Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-14
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY FOURTH sEssIoN-ELEvENrH DAY
SENATE.

1
The Committee on Engrossment reported S. B. II
as correctly engrossed.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. ENos-To provide compensation for Assess
ing, collecting and paying the public revenue into
the State Treasury. Finance.
| By Mr.. BAKER-Fixing the jurisdiction and pro-
viding compensation for Justices of the Peace in
cities and towns. Judiciary
| BY Mr. SEARs-To amend Section 1857 of the Po-
tical Code. Finance.
BY Mr.. NEUNANN- To amend Section Ss5 Of the Po-
litcal Code concerning the salary of the private
secretary OF the Governor, and to add section
thereto, relative to the salary OF the Clerk of the
Board of Examiners. Judiciary.
By Mr.. CoSeER-For the regulation of hotels, lodg-
ing houses and sleeping apartments for sanitary pur
poses and for the enforcement OF the in an in
| corporated city and county. Chinese Immigration.
Also to pay the claim of James, saltry for services
| rendered as porter to the Senate OF the Twenty
second Session. Judiciary.
Aso to pay the claim of Hiram Clark, for services
| rendered porter to the Senate of the Twenty
second Session. Judiciary
Il Also to amend Section 2756 OF the Civil Code and
| to add new section to the same code to be known
as 2757, concerning fire insurance. Corporations.
| By Mr.. LANGFoRD--To amend Article u of the
Constitution of the State of California Corpora
| tom.
By Mr.. HITELL To amend an Act in relation to
foreign corporations, approved April l, 1872 Ju-
dietary.
By Mr.. NEIsoN-To amend Sections $780, 2435,
2437 2iEs 2l64 1906 2467 and 246S of the Political
Code, in relation to pilotage and pilot regulation.
Commerce and Navigation.
report of the Committee on Contingent En-
penses and Mileage, giving the Minute Clerk
| thority to employ assistant, and providing for
the employment OF additional porters was adopted.
A concurrent resolution, introduced by MIR. MORE
| LAND, directing California's Representatives and
Senators in Congress to do all in their power to pro-
cure an appropriat on of $4,000 for the improve
ment OF Pctaluma creek, was referred to the Com
mittee on Federal Relations.
Mr.. NEUMASN offered a concurrent resolution,
transferring the charge of the meteorological speci-
mems inthe State Library to the Mining Bureau.
Mines and Mining.
Mr. CHASE introduced a concurrent resolution call
| ing on the Representatives of California in Congress
to do their utmost to the coinageo silver into
legal tender coins the terms that gold is
now coined, and the issuance OF treasury notes pay
able for all customs dues. Placed on file
| BY Mr.. ENos-To amend Sectors 1401 and 1902 of
the Civil Code, relating to the disposition OF commu
| nifty property on the death OF either husband
wife. Judiciary
By Mr.. HrLL-To amead an Act to amend Section
1880 OF the Code of Civil Procedure relating TO wit
| nesses Judiciary.
BY Mr.. LANGFoRD-To prevent injury to agricul-
tura lands in this State by tailings and debris from
hydraulic placer mines Irrigation and Mining
Debris.
Nj. ENos introduced a concurrent resolution rea-
tive to obtaining money still due the State under
the provisions of Act passed by Congress in 1861,
to the effect that any State which aided to suppress
the then existing rebellion be reimbursed by the
General Government for certain proportion of the
expenses incurred. Federal Relations.
By Mr. DIcKINsON-To pay the claim of W. c.
Curly. Claims
By Mr.. ENos-To add certain new sections to the
Civil Code of the State OF California, to be known
and numbered Sections 633, 634 635, 636, 637 and
63S, division 1st of title l5 relating to gas corpora.
tons. Corporations.
| message was here received from the Governor
relative TO the nou-confirmation of the appointment
OF n. Greene Curtis as member of the Board of
Regents of the State University and giving reasons
why the appointment should fe confirmed.
| Mr.. SEARS move that the communication lie
with the postponement of the confirmation of other
appointments until next Monday afternoon at
| o'clock. Adopted.
The following bills were read for second time
and disposed Of as follows:
| S. B 6S, to repeal an Act entitled an Act to au-
thorze the State Beard of Examiners to invest the
moneys derived from State school lands in the
bonds OF the several counties of the State approved
| February 2, 1872. Recommitted.
S. B. go, to amend Sections $50 and 6a1 of an Act
| entitled an Act to establish Political Code, ap-
proved March r. 1872, relating to the Investment OF
the proceeds OF the sale OF State school lands and
other moneys Recommitted.
S. B. 20, to amend Section 667 of the Penal Code,
concerning the punishment of second offense after
conviction OF petit larceny, or an attempt TO commit
| State Prison offense Passed on file.
s. B. 70, to repeal Section 9i3 of the Penal Code.
Foot of file
S b. 70, to amend Section 1919 of the Penal Code,
| in rela ion to appeals in criminal cases. Ordered
S B. 81, to enforce the provisions of Section of
Article Nj. Of the Constitution. Ordered
crossed.
S B. 50, to amend Section 2217 OF the Political
Code, relating to the committal of insane persons.
Ordered engrossed.
S. B. 49, to provide Tor the appointment Of a Dep
uty Supreme Court reporter, and to regulate his
| compensation. Ordered engrOssed.
Resolution relative to employing clerks to COM
pile information in the Kdiutant-Generars Office.
| Laid upon the table.
s. b. &c. to amend Sections S12 and 315 of the
Civil Code, relating to corr orations. Ordered
crossed.
| 90 l...I C:..:t
Code, and each and every section thereof, and to
substitute title H. of part 4, to take the place
thereof in said Code, relating TO mining corpora
tiops
Mr. GEORGE offered the following amendment:
:" Amend line so by striking out all of the line after
the ds have in, and all OF line 81 to the word
| and
Senators SEARS and TRAYLoR opposed the amend
ment.
Mr. JOHNSON opposed the bill because it interfered
| with the FELTON, Act which he thought good simply
for the reason that every mining company in the
State was opposed to it. He hoped that Senator
Conger devote his attention to 1t, last
| sion be had derived much valuable Information
from him, and they had voted together on several
mining bills.
| Mr. NEUMANN moved to rerefer the bill to the
Committee Corporations. He thought it was
good bill as it was-about as good as scorpion with
| the stings left out. Everything had been embodied
in the present bill that in the FELTON, Act,
cept that if a swindling mining manipulation chose
not to obey its provisions nothing could be done
WITH nm. Inc Dill IN MS opinion was anything Dut
perfect. Section 5S4, in which, among other things
it was provided that the superintendent OF mine
should furnish sworn account every week TO the
secretary he thought unjust, it put the former to
hardship to which he should not be subjected.
The bill was not perfect substitute for the FELTON,
Act which it repealed.
Mr. SEARS challenged the gentleman to find
word in the FELTON, bill that was not embraced In
that.
Mr. NEUMANN-I think it is an important bill, and
that it is time something should be done with refer
ence to stock deals. | move, therefore, that it be
re referred to the committee. | should like to be
heard before the committee upon it..
Mr.. CoNGgR favored Neumann's motion, and
| thought that the bill in its present condition was
obviously imperfect.
Mr. SEARS explained that the bill simply repealed
the FELTON, Act, of which it was almost repetition,
and sought to place it In the Code so as TO have all
the mining laws together.
| Mr. WENDELL hoped that the bill would be indefi-
nitely postponed. Whenever that bill was passed
the FELTON, Act would be repealed, whether or rot it
was amended to be radically different from the
law it was intended to replace 1t would simply be
throwing the subject befure the Legislature again,
aud if the Senators were satisfied with the FELTON,
bill as it Stood it should be left to stand.
Mr.. HrTrELL favored the passage of the bill in its
present form.
Mr. RYAN moved to refer the bill to the Commit
tee on Mines and Mining.
Mr.. TRAYL0R opposed the motion for re.reference
and favored the motion to indefinitely postpone. He
was opposed 70 the report of the committee but had
not deemed it necessary TO submit minority report.
ply to remove certain Acts from the statutes and
incorporate them in the codes If the Legislature
had no other business than that, he, for one, did
not understand its importance. He had not come
there to increase the expenses of the State for that
purpose. In con fusion, thespeaker renewed the mo
ton that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
| Mr. GEORGE claimed that there were some objsc-
tionabe features in the FELTON, bill, which he
| to the Senate with the determination of having
eradicated. He had some amendments which he
thought ought to be embodied m the bill.
Mr.. RYAN's motion to recommit to the Committee
on Mines and Mining carried.
S. b. 93, regulating the selling or buying OF stock
on margin, to be delivered at future day.
Mr.. DICKINSON moved to recommit to the author.
The bill provided no penalty for violation OF its
provisions.
Mr. JOHNSON was in favor of the bill, and thought
it could be carried into effect in its present shape.
If it could not be be thought it should be amended
Immediately. The principle Of the bill WIS good
one, and had been approved by the Senate last
siou 1t prohibited the buying and selling of stocks
on margin. The object of committees was amend
bills if there were any faults, inaccuracies OF
preston. In conclusion be offered amendment
TO Section of the bill, prescribing penalty for its
violation, which was adopted.
Mr.. SEARS opposed the bin
Mr.. ESos made st argument in its favor
ca ling attention TO he constitutional necessity OF
such a measure.
Mr. DICKINSON argued that there nothing in
the Constitution which made stock gambling penal
offense- He was opposed TO the bill and would vote
against l..
Pending further debate the Senate took tie usual
recess.