Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Work in Senate and Assembly Goth
Houses Working Under Disadvantages
An Adjournment until Monday-A Re-
view Of the Work.

Yesterday and doing work With barely quorum OF
members present, very large number being absent,
by leave, on important committee duty. AS all
bI must receive ms joriy vote of all the members
elected to each house il order to pass it was found
when the third reaching file was reached that many
important bills were in great danger of being de-
feated by three or four votes. 1t was therefore
deemed expedient to adjourn until Monday. This
was done by the Senate by alrost unanimous
vote, but in the Assembly it was only accomplished
after several motions to that effect had been voted
down, the Speaker holding that it required two
third vote to adjourn to any other hour than the
named IN Rule 10 for the regular meetings of the
Assembly.
The Senate met at 10 A. NJ, President pro tenn.
Del Vale in the chair
Kellogg introduced resolution, which was
adopted authorizing the printing Of the briefs In
the contested elect on case Of Brooks vs. Steele.
Kelly Of Solano introduced bill to amend Section
634 of the Penal Code, rela i've TO taking fish from
the waters Of the state. 1t strikes out of the pres
cut law the clause making q close season " from
noon on Saturday until Monday morning, and that
Part which foreits to the State all fishing tackle and
things that are taken 1t increases the size Of the
meshes and regulates the size of the mesh that shall
be used in the capture Of fish. He also iutrodu ed
a bill TO divide the State into Congressional
Districts and one to amend Sections S92, 1874, S95,
800 S97 and S9S of the Code Of Civil Procedure, re-
latlng to the venue in civil actions. The bill is
very important one to country merchants in par
ticuar Il provides that the defendant must be
sued in the township county or city where he re;
Sides except in certain cases provided by law, eay
ing the provision that the venue may be changed
for good cause, when the ends of justice will be
promoted, when from any cause the Judge is dis
qualified from acting. II ID claimed, for instance,
that people in San Francisco will do business with
persons in San Diego, or Siskiyou, or 'ny other
county, and becoming alarmed about their standing,
will bring suit against them and get out writ of
attachment The eountryman is compelled to go to
San Francisco, and when he gets there the case is
postponed some frivolous pretext, and he is kept
travelling backwards snd forwards until often times
he submits TO great injustice in settlement rather
than paw out as much more in travelling expenses.
Baldwin introduced excellent bill amending
the Code of Civil Procedure, by reducing the num-
Der of challenges OF jurors to five, except where the
punishment is death, and giving the State the same
number of challenges the defendant, in all cases.
Frazier introduced division fence bill, which
provides that continuous owners are mutually
bound equally TO mairtai the boundaries and
monuments between them, and the division fence
between them whenever it becomes necessary for
the protection of the rights interests of either
party.
English introduced bill amending the Bank
Commissioner Act which will legislate the present
C lmmisson out Of Office if it is passed
knight introduced general law for the formation
of new counties, and an Act to exempt volunteer
firemen from the payment Of road poll taxes in in
corporated cities and towns
Cross introduced bill making the law in reg ird
to receiving stolen goods more stringent, ana
creasing The penalty.
LangIord Introduced a bill to amend the'Act to
promote the vi icutural interests Of the State. IL
follows in part the suggestions OF the Board Of
State viticultural Commissioners. That Commits
son in late report to the Governor, made the fol-
lowing recommendations:
III st-That the Legislature should relieve the
and take action on horticultural matters by creating
an independent Commission. The Yiticultural Com
mission would not object to being united with a
Horticultural Commission, Stock Breeders Commits
sion, etc. so far rs maintaining offices in common
with Secretary for ALL but would favor only dis
tinct appropriations for the use Of each Commis-
sion.
second-That the appropriations for the State
Printing Office be increased, and that the State
should largely increase the facilities of the Commits
sion for the publication Of translated works the
culture OF the vine, fermentation, etc, and that all
books of special and permanent value be sold by the
State at reasonable price to defray the costs and
risks assumed in publication; sufficient lumber
OF copies for the use of the Commission and for
change in correspondence to be allowed free to the
Commission the regular reports OF the Commission
to be distributed free, as usual.
Third That the Legislature should provide that
any funds donated to the State from any public or
private sources or granted by the United States
Government, for the use OF the State for promotion
Of viticuture, should be added by the State Treas
urer TO the funds controlled by this Commission.
Vrooman introduced bill to divide the State
into Congressional Districts.
knight introduced concurrent resolution ask
ing our Senators and Representatives in Congress
to procure the passage OF law authorizing Calfor-
mia to purchase certain lands of the United States
in accordance with the Recommendation of the Sur
veyor General.
A large number of ills were read first time
without discussion, until kell0ggs bill "to protect
: no rauhl liz IN he
spreading of disease, and to provide fer the pro-
lection Of the health of criminals under sentence or
conviction of misdemeanor."
Mcclure strongly opposed the readi of the bill,
because it allowed the authorities to cut the hair
of prisoners, thus FORGETTING the cues of Oh nese
convicted Of misdemeanors. lie held that it was
and could not be enforced.
Kellogg urged the reading OF the bill, believing
that it unconstitutional not in opposition to
the decision Of the United States Circuit Court and
that it would prevent many crimes
johnson favored the reading of the bill, and did
not believe il was unconstitutional.
1t was read first time.
The second reading file was then taken up, and
bills read until 5. B. 81, by English reached. 1t
amends Sections 1895 and $500 of the Political Code,
relating to public lands, that person desiring to
purchase may do so without being actual settler
upon the land. Murphy and johnson strongly op.
posed the BILL Offering too great an fpportunity
for persons acquiring large tracts OF land. English,
and Spencer Of Napa favored the BILL holding
were OF acres OF were
not fit for actual tters which could be opened up
and reclaimed under this bill. 1t was ordered en-
crossed by vote of Il ayes to IL noes.
The next bill TO create discussion was one by
Del Vale authorizing the transfer OF the cabinet of
minerals in the state Library TO the State Mining
Bureau, and appropratiHg $3.50 for the expenses OF
the transfer.
Kellogg spoke in favor Of the bin, saying thst the
mining interests OF the State would he greatly ben.
Gifted by the transfer. The collection was of no
use where 1t was at present, it being locked up in
retired 10 the upper part OF the State Library,
where it was rarely visited by anyone. The State
Mining Bureau in San Francis was the general
Of the mining interests of the State
and II was the proper Psceto this collection OF
minerals
Mcclure strsauously opposed the second reading
Of the bill. ~ people of the State had purchased
the cabinet for som $4,000, aud had expended in
arranging it properly in the State Library the
OF 50 $50 he be ieved the State Capitol was the
pr per place for the exhibition of this valuable col
lection, and he could not see why it should be
moved He had been informed that if the cases
were removed they would not be worth so He
had no objection to the state Mining Bureau having
collection in San Francisco, but did not favor
moving this particular collection.
Cox opposed the second reading Of the bill on the
same grounds. He said there was scarcely day In
the year when TINS collection was not visited and
xainined by tourists and persons visiting the Cap
itol from different portions OF the State.
President pro TEN. Del Vale, the author OF the
bill, called Senator Murphy to the chair and took
the floor in favor OF the bill lie said he had intro
duced it by request, and had no personal interest in
it, but he believed that this collection ought be
added 10 the collection in the State Mining Bureau
and placed under the care Of the State Mneralogist
sullivan said that he did not know anything
about the merits Of the bill but that if it would
benefit San Francisco ne wanted to see it passed.
Mcclure said that the collection was a valuable
one and part OF the collection Of the State Mining
Bureau bad stely been stolen.
Kellogg again spoke warmly in favor of the bill,
urging II 10 behalf OF mining interests oi the
State.
Cross favored the bill and Taylor opposed it.
The roll was called and the Senate refused the bill
second reading by vote If 10 ayes to 4 noes.
bel Vale gave notice Of motion to reconsider.
The afternoon session was mostly taken up with
discussion upon resolution appropri-
stng 800 oat OF the contingent fund of the Senate
Tor DC stage stamps fer the Of members, Murphy
aud Mcclure distinguishing thems,l Ives as eeono-
Inists Before the adoption of the new Constitution
there was no limit upon the amount each house Of
the Legislature might appropriate for the oontin-
gent expenses Of its members. That in tr1meDt,
nowsv y, limited 1t to s25 for each member. This
resolution provided that the Secretary OF. State
should furnish members with stamps, providing
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