Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-27

all water appropriated at the time Of the adoption
OF the present Constitution OF ns State or that mas
been thereafter which may hereafter De appro-
priated for sale, rental or distribution, to De pup
lie use and subject to the regulation and control OF
the State il the manner to be prescribed by law !;
and an Act to promote irrigation. applicable to
Fresno county; by Rawe, relative to the powers OF
the State Harbor Commissioners
Leversons bIl relating to persons0 OF unsound mind
came up, and was refused second reading Terry
made lengthy argument agapst the bill, saying
that the Committee Judiciary were unanimous
in reporting against it. It's author defnded it in
very able manner, and gave many reasons Why some
law of the kind ought TO be passed to preyfht rich
criminals from escaping punishment on the plea OF
emotional insanity
Cutter moved to adjourn until Monday, and the
motion was lost. motion was then made to adj
iourn until Monday at 10 A. NJ While the roll was
oefng called the usual hour for recess 2:30-ar-
rived. At the close OF the roll call, and before the
vote announced, Irwin raised the point of order
that under the rule further business could be
transacted as the hour for recess had arrived The
Chair ruled that the point Of order was well TAKEN
though a majority Of the house had voted TO ad-
journ.
The afternoon session was principally taken up
with calling the roll motions TO adjourn until
Monday, the Speaker ruling that it required two
third vote to adjourn to any other hour than 10
o'clock to-day
Cutter appealed from this decision, but the
Speaker sustained.
Camp5ell's bill for the relief of persons whose
lands have been sold to the State for taxes and
irwin's bill to amend Section rs of the Civil Code
relating to establishing the validity of marriage,
were passed.
The fiibustering was kept up, and at $50 P. N.
the scessary two thirds voted aye and the Assem-
bly, adjourned until Monday at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
REVIEW.
The work of the past week. SO far as actual legis-
lation is concerned has been very slight but many
of the committees of both houses have been en-
~, antxv Whiia
in this paper have not been full in regard to
minor matters in former years, they have con-
tained full record of all proceedings of interest
the general public That but little legislation has been
effected curing the past week is due to the fact that
several of the committees from zach house are alb
sent Investigations, leaving both Senate and AS
sembly with hardly a quorum. The Assembly Com
mitee on Corporations is said TO be engaged in a
very searching examination into the affairs of the
outgoing Board of Railroad Commissioners but as
its sessions held With closed doors it is impossible
to ascertain what is really being DONE The Senate
Committee State Prisons is undoubtedly making
very careful investigation into the management OF
the state Prisons 1t has had before it here at the
Capitol Warden Ames and all his books,
and has now gone to san francisco and
| San Quentin for further investigation. The
| Assembly Committee on State Prisons is
| also conducting examination into prison man.
agement, and has been absent on that duty several
| days. The Committees on Commerce and Naviga.
| CATION of both houses are acting together in an
| Investigation of the State Board of Harbor Com
missioners and Pilot Commissioners, and are taking
| testimony in San Francisco The Committees on
Public Buildings have been visiting the various pub
| lie buildings, and now the Senate Committee on
Hospitals have started for visit to the Asylums
| The Assembly Committee on Military Affairs also
/ have three days leave Of absence to in
| spect the military IN San Francisco. With
| this number of committees on Investigations
add hundreds of bills before the committees that
here it is not strange that little his been accom-
| pshed in the way of legislation. The Committee
on Elections of the Senate have been very busy dur
| ing the week rtading the testimony taken before
the Commissioners in the contested election case Of
Brooks w. Steele for a seat from the district com
| prising the counties o. Santa Barbara, San Luis
| 0bispo and Ventura. They have completed the
reading of the testimony, and the briefs in the case
have been ordered printed. A decision in the case
| will probably be reached next week. The case OF
| Buck vs.. Dudley, for seat from Solano county,
| came up with very vouminous transcript of testi
mony, which was ordered printed IL will leave the
hands of the printer to-day, and will come before the
| Committee on Elections next week. The Assembly
| Committee on Public Experditu have also Ell
tered upon an investigation into the affairs Of the
| Commissioner Of Immigration, in accord and with
| the suggestion of the Governor.
| No bills have vet been reported from the commit
tees for dividing the State into Congressional, Sena
toria and Assembly districts, for system of county
governments or for general road law-the three
| most important measures which will cone before
| the Legislature.