Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-03
TIE LEGISLATURE.
The Harbor Commissioner Bill-AppoinS.
ment Of Pilot Cemmissioners-The In
dustrial Exhibition Bill PASSED.

HiSnI ee-SlOn
The Senate met at 10 a NJ, President Daggett il
the chair.
Kellogg introduced resolution, which wa:
adopted, providing for the printing of 500 extrs
copies OF the road law as passed. for the use of the
Senate.
Perry presented a petition from the Board Of Su
pervisors of San Francisco, asking the Legislature
to pass an Act to enable that city and county Il
submit proposition by which they nay be author
lied to issue bonds, not to exceed S00 0OO for the
purpose Of carrying on the government
On motion Of Kellogg, the rules were suspended
and the Senate proceeded to the consideration Of
the third reading special file.
Perrys amendment to the Constitution, relative
to State series Of books, was made the special
order for to-day at IL O'Clock A NJ.
CoXs bill to prevent the spreading of fruit and
fruit tee pests and diseases and to provide for theil
extirpstion; Whitneys bill to provide for the Gus
tody OF insane criminals and persons charged with
erine and Del Falle's bill approe riating SII OOC
for the completion OF the Branch Normal School
building at Los Angeles, ard for the improvement
OF the grounds about the same, were read third
time and passed.
Cross bill providing for the purchase OF certaia
portraits Of ex-GOvernors received only l6 aft ma
tive votes, ard failed TO pass.
Maddox, from the Committee on Contingent Ex.
penses, reported fayoraby the resolutions to pay
mileage and per diem to j. NJ Brooks, and mileage
OF the Committee on Public Buildings and they
were adopted.
The following bills were passed S. r. iS1. to an
propriate money for the support Of aged and indi-
gent residing in the house of the Veterans,
Home Association A. b. 80, to create and maintain
a Bureau of Labor Statistics; A B. U3 to arthor.
iZe the erection Of State Agrcult lral and Indus
trial Exhibition building on the State CaDitol
grounds, and to appropriate money therefor S B.
6S, to promote and encourage the development Ct
tue mineral resources of the State of California ard
az Miniuor Rtrre 9 u 1eo
making an appropriation Of $1,000 for
the protection and improvement of the
buildings and grounds OF the State University :
) B. 21S making an appropria ion for a deficiency
in the appropriation FIR postage and eXpressage in
the office of the superintendent of Public IDstruc
ton for the thirty third fiscal year s. B. $50 max
irg an appropriation for deficiency in the appro-
prat on fOs travelling expenses Of the Superntend-
ent OF Public Instruction for the thirty third fiscal
year. s. b. Isl, mai ing appropriation for q
deficiency in the appropriation for travelling ex-
penses OF the Superintendent of Public instruction
for the thirty-secoud fiscal year S B. S27 to amend
an Act to provide for the future management Of the
Nspa State Asylum for the insane.
On the last mentioned dill Cross gave notice of a
motion to reconsider.
S B. 351, 10 authorize the establishment of a
quarantine station for the harbor of San Francisco
was taken up out Of order and read first time
Filehers 5. B. 2S5, To amend Sections 1864 1865
and 1874, and to add six new sections to be num-
bered 1866 1867, 1868 1868, 1870 and S67l, to the
$780, all relating to revenue and particularly t. the
assessment of railways by the State Board of
Equalization, and the collection Of State and county
aud city and county taxes due upon such assess
ment, was taken up on its second reading Pending
the reading Of the bill the Senate took the usua
recess.
After recess Spencer OF Napa moved that the con-
sderation OF his notice to reconsider the motion by
which A c. R. 81, relative to proposed amendment
to Section of Article XIII. OF the Constitution
was refused first reading be postponed TO Tuesday
next, at P. NJ. The motion prevailed.
On motion of Sullivan the rules were suspended
and the bill authorizing the transfer of certain Prop
erty to Dr. Cogswell by the Regents of the State
University was read thild time and passed
The second reading of FilCher's 5. Z. 2S5 was
then completed, and the bill ordered engrossed
On motion OF johnson, S. b. 247 to provide for
the better control and management of the several
funds of the University Of California, and for the
investment OF the same, was taken up ont of order
the provisions OF SECTION Is OF Article ~ of the
Const tuition suspe ded, the bill read third time
and passed.
message received from the Governor an
nouncing the appointment of the following as Pilot
Commissioners flr the ports Of San Francisco
Mare Island and Bsnicia: Il. II. Watson of Oak
land Henry G. Williams, Of San Francisco and
Edward N. Lsffey, of San Francesca. The an
nouncement was received with applause by many
members OF the San Francisco deleg .tion
message received fiOm the Go ernOr an
nouncing his approval of v ooman's s. b. 45 re.
atng to the redemption of lands sold to the State
lpT utuuQuSill tdNts, anu hTDOtndnS y. H. lS5 TO
provide for the classification of municipal corpora
tions.
The Senate then TOOK UP the special order
Hughes bill TO legslste out of office the State Board
of Harbor COmmssioners-on second reading
The majority oil the Committee on CONNER ce and
Navigation proposed an amendment that the Act
should not take effect until the first Monday after
the first day of January, 1884
Flynn briefly expressed the hope that the amend
ment would not be adopted.
Whitney then spoke at length in favor of the
amendment. He gave the history OF the late in-
vestigation, which he claimed proved that the Com
had managed the affairs OF the Commits
sion wisely, honestly and we'll. He could hardly be.
ieve it the intention of the Senate to egisate
out of office who had faithfully and honestly
discharged their duties. His argument was an
elaboration of the report of the majority of the
Committee on Commerce and Navigation which
was published at length in this paper some time
ago.
as it stood, and against the amendment. He wanted
to clear San Francsc1 har5or of " this rascaly crew
of buccaneers-this nest of pirares"
The amendment was lost by the following vote
Ayes-Fraser, Mccarthy, Mcclure Perry Routier
Ryan, VIooman, Wallis and Whitney,
Noes-BroOks, Buck, Cox, Cronan, Del Vale
Dougherty, English, Ficher, Foster Harrigan,
Johnson Heating, Kelly of San Francisco, Kelly OF
Soano, He logg, kuighJ, Langford LYNCH Naddox
Nelson, Reddy, Reynolds, Spencer OF Napa Spencer
of Stanisaus Sullivan, Taylor and Wolfskin-27.
Perry moved to amend by adding to Section g.
" Nor shall the State dredgers be employed to
dredge slips not under the control of the sta nor
private work Of any character" The amendment
was adopted.
Mcclure moved to amend by striking out Section
L. He said that the section proposed TO imp Sc
upon the people Of this State a tax to extend n
street. widen it seventy-fye feet and pile-cap the
whole street along the city front Of the city and
county of San Francisco, and thus relieve the
wealthy men who own property along the street
from paying for the iInprev mept o! their property
the as other property holders were required to
do who lived upon o her streets He believed that
this bill was really more for this purpose than to
legisate the Board OF Harbor Comm ssioners out Of
office Tuis was really the main scheme in the bill
Why should the people be compelled to pay for the
widening and Improvement of tais street any more
than any other street in the city.
Sullivan replied that the proposed new charter OF
San Francisco, which is to be passed uDon nv the
people Of that city to-day contained the same pro
vision Section Of this bill. His vote upon this
bill would not be partisan one. He would not vote
for it because the members Of the Board were Re
politicians, but because he believed that they were
appointed and hold their Offices in defiance of a stat
ute of the state.
The amendment was lost by a vote Of is ayes to
10 noes.
The committee amendment making the salary of
the attorney OF the Board $2o0 month instead Of
sl50 was adopted by vote of "a ayes to l3 noes.
The committee amendment making the salary Of
the Chief Wharnger $500 instead of $3.50 was adop.-
ed by a vote OF is ayes to 16 noes-the President
giving the casting vote.
The committee amendment making the salary of
the Harbor Commissioners $3.50 instead OF S225 was
adopted
Mcclure moved to amend by making the salary of
the Chief Engineer $500 ms cad Of 81 o. The amend.
inent WIS lost
Mcclure moved to amend by m liking the salary Of
the Wharfngers 500 instead OF SIS. The amend
ment was voted down.
Mcclure moved TO amend by making the salary of
the Collectors S75 per month instead Of $780, The
amendment met the same fate as its predecessors
Perry introduced amendment au horiziug and
directing the rates OF dockage and wharfage and
tolls. and urged It's adoption.
whitney and Lynch opposed the amendment and
Il was lost by vote Of ayes to 20 noes.
Mcclure moved 10 amend the bill ny inserting
Section 10 Of the original biIl which had been cut
by the Assembly. He claimed that it was a section
prepared by Captain Blsnding, and would save to
The State $4,000 per anDum. He strongly urged
.he adoption OF the amendment.
Whitney also spoke 10 favor of thu amendment
BE said that it WAS one which had been recon-.
nended by evey Board Of Harbor Commissioners
snce the Board was established. 1t provided for |
he collection Of tolls from the consignees so thst
only about five collectors would be Leeded instead
If twenty eight.
Lynch said that a bill containing this provision |
lad passed the Assembly and WAS now before the |
senate Committee on Commerce and Navigation |