Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-03
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TwENTY-FoURTH SESSION : THIRTY.FIRsT
DAY.
SENATE.
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SACRAMENTO, February q 1881.
The Senate met in regular session at 10 A. NJ.
President Mansfield in the chair Roll call. Quorum
present. Journal of the last meeting read and cor
rected.
The Committee on Contingent Expenses made
long report recommending the payment of mileage
for Senators, stenographers claims, and variet.
of other bills Also the rejection of Mr. Kanes res
olutioD, relative to the sea-wall.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation
recommended the passage of S. c. R. IS and S. B
262.
The Committee on Roads and Highways recon-
mended the passage of S. B. PIT, and reported
substitute for S Bs. %, l41 and 147.
The Committee on Labor and Capital recon-
mended the passage OF s. b. 246.
A minority of the committee recommended that
il do not pass
The Committee on Engro sment reported back 8
substitute for S. Bs. 162 and S.
The Judiciary Committee reported as follows: S.
B. 229, passage; s. B. 251, indefinite postponement
s. B. ia, passage S. b. 276, passage S. B. l36, dc
not pass; s. B. 1s9, passage; s. B. 112, substitute
recommended.
Mr.. KANE gave notice that on to morrow he would
move reconsideration Of the vote by which his
resolution relative to the sea-wall had not been
adopted.
The Committee on Hospitals recommended that
S. b. 263 do not pass, and that s. B. 292 be passed
The Committee State Library recommended
that S. B. liz do not pass
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. HITTELL-An amendment to the Constitu
tion creating offices, or prescribing the powers and
duties Of officers in counties, townships election
school districts.
By Mr.. BAKER--To amend Sections 276 and 277 oi
the Code of Civil Procedure, relative to attorneys
and counselors- law. Judiciary.
By Mr. JoHNsT1N-A concurrent resolution.
Whereas, Hydraulic mining has caused the prn
cipal waterways of the State to be choked with
sand has made useless much heretofore productive
soil is threatening the total destruction of internal
navigation, and is fast rendering Improbable the
cultivation of the best lands in the great valleys
therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concur
ring That our Senators be instructed and our Rep
resentatives requested to their best endeavors
to lave the law providing for the sale OF mineral
lands so amended that these lands shall not hence
forth be sold but the condition that they shall
never be worked by what is known as the hydraulic
process of mining.
Resolved That his Excellency the Governor be
and is hereby requested to transmit copy of this by
telegraph to the California delegation in Congress-
On motion of Mr.. PARDEE, S. b. 92 to provide
buildings and improvements for the Institution fol
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (by Mr.. Nye), was
taken up
Mr.. DAVIS moved that it be LAID on the table
Lost.
Mr. PARDEE moved that it be recommitted to the
Committee on Pub ic Buildings, with instructions tC
amend by inserting $4,000 in lieu OF GOO, and tC
report back the same Immediately.
Mr. WEST moved that $40, 600 be inserted as thC
Appropriation. Carried.
Mr. JOHNSON moved that the bill be recommitteC
ia the author of the bill.
Mr. PARDEE moved that the title of the bill b,
corrected to compare with the title in the statute.
Mr. NYE moved that the words 81 for the institu
ton" be stricken out in the title and the bill
The Committee on County Governments reported
as follows: S. d. 40, passage with amendments; S
3. 81, author have leave to Withdraw.
Mr. SEARS moved that the committee beinstructe(
to report back the bill with the following amend
ment provided that the cost to the State for tn,
erection and completion of the said educationa
building shall not exceed the sum herein appropri
ated" Carried.
The bill was re referred to the committee.
Mr. SATTEEwHITE moved that double the usua
number of copies OF s. B. 40 be printed, with amend
ments in brackets. Carried.
On motion OF Mr.. LAMPsoN, S. B. 292 was referred
to the Committee on Hospitals
Mr. BROWN moved that S. B. 92 be made specia
order for February 18th.
The motion was ruled out Of order by the Chair.
Bills on the second reading file coming up fo
consideration, S. B. lis, an Act amending Act de
carng Islais creek navgable stream (by Mr.. Kane)
was ordered engrossed.
The Committee Public Buildings reported bach
s. B. 92 with amendments, in accordance with tht
instructions OF the Senate.
Here the Senate took the usual recess