Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-12
ASSEMBLY.

the CHAIR
large number of members asked for leave of aO-
sence fer different periods, when Mr. HARRISON OBJ.
jected to leave being granted The House could not
do business without the presence OF the members.
There had been too much granting OF leave OF alb
sence already The House would soon be left with
SO few members that it could not transact business
The business of the State should be done, or else
the Legislature should adjourn sine die. MIR. MAY
said the great trouble had been absenteeism But
for that the Legislature could long since have con-
cluded its business and had adjourned with some
credit 20 itself and 10 the people, MIR. FELTON,
would vote against leave 10 any now present, but
favored excusing those absent Mr. JACKSON be-
lieyed in letting all go who desire. They get no
pay now as the Governor has cut 1t of. Mr.. REY-
SoLps favored refusing any new leave to those
within reach OF the House, but, as in the case OF
Mr.. Murphy, time should be given for the member
to get here. Mr.. HoIrT saw no reason m refusing
leave to those not here. He did object to sitting
here day after day, waiting for absent members he
wanted to 90 with business, whether members
vate business incompatible with their positions AS
legislators, let them resign. Mr.. HARRISON again
urged that leave be refused to all. Mr.. PLAT
hoped leave would be granted to all who asked
His side (the Democrats) had been dragged to the
session against their will. The other side had
starved the Governor into calling extra session.
His party had been forced here BY the Republican
side of the Legislature for partisan ends. Mr.
REYNOLDS said he had sat in the House long enough
listening such unjustifiable remarks. 1t is not
true that the Republicans have obstructed legisla.
ton. Every Time tn' re ptcu tuOTl u dfpOI-
ton the State as the Constitution directs shall be
done, the Democrats INSTRUCTED 1t, and then
when delay results they cry out, Oh, We
poor Democrats are crushed by the majority.
He wanted the people to know who has been to
blame for delay The Republicans had sought to
obey the law and apportion the State. The Demo
Gratis wish that left undone in hepe they may do it
hereafter. So much for paru5anship Mr.. BAKER
was sorry Mr. Plstt had shaken the red rag in the
face of Mr. Reynolds and set him charging. Where
private businr Of g eat import nee demands at
tenton it is right to give member leave Of alb
sence. Mr.. DEL VALE said the trouble was the
Republicans couldn't / old forty-one members here
Let the Republican State Central Committee send
up another delegation and if the members would
not ali combine to help hold the forty-one here
Mr. EDWARDS said when elected
to the House and accepted he was pledged to give
his time the st tie and do the business demanded
no matter how long takes. The extra session had
been prolonged two weeks fully by the Democrats
voting TO adjourn and fighting for delay. Mr.. Nc
MURRAY said each member is responsible to his own
constituency. The gentleman from Alameda had
no right to hold him he speaker) to responsibility
TO the Alameda constituency. To each mans judg
ment his constituency connects its intorest5trsts
TO him to Judge what is best to be done, whether
an apportionrlent bill must or must not be passed
Mr. REYNOLDS said for him he was responsible to all
OF the people of the State just as much as 20 the
people Of his own county. Mr.. Whipple rose to
speak, when Mr.. Cannon rose to point of order
that two Democrats we're tryi TO speak in sue
cession 1t was political talk and ought to alter
tive head had cut off the grub supply. That is
sometimes done by paternal heads FOR punishment
This Legislature was one OF the most abused by the
press and others he favored the Legislature
NANTES ing its individuality. The truth is when
the Legislature called together it left to it
as to what is best 20 be done. The Republicans
wish to pass 4 apportionment bill claiming that it
is constitutional mandate. He doubted that
such bill could be lawfully passed now. Diff
ference Of views is honest on that point. He hoped
no indeinite leave Of absence would or should
be granted but there special cases where leave
for q given time should be granted. Mr.. CANNON
said members sat here sixty days. Then they could
not resume business, for call for extra session
was daily expected. Then it came, and forty
days are gone. Private business is imperative to
some he became convinced three weeks ago that
no apportionment bill could be passed. Some Re-
pubhcans don't want it most Democrats don't want
it. II absentees are needed to pass such BILL they
all stand ready TO be here final passage OF the
bill. Why does the House want the members back
here7 To fool them longer II is useless to bring
members back, for appointment bill can be
passed and he and all the rest knewit On roll call,
the House refused leave of absence to Mr. Mcclure
and Mr.. Coleman, and on second roll-cal refused
leave of absence to Messrs. CrumptJn Warkns,
Psulk, Reddck and Murphy.
Mr.. LEACH rose TO question Of privilege. The
RECORD Usaos had lem saying he and another
member had come back to appear at the bar Of the
House on Telegram hie demand Of the Sergeant at
Arms. He said the truth was that while on the
train last night they were Joking about it. and we're
probably overheard 70 say the Sergeant a. Arms
had sent for them. He had left word with the Ser
geant at Arms to telegraph for him when his pres.
ence was needed, and that had been done; hence
the item.
The Apportionment Committee reported back s.
b. IL Congressional spportionmenD with amend
merits, and recommended that it pass as amended
The conference committee the road bill reported
that 10 had agreed First-That the Senate concur
In Assembly amendment Is, Section 2645. striking
out ais" and inserting "le0" days. Secord-
That the Senate concur in Assembly amendment is.
Section 265l adding two subdivisions to the
section. Third-That the Assembly recede from
amendment 10, Section 2052, and thai there be
adopted In lieu thereof substitute, 10 wit:
The Supervisors are 10 annually levy upon each
male p and dDder IS in each road district an
annual road poll tax not exceeding 90: but any
person may work out his road POLL tax so levied BY
two days labor. The Board Of Supervisors shall fix
by ordinance the time during which persons may
perform such labor. At the expiration 81 the time
fixed for the performance OF the labon, the poll tax
shall be due from every person liable. not holding
Ger ificate that he has performed such labor to be
collected by the Road Oyerseers or Rood Commits
sioner in the manner that State poll taxes are col
lected. For the purpose OF collecting road poll
taxes every Road 0yerseer. in case there is no
Road overseer, the Road Commissioner is invested
with tie power and sthority OF the collector Of
State poll taxes, with all the like remedies etc.
Road poll tax receipts, in blank, TO be delivered
to each person charged with the collection Of road
poll taxes, and he shall be charged with the amount
Of such read poll tax receipts, and credited with
those returned. Twenty per cent Of al road poll
taxes so collected shall he apportioned to the general
road fund.- and the balance shall be apportioned
among the road districts q the county in
proportion to the amouIf Of poll tax for
road purposes levied and collected in each
Fourth-That the Senate concur in Assembly
amendment 20 Sec Jon 265i, striking out the lmi-
tation OF the rate Of the property but to thirty
cents Fifth--Thst the Assembly recode from il
amendment 49, Sesii9n 2735. striking out the sec
ton (tha no part of the money collected for poll
property tax IN one ar shae be used TO pay ex-
penses incurred in any preceding year. Sixth
That the Senate concur in Assembly amendment 40.
Section 274G, striking cut the prcviso that in fund
ing the debt of any distrct the Indebtedness bonds
shall be issued by the disriss and the tax therefor
shall be only the properly OF the district as e1n-
stituted at the time the indebtedness Incurred.
The question Of c9ncurrinz by adoption OF
the report was debated al length by
Mr.. pEySoLDs and &r. WniPTLK, when
Mr.. EpwARDs urged the House to re-
4. SO agreement TO the report asd beat the
whole bill. Nr. ynPPLE said let IL come 10
that issue of road law no road law 1t was one
of the matters the Governor put in his cNl. Let
the House pass she Bill and let the Governor eto it
Ia Rished. 1be Alameda delegation didn't like .