Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-12
ASSEMBLY.
SACRANENrO. Januar

SACRAMENTO, January II, 1881
The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment
the Chaplain
The Chair then declared that, under the law the
next order OF business was the election OF a United
States Senator to for term Of elk years from
the 4th of next March,
Mr.. JACKsoS, of San Francisco said he desired to
offer resolution.
The Chair ruled him out Of order.
NOMINATIONS FOR UNITED STATES sRYA-oR
Mr.. HARRISON, OF Napa, arose and said Nom
nations for Senator being now in order it is with
great pleasure that ] place in nomination for
the Office of United States Senator for the State OF
California a gentleman OF unbleushed reputation
OF unquestiOnable ability and integrity, Of the
purest morals and ofliesC character the unanimous
choice and worthy representative of the Republican
party, General John F Miller, of Napa"
Mr. PLaTT OF San Francisco, with short euo-
gistie address, nominated the Hon. William T
Wallace, of San Francisco, whom he warmly Landed
distinguished citizen, orator and jnrist ho in
past times had truly served the people in the offices
Of Attorney General ard Chief JU=.ica of the SJi-
preme Court. He was 4 man Of uublemished integ-
rity: he would make a great Senator und ought sc-
cordinsly to be elected.
Mr.. KELLOGG OF Plunas and L8ssen next pre-.
scented the following resolutions
ResO we'd, That 1t is the opinion Of the members
OF this Assembly that no person should be voted for
or elected to the honorable and important position
OF United States Senator from the State of Calfor
MIA who is officer IS, attorney for any pri-
vate corporation that has received any subsidy or
Genera Government
therefore be it further
Resolved, That the candidates who may this day
be nomr ated for United States Senator be requested
to come before the Assembly, either in person or by
proxy, and pledge himself that he is not an officer
of, or an attorney for any such corporation, aud
that if elected he will represent the rights and
interests Of the people in preference to the inter
ests Of corporations and monGpolies.
Ere the Clerk had completed the reading of the
resolutions they were ruled out Of order by the
SPEAKER and returned to Mr.. Kellogg's desk
Mr.. JACKSON asked that the resolutions be read by
the Clerk
The CHAIE repeated that they were out OF order.
Air. JACKSON appealed from the decision OF the
Chair.
Mr.. MCCLURE moved to hay the appeal the Ia
ble
Messrs. GILMORE, JACKSON and GAy1eAS demanded
the ayes and noes.
The roll was called and the motion of Mr. Ne.
Cure adopted by vote OF 45 ayes to 50 noes.
Mr.. MUDGETT Of Humboldt with the following re-
marks nominated the Hon. C. p Berry " Mr.
Speaker: have the honor to put in nomination the
Hon C. p. Berry 0i Sutter county. Mr. Berry Is 4
self-madc man. He to California in an early
day. poor and illiterate and with 'amiy depending
on him for support and under those discouaging
circumstances, being determined to rise in the
world Mr.. Berry removed his family 10 a small
town having an Institution Of learning. He entered
that institution a student, and by laboring por
ton of the time and by dint of industry and the
most rigid economy graduated. Since that me
Mr.. Berry has held many important offices in his
adopted State, and among them he has had the
honor of filing the chair filed by your Honur
and to-day he has the honor of q seat in Congress-
representing the Third Congressional District
of this State, which he is filing with rare
distinction; and for none OF these Offices and
distinctions is Mr.. Berry indebted to any Of
the great c1rporate and monopoly powers OF the
State, neither does he now hold, against all the
world besides, territory large enough for an en-
pire, and susceptible Of making happy homes for
millions of families of the toiliug masses. Mr. Berry
was one of the immortal IS who voted for the
Weaver resolutions at the last session Of Congress
He is also in favor OF the repeal Of the National
Banking law, and replacing the bank circulation
with legal tender notes (greenbaoks); heEce MIR
Berry is pretty good Greenbacker.
Mr.. EDWARDS of Alameda seconded the nomina-
tion of General Miller. He said Mr. Speaker, |
most heartily Indorse the nomination OF John +.
Miller for the high position Of United States Sena-
tor. | do this for two reasons both Of which |
deem important. First-Haying served in the
same army as General Miller. am witLess to his
bravery and to the faithful discharge of his duties
a soldier. L was in the battle in which he was
wounded, and saw him carried bleeding from the
field, supposed TO be dead. / those who served
under him bowed down With grief as they loved
him for his courage his soldierly bearing and his
universal kindness to his subordinates. Again, he
was the first to pronounce the negro contraband
OF war, and officially removed from him the shaces
OF slavery denying the right of to property in
man. In the early part Of the war he employed
slaves in the service Of the Government,
making contracts direct with each Of them.
And when the owners remonsti ated, claiming that
under the laws Of the land they and they alone had
the right to make these contracts and receive the
compensation therefor, General Miller replied that
there was law Of God, higher than that Of man,
which accorded to every one life and liberty and it
was to this higher law that he should lock for
guidance, and not to the Ia VS. made by those who
traffic in human chattes. Those who thought
themselves aggrieved appealed from this action Of
General Miller TO the authorities az Washington,
where the lamented stanton and the immortal LIN
coin confirmed his course Ard thus was taken he
initial step OF freedom followed by the general
proclamation Of emancipation. For his great and
useful services 10 his country, for his ability
statesman, for his purity Of character citiZn
and for his noble actions in defense OF equal i1his
and universal liberty, | am moet happy TO seeord
for the high office to which he az. ires and 10 which
the people OF California have called him
Mr. JACKSON said that he desired to second the
nomination OF Judge Wallace for two reasons, viz:
He had supposed that the over, and that il
was the duty OF the hour to nominate . man who
bad been long enough in the State to comprehend
ITS needs, and not simply Lecause some Twenty
years ago he CHANGED 70 be soldier. The second
reason was that the great danger which at present.
threatened the country was the power OF the
moBeyed corporations and the people of the state
who had long felt the iron heel OF thc.e e2''fa-
tions in California would be untrue to thtfse yes
and legislators would be untrue TO Their elistl u
ents il they hy their sent the head of fs@I
corDsratoa TO represent them IN the seHa e i tue
United States. He wss the eiore isr JUG .
lace who had never been accused by ms W'fst
enemy of beiry in the employ of any corporation,
and was adverse to the election OF GeieIai AIeI.
Mr. GRIrFlru of Fresno, delivered shor5 tatogY
Of Wallace. -----
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