Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-12
ASSEMBLY.

SACRAMENTO, April IL, 1881.
The Assembly met at P. NJ. Speaker Parks in
the chair. Messrs Cunningham, Mein and Kellogg
had leave of absence for one day each.
Mr.. MAY, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported A. B. 10, relative to the levy
with amendments, for passage also A. Bs. 3, and
10, deficiency bills, reported with recommendation
that the authors have leave to Withdraw them; also
A. Bs. II, u and s. deficiencies and appropriations
and that they do pass
Mr. LEACH, from the Printing Committee, re-
ported recommending that 200 copies OF the prison
report be printed. Adopted.
Mr.. Horn introduced bill to provide for the de
fciency in the postage fund of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction. To Ways and Means,
BY Mr.. LEAKR, for Congressional apportionment
To Committee on Apportionment.
By Mr.. FRASER, roads and highways bill. To
Committee on Roads and Highways
By Mr. VAN FLEET, Congressional apportion-
ment bill To Committee on Apportonment.
Mr.. JACKSON introduced resolution to print
900 extra copies " of the State Board of Agrcult-
ure " [laughter.l The words "report of were
inserted and the resolution referred to the Commit
tee on Printing.
The committee appropriation bill "a B. 81 was
taken up and placed on second reading. The House
went into Committee OF the Whole, the Speaker in
the chair, and the bill considered by sections.
items not specially amended were passed without
objection, as follows :: Per diem and mileage OF
Senators, etc, S2l,500. Mr.. GILMORE moved to
amend by substituting SCI 600 adopted. Per
diem, etc, Assemblymen, $4,000 clerks,
etc, of Senate, $4,000; clerks, etc. of Assembly,
81, 800; contingent expenses Senate, S, 500 con-
tingent expenses Assembly S12 600; salary of Gov
ernor, $4,000; Governors Secretary, 5000; Gov
ernor's Executive Secretary, $1,000; Governor
porter, ST. 200 Secret Service Fund, $1,000 postage,
etc. for Governor 81 900 salary Secretary of State,
$4,000; salary Deputy do, 81 500; salary Secretary
OF States bookkeeper, $1,000. Mr.. GILMORE
moved to make it 81, 200 lost. Salaries clerks Sec
rotary of State, s., 400. Mr.. PACLK moved u sub
Sttute Sc 400 Temporarily passed. Porter of Sec
rel of
Secretary of State, $1,000. Mr.. MATTHEWS Of Te-
hama moved to substitute 81 600; adopted. Con-
tingent expenses Secretary of State, $500; salary
Controller So 900 Deputy Controller 81 500; book
keeper for do, 81 600. Mr.. GILMORE moved to sub
stitute s, 200 adopted On motion of Mr.. MATTHEWS,
the item of salary of 81 900 for Governors Executive
Secretary was changed from 81 900 to 50 200, and
salary Deputy Secre airy of State from $500 to
s, 200. Mr.. LANE moved to go back and change the
item for the salary of Secretary OF State from 600
to 81 600. The question debated at lengtfas to
whether the Constitution does not limit salaries
for clerical work to $1,000 per year. and whether
the work OF secretaries is included in clerical labor
Those favoring the reduction held that all under
principals in clerical positions while others
held that secretaries not clerks in the sense OF
the Constitution. 1t was held by those opposing
the reductions that it had been decided that secre
tares not clerks in the meaning of the Constitu-
ton
Mr.. Lanes motion was withdrawn.
The matter of salaries OF clerks in the Secretary
of States office, temporarily passed. was resumed
and Mr.. PAuLK withdrew his amendment
= Salary of bookkeeper Secretary State recon-
sdered and changed from s. 900 to S. 200 on motion
of Mr.. WHIPPLE.
Salaries CT. rks Controller, $1,000 Mr.. MATHEWS
of Tehama moved to change to Sc, 400 Mr.
MATHEWS objected to two clerks dong all
the work of three, and the Controller pocket.
ing the salary of third He was willing the two
should have the whole $4,000 if they could get It,
Amendment lost. Porter in Controllers office 5000;
contingents Controllers Office, $500 postage etc.
Controllers office, 5000. Mr.. GILMORE moved to
substitute $500. Lost. Salary Treasurer, Sc 900.
Mr.. GRIfFTIis moved to go back and change salary
of Deputy Controller from "a 800 to So 200. A
spirited debate took place upon this motion, at the
close OF which 1t was lost. Mr.. HBSDRIcK moved
to reconsider the vote Dywhich the salary of Deputy
Secretary of State was fixed at So 200 Carried
Moved that the original provision fixing this amount
at 81 500 be adopted Carried. Deputy Treasurer,
81 so0 clerk in Treasurers Office So 200; watchman
Treasurers office, "a 500; porter IN Treaslrers
office, 5000 for postage, eNpressage and contingent
expensesin Treasurers office, $780, FASTING and pre-
serving coupons in Treasurers office, $500. Mr.
GILMORE moved to strike out. Lost For salary of
Attorney General So 600; Deputy Attorney General
8, 500; porter in Attorney Generals office, $500
Mr.. GILMORE moved to subst tute $500 for postage
General, instead OF 800. Carried Travelling ex-
penses 81 900. Costs, etc. of suits where the State
is party, &, 600 This item debated at length
and shown to be to meet possible expenses, and ii
not used remains in the Treasury. Last year but
$3.50 was used this year there many suits pend
ing, and more will probably be needed to defend tax
suits, and Mr.. Whpple's motiopi to strike out the
item was lost. Salary OF Surveyor General
$1,000; Deputy Surveyor, $500; Clerks to
Surveyor and Register, 5000. Mr.. Gil.
MORE moved to make it Sc, 400. Lost
Porter in Surveyor Generals office, 5000: postage,
ETC., do 5000 contingent expenses, do, $500; pur.
chase of maps, do $500 copying maps do $500.
Ar LEACH moved to substitute for both the last