal the Drain.
age Act.
Del Vale moved to take up Sen.
ate messages.
May opposed this motion as out
of its order.
Whipple thought the bill was
one of overshadowing importance
and one that the whole people OF
the State desired considered. II
the bill was killed by adverse rul.
ings and dilatOry motions, the of.
ficers Of the House and the major.
ity here would be held responsible.
| The roll was called and the mo.
ton to take up Senate messages
was carried; ayes 38, noes So.
May moved that the repeal bill
he referred to the Committee on
Water Rights and Drainage.
The Speaker held that it was his
duty to refer the bill and he did 90
Burns moved that the bill be
placed at the head of the file anc
rema ain there until disposed of.
A running debate was kept W
for some minutes, when Burn
withdrew his motion aud Del Vail,
moved that the bilt be referred K
the Com mittee of the Whole.
The Speaker ruled that the mo-
ton to refer to a standing commit
tee took precedence of this metior
and stated that he saw no way t.
get this bill ahead of other bust
ness without q two-thirds vote.
| Lane raised the point that tn,
Speaker, being an interested par
ty, had no right to preside an,
vote on this question.
The Speaker remarked that tn
House had eighty members VIII,
had power to see that his ruling
were correct.
Lane then spoke at some length
saying that the Speaker was rul
ing against his own consoienc
to defeat this bill and was stretch
ing parliamentary law also.
Young rose to n point of orde
and claimed that Lane was violat
ing parliamentary privileges.
The Speaker observed that b,
could stand the criticism.
. Lane continued and said that /
this bill was ever referred to tn
Committee on Water Rights, |
was goodbye John; it would neve
be heard of again, and he was op
posed to putting it anywhere blu
ut the head Of the file.
| Edwards renewed Burns's mo
ton to place 1t at the head OF tn
fila Avaa Al u0ea * A. n re