Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-04
ASSEMBLY,.

SACRAMENTO, May s. 1881.
The House mot al 10 \. NJ. Speaker Parks in the
chair
A message from the Senate announcing the ap-
roiatmeut of Committee Of Free Conference on
the appropriation and tan levy bills was received
and Mr. MAY moved that the Assembly apr1 ut a
like committee Of three members for each Of the
bills. Mr.. LANE moved ID amend that said COM
mittee be appointed, and that Messrs Mcclure l. NC
and Del Vale constitute said committee. Mes,rs.
MAY, JACKSON, MUDGErT and HARr-oS opposed the
amendment, and saw no reason for taking the ap-
pointmeDt from the Speaker and giving it to a mem
Der who voted in the minority. II was pronounced
unparliamentary, reflection the Speaker No
LANE disclamed any Intention to insult the Speaker
The amendment received but three votes, and was
lost, and the House ordered the appointment of n
committee on the appropriation bill and also u
mttee ON the tax levy bill The CHAIR named
the first committee Messrs. May, Hale and Da.gett,
and on the second, Messrs. May, Streeter and Del
Vale.
Mr.. YoUSG, from the Committee on the Funeral
obseques of Hon. j. 4. Baker, reported the details
OF the arrangements made for the funeral at ".
from the assembly chamber the funeral exercises
to be conducted by the Chaplain of the Assembly,
Rev. DIR. Deal
Mr.. ALvlso had leave to record his name on the
Sears. amendment, and he was recorded as Vot-
ing
Mr.. BAKER of Yolo hal leave to have the record
corrected 50 rs to record his vote aye on the
ordering to a third reading the road bill
At the request OF the Committee on the Funeral
OF Mr.. Baker of Sacramento, Asscmbiyman HARRISON
of Napa pronounced a eulogy upon The character Of
the deceased.
Mr.. HARRISON said; In the dspensation of Provi-
dence sad duty has this day fallen to our lot aris
ing from the death of our esteemed colleague Hon
j. Z. Baker. Tue late Assemblyman Baker had so
endeared himself to us by his many ard rare excel
lencies OF character, that we part from him with
more than ordinary reer,t A few weeks only have
passed since he entered this hall with as sparkling
an eye, as ruddy face, firm and elastic step and
as strong purpose rich in the promise Of prolonged
life aud continued usefulness any his associates
who now deplore his untimely death. There is this
pleasing /, tection associated with the sudden
demise OF our friend and colleague that il is in ac
cordance with the dispensatiOps of the Great Am,
who does not permit sparrow to fall unnotced ana
that 1t was ordained by that wisdom aud
might that st etcheh tut the No th over
empty space; that hangeth the earth
on nothing that Sathereth up the waters into
end cayereh h with impenetrable vail Of thick
clouds, SO that the counses thereof snail remain
mysteries and matte Of conjecture forever" Sad
and my st erious 1T is may be in mid life our
friend has passed from this place of cty and honor
" to that bourn from which no traveller returns"
In life he genial, upright and public spirited
citizen, and distinguished among his fellows for that
sympathy and charity that exhibited the highest
evidence of a noble character. When approaching
the grave, and knowing that death was imminent
he displayed that same ness courage and forti-
tude that he had previously on the fields of hazard
and conflict in the service OF his country and later
on the broader and g1ander fields Of civil life He
early adopted and put into practice this advice Of
the poet:
In he ,rll l'c AID .f t.F4