Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-02
Tzs GrsLAruRE.
Solid Work in Both Houses-The Assem-.
bly, Again Calm and the Senate LIVELY
The Senate Adjourned Until Saturday

the reading Of bills, there being sixty bills on it
first twenty-five on the second and twenty-seven OF
the Undertaking file. The farmers and miners ha6
a little tilt in the Senate. in which the farmer
scored in return for the defeat in the Assembly
| ROAD demonstration in the Senate.
The Senate met at 10 A. NJ, with Lieutenant Gov
| ernor Daggett in The chair.
Kelly OF San Francisco introduced bill amending
the Political Code SO as to direct the State Printer
to print $50 copies of the laws passed at each
sion OF the Legislature, $50 copies to be deposited
in the State Library for the use OF the State, and
the remainder sold at not to exceed s. each. Also
authorizing the State Board of Harbor Commis-
sioners to extend streets on the water front Of San
Francisco.
Cronan introduced bill making it msdemeanoI
TO solicit the iage of passengers or baggage on
any railroad boat to regulate the
charges Of telegraph companies one TO prohibit
banks or savings and loan associations from charg
ing borrowers for searching titles and providing for
the appointment of an attorney by such societies
whose salary shall not exceed So, 060 per anuum
| and one to fix the price of gas at not to excee
81 so Ter thousand feet in cities of 100 900 inhab
itants.
Reddy introduced bill to provide for a system Of
irrigation and for the organization OF irrigation dis
tricts. The bill ordered printed out of order
once.
Foster introduced bill amending the charter Of
Red Bluff and one to regulate the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors.
johnson introduced bill makipgita misdemeauor
for any person to keep sheep-kiling dog.
Kelly OF Solano introduced a bill to pay the claim
Of VIM. Saunders (sl76), for services rendered the
State in regard to Swamp Land District No. Is.
Perry introduced a bill providing that applica-
tons for lands the 10th and Seth sections shall be
void il the applicant is not actual settler at the
time of the passage of the Act, and the application
has not been approved by the Surveyor General.
Dougherty offered resolution authorizing the
Committee on Public Printing to investigate the
cost of State series Of textbooks 1t was re-
ferred to that committee.
Perry's bill to amend the Constitution 50 as to
provide for State series Of textbooks ar the
Enlistment of a State Board of Education, came
up for first reading, being reported adversely upon
by the Committee on Education. He spoke strongly
in favor Of his bill, saying that many members were
pledged to vote for Tree series of textbooks
Kellogg opposed the bill, on the ground that the
provision of the Constitution on that subject was
satisfactory as it stands, and be believed that the
provision sought to he repealed did as much toward
the adoption of the Constitution any provision in
it. The people of his district desired that the ques-
ton of text-b books should be left with the county
Boards as at present. II it was LETT to a State
Board the old difficulty about textbooks would be
revived.
Cross opposed the bill. He was in favor of free
textbooks, but it was not necessary to ameId the
Constitution ia order to effect that object. If free
textbooks to be furnished it might be cheaper
TO buy them where there is competition, than to
print them at the State Printing Office
Reuter- favored the passage of the bill To defeat
it was to play into the hands of the rings.
The bill was ordered read first time by vote Of
Il ayes to u noes.
whitneys bill TO provide for the custody of in
sane criminals and persons charged with crime, by
auprourating S35 600 for their accommodation
within the walls of the Folsom State Prison, came
up for a second reading
Kellogg moved to amend by striking out SS5 600
and inserting $500. He was opposed 10 this appro-
priation at this session Of the Legislature because
III M believe IL There hut few
insane criminals now in custody, and they could be
tiken care of where they are. The people Of this
State looked to this Legislature to reduce their
taxes, and he opposed 10 making any appropri-
alton that was not absolutely necessary. There had
been good deal OF talk about economy heretofore
when the question was uron spending few hundred
dollars for clerk hire. The committee clerks had IA
cilitated business good deal and saved the time of
Senators 50 that they could attend to more i'm
portant affairs. Senators not sent here to do
clerical work. The Senate had also voted down q
resolution introduced few days siGce appropriating
from the contingent expenses 500 in stationery for
the use of the ten accredited newspaper reporters
upon the floor OF the Senate, had invariably been
done at former sessions. These reporters were con-
stantly at work In condensIng the work of the Sen
ate, and conveyed, even to the members, in this
FORM more informal in regard to matters before
the Legislature than they would otherwise acquire
without immense labor. The 500 would have
been for the benefit OF the people of the State, and
more properly spent than ma other sums of
money that go out at every session. lie believed in
exercising economy in these large appropriations
ana not do all the talking about economy on small
measures.
whitney strongly advocated the reading Of the
DILL, and opposed the amendment. When it be-
comes necessary make any appropriation for the
protection and proper maintenance of the wards of
the State they should appeal to some higher mo.
tive than craftsmanship. This bill appealed to the
humanity of the State. As member Of the Com
mttee on Hospitals, he had visited the Insane
Asyums at Stockton aud Napa, and found them in
lad U1a rfrafn iafatr
institutions had recommended the passage Of this
bill, well as others who were acquainted With the
necessities of the The appropriation was for
the erection OF accommodations within the walls of
the S,ste Prison at Folsom, where the crmnally in
ciued insane could be taken o. apla OF safety
The place would also accommodate those persons
confined for the commission Of crimes who feign
insanity, thus giving an opportunity for their close
inspection Ne hoped the bit would be read a sec
ond time, that other members who have visited
the asylums could be present and give their views.
The bill was then, on motion OF Cox, passed over
on the file.
Vrooman's bill amending Sections 1O4 los and 106
OF the Code OF Civil Procedure relating to Justices
Of the Peace and Justic. $ Courts, was passed.
McCiuTe's bill to amend Section 60 OF the Civil
Ccde, providing that marriages between white per-
sons and Mongolans are illegal and void, came up
on its passage
Routier desired to recommit the bill, with instrue
tions to amend as to repeal the section which,
it stands makes Illegal ana void marriage between
white persons snd negroes or mulattoes He said :
Mr.. President, it IS with in my heart and in
dgnation on my lips that see such a bill coming
from the Republican side Of the Senate. II denying
the co,ored race equality before the law is to be
Republican now, then am 20 more epubc1n
If putting our negro and muisttO citizens-our col
eJed voters, born in this countryto the level Of the
MoDg)lan Aliens WHO are the devouring locusts of
beaut full State that is the result OF the new
Republican doctrines, then l do not recognize my.
self as n Republican. If declaring that a man who
is an elec,or, who is eligible aud If elected to it
r,nt1II ha n Tho H0ar of
this Senate, TO say by law that tlfst mat
cannot marry the woman he loves, and who loves
him-if that is Republican doctrine now, then am
no m re o Republican. Ii the men who shed their
blood freely for the salvation of this country are
going 10 be deprived Of their civil rights on account
of their color, and this by Republican votes then
am no more hep1blicln. If the iamented, brilliant
intellect, Colonel Baker, Of California, who has
given his life on the battlefield has done it in vain
and it is declared so by the Republican vote
then | declare before God that this is an
outrage, and that | do not believe that
the men who so cast their votes are Republicans.
II all he rtYTs OF civil war, FRI John-Brown
at Huper's Ferry to the immortal Abraham Lin
coin 10 the White House, have died ia vsin accord
ing 10 the new Republican creed, then renOunce
the Republican party. Then do not know what
am, but | an am not California Republican.
Democrats you said before, and | begin to believe
it, that you were the best friends OF the coloFed
race. Show that your acts as good as your
word Strike out this oppressive section of the Po
litieal Code. Let by-gone he by gone Show your
acceptarea in good faith of the fourteenth fifteenth
and sixteenth amendments. Rec ect that the en-
lightened Democracy has always, all over the
world, been in favor of the iaTgess freedom
and equality. Recollect that many who
are now here enjoying the greatest freedom
where once suffering under oppression by being
denied tleir just tights do not admit any infe-
riority in meu on account o. Their color. Toe only
superiority that am ready to submit is the one
derived from Superior intellect ard educ ton. Al
intelligent and highly educated negro superior to
a stupid and Cneducated white man. This IL
proved, ii necessary, iy Alex. Dumas, father and
sou, who both married white women. Democrats I
since the Repub leans desert their flag take hold
it. Steal from them what has en- IN the past, and
what is now, their only political weapon.
The bill passed by vote OF 20 ayes to ! no
Reuter- voting no.
Spencer of Stanislaus introduced concurrent
resolution requesting Congress TO amend the Law in
regard TO the Yosemite valley, so that the leases
NAV run twenty wears instead OF ten years.
The Senate took up BarrJ's 4. C. Z. q, askirg
Congress to defeat bill before Congress re
garding the cQnsolldation Of the Southern Iacfc
Railroad with Easterd compases
Del Vale moved that tie resolution be placed at
the head Of the file for today. There vas similar
resolution before tine Senate c annitt e on
FEDERAL Relations which w;.uli probably herepored
back to dag, and then this resolution would be ready
for consideration.
Cross said tbas the resolution ought to 80 n the
standing committee other measures co. In h;s
Judgment the resolution contained three direct
ialsehoods lie would ike 10 make himself certain
upon that question before he voted up N it. The