Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-06
ASSEM- SEY.

| SACRAMENTO, January 5, 1881.
The Assembly met at II O'Clock A. IL, pursuant
| to adjournment, Speaker Parks i'll the chair. Roll
call Prayer by the chaplain. Reading of the
| journal.
The Committee on Rules presented report
The rules recommended are generally the same as
| the rules OF the last session.
The hour of meeting is changed to IL O'Clock a. M.
he number Of the Irrigation Committee is fixed
| at nine members, and the number composing the
Committee on County Governments and Townships
is increased from nine to eleven members
In addition to the usual committees, there are
created Committee on Yosemite Valley and Big
Trees and Committee on Apportonment.
During the consideration OF the rules Mr.. VAN
FLEET moved for Committee on Municipal Corpo.
rations, but subsequently withdrew it,
Mr.. oCoNsoR moved to create standing COM
mittee to consist of delegations from cities having
a population of 600 and upwards.
Messrs. MCCLURE, MAY and YOUNG spoke adversely
to the motion, saying that its effect would be special
legislation for San Francisco, which would be un.
constitutional
Mossrs. PLAT, WnIPPLE, MCDONALD and JACKSON
favored the motion, claiming that San Francisco
was constitutonally entitled to representation.
Mr.. MCCLURE NOV ed a substitute for the whole
for Committee on Municipal Corporations, to con-
sist of nine members.
At 1850, pending further discussion, the Assem-
bly, took recess until O'Clock P. ".
On reassembliug, the Speaker announced the ap
pointment of the following attaches Porters-
Richard Hall, A. X. Hachnlen, George Dresser and
H. A. Johnson Night Watchman N. W. Proctor
Day Wachman, j. L. 0'Brien. Pages VIM. Camp
bell, Samuel Redmond, Eddie Johnson, August Rose
John McCiraw and George Ingalls, gatekeepers
Jonh Williams and Charles P. Marsh, Jr.
Discussion Of the substitute offered as an amend
ment to the rules by Mr.. Mcclure was then com
menced.
Mr.. REYSoLDs of Santa Clara spoke for its
adoption.
Mr.. KELLOGG of Plumas spoke against it.
Mr.. DEL VALE of Los Angeles was against it also.
Mr.. VAN FLEET said he could conceive of no reason
why the San Francisco delegation should be con-
stituted standing committee on municipal cor
poratons He be ed that cities OF the second and
third class should also have something to say in
such legislation as well as San Francisco. He was
therefore in favor Of the substitute.
Mr.. GILMORE remarked that since San Francisco
represented over onethrd of the population of the
whole State, and had more to contend with in the
shape OF gas monopolies, ter monopol es, ETC. he
considered that she should be allowed committee.
Hence he hoped the substitute would be defeated.
Mr.. WHIPPLE OF Sonoma said that San Francisco
should be allowed voice in all that affected her in
terests. He therefore opposed the substitute.
Mr.. GRIFFITTs of Fresno was also adverse to il.
Mr.. MAY spoke in its favor.
Mr.. FELTON, of San Mateo favored it.
Mr.. MURPHY of San Luis Obispo spoke for it. but
after the call changed his from aye to no.
Messrs. MEDALLION and MUDGETT (of Humboldt)
were against it.
Mr.. HARRISON OF Napa was for it.
Mr.. BAKER OF Yolo demanded the previous ques-
ton.
The roll was called aud the substitute prevailed by
a vote of 40 ayes TO 80 noes.
The rule amended was then voted upon and
adopted.
The greater part of the afternoon was occupied by
the reading and amending of the rules, which were
then adopted as a whole, and on motion 800 COPIES
ordered printed
at i:20 P. N. the Assembly adjourned.