Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-19
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY FOURTH sEssIoN-FoRTY SEVENTH
DAY.
SENATE.
sacRAnEyro. FEBRUARY Is. ISL,

| SACRAMENTO, February Is. 1881.
The Senate met in regular session at 10 A ~
| President Mansfield in the chair. Roll called quo
rum present. Journal OF Yesterday read and cor
rected.
Mr.. D AVIS moved that A. B 347 be made the spe
cial order for Monday morning Immediately after
! the reading of the journal. The motion was LOST
| Oya vote OF 20 ayes to 16 noes.
The Committee on Public Buildings recommended
the passage OF S. B, 212
majority of the Committee on Claims recon-
mended that s. B. 270 do not pass.
minority of the committee recommended that
| the above bill pass.
The Committee on Claims reported back S. B.
39l. with a recommendation that it do pass, accom-
panied by elaborate statement of the circum
stances connected with the case.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved that it be made the special
| order for Tuesday at P. NJ Lost.
The Committee on City and Town Governments
| recommended the passage OF A &. 81.
| The Committee on Claims returned to the Senate,
without recommendation, the following SeRat
| bills, pursuant to instructions of the senate 75
| 1876, 24S, 279, 335. $40
On motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON. the above bills were
| recommitted 10 the Committee on Claims.
The Committee Labor and Capital recon-
mended the passage OF 4 substitute for A. 3. 55.
| The Committee Commerce and Navigation
| recommended the passage of 5. c. r. 33.
! The Committee on Federal Relations recon-
mended the adoption OF 5. c. Z 81
The Committee on Yosemite recommended the
! passage of s. L. 1856.
| Mr. LAMPsoN moved that the above bill be placed
| number 6 on the file. He explained that the bill
appropriated S25 600 for the preservation Of the big
trees and improvement of the valley half Of whicn
was to be used during the present year and half for
| the succeeding ore.
| The motion prevailed.
| Mr.. DAVIS moved that $. Bs. 19G and 197 be made
| the special order for next Monday a. o'clock and
| continue so until disposed Of Carried.
Substitute for S. b. 49, to divide the State into
| Senatorial and Assembly Distr cts, and to provide
for the election Of senators and Assembly there
| in (by Mr. WendelD, was taken up as the special
| order Of the hour.
| Mr.. WENDELL moved thqt the above bill be made
the special order for Monday, immediately after the
reading of the journal.
| Mr.. JOHNSON said that pos.ponGment Of the ap-
portionnent bill meant death II the bill. Ii the
| bill were postponed he, as Chairman of the Com
nittee on Appor!ionment, would wash his hands OF
the matter and take no further action TO hasten the
| passage of the bill
Mr.. Wendelrs motion prevailed
| A. B. 57S. to appropriate money to supply de.
fciency in the contingent fund the Assembly for
the twenty-fyurth session (by Mr. Nay, was taken
| up
| On motion of Mr. luck the constitutional rro-
vision was suspended and the above bill ut on its
second and third readings and finally passed.
Here, on motion of 8ir. JOHNSON, the Senate took
! a recess until 1855 A NJ.
| The Senate reassembled at 1l55 A. n. At Il N.
| the Senate proceeded to the Assembly Chamber.
The Senate again rcassembed at l:l0 ?. 81
! Mr.. JOHNSON moved that the Senate adjourn.
Mr.. HITTELL amended that the Senate take a
| recess until 2:30 P. NJ.
! The motion was carried as amended