Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-10
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
FIRST ExrRh. SESSION rBrRrY-srxru DAY
SENATE.
sAckAMEN1o, May Q. 1881.

Ine senate fss called TO order at 2.Ps w.
President Mansfield in the chair. Roll called aud
a quorum present. Minutes read and approved
Mr.. Burr, from the Committee on ENROLMENT, re-
ported correctly enrolled S. B. 3i-appropriatiop
or the extra placed in the hands Of the
Governor.
The special order, the reconsideration OF the vote
by which the Senate refused to recede frun, the
Sears amendment, was taken up aud the motion to
reconsider prev allied by 10 to l6
Mr.. JOHNSON moved call of the Senate which
he withdrew and moved to take up Assembly mes
sages, which motion prevailed by 90 to Is. Mr.
STARS raised the point OF order that IL REQUIRED
two-third vote to take up the message Point of
order overruled by the President
The Assembly message OF Saturday was read and
Mr. SATrERwnrTE claimed that there was conse-
quently no messages to act oD, they had gone to
the file Saturday.
Mr. RYAN claimed that while action wss had on
one bill in the message, yet there no record Of
the message having been'take up
Mr.. JOHNSON stated that only one bill contained
in the message had been taken up, and moved that
s b. troads and highwaysl be takeu up. Mr.
SArrERsInTE raised the point OF order that there
was no business under Assembly messages The
PRESIDENT overruled the point of order
without a vote Oh the motion of Mr. johnson the
question recurred upon recedng from the Sears
amendment to the tax levy bill, and u G. Senate
voted to recede by the following vote:
Ayes-ADderson, Burt, Brown, C,rlock Chase,
Cheney, avis, Dickinson, George, ,Glasoock, Hud-
son, johnson, Johnston, Lanpson, Nelson, Neu-
mann, Nye, Ryan, Traylor Watson, West-2l.
Noes-Baker, Conger, German, Harlan, Hill, Hit
tell, Kane, Kelly, Langford, Moreand, Pardee, Pool,
Rowell, Satterwhite, Sears Wendel-l6
Abseut-S Senators Byrnes, Enos and Zuck
Mr.. Johnson moved that the Senate insist upon
the balance of the amendments TO the tax levy til
and the Assembly be SO notified, which motion pre-
vailed.
Mr. Johnson had indefinite leave of absence
Mr. SEARS moved the appointment of Committee
Of Conference on the tax levy bill, which motion
prevailed.
Mr. JOHNSTON moved the appointment of Com.
NIT of ErpaC rbo I,u
motion p evailed.
The President appointed the following as the
Commit es of Conference On the road bill-Sen-
ators Johnston, Burt and.Langforl On the tax levy
bill-Senstors Sears Dickinson and German
The following message from the Governor was
read:
STATE Of CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Nav O. 1881
To the Senate of the State of California: here.
with respectfully return to your honorable body.
without my approval, Senate Bill 34-An Act max
ing appropriations to pay the expenses of the extra
session OF the Legislature and other matters Incl
dental thereto, of the State Of Cal fornia during
the thirty second fiscal year. The purpose of the
Act is in the further appropriation OF moneys from
the Treasury of the State in payment o the expense
incurred by reason of the extra session OF the
Legislature. On the Goth day of April last |
approved an Act appropriatlng the sum of 81, 700
for similar purpose. 1t seemed 10 me that the
amount was sufficient TO cover every expense and
the subjects to which your attention were called
were of character easy of solution, and could
nave Dttu accomplished Nitnln the uGle StateQ IN
my PROCLAMATION admit that it is not within the
power of the Executive to place q Inn fixing the
term Of legislative session but, inasmuch as the
Legislature had failed at its regular session to frame
certain laws that were necessary to the very exist
ence Of the State government, the Executive had
no alternative but to again convene your honorable
body in legislative session, and he believed YOU
wculd gladly welcome an iutimation of a period OF
time upon which all would agree to terminate the
undertaking was strengthened in this belief from
the assurance OF members of the Legislature rep
resentatiyes of all the political partiesthat the
subjects proposed and issued in the call for
ira session would not occupy longer period than
two weeks, and this induced me in part
to irciude limit OF tine which would
be sufficiently ample in the allowance of
the fullest debates the Ir pos, d .ubi, CO.
Urgent requests from leading and influential citi-
zens, and opportunities from almost every county in
the State, were crowded on to me to insert
within the proclamation many subjects OF
vital local and Ssate Importance overlooked
OF lost for want Of time at the regular session
deemed it my duty to the taxpayers of the State
to decline insert any subject not imperatiyely de-
manded either by constitutional requirement or alb
solutey necessary to carry on the Government OF
the State. Subject matters that had been acted
upon at the ular sess ion eonld but as ume-in
the absence OF any expression frJm the members of
the Legislature to the contrary-would not be re-
considered by the same members, only few weeks
lster and il named would tend only to prolong the
session, with its attendant expense. Hence
the subjects presented for your consideration
were only those that were considered i'm
perative, viz: a general appropriation bill, the
levy OF taxes necessary for the support d the State
government, the payment OF deficiencies incurred
from lack of sufficient funds in certain appropra-
tions the dvi ion OF the State into Senatorial As
sembiy and Congressional districts, expressly
direc. ed by constitutional requirements and also
the enactment of general road law Bills on the
above.named subjects were introduced at an early
day the reguarsesson. sA therpassagew was urged
as being of vital importance to the best interests
Of the State No valid reason has ever been assigned
why such action was not consumma.ed An
extra session made inevitable through this
failure TO provide for the support OF the Govern
ment and every subject was eliminated from the
call likely TO cause heated discussion or to produce
unfriendly feeling. In view CT these facts and the
full belief that your honorable bodies have had
ample time to transact the business for which you
have been especially convened, respectfully re-
turn this bill without my approval.
GEORGE G. PERKINS, Governor
Mr.. sAIrERwHIrE moved 10 make the consider
alton of the message the special order for Wednes-
be to morrow at O'Clock. Mr.. HITTELL moved to
make it 10 o'clock Wednesday The motion of Mr.
Moreland to make itthe special order for to morrow
at o'cosk p. NJ. prevailed.
At $50 B. NJ Mr. BAKER moved to adjourn. Lest,
by to g.
Mr. DAVIS asked leave to introduce a bill. Obiec.
ton was made aud leave was not granted
S. b. 35 ttax levy) up on its second reading.
Mr. BROWN moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.
Lost BY S to "a.
Nr. Dickinson gave notice OF melton to recon-
slider the vote by which the Senate refused to post
pone the bill.
The bill was then ordered engrossed.
At i:05, on motion OF Mr.. NErMANN, the Senate
A.