Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-09
TEE LEGISLATURE.
sixtisth paY-Appointment coasrmed by
the senate-The Congressional Appor-
tionment Bill Passes the Assembly.

titled to any pay Filcher took the same ground
Routier and keddy spoke IN favor OF the adoption
OF the resolution, and II prevailed by vote OF il
| ayes to 16 noes.
| The Senate then took up and read second time
| the general county government bill. Spencer o
Napa, Chairman of the Committee on Counties ano
| County Governments, offered various committee
amendments which were adopted. 1he bill is .
very loug one, and amendments were proposed BY
sections and lines, they could not be understood by
| the general reader without the bill before him.
| Many of the amendments created considerable dis
CUSTOM and the bill still under consideration
| when the Senate took the usual recess.
After recess Whitney moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate refused to pass s. B. 295
to secure representation Of the resources and in
| dustries OF California at the Amsterdam lnterna
| tional Exhibition, and provide for the expenses
| thereof. The motion prevailed, and the bill WAS
| passed by a vote Of 81 ayes to noes
The Assembly messages were taken up and A. c.
r. 55 relative to the appointment OF a joint Con-
| ference Committee 10 fix the time at which tae
Legislature shall adjourn sine die, was adopted
| Tbs President appointed Senators Cross, MADDOX
and Dougherty as such comnitte the part Of the
Senate.
Del Vale moved to take up and read first time
the Congressional apportionment bill. The motion
was lost, and on motion OF Del Vale the first read
ing OF the bill was set for 4:30 ?. N.
The Senate concurred in the Assembly amend
ments to the game law, thus finally passing the
bill.
Maddox moved TO reconsider the vote by which
the Senate adopted Routiers resolution to pay Mrs.
Mary A. Bryant Sl95 for services as clerk Of the
Committee on State Library. He explained fully
the circumstances Of the case
Reddy stated that he had favored the resolution
under misrepresentation OF the circumstances, and
would now vote for the reconsideration.
RoEtier defended the resolution, but the motion
to reconsider was carried by vote OF 20 ayes to 10
noes and another long discussion took place on the
merits Of the resolution. The resolution was lost
by vote Of l3 ayes to % noes.
Kellogg introduced resolution providing for q
night session and fixing the order OF business SO as
to conclude the county government bill, the third
reading and general flies, and then allowing each
Senator to cali up one bill for action, provided 1ye
members did not object at the time the title was
read He stated that the object was TO prevent the
taking up at this late hour OF the session sueh bs
as the Barry and Foster bills, which would create
long discussions.
Taylor moved to amend by striking out tie pro
vision that five members could object, claiming taat
it put the Senate in the hands Of five men.
Spencer of Napa ard ReddY took the same groUnd.
Knight aud Mcclure spoke in favor OF the resolu-
ton.
On motion of Cross, the resolution was laid upon
Ma dox was allowed to Introduce bill appropri-
atiug 5000 for the contingent expenses OF the
Senate. The rules were suspended and the bill read
first time II was then declared case Of urgency,
the constitutional provision suspended, and the bill
read third time and sent to the printer.
On motion of Taylor the Senate went into eNecu-
tive session, for the purpose Of considering The ap-
continents OF the OOFefDDT. 1H6 lDliUhAliE dp-
pointments we're confirmed Thomas Powers, as
Pilot for the harbor of Wilmington Isaac w. He'll
man, Of Los Angeles, as Regent Of the University I;
Charles Thorne, Otto Luders and George Cummings,
as Port Wardens for the havbor Of San Francisco I;
P. A. Forester, of San Luis 0bspo as Commits
sioner of Immigration George T. Maryeand Arthur
Rodgers as Regents of the University; VIM. Irwin,
A. c. Paulsell and John II. Wise, as Harbor Com
missioners.
The appointments were confirmed almost unsni-
mously, except that OF Ex-Governor Irwin, who was
only confirmed by the following vote
Ayes-Baldwin, Buck. Chandler, Cox, Cross, Del
Valle Fllcher, Foster, Johnson Kelly of San Fran
cisco, Lapgfo:d, Lynch, Maddox, Murphy, Reddy,
Reynolds, Spencer of Napa, Spencer OF Stanislaus,
Sullivan, 1aYlor-20.
Noes3Brooks, Cronar, Dougherty, English, Fra.
SER HarngaD, Keating, Kellogg Knight, Mccarthy,
Mcclure, Nelson, Perry, Rou isr, Ryan, Vrooman,
Wallis Whitney, Wolfskill-19.
Cross moved to reconsider the vote by which the
Senate refused to pass s. b. 35S, to appropriate
money for the support o. aged persons in INDECENT
circumstances. The motion prevailed, the bill was
referred to Senator Cross TO amend, reported back
and seut TO the printer.
Majority and minority reports were submitted by
the Committee on Contingent Expenses relative TO
the expenses in the case of Brooks Steele. The
claim of Brooks for ,666 G6, and OF Steele for
81 $50 IS The majority report gave Brooks 81 353,
and Steele 81 900. The minority (Keaiing) gave
Brooks 50 4S0 50, and Steele 81, $50 7S. Consdera.
ton Of the reports was postponed until to-day.
Rediy moved to reconsider the vote by which the
Senat. receded from its amendment to the Assembly
apportionment bill. He desired to have Mono aud
lnyo counties form Assembly district, and leave
Alpine county with FL Dorado. The way it stood
the Assembly district was hopelessy Republican. If
Alpine was put with E Dorado then the Democrats
would have some chance in Mono and Inyo, and the
district comprising El Dorado and Alpine would still
be Democratic.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
Murphy made effort to take up out CT order
S. B. 2l2 FOR the relief of John W. Metcalf and
George Mcclellan but failed.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the
general county government bill, and long discus
sion took the section in regard to the San
Francisco Police Commissioners.
At SIS p. NJ. the Congressional apportonment bill
was taken up, and read first time and made the
special order for to-day at 1880 A. N.
At 5:2I the Senate took a recess until T:30 +. NJ.
The Senate reassembIed at $50 P. NJ, and con-
tinued the consideration Of the general county gov
ernment bill.
at 1870 P NJ. Murphy succeeded in getting up out
of order and having passed the bill known as the
q Metcah Claim Bill"
Consideration Of the county government bill was
then resumed, and occupied the balance OF the night
session.
The joint committee appointed to confer and re-
port upon the time at which the Legislature should
adjourn sine die, held meeting yesterday and
endeavored to agree upon time but without suc
cess Some favored adjournment on tomorrow, and
some on Tuesday next. Another meeting will be
held at A. II. to-day, at which agreement will
probably be arrived at.
The Assembly met at 10 A. NJ Speaker La Rue in
the chair.
Brown OF Alameda introduced concurrent reso-
luton, which was adopted, providing for a commit
tee OF three, to meet like committee from the SEN
ate to confer and fix time for adjournment sire die
A b. 129, to divide the State into Congressional
districts, read third time and pissed by vote
Of AZ ayes to q noes.
Brown gave notice of a motion to reconsider.
which would delay the bill one day.
To meet this emergency the rules were suspended,
the rps0lutiOn voted no bsli
passed by party vote.
s. B. 160, introduced by Vrooman, appropratinc
81 900 for the protection and improvement of the
buildings and grounds Of the State University was
read third time and passed.
s. B. 40, by the same author, providing for the
establishment Of an industrial parime for the
deaf, dumt and bind, and appropriating $1,000 for
the same, was passed by a vote OF 46 to 90
S. B. $685. providing for the erection of a brick
building for the insane at the State Asylum at
Stockton, for the improvement Of the drainage and
water supply thereof, and appropnating Sl53,cOC
therefor provoked lengthy discussion after which
the bill ordered read third time The bill wa:
passed by vote OF As ayes to "a noes.
Caminetti gave notice cfrtconsideration. Of
s. Il. 356, sPpropTiating Sl35o0 for the erection
of buildings and improvements and the purchase Of
land for the Napa State Asylum for the Insane
was read third time and passed by vote Of IS
ayes t. 10 noes.
The House resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole for the consideration of S. b. g. appropri
aling s. coo per annum for the support Of the Min
ing Bureau, and to repeal all Acts and parts of Act.
| inconsistent Herewith. The committee recon
mended the passage of the bill
Ol motion of Cutter, the bill was declared a case
Of urgency read third time, and passed by u vote
| of 81 ayes to 13 noes.
After recess, HOLSTER asked that the House sus-
pend the rules and take up for consideration from
the first reading file S. D. 2, Introduces by Cox to
prevent the spreading Of fruit ai fruit tree pests
and diseases and TO provide for their extirpation
| The tion prevailed
Yell gave notice Of reconsideration.
| BY a two-third vote the House allowed the follow
| ing bill 10 be introduced, read three times. and
| passed:
81 new section is hereby added to the Political
| Code 10 be numbered Section $50, to read as fol-
lows The Secretary OF State shall furnish TO officers
and attaches OF the Senate and Assembly stationery
and office supplies for in their respective offices
proyded that requisi ion therefor be first signed by
| the Committee m Contingent Expenses OF the Sen
ate and Assembly, the might be, if there be
| such committee, if not by the Committee on At
taches and Employees Of such body"
The Committee on Attaches and Employees maze
lengthy -eport upon resolutions offered by several
| different members for increased and extra pay Of
| some OF the claims perhaps Just at the same
time such action in their opinion was in contia
| tion OF the provisions Of the Constitution.
Moffitt, after several unsuccessful teInpts Il
| bring up B. $50, appropdating $11,G00 for the
| completion OF the branch Normal School at Los An
| geles, succeeded in getting It considered, read
| third time, and passed by vote Of 50 ayes to l;
I noes
| Caminetti offered the fo lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, /. Appearing from the returns of tht
| Sergeant-atArms that Marcus P. wiggin has tba