Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-04
ASSEMBLY.

SACRAMENTO, March 8, 1881.
The Assembly met at II A NJ, Speaker Parks in
| the chair. Roll call Quorum present. Prayer by
the Chaplain Reading and approval of the journal.
letter was read from the Board of State VIII
cultural Commissioners rendering to the members
and State officers series of Geographic plates illus
| trsting the botanical varieties of grapes
| The Ways and Means Committee reported back A.
Bs 143, 344, 49, and s. Bs GA and 17G without rec
| ommendation
| The Committee on Enrolment reported
| The Irrigation Committee reported back A Bs.
f42 279, 373 429 464, 1885, 400 and SOC without
| ommendation
The Committee on State Prisons made a final re.
| port, which ordered printed.
The Committee Attaches and Contingent Ex-
penses reported.
| Also the Committee on Engrossment.
| Mr.. PATrF RsoN of San Joaquin offered a resolution
| relative to increasing the pay of the porter.
| Mr.. COLEMAN moved its rejection Lost.
| The resolution then referred to the Com nit
| tee on Alta hes and Contingent Expenses.
| So, also, several similar resolutions.
| resolution by Mr.. BURNS requesting the Secre-
| tary of State to supp list of stationary drawn
| by members and Com nittees, was adopted.
! Mr.. PAULK offered resolution .. thanks to the
Board of State Vitieultural Commissioners.
Adopted.
The House, after some debate, concurred in Sen
ate amendments to A B. 152 (Hartson's election
biD
MIR PLArT moved to suspend the rules to consider
s. B. 234, appropriating 81 200 to the Hastings
| Law College. Lost
The following message was received from His
| Excellency, the Governor:
| " Assembly Concurrent Resolution % passed by
your honorable body officially brings to my notice
your intention to adjourn the 4th instant. deem
it my duty to call your attention to the fact that
| Act for the appropriation Of money to pay the
necessary expenses of the State Government for the
ensuing two fiscal years has been passed. The Con-
stitution states no money shall be drawn from the
| treasury but in consequence of appropriations
made by law" The passage of this Act Is of vital
Importance the welfare and best interests Of this
State. 1t has opolitical significance tits an absolute
| and imperative necessity neglect OF which must
result disastrously. Either OF the two results
must follow its failure, viz: To open at the eXpra
tion of the present year, our prisons and asylums,
close Courts, and generally stop the machinery
| of Government, you comp i the Executive to
vene your body in extra session. at great expense
to the taxpayers and in all probability at ncon-
venient time to yourselves. The merits and necessi
ties OF this measure are contained within ITSELF and
cannot under any circumstances, conflict with any
other public private measure, whether political
| or otherwise The amount in the general fund on
| February 2Sth S61S 479 So. Bills appropriatng
money payable out OF such fund, passed at this
| sion and approved, amount to Sl97, ,0Is. This
amOunr, with others appropriated by Acts
| their final passage in your body, will aggregate
S4O0 0OO thus leaving balance OF only $500 coo to
carry the Government to the end Of the fiscal year.
an amount inadequate for the purpose In connec-
tion with the passage OF an appropriation bill,
the consideration of tax levy Act is not the least
important, as without it the state Board of Equah-
zation would be powerless to fix the rate Of taxation
| for State purposes Fortunately the Constitution
cases of urgency and it will certainly not be denied
that the passage Of the alluded to are en-
phatically urgent. There is no law or prohibition
against the continuous extension OF the legislature
and but few days devoted exclusively to the pas
sage of Acts OF great public import would materially
aid the interests of the State. bear full testimony
J to your fidelity in the discharge of your duties
They have been onerous and burdensome; the grave
| responsibilities resting upon you have been duly
considered as legislators and hasty action has not
characterized your labors. Hence | feel in COM
tV of tadi iou
ing until you have passed appropriation bill and
its adjunct, tax levy Act that am acting in ac-
cord with your patriotic motives and unselfsh
desires to promote the best interests OF the State
Mr.. FREER moved to suspend the rules and to take
| up A. B. 4l4-the general appropriation bill.
Mr.. MCCLURE said it was little too thin to have
all such information come from the Democratic
| party through the Governor.
Mr.. PAULg raised pint Of order that the House
bad not yet reached the file, and Mr. Freers motion
was accordingly not entertained BY the Chair.
! Mr.. MCCLURE moved to suspend the rules to con-
slider substitute for s. b. 105 creating additional
Police Court in San Francisco contained in Senate
messages.
The motion was cairied-ayes so, noes I6.
The bill was then read the first time, and ordered
| to the top of the fle
The following bills on the third reading file were
then read and passed
S. b. 92, to provide buildings and improvements
for the deaf and dumb and the blind-ayes 4s,
noes "a.
Recess
AfferAs0n Session,
Reassembled at 2 P. N. Consideration Of file
sumed.
S. B. 36s making appropriation of s219 600 for the
purchase OF jute, iute machinery, lands and erec-
tion OF buildings for the manufacture of jHte in the
State Prison at San Quentin, and other expenses H
cidental and relating ther-t0, was passed-ayes 60,
/ noes s.
= B. 356, to appropriate SIS 900 for the PURCHASE
OF the trails within the limits Of the grant Of the
| Yosim Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove, and
| to improve and preserve the territory within the
limits of said grant (speeia order, read the second
time was declared case OF urgency, AID passed TO
| third reading.
| On motion Of Mr. FELTON, s. B. q add new
section to 81 Penal Cede, TO be known Section
402, to prevent the sale of adultsEated milk, was
considered out of order, read the cond time, de-
| clared case Of urgency and passed-ayes %,
noes 3.
The third reading file resumed, Speaker pro TEN.
| Fraser in the chair.
S. Il. l56, to add nine sections to the Politl-
cal Cede, TO be known Sections 1880, 1851, lss2,
1888, tSs4, 1885, 1885, 1857 and 1885, relating to the
issuance OF bonds by the Trustees OF school districts
to raise money for building purpOsts and to provide
| sos the payment Of the game, was passed-aye5 %,
| noes 81.
| s. B. 313, making appropriations for Deficiencies
for the completion Of the Branch sta Prison, at
Folsom prior to the 32d fiscal year, also passed
, ayes 90, noes l, ooo
s. 3. 219 20 amend Sections 194l, 1862 1878, 1890,
2aIa, 2O28 2lI0 and 2lI7 of the Political Code, re-
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