Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-19

| reported that the committee had made thorough
examination of the State Capitol building and found
| various repairs needed. The committee therefore
introduced bill appropriating $4,000 for this pu;
| pose.
| After recess Kellogg, from the Committee on
Elections, presented ma ority and minority report
on the petition presented by Laura De Force Cor
don, asking that the political disabilities OF women
be removed. The ma jority of the committee con-
sistng of Senators Spencer Ct Napa, English Sulll
van and Reddy reported that the subject settled
by the Constitution lately submitted TO the people,
and they did not deem 1t polite to recommend any
change in the law in that respect The minority Of
the committee, consisting of Senators Kellogg,
| Vrooman and Mcclure, reported that no special
relief should be granted to the petitioner but that
an amendment to the Constitution should be sub.
mitted TO the people, striking out the word male
| Del Vale gave notice Of a motion to amend the
rules that the third reading of bills should
before the first and second reading in the order Of
business.
At $50 P NJ the Senate adjourned
The Assembly met at 10 NJ, the Speaker in the
chair.
The following report was submitted by the Com
mittee on State Prisons:
| The subcommittee appointed to visit the prison
| at Folsom would respectfully report that in their
judgment an appropriation should at once be made
fer the building of wall There is at present no
barrier on the river side of the quarry, and nothing
to prevent rush. 1t is therefore impossible to work
many prisoners with security. stone wall 4S0 feet
in length the west side of the prison. and another
case the natural wall formed by the steeply graded
hills will incose prison yard ten acres in extent,
in which the quarry will be embraced. The eX-
penditure for cement and iron will be 81 090 and
this is all tnat is required to render the prison labor
much more productive, and to greatly increase the
security of Imprisonment. In our opinion, If the
expenditure is made The probable e1rnings Of the
prisoners, added to the appropriation recommended
for the maintenance of the prison. We will refer to
the excellent health Of the prisoners, and the gen
orally satisfactory condition of the prison. in our
report soon to be submitted We submit herewith
bill for the needed expenditure, and ask that it be
put upon its first reading at once.
The bill referred to in the report, appropriating
81, 900, was read first time
Leversons BILL to prevent common carriers from
discrimination and unjust eXtortionate charges on
the carriage of goods in violation Of law, re-
fused third reading.
Viewers bill concerning trespassing of animals
upon private lands in certain counties in the State
OF California, was recommitted TO the judiciary
Committee with instructions to amend so as not
to include Humboldt county.
Yell, in accordance with notice, moved to recon
slider the vote by which the following resolution Of
fered by Cutter was adj ped on Friday:
ReSOlUed. That the seat in this Assembly occu-
pied by Hon, ID. c. Barnes a member from the
county of Solano, be and is hereby declared vacant
A long discussion ensued, Yell, Flynn, Simon,
Storke and Irwin favoring the motion, AMI Can't
netti, Cutter, Booth and keeler opposing It,
On motion of Flynn, call Of the House was or
deyed.
The Sergeaut.at Arms was instructed TO arrest and
bring before the bar of the House all the absentees
who not legally used, and that they be fined
81 e2ch. The Sergeautat- rms brought before the
bar Of the House Me.srs. Sweetlaud, McCiaskey,
Briceland, O'Connor and Wheelan. With the eX-
ception Of Brceland the fms was imposed. The
motion TO lay upon the table was lost by a vote Of
30 syes to As noes.
The resolution Of Yell to reconsider was carried
ty vote OF a ayes to 81 moss.
Yell offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the member fer S5lano county, D.
G. Barnes is not entitled to the seat IN the Assem-
by for that county, account of the frau ana iu
timidation practice in the First and Second Wards
OF Va leju il said county
Adopted BIZ 4 te Of 81 ayes to p moss.
Caminetti ffered rts1iutio that E. C. Dozer is
not entitled to a seat in this Assembly.
Yell offered as a substitute that E. DOzer is en-
titled to a seat in the Assembly as member from
Solano county.
The ayes and noes were called on the amendment,
AYes-Atwell, Bib, Bowers, BricelSnd, Gala
CHAN, Campbell, Clark Crumpton, DotY. Field,
Flemming, Flynn, Gaussail, Granger, Hail. Heay,
Hughes, Hunter, Kerrick, Leverson McCaskey,
Mcdonald, Moffitt, Murphy, o'Conn,r Parker, Plo-
yer, Rawle, Simon, Smith, stephens, Stewart, Terry
Wheeland, Yell-35.
Noes-Barry, Booth, Brown, Caminetti, Carter,
Cary Clement Coombs Culver Cutter Farley Faw
Fortna. Hamilton, Harvey, Head, HOLSTER, Irwin,
Johnston, Keller, Lewison, Mathews, Mcdale, Nc
Kinley, Murdoch, Nie1l. Reeves, Ehiel, Storke,
Sweetand, Townsend, Walrath, Weaver, Wharton,
Wheat, Mr.. Speaker (LsRu-)-37.
Flynh's bill to divide the State into Senate ard
Assembly Districts then taken up and consid.
cred, but not fiaished.
Cutter introduced the following resolution, which
was referred t. the Committee on Clsius:
Resolved, First-That the SUN OF SIG Sc be snd
the same is hereby appropriated out OF the con-
tingent fund OF the Assembly for the payment Of
the expenses incurred by D. c. Barnes in the mat.
ter of the contested election OF G. Dozier against
d. c. B=Tnes f0f the Office OF Assem- nlynlaD for
Solano county as per bill of Items hereto appended
Second That the Controller Of State be and IS
hereby authorized aid empowered to draw his war
rant in favor Of said d C. Barnes FOR the sum of
SIS SO, and the Treasurer OF the State IS hereby
inst ucted to pay the same
IRE afternoon session devoted to the first
reading of bills, and the Assembly, at 315, az
journed, to meet at 10 a. NJ. to-day.