Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-11
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS.
TwENrY-FouR7H SESSION EIGHTH DAY.
SENATE.


The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10
A. M, President Mansfield IN the chair Roll called
quorum present. Minutes OF last meeting real and
| approved.
| Mr. ENos called attention of the Senate to the
fact that Senators living far from Sacramento
as the Senators from San Francisco were allowed
| greater sum for mileage than they.
| Mr.. WENDELL, Chairman of the Committee on
| Judiciary, recommended for passage S. Bs 46, so,
| 66, II and so, the latter with amendments at
| tached Tie committee recommended that s. B. IS
| be indefinitely postponed.
| The following bills introduced
| BY Mr.. HITTELL-To amend Section 1920 of the
| Political Code relating 10 the boandlries of the
county seat of Sacramento county. City and Town
| Governments.
| BY Mr.. BAKER-To provide for the improvement
of the Normal School square in the city OF San jose
| Public Buildings.
| BY Mr. CARLocK To authorize and direct the
County Clerks of the several counties o this State
to execute certain trusts in relation to the town
4 lands granted to the unincorporated towns in this
State by the Act of Congress, entitled An for
the relief Of the inhabitants of cities and towns
upon the public lands approved March 2, 1867"
| judiciary.
| BY Mr.. ENos-To prevent summary dismissal OF
public officials and employees without just cause and
| fair trial Judiciary.
BY Mr. CHENEY--To amend Section 11o2 of the
Code OF Civil Procedure, relating to the writ OF pro-
| hibitlon. Judiciary.
To amend Section 80 Of an Act for the relief of
nsovent debtors, for the protection of creditors
and for the punishment OF fraudulent Debtors ap-
| proved April II, 1885, judiciary.
By Mr.. NEUMANN-ro confer powers upon Super
yisors other govern bedy OF sties end cities
and counties, to extend ind eompsteaH main inter
cepting sewers heretofore partially constructed.
| Cities and Town Governments.
BY Mr.. DAvIs-ro amend Section 1866 of an Act to
establish Political Code, approved March IL, 1872,
relating settlements OF County Treasurers with the
State Treasurer. Finance.
| To amend Sections s773, 3776, s777 and 3sl6 and
to repeal section 1908 of Act to estab sh Polit
ca Code, approved March II, 1872 relating to the
| collection of proper taxes. Judiciary.
By Mr.. .NEUMANNTo regulate craft proficiency or for
| other purposes connected Herewith. Capital and
| Labor.
By Mr. ENos--To prevent Trustees Councils, Boards
| of Supervisors and other local legislative bodies
| from holding secret meetings. Cities and Town
Governments.
| By Mr. GoRMAN-To amend section 1887 of the Po-
tical Code in relation to the paper to be used for
| ballots. Electlons
To ascertain and express the will OF the people of
| the State OF California upon the manner of electi
President and FicePresident of the United States
| Federal Relations
| BY Mr.. ANDERsoS-To amend Section 2645 of the
Political Code, relating to highways Roads and High
ways
| Concerning roads and highways in this State re-
lating to counties of the third class. Roads and
Highways.
By Mr.. Prohibiting banks or saving and loan
societies. and the attorneys, counsel aud other en-
ployes thereof from charging borrowers for search
ing or passing upon the title to property mort
gagged to said bank societies, and providing for
the appointment and payment of attorneys and
counselors of such banks and societies. Finance
By Mr.. DrcKINsoS-ro amend Section 2S5 of the
Penal Code relating to the puuis of incest.
Judiciary
By Mr. ESos-To amend Sections l6and 81 of an Act
for the relief of nscvent debtors, for the protection
of creditors and for the punishment OF fraudulent
debtors Judiciary.
By Mr.. WESDELIs-To amend Section 1921 of the
Political Code relating to the powers and duties OF
the State Board of Education Education.
Mr.. ZCcK asked permission to withdraw S. Bs. 125
and 1872
By Mr. PowELL-To amend an Act to appropriate
money for the support of orphans, half orphans and
abandoned children approved March 5, 1880. FL
nance
To provide for the control, maintenance and ap-
premiership of children in the orphan asylums of
this State. Hospitals.
By Mr. JoHYsoN-An Act in relation to the busi-
ness in which Chinese should be permitted to en-
gage in California. Chinese and Chinese Immgra-
lion.
Mr. JOHNSON stated in explanation of the above
bill that his for offering it editorial in
the San Francisco Public Opinion in which it was
aimed that the best legal talent agreed the fact
THAT such measure would be constitutional. He
wished to let no opportunity slip by, and hence Of
fered the bill.
Mr. PARDEE submitted memorial from the Re
gents OF the State University requesting appro-
pration of $4,000, Finance
air. RowELl introduced concurrent resolution
in relation to the railroad lands occupied by the
Mussel-sough settlers. Federal Relations
Mr. GLAsCoCR submitted resolution to the effect
that the President of the Sena appoint commit
tee of five from the Senate whose duty ii shall be to
investigate the management and conduct OF the
work done under and by authority of Act to pro-
mote drainage, and that it shall be the duty OF the
| committee to ascertain the amount of work done
and where located, the amount Of money raised from
| all sources for this purpose and the amount eN
pended up to the present tinle he manner OF al
lowing contracts and the cost of work done, and
port to the Senate as possible, and that the
committee be authorized to send for books papers
and persons administer oaths and take testimony
Mr.. JoHSsON-I hope that the Senator will change
that so to say that the committee already exist
ing be permitted to do these things. l move an
amendment that the special committee be stricken
out and that it be referred to the Committee on
| Irrigation, Water Rights, Drainage and Mining
| Debris.
| Mr. GLAscocK-I believe, sir, there was no second
| to bis motion.
| Mr. DAvIs-I second the motion.
Sir. GLAsCoOK-I hope, sir, that this motion will
| not be carried. hope that special committee will
be appointed from this Senate to investigate this
| matter The time of the Commit ee on Irrigation
and Water Rights will be occupied by the consider
alton of bills that have been introduced into this
Senate They will not have time, sir, to investigate
this matter, and hope that my suspicion is not
rect when say that hope this is not an attempt
| TO evade an investigation. hope that no members
| of this Senate will make any effort whatever to
evade investi alton an investigation which the
Committee on Irrigation and Water Rights will not
| have time to make. Therefore hope the Senator's
motion will not prevail.
Mr.. JOHNsoN-If | understand the business of this
Senate correctly, there has betn large number of
| of the names of the members of the committees,
every Senator is upon some one, two, three four
comm tees. Therefore each Senator has certainly
| work on q committee TO perform, and having been
assigned to the regular standing committees of the
Senate he knows the work that he is Obliged to do
| and of course by this time has gauged himself SO
that he can attend to the work OF bis various
| mttees. Some Senators, like the Senator from Co.
| usa have resigned from committees upon which
they were appointed, feeling that they did not have
| the time to attend to that committee, but would
| wish to attend suppose, to the other committees
| upon which they placed. Now, sir, if this
special committee is appointed, fail to see how
they can have any more time to attend to this bcs
ness intrusted to them than the regular standing
| committee of this body will have. The Com
mittee on Irrigation, Water Rights and
! Drainage has much time to in
| vestgate this subject as special committee.
! 1t is their duty to investigate. / have doubt,
| speaking of the eight members OF the committee
| besides myself thaG they would endeavor to per-
| form their duty. Speaking OF myself don't know
| that will be able to perform my duty. only can
say that will try to do it equallas well possibly
| as the Senator from Cousa might perform it If he
were Chairman of the committee. trust, sir, that
the motion will not prevail made by the Senator
| from Colusa. / trust that the matter will be re-
ferred to the appropriate standing committee of this
| house, to wit the Committee on Irrigation, Water
Rights, Drainage and Mining Debris. They had
| charge of the matter last session, and they
devoted considerable time to it, as every
member OF the committee is aware, and,
| as / understand from conversation with
mefnDeTS Ol tnt COlumltttci luty W uS-
vote their time to it this session. The Senator from
| Cousa has spared me the trouble OF writing resolu
| tion which intended to write and introduce to this
Senate as soon as the action of this Senate had per-
mitted the committee to have a clerk, which matter
| would undoubtedly have been settled to-day
therefor trust that the amendment which offered
will be adopted, and that this resolution will not
| prevail.
| Mr. DAvIs-I do not see the object Of the resolu.
tion or motive Of the Senator from Colusa in offer
ing any such resolution The history of the
| which was introduced and passed last winter, and
| of the work which has been undertaken is his.
| tory as yet perhaps unknown to Senators
| upon this floor We have to wait until
that history is laid before That history properly
comes from the State officers and the Commissioners
| who were appointed under that bill and who have
| this whole business in charge Now if the reports
of these officers and Commissioners were before us at
| this time. then perhaps occasion might arise
for resolution OF this kind but that occasion has
not occurred yet. The Senator does not make any
| charge in reference to this matter. He does not
give ary why investigation should be had
concerning it. But say that in respect TO the Off
GERS that have this matter in charge and the Com
| missioners who were appointed to perform this
work, or have 1t done, in respect to them resou
ton of this kind should not be introduced until they
have had an opportunity TO be heard before this
Senate in that regard. Now when that report comes
in and it has been made and Is in the hands of the
| printer-thcn we can act intelgently upon this
matter. Ii may trsnspire that investigation will be
necessary, or useful, but until we know something
fom the lips or pens Of these parties that refer to-
the resolution is certainly, to say the least in ba
TASTE in nv judgment At all events, the resolution
should go to the proper committee, and not 70 any