Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Light Days Work-Not So Many Bills
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was TRANSACTED In either mousse Inc eS were
cleared up in both Senate and Assembly, and they
adjourned to give the committees opportunity to
cut out more work for them.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, President pro
TEN. Del Vale in the chair
Tolfskill, from the Committee on Agriculture
reported back adversely the bill granting reward
| Of $4,000 to any person inventiDg a successful
steam engine for use on public highways The
Committee on Printing reported back favorably A.
B. ISL making appropriations for the support OF the
State printing office. Harrigan, from the Commit
tee on Claims, reported back favorably, with amend
ments, S. B. 81, to pay the salary Of the reporter
OF decisions of the Supreme Court.
Senator Whitney was added to the Committee on
Hospitals.
Mcclure introduced an Act dividing the State
into Senatorial and Assembly Districts. 1t is sub.
stantally the same as McCure's A. b. OF the spe-
cal session Of the Legislature, and differs radically
from the Democratic superintendent bills introduced
| at this session.
Kellogg introduced for Del Vale two fee bills
Filcher introduced an Act to add new section to
the Penal Code 10 be numbered Section $751; to read
as follows II it appears to the Magistrate that an
| oiTense has been committed Of which Justices
Police Court has jurisdiction, he shall, instead Of
the order provided for in Section ST. make order
that complaint be filed in the proper Court for the
trial OF such oGense, and must commit the defend
ant for reasonable tine to await warrant such
complaint"
Yrooman offered an important amendment to Sec.
ton 204 of the Code OF Civil Procedure relative to
the method of selecting and returning Of jurors.
The law at present requires that the Court make an
order for the drawing OF jurors at a meeting Of
the Board OF Supervisors in January OF each year.
II is claimed that there are two objections to this.
In the first place the assessment roll is made up and
completed in August. The jurors are rot selected
until January, therefore by the t.me their names
are called rsany do not appear on the new roll and
they disqualified. 10 the next place, in several
| Of the counties the Board OF Supervisors do not
meet until February The amendment proposed is
to have the jurors drawn in September.
m ti1a di-or of f-,,iE kraa
pests, etc, and S. B. 3 establishing State Board
| OF Horticulture were read first time and commit
tee amendments adopted. Also Vrooman's bill
| relating to cemetery corporations.
The bills making appropriations for deficiencies in
the appropriation for transportation OF prisoners
and insane for the 32d and SD fiscal years were
read third time and passed.
Pending the first reading Of the horticultural bill
| it found that there was no quorum, there
being only nineteen Senators present. call OF the
Senate ordered but as several Senators came in
during the roll call further proceedings under the
| call were dispensed with.
The Senate took recess until 2 P. N.
| When the Senate reassembled, the special order
| OF the hour was taken up, being MeClures pro-
posed amendment to Section 10 OF Article XI
On motion of Mr. Mcclure it was made the special
order for Tuesday next, at O'Clock P. N.
s. b. So, amending the Bank Commissioner Act
was reported back favorably by the Committee on
| Corporations, taken up out Of Order under sus
pension OF the rules, and read the first time.
Filcher introduced resolution providing for the
| appointment OF committee OF three TO ascertain
what committees have clerks and what clerks are
needed. He did not think all the committees
| needed clerks.
kellogg, Reddy,. Cross and Kelly of Solano op.
! posed the resolution. Their argument was that The
employment Of clerks facilitated the business the
Senate. At present the committees themselves
the judges of the necessity of having clerks,
and they did not see the necessity Of appointing =
| committee OF three to review the action of much
! larger committees.
| The resolution was laid on the table
| Ryan moved that the Committee on Commerce
and Navigation be excused from visiting San Fran
| cisco, to Investigate the Harbor Commission and
Pilot Commission, at this time, on the ground that
several committees are absent on duty and that the
Senate might be left without quorum.
| Lynch Spencer OF Napa and Cross opposed the
motion
| Mccarthy, Mcclure and vrooman favored it.
They favored the investigation but not at this time
Vrooman thought that the witnesses should be sub
penaed and the investigation held at the Capitol.
The motion was lost on I call OF the roll, by
vote of 10 ayes to II noes.
Filcher introduced resolution to dispense with
the services Of the Enrolling Clerk. II was referred
to the Committee on Contingent Expenses.
| At3P. N. the Senate adjourned
The Assembly met at ~ O'Clock, Speaker La Rue
in the chair.
After several memorials had been presented the
! following bills were introduced:
By johnson, to provide the manner OF payment
OF salaries OF Judges OF Superior Courts by Hall
TO regulate the business Of pawnbrUkers; by Glenn
ent fixing the salary OF photographic reporters at
s. per diem, and six cents per folio for transcript
tiOus by Campbell, to provide the manner and time
| Of submitting proposed amendments to the Cont
tuition of the State Of California; by Brown in re
laton to confessions made BY persons charged with
the commission OF public offenses
The following cOncgIrCnt resolutions were passed
Relative to in=tructng our Senators and requesting
our Representatives III Congress to use their inu-
ence 20 restore to the public domain all lap5ed land
grants to railroads, by Holliser; concerning litga-
ton to determine the title to Nusse slough lands in
Tuar0 and Fresno counties, California, by Cant.
net and relative to forfeiture OF lands granted to
railroads and their restoration to the public dom in,
| by Mathews
Snon's bill to create and maintain Bureau OF
! Labor Statistics came up for second reading and
met with considerable opposition from Camnett
Mathews and Crumpton. Rawie, Murdoch and Simon
| spoke in favor it. The latter defended and urged
| his measure in forcib language. He said that in
the bill introduced by him he had tried TO fill want
long felt by the producing classes. The labor organi
cations Of san FTancscoand other principal Ceners
| are unanimously in favor of the passage of such a
measure. 1t is very seldom that your mechanic or
artisan calls on the State for help They indie
pendent class and when they do ask anything it is
for mere pittance in comparison 10 the prncely
appropriations given for other purposes. When we
take into consideration all working classes have
done for the country, and the immense advantages
that have accrued, the great amount of taxable
property created, every thinking man must
see that this portion Of our commonwealth, from
whom al wealth ema mates, should be recognized.
| To strengthen his argument lie read from the Re-
solves of the Massachusetts, Legislature and orci-
bly, pointed out the benefits derived by the people
from the labor legs alton recommended aud adopted
! by the Advice Commissioner Of the Bureau Of Sta
| tIstics OF that State He said this expert
ment that it had worked well for years in Pennsyl
vania, aud was now an established fact. In concu-
sion, he alluded to the condition, sanltary and
otherwise, of the laboring classes, and pointed
the frightful mortality caused by working at some
Of the trades. Give to these industrious, patient
| workers an institution that will be OF the
| Government between the Capitalist and wage
| worker. The latter build our ships and our rail
ways convert the trees Of the forest into beautiful
Indications for mans shelter aud comfort enable
us to traverse the continent, into the wilderness
and pave the way for civilization; in fact making
life endurabe and enjoyable. The fe Of mechanic
is not happy one. The long hours Of labor and
dearth at times, OF employment make it anything
but an envable position. He asked the Assembly
to give them what they asked, and leJ it go forth
that this Assembly is in favor of labor legis alton.
The bill read second time and ordered
| crossed by vote Of 43 ayes n noes.
| A. B. >, repeating the Sunday law, came up for
first reading. majority Of the Committee on
Public Morals reported n favor OF its passage and
| Mr.. Brown submitted the following report
| Mr.. Speaker-Your coma i-tee to whom was re-
! ferred A. 3. o. 5, relating to the repeal #
sections 80 300 and SJl Of the Penal Code, bel
leave to submit the following minority report:
We dissent from the majority for the following
reasons, viz:
| Firstly having Sunday laws We mean to protect
our customs, no matter that they may have origi.
mated in our religion f0r they arc essential paris
our social life Instinct vely sh0uld we roteet and
defend them.
SecondIy-Laws against the opening, maintaining
or exhibiting of bull, bear or cock ii hitting, hrse
racing noisy amusenlents, ri0ting, theatrical per
formlnces. or open places where liquors ars sold on
Sunday, should not be classed as sunday laws; tteY
are Of general import applicable to all lawful assem-
biies OF itzens. Men gathered together on that
day do that which is excessive because Of the temp
| tations thereof, and whatever is done to excess,
whether ol Sunday, Fourth Of Jelly, on election
dly Injuries the State The people therefore have
the right, and it their duty to check such ten
denotes to excess, by closing places OF that nature,
| and prohibiting amusement5 on days II unuSu ]
temptation, whether Sunday, election day, or any
ether similar day.
Thirdly 1t would be as consistent for this S.
semby to repeal the laws closing saloons upon cleo
ton days, and prohibiting them within one mile OF
the Stats University, the same distance from the
insane asylum at Napa, or any camp meeting for re-
ligious worship; in any place where women are
hired 20 play upon musical instruments or t. dance
or exhibit themselves as it would to repeal tbs Act
under consideration. The wisdom Of those laws no
candid man will dispute If o1e Of them ,ntrehches
upon the rights of the people so does the other Ii
what is termed the Sunday law infrineel upon he
rights and liberties Of the c.izsns Of this common
wealth, equally 50 d. the laws relating to persons
and places as enumerated above. Ii it IS beneficial
for the people Of California TO have saloons closed
upon election days, which occur only two or three
times IN year, because Of the iotng, quarre,ing,
crimes, etc, which formerly prevailed before said
law was framed, how much greater the benefit for