Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-21
ASSEMBLY.

SACRAMENTO, April ~, 1881.
The Assembly met at 10 4. NJ. Speaker Parks in
the chair.
str. Freer was granted two days leave of absence
also Mr.. Heating and Mr. Medallion.
Mr.. MAY, from the Committee on WAYS and
Means, reported back Senate deficiency bills, with
recommendations that they pass, and that s. b. %
pass with amendments suggested.
Mr. JACKSON moved that the Apporionment Com.
mit'ee report back A. Bs. and 8 (appor ionment
blls) on Thursday. After debate of some time the
motion withdrawn.
A message was received from the Governor an
nounclug his approval of A. B. u Ito enable Assem-
blymen to draw their per diem) applause greeted
the announcement
A. B. 10 (Mr. Fr4ser's road bin was indefinitely
postponed, and S b. 4 Senate road bilD was again
taken UP.
Mr. PAuLK introduced bill for Senatorial and
Assembly districts. Qt cuts one Assemblyman off
of the Sacramento delegation and gives one to San
joaquin, and makes other vital changes)
Section 1862. Mr.. CUNNINGHAM moved to amend
to make the road poltax not exceeding 50, instead
of not exceeding 50 and after long debate it was
lost.
Mr.. MATHEWS of Tehama offered a substitute for
the section providing for road poll-taX of y 1t
does away with the discretion to amount OF the
tax with the collection OF the tax by the Overseer
and with the committing with days labor instead of
paying the tax The substitute lost after long
debate
Mr. CUNNINGHAM moved to amend to make the
days labor in lieu OF road poll tax, one instead Of
two days. This brought lively debate, as to
whether 81 day is fair rate for labor the road
OR. Mcclure in the Chair) or whether the two
days labor is not penalty for non-payment of the
S2-taX rather than the establishment Of rate of
value for road labor. The amendment was lost
Mr.. GRIFFITH moved to amend so that the Super
visors " shall j levy the road poll tax instead OF
"may" levy, etc. Lost Mr.. MATTHEWS of San
Benito moved to amend SO that those shall pay the
road poll between p and so years. inst ad of
2l to 55 years. Lost. Mr.. BAKER of Yolo offered
substitute for the section, to the effect that the
Supervisors may impose g road poll tax, to be
paid by money or two days labor, and be collected
other taxes, and that where one has paid the
tax county for any year he shall not b. com
PEELED to pay in another county for the same year.
etc By consent, the section and substitute W. re
laid over for thought.
Section 2653 agreed to. Section 2654 Mr..
HENpsIcK moved to amend, that the annual prop
erty road tax shall no. exceed go" cents instead
of 30 cents. Mr.. WuIPPLE moved to amend TO make
it so cents
At this point Mr.. JACKSON gave another example
OF the tactics employed to consume time by mo-
ton to take recess for two hours Qill p ny The
CHAIR held the motion out of order
Mr.. JAcKsoS-I appeal from your decision
The CIAIR-1he gentleman appeals
Mr.. JAcKsoN-Yes; and now you please vacate
the chair while some one else puts the question
The appeal was put to the House and the Chair
was sustained, all the members voting ave loudly
but one. and the only being that of Mr. Jackson
who moved to adjourn until 9 o'clock and failed to
receive second to his motion. Mr. HENDRICK ac-
ctpttu NHipp!eS amendment MI IS
moved, substitute to strks out all reference to
the limit or amount of the tax, leaving it to the
Supervisors to levy without limitation. Adopted.
MIR MURPHY gave notice OF motion to reconsider.
At l2l0 Mr. JACKSON moved 20 take recess until2 2
o'clock. Lost by large vote. Sec ion 2655. Mr..
HENDRICK moved to amend so that any surplus
fund of any district may at the end of the
year, the fund not being then needed in the dis.
trict. be transferred to the general road fund
Mr.. LoSG moved to substitute for the amendment
that the road fuuds collected shall be expended sub
ect to the provisions OF Section "265l, instead of
2656. Mr.. Longs substitute was held not german
to the amendment, and was temporarily passed 1t
intended to correct clerical error only.
At 1880 p. NJ. Mr.. BAKER of Yolo moved for a re.
cess until P. NJ, saying one hour and q half was
needed for lunch tire, and an hour is too little
Mr.. PAuLK replied that the rules called for the
House to meet at IL, but it chose to meet at 10 by
special order, and ought TO adhere to its own direc
ton, aad sit till l. He favored rule to sit from 10
A. NJ. to 1890 P. ", and then take recess till
Mr.. MAY believed in working lie had felt all along
as If he was not earning his S day He urged
members TO be little industrious and not fritz
away time. Mr.. FELTON, delivered scathing rebuke
to the " adi iourners" who obstructed business
Tuesday afternoon by many motions adjourn,
when the Assembly had plainly indicated its desire
to go on with its work. Mr.. Bakers motion was
lost by 20 to 80.
Mr.. HENDRICKS amendment was lost
At i2;45 Mr.. KELLOGG moved TO take recess tin-