Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-07

VIII be read three times, aud thus save the time Ct
reading dozen which may be rejected. 1t is a
wel-kpown TACT that at least one quarter of the
bills that are introduced into the legislative bodies
are never enacted into laws; therefore the time
spent in reading that introduction is simply wasted
when they are printed and laid upon the desks of
members they have better opportunity OF knowing
and learning their contents We therefore deem
the amendment which has been proposed BY the
majority OF the committee, to be one which would
save the time OF the Senate and expedite legislation
and at the same time be benefit to ALL
Mr.. ESos-The old rule under which we acted
last session required upon introduction OF a bill
that it should be read at length, printed and re-
ferred to a committee. The Senator Just said that
when bill is introduced and read the first time
nobody in the Senate pays any attention to its zen
eral purpose. My answer to that is this That
when bill is introduced, as it was last session. it
is printed nsxt morning ami lsid on our desks.
Now, if this rule IS adopted, we do not see this bill
We DO not know what becomes OF it, only that all
bills go into the hands Of their respective com
mittees. They are not printed and laid
upon our desks. We do not know anything
about them. " e have no chance to have those bills
before us and examine them until the committee
sees fit TO report them with their conclusions with
their approbationsand with their disapprobation.
am oppos ed TO allowing committee to pass judg-
ment upon bill before the Senate shall have an op
portunity to read it. say, in my judgment If this
rule is adopted recommended it will retard legis-
lation and will place in the hands OF committee
the power which belongs only to the Senate, ana |
hope that the amended rule will be voted down.
Mr.. RowELL favored the amendment.
Mr.. CHASE opposed it.
Mr.. CHENEY opposed it.
Mr.. WENDELL opposed il.
Mr.. HILL favored it.
Mr.. DICKINSON favored it.
Nj. WEST favored il.
Mr.. KANE opposed it.
Mr.. CoNGER opposed It,
The roll being called the amendment was lost by
q vote OF 81 to II.
On motion Of Mr. TfcETxROy thp first fOrr ri the
standing rules Of the last session were adopted.
The amendments OF subdivisions %, "a and 20 OF
Rule 10 were adopted.
Mr. DICKINSON said that he had not been instru-
mental in recommending the division of the Com
mittee on Water Rights and Drainage into two COM
mittees, but lad merely acquiesced in that sugges
ton.
Mr. WEST said that he Was willing to leave the
Committee on Wafer Rights as it was last year
Mr. JOHNSON said he trusi ed the report of the com
mittee in this respect would not be adop.ed. lie
was satisfied from conversation with the members
of the committee that ay effect Of this was unin-
territorial on their part, and if he had used any
language yesterday which might have offended
them, or caused any disrespect toward them, he
heartily sorry for it. he was satisfied that they
had not intended any disrespect in the matter and
teusted that the report OF the committee would be
amended to remain as it was last year.
Mr.. RoSKLL thought that the interests of the
southern part of the State demanded a Committee
on Irrigation, and believing that the Committee on
Water Rights and Drainage had very little to do
with irrigation, he had favored the amendment.
Mr.. SEARS moved that the subdivision be so
amended as to increase the committee to nine.
Mr.. JOHNSON favored Mr.. Sears motion He
thought it rather unkind of the gentleman from
Fresno to speak as he had done of the Committee
on Water Rights. when he well knew that during
last session every bill relative irrigation referred
to that committee had been reported favorably.
Mr.. Sears motion prevailed.
Mr.. DICKINSON moved that that part of the report
of the comm ttee relative to subdivision 20 be not
agreed to.
Mr. ESos amended to make the Committee on Ap
poItionment consist Of II. Lost.
The remainder Of the rules were adopted.
Mr.. RowELL moved that the report Of the State
Engineer as authorized By the Governor, be
printed.
Mr.. ENos moved that 1900 copes be printed
Carried.
Mr.. SEARS moved that the usual number of copies
of the rules be printed. Carried
A resolution, introduced By Mr.. GoRMAN, direct
ing the SergeantatArms to contract for a etter-boy
for the use OF the Senate, adopted.
Mr.. JOHNSTON offered the following:
Resolved, That the distribution OF bills and pa.
pers in the Senate chamber during the session OF
the Senate be prohibited.
The Senate here took recess till 1:3o P. NJ.