Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-02
ASsENEBLH.

SACRAMENTO, Alril 80, 1881.
Tie House met at 10 4. M, Speaker Parks in the
chair.
aIessrs Branch and Mudectt were granted leave
OF absenee, the first for day and the latter until
Tuesday.
Mr. lONG introduced a hill to divide the State
mt5 Congressional districts. lAr. Longs Congress
siunal district bill makes the first District consist
OF Del NOr e, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Shasta,
Trinity, Humboldt, Tehamn, Pluuas. Butte. Yuba
Suffer, Colusa, Yolo Eapa and SolanH. The Sec
ohd-Neyada. Placer, Sacramento, Ii Dorado, Anna
dor Alpine, Calsveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Mono
Inyo and Kern. ThTd-Contra Costa, San joaquin
Alameda, Stanislaus, MERGED, Fresno, Tulare
Foursh-Fart of San Francisco Fifth-Part Of San
Francisco, aud Lake. Mendocino Sonoma and Marin
counties. Sxth-Lo5 Angeles, San Berdardlno
Ventura, San Luis obsfo Santa Barbara, Monterey
san Benito Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San dateol
Several technical changes by the Senate IN the
appropriation bill were concurred in.
Messrs. FELTON, and Seibe were each granted two
DAYS leave OF absence.
Mr. I.Sp moved to postponc consideration of the
tax levy bin until the road bin should be disposed
of. Laid on the table by 81 to Is. 1t was ordered
that the Senate be informed of the action OF the
House or the appropriation bill and committee OF
free conference be requested.
The tax levy bill "a. b. 10) taken up The
Senate amendment TO the title OF the bill was CON
CURED in. Also the preamble 20 Section l, which
directs the State Board to levy the tax instead Of
the levy beng made by the bill, and which treats
the bill IS an amendment to the Political Code, In
stead OF separate and distinct Act The House re
the sererll fund for the thirty third year from
81 SOS Oo0 20 - 1907 s4. Also refused to concur i'll
the reduction by the Senate oil the school fund from
Sl5ll sic TO =, 600. Also refused to concur III
Senate amendment changing general fund for the
th ty-fourth year from 81 SOS SO to 81 1855 I55.
Also refused concur in the change CT the amount
for the school fund before. What Is known as
the Sears proyiso " was next IN order on the ques
ton Of concurrence. 1t provides that the State
Board of Eluaiziton shall nat levy the tax author
liz d bv the Drainage Act. MFR. LEACH hoped the
House would not concur. lie year ago OPP
posed to the debris question and plans, when Nr:
FELTON, and others ia ored it. He had not changed
his opinion, but under present circumstances shoud
vote against concurrence. The proviso commands
the State Board - do an act winch
is a virtual repeal Of the debris tax
The direction to levy general and school
taxes is positive and affirmative the clause com
manding another thing not To be done IS positive
negative LrJliasiiIon. They are distinct ufJects,
and have No ,ce in the same biz. Tue negative
direction clause is foreign to the call for the extra
session He had hoped the question OF slicke is was
settled at the late session. 10 his surprise anu III
dignsiou he found the Shiny creature dragged from
Marie via Alameda, cross lots to the back door OF
the Legislature to clog every step OF the body and
involve It's Issues in ever, act OF tue Legislature,
making az other things suhServient TO IL. de nopsd
The House would send the proyso back TO the SEN
ate with little CEREMONY and the measure of con
domination it deserved. On call of the roll the
House refused to concur by the following vote:
Ayes Baker Of Yolo, Burns Crank, Cuaninghani,
D.. Vail: Edp ards Estey. Felton, Garriy, Griffith,
Harrison. Lane Matthews Of San Beuito, Murphy,
Paulk, Piatt, Reynolds, Sargent, Siebe, Wentz-2O
Noes-Ar.ck BOst, Brown, Chandler, Crumpton,
Dsggett, Fraser, Freer, GavIgan, Gay, Geary, Gil
more. Hale, Peldrick, Hinshaw, Hoitt, Holden,
Howard, J&ckso Jones' kellogg, Leake, Leacf,
Lewis, Long, Mason, Mathews of Tehama, May
McCallion, Mcclure, Mcdonald, McNurray, Mein,
Noonan, oUonnor, Paterson of Neva Il, Pattersoi'
OF san joaquin, Pinder Streeter, Swift, Van Fleet.
wArkius, Wason oil Ventura, wasson OF Mono
Wcit.bau-ner Wood, Young. Mr. Speaker-4s.
The House ordered that the Seuats be informed OF
the action @! the House, and that a commute ot
free conference he requested.
The House by 80 to % ordered that when II al
iourn it adjourn until Monday at , P. n. The
House took up the road law, and Mr.. BAKER OF folo
offered an amendment to Section 2656, providing
tha. to inc 1rporated cities and towns in counties
there shall lie turned over 20 per cent. oi the road
tax collected by the comfy within the corporate
limits OF tie city or town (hr. Fraser in the chair
Mr. YprvG moved to strike cut 70 and insert so pel
cent lie also moved to refer the bill to specia
committee OF five. Mr. HOLDEN moved to add q
new section that the Act shall not apply to Indian
on cd states reservations. Ruled out Of order
Mr. LEAcI, moved the previous question Mr. hEL
Loco moved 70 adjourn. Lost Tie precious ques
zion was declared ordered. NJ McCAIuoS appeae'
from tn. decision as oP oTturity was given 4
demand Z division An oNc.tinS debate followed
The lHliH .ec,dcl from its IUlilg and the ayes AZ.
noes were. lad on the motion for the previous cues
ton and the House refused & order it. At l23J :
t7c House adjourned un: Monday At ; T.. 81