Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-20
TIE LEGISLATURE.
An Active Days work-slickens in the
Assembly-Ths Sunday Law in thu Sen
ate


manner, went through the business before it, and
at noon adjourned. It's session opened at 10 A. NJ
with President pro TEN. Del Vale presiding.
Lynch, from the Committee on Commerce and
Navigation, reported adversely to the appointment
of a special Joint co pmittee 10 investigate the
charles for piIotage etc. in >a1 Frsnclzco maroon,
boldi1s, that it was the duty of the COMMITTEES on
Commerce and Navigation TO investigate that mat
ter. 1870,
Cross from the Committee on Judiciary, reported
back bills with Recommendations as foiioWs
Amending the Civil Code, relating TO requests and
deyises-pas-aye; to amend Section 6iI oil the
C,ds of G vii Procedure relating to bills of excep-
tions-pis-age as amended; 70 amend oecupH 90
Of the Core of Civil Procedure, in relation to
cases reserved for argument CT further consld-
eration-do not pass to amend an Act IN rela-
ton to foreign corp rations-pa3sage as auended;
10 authorize the treasurer Of the State to pay out
certain money paid INTO the Treasury under an Act
entitled an act to promote dr4if agetbat 1t be re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims; to regulate the
sale of oleomargl rine and to cause the same 20 be
easily dist guished-tnat it be referred 10 the Com
rnittee on ricu,ture to pay the salary OF the re-
porter Of decisions Of the supreme Court, for the
period eapsing from January 18th to July l, 1852
that it be referred to the Committee on Claims (;
granting relief TO taxpayers whose lands have been
sold to ths State pass lge as Amended.
The recomm endatiOns OF the committee IN regard
t. the reference bills to other committees were
adopted.
Perry introduced an amendment tC the COnStlCu
ton making it compulsory on the Superintendent
Of Public Instruction and all the County Superin-
tendents TO establish uniform system of text
books snd cause the game to be published and dis
trbuted free of cost also two bills in regard to the
National Guard; Baldwin. bill providing for re-
payment Of assessments in swamp land districts,
and bi in relation to the collection Of property
taxes and redemption from sales thereof also bill
to declare branch of San joaquin river called
Middle river not navgable ; Reddy, a bill to repeal
the Act providing for an additional Superior Court
In the c0unty Of Mono; Taylor introduced an Act
amending the Code in relation to the Scho0l-Censas
Marshal; Spencer Of Napa, to amend the Code in
relation to elections and registration of voters and
an amendment to the Constitution Kelly of San
Francisco, to regulate the hours OF labor on work
done for the State.
provide for uniform system of text books to be
used in the public schools and for their printing
and free distribution The first provides that a
uniform system OF textbooks for use in the public
schools shall be devised by special Board, known
as a Board for the C, mpilation of Text books. 1t
shall be composed of the Governor, the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, the Principal OF the
State Normal School and the Superintendent OF
Schools OF each county in the State. The Governor
shall be President and the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction Secretary of the Board Thirty days
after this Act becomes law the Board shall meet
in the city of San Francisco, at the call of the Sec
rotary. The Board will have power to select teIt-
books to be used in all the public schools of the
State provided the local Boards of Education in
each county shall first adopt said text books to
advertise for and make terms with the authors of
textbooks for the sale OF their rights to the State
of California and to deliver The books agreed
upon to the State Printer, whose duty 1t shall be
print copies of the and hold subject to the
order Of the Board. The pay of the members shall
be the same as allowed members Of the Legislature
for mileage and actual attendance. The time to
which the Board shall be limited is sixty days.
After selecting text books and examining the copy
right the books shall be delivered to the State
Drf1,f and narI dia
of the textbooks shall not take place for eight
years after the adjournment OF the Board The
supplemental bills simply provide for printing and
free distribution, as indicated by their titles
Del Vale introduced bills appropriating money
for the completion Of the Branch Normal School
building at Los Angeles and for the improvement OF
the grounds around said building and for the sup.
port of aged and INDECENT persons residing IN the
Veterans Home
Dougherty introduced bill granting the Boards
OF Health in cities and counties the power to regu
late the plumbing and drainage Of buildings.
S. B. 7, repeating the Sunday law, came up on
second reading. Whitney offered an amendment
Section 300 it stands, leaving out the words
"or saio Ins " He explained that this would close
up all places Of amusements where liquors were
sold, except Saloons
Cross said that there already the statute
books laws which provide penalty Tor any of the
things waived in the amendment u3on any day OF
the week, therefore it was no; necessary to make
law specially for Sunday.
The amendment was lost by vote of ayes to %
noe5- Reuter- voting with the Democrats.
Whitney then proposed another amendment pro-
hibiting noisy ard barbarous amusements-such as
bearthghts, bull fights, cock fights, etc. but allow
ing theatrical and operate amusements.
Cross said that there was already law which pro-
YideS that each OF these acts misdemeanors, II
committed upon any day Of the week, and contend
ed that there was no reason for special provision
prohibiting them on Sunday.
Perry took the same ground.
The amendment was lost by vote Of ayes to
2S noes.
Whitney then offered substitute for the bill,
striking out the words or saloon" in the present
Sections 800 and 800, and amending Section 301 SO
that saloons may keep open from II o'clock noon
until o'clock P. NJ, and allowing beer gardens to
keep open at all hours He urged that
this was the law in Germany and
in some other countries compelling the closing of
saloons during the hours usually devoted to religious
worship. 1t seemed to him that something was due
to that class OF people who, without pay and for the
higher motives of philanthropy and morality, en-
deavor to foster all those virtues which go to make
any State happy, prosperous and worthy. He be-
lieved that his amendment conceded to the German
citizens all that they desired, by allowing beer gar
dens and places of outdoor amusement to be kept
open at all hours. He thought that this would suit
a majority OF the people of the State. He did not
understand that this the only subject upon
which the Democratic party pledged. He
hoped that when they came to Senator McClure's
civil service bill they would carry out their pledge
as faithfully as they were doing in regard
10 tine sunday law. he Simply asked IN henaH OF
the moral people of the state that there shall be
some regard paid to their wishes. II is amendment
prov that persons might carry their usual
business on Sunday provided that in so dolng they
did not disturb persons engaged in worship in their
usual places OF worship He thought the provisions
OF the substitute fair and that it ought to receive
the support of the Senate.
The substitute voted down by vote of 9
ayes to q noes and the bill ordered engrossed
The Senate went Into executive session, and con-
firmed the appointments of Governor StonemaD, Of
E. q. oolsey Trustee of the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Asylum, and John c. B)ggs as State Prison
Director.
whitney entered protest against the confrma-
ton of Woolsey, saying that it would give great
dissatisfaction.
Taylor introduced a concurrent resolution autho-
rizirg the Governor to fix the compensation of John
Mullen agent of the State in the matter Of the col
lection of the Modoc War Claims, etc., at % per
cent. of the amount collected thereon. 1t was re-
ferred the Committee Federal Relations.
On motion OF Dudley, $500 was voted out OF the
contingent fund Of the Senate to purchase anno-
tated Codes for the use o. the members.
Reddy introduced a resolution authorizing the
COMMITTEES on State Prisons to seed for rsons and
papers, take testimony, and employ expert, Ser
geant-at-A ms and shorthand reporter.
Yrooman opposed the resolution, and Reddy and
Perry spoke in favor of it. 1t was adopted by a
vote of q ayes to
Several bill by Mcclure, amending the Codes,
were real third time and passed.
At y O'Clock the Senate adjour ed.
Yesterday work IN the Assembly was long and
tedious Que, aud it not finished until o'clock
P.
Bills were introduced by Brown, to provide for
the improvement Of streets, courts, places, lanes,
alleys and sidewalks, and the construction Of sewers
within municipalities by Simon, for the appoint
ment of clerks in Justices Courts; by Heath, to
provide for the classification of municipal corpora
tons in this State into eight classes; by Wharton,
for the Incorporation OF dioceses; by Brown, com.
pellIny denti IS to have diplomas; by Bib, defn-
ing the clerks duties in registering the names Of
voters aud compelling street railroad companies to
furnish seats or not collect fares
A. B. 80 by Cutter, to amend Section $50 of the
Code OF Civil Procedure relating to parties to ac-
tons, up the sc ,eral file for first reading
1t amends the section to read as follows
Section 49,. of the parties to the action, those
who united in interest must be joined as plain
tifs or defendants; but if the consent Of any one
who should have been joined as plaintiff cannot be
obtained, he may be made defendant the reason
thereof being stated in the complaint; and, woen
the question is one Of a common general interest
Of many persons, or when the parties are numerous
and it s impTaetcabe to bring them all before the
Court, one more may sue or defend for the beDe-
fit of all In actions to abate nuisance, where
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