Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-22
TIE LEGISLATURE.
The Sunday Law Repealed by the Senate
New Suggestions from the Gov.


New Bills-suggestions from the Gov
ernor
Both houses of the Legislature held sessions on
Saturday. the Senate completing its work before the
noon recess. An active effort was made in the As
sembly to adjourn at noon until Monday afternoon,
but it was defeated and the members brought to-
gether again at o'clock, when the usual Saturday
afternoon nonsense was gone through with and the
Assembly adjourned without accomplishing any
thing The strife over the adjournment Saturday
was nothing new to those who have attended the
Legislature before 1t is the almost invariable Gus
tom of the "green member" to attempt to i'm.
mortalize himself bv defeating this motion to
adjourn at noon on Saturday until Monday after
noon, so that those members who are near enough
can visit their homes. If he does it in order to
make " record he will be disappointed, for rot
of his constituents will ever hunt up his record
on that subject. II he does it on account Of an
honest desire advance the work of the session he
makes even greater mistake forthe history of the
California Legislature from its very first session
shows that no Advancement was ever made by an
afternoon session on Saturday. Many members will
go home anyhow, and if any important action is
taken one member always gives notice of motion
to reconsider and the whole Of Monday is taken up
with the discussion Of it.
The Senate session opened at 10 A. N, President
pro tenn Del Valle presiding
Various bills were reported back from committees
and read fist time.
Spencer introduced a county government bill,
which contains the provisions mainly Of A. BIS %
and w OF the last session. 1t differs from the
Wendell bill in that it does not classify by counties
Woliskill introduced bill to amend the law au.
thorizing Boards of Supervisors in the counties in
which water is sold for irrigation to fix the rates
thereon. Senator Nrooman introduced bill to
amend the Act of 1878 establishing the office of
State Engineer SO as to require the Surveyor Gen.
eral to perform the duties now performed by the
State Engineer. The object of the bill is to save
several thousand dollars annually to the State in
the matter of salaries and other expenses incident
to maintaining the office of State Engineer as an
independent department. Also. bill to amend
Section 502 OF the Code OF Civil PROCEDURE so as to
ALLOW issues OF fact in equity cases to
be tried by jury upon request
of either party TO the suit Also bill to amend
Section OF Article lX. of the Constitution so to
create State Board Of Education, to be composed
of the Governor, Superintendent Of Public Schools
and the Principals of the State Normal Schools
This Board to adopt a series of text books for the
use OF all tae common schools, and to perform such
other duties as required by law The same bill also
provides for Board of Education in each county
Also bill to amend Section 142S Of the Political
Code. The Senate Judiciary Committee has unCer
consideration the question as to whether the Senate
has jurisdiction over appointments made by the
Governor 70 fill vacancies for unexpired terms in the
Board Of Regents or whether the Apprentices of the
Governor bold for the unexpred tern without be.
Iis CohiAi lntEt appears 10 De some dOuDL
the statute and the amendment is proposed to Ie-
move the uncertainty.
English introduced bill to provide Tor the sepa.
rate confinement and correctional discipline tf iuve.
nile offenders 1t provides that the presiding Judge
OF the Superior Court, the District Attorney and
County Clerk in each county in this State SHALL ex
oficio, constitute a Board of Commissioners to be
designated and known as the County Correctional
Commission. 1t shall be the duty of such commits
sion in conformity with approved moral and sani-
tary rules or principles to prescribe and supervise
the enforcement OF regulations for the discipline
regimen and food of all county prisoners. The
Superior Judge shall be the Chairman and the |
County Clerk the Secretary Of the Commission It |
shall hold regular special meetings from time to
time, as may be prescribed by majority vote |
OF It's members, and record OF its proceedings |
shall be entered in a book to be kept among |
the public records Of the Clerks office |
The Boards OF Supervisors of the several counties
OF the State, wherein no other provision of law is
made therefor, shall provide separate apartments
for the suitable and secure confinement of juvenile |
Offenders and criminals, in a department Of the |
County Jail to be designated ard known as the |
:" County Correctional" and all persons under Is :
years OF age in custody charge or conviction of
misdemeanor shall be separately confined in this
Correctional Department Of the County Jail Ex- |
cept with their official custodians subjects OF con-
hnement in the County Correctional shall have no
intercourse or communication with other prisoners
or persons, not authorized by the regulations or
special permit of the County Correctional Commits
sion. The Superior Court or any Justices Court |
may, IN us dscreton, direct the confinement OF any
prisoner in the County Correctional on commit
ment or conviction f5r FIRST offense which is pun
ishable by imprisor snent only, but any such drec.
ton oy - Jastes & CofS I'll n 311h5ect to the
Any misconduct fos which pupil Of the public |
schools would be liable under the School Law of the
State to suspension or expulsion, may be punished |
on complaint and conviction in Justices Court by
.entence to confinement in the County Correctional
for not less than than ten days. for a |
first oense, snd for repeated offense for not less
than two nor more than thirty days.
Murphy introduced bill for the improvement of |
streets within the limits OF incorporated cities and
towns having population of less than 100O 900 in |
habitants.
Lynch introduced bill making it unlawful for
any person or corporation to dump any mud |
earth, clay, rock sand into San Francisco or San
Pablo bays at any point below the line of ordinary
ow tide.
S. B. 1, to repeal the Sunday law. came Nm
Or passage. Vrooman moved that consideration OF |
he bill be postponed until Monday in order that |
Mcclure might be present The motion was lost
he bill read third time and passed by vote OF %
lYes to noes.
Perry gave notice of a motion to reconsider
Whitney moved to amend the title to read "to en-
courage vice and immortality and TO discourage moral
t."
The amendment was declared out of order.
The Senate adjourned to meet at 1:S0 P. NJ to. dav
The Assembly met at 10 A. M. with Speaker LaRue
n the Chair.
Several Sunday law and local option petitions were
eported back bills
Bills were introduced by Weaver, to encourage the
of BEARS lions, panthers and other wild
lnimals; by Weaver, regarding the number of per-
'mptory challenges allowed in cazes of murder
rials by Farley, relative to the power Of Boards |
II Supervisors and fixing licenses by Granger, Civ
ns lien TO loggers and laborers employed in log
.ing camps upon the logs cut and hauled by Simon,
Boards OF Health in cities and counties to have |
power to regulate the plumbing and drainage OF |
buildings; by Storke, to establish a Branch State
Insane Asylum in the county of Santa Bar
Dara; by Nicol, relative to the notice Of
sales OF the estate Of deceased persons
relative to the hearing OF petitions for the summary
sales OF mines and mining interests, and notice |
given thereof, and relating to the sale and convey
ance of real property OF deceased persons and notice
given; by Field, to the taking OF authenticated tes-
timony in criminal cases; by Hollister relating to
the compensation of Census Marshals of school dis
tncts, allowing IS per diem; by Brown, relative to
of trials; by Rawle, to prevent the
collection of commissions by ph ysicians from phar
macists and to prevent physicians from prescribing
by names or numbers not understood by all compe-
tent pharmaceutists, and to protect patients from