Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-19
TIE LgGIsL AZURE.
Light Work in the senate-The Sunday
Law-More Bills-state Printing efhce
Deficiency Bill.

during the day. President pIo tenn Del Vale pre-
siiod, the Lieutenant Governor being still i'll.
Taylor introduced bin relative to the absence of
State officers from the State. IL allows them to be
absent sixty days in accordance with the provisions
OF the Constitution. Under the present statute
they may only absent themselves thirty dsys
Lynch introduced an Act to provide for the publ
cation OF notices, matters and things required by
law to be published. 1t provides tha, any notice,
matter or thing required to be published NAV be
published in any newspaper, or in any publication
devoted chiefly or in part TO the d animation Of
legal news. The bill will let in such papers as the
Ldw Journal.
Ryan introduced bin to pay James slultry
$4,000, ex-Guard at the State Prison. at San Quen-
tin, for personal injuries-namey the loss Of bosh
of his arms, while in the discharge of his ddties
under the orders OF his superior officer aDi while
in the service of the State
Sullivan introduced a bill to amend Section 1888
Of the Code Of Civil Procedure relative to the
bond OF administrators; also to amend Section
24os OF the Civil Code, relating to certificates CT
partnership aud actions brought without fling sad
certificates Refer ed 20 Judiciary Committee
various bills were reported back from committees
and read first time
ported back from the Committee on Judiciary, the
majority Of the committee recommend lis passage
II was read the fret time. Following is the re port
oil the mincrity OF the committee on that bill:
SENATE Gil ,NBER, January Is 1888
Mr.. President: Tie undersigned members Of the
Judiciary Committee beg leave TO present this report
relative to $. b. l, repeating the Sunday law and
recommend that II do not pass for the following rea
sons: That while we are in favor OF granting to
individuals OF a community the greatest nossihle
liberty consistent with the public good and are
also in favor Of all measures carrying into effect the
constitutional provisions relative to the endowment
ot lie and liberty and the acquiring possessing and
protecting property and the fprsaa.6co an sbtain-
ing safety and happiness w f>ltsTout Te.- I'd the
sections OF the Code proposed to be reTtSi cd a.,
being in the nature OF necessary D lice regulations
la cat ktr
State Constitution. That by such police regulations
but just and necessary power is placed in the hands
of the authorities Of tue various cities cies and
counties and towns of this State and by their re-
peal ce and crime will be encouraged and the
power and authority OF the various executive Off.
GERS weakened; that following the example OF older
and more experienced States, who found that laws
Of the cl aracter proposed to be repealed were
wise and benefcent, the present law was enacted
and we DO not think it wise for so young a State az
this to take backward step at this time.
(Signed.) David Mcclure, Henry Vrooman, Geo.
II. Perry, Geo. T. Whitney.
reso ution was adopted authorizing the printing
Of the testimony in the contested election case Of
Buck vs.. Steele.
At 11:2o A NJ the Senate adjourned until to-day
at 10 A. NJ.
The Assembly met at 10 A. NJ and completed all
the business before it at ll55 most Of the commit.
tees having sessions and considering bills before
them during the afternoon There seems to be
disposition on the part Of members do more com.
mittee work. and have less Of useless discussion on
the cor Of the House.
Toe Committee on State Hospitals was granted
one day leave of absence.
Terry OF San joaquin asked to be excused from
serving on the Committee Federal Relations but
the Assembly refused to excuse him.
The Committees on Fish and Came Municipal
Corporations Labor and Capital Chinese ImmigTa-
ton, and Attaches and Employees reported back
van ious bills.
On motion Of Cutter, the Assembly went into
Committee OF the Whole for the purpose Of consid-
ering B. l61, appropriating S35 600 for the sup
port of the State Printing Office for the fls-a year
ending June 80, 1888. Cutter urged that it was
necessary that the bill should pass once in order
that the printers in the State Printing Office may
receive their pay. He explained the reasons why 80
great an appropriation was necessary
On motion OF johnson the bill was amended by
striking out the words " in the payment of salaries
and wages of employees, the purchase Of material
and other incidental expenses"
Campbell moved that the bill be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means and insisted that
the Assembly should move cautiously in the matter
Gutter moved, amendment, that tie COM
mittee rise, report the bill back and recommend its
passage, whereupon Barry pronounced the proposed
action as hasty legislation and Cutter replied
warmly.
Leverson insisted that the passage of the bill was
an act of economy and of justice to the printers.
Murdock favored the motion of Cutter s,yino
that the bill had been thoroughly examined and in
vestigated by the Committee on Printing and they
recommended its passage.
Cutters amendment prevailed and the bill as
amended was reported to the Assembly.
Cutter then moved that it be declared case Of
urgency and that the rules be suspended, and the
bill red the fist and second times The motion
prevailed 10y vote Of 55 ayes - II noes. The bill
read the fist and second times, and on motion
OF Irwin ordered engrossed and p inted.
The following bills we're introduced:
BY Rawle, to provide a remedy in cases where
damages have been sustained by the illegal and
irregular proceedings of municipal officers and for
the payment of the same; by Campbell to correct
errors and omissions in certain Courts; by Camp
bell fixing salaries OF the Judges of Superior Courts
by Barry to repeal sections for the relief Of nsolvent
debtors, the protection of creditors and the pun
ishment of fraudulent debtors; by Lewison i'm re
diRte examination of witnesses unable to give
tecur1ty by Irwin, directing County Judges Of the
several counties of the State to execute certain
trusts in relation to real estate belonging to unin-
corporated towns; by Wheelan to compel savings
and loan associations to dispose of the real estate
acquired by foreclosure by Siuon the State Harbor
Commissioners to construct culverts on the water
front at San Francisco.
Far ey introduced bill to pay N B. Fish for con-
veying prisoners from Sierra county to the Folsom
State Prison.
The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
was granted leave Of absence to visit the public
buildings Of the State within its province and report
thereon.
Matthews introduced a concurrent resolution in
stfuc;ing our Senators and Representative in Con-
gress to introduce and press to passage at the ear
est possible moment, Act for the restoration to the
public domain al of the land granted to the South
ern Pacific, the Atlantic and Pacific and the Califor-
mia and Oregon railroads within the State OF Cali
fornia, together with all lands patented after the
date for the completion Of the various roads set
forth in the granting Acts, well those patented
upon routes her than those specified in the arti-
ces of association file in the office If the Secre-
tary of State OF the State of California designating
the line upon which they had authority to build a
railroad and that the Governor be requested to
forward to each of our members of Congress elect
nj ~. nNo1a 1rNv sksaa. z -
1t was referred to the Committee Federal Rela-
tions.
A numter of bills were read the first and second
times.
Rawle introduced bill provid ng for the appoint
ment OF prosecuting attorneys in Police Judges
Courts in all city and county governments
Caminetti introduced concurrent resolution,
that in the name of the State Of California the At
torney Geeral of the United st ties be requested to
at authorize the Attorney General of the State
OF California to commence proceedings in the name
of the Federal Government to set aside the patents
held for the Mussel Slough lands by the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, to the end that the re-
spective rights of the people who settled upon and
improved these lands, by virtue Of and under the
laws OF the United States well as OF the said rail-
read company, may be tigated, tried and deter
mined That our Senators and Representatives be
requested to use all their personal influence with
the United States Attorney General to secure on his
part compliance with the resolutions
Caminetti introduced bill to repeal Sections
which provide the Assessors of districts and coun-
ties shall report the names OF citizens for military
duty annually, and enactipg a new section 10 pro-
vide that such enrolment shall only be made when
deemed necessary by the Governor.
At ll:55 the Assembly adjourned, having com
pleted the order Of business
COMMITTEES.
Most OF the committees Of both houses met yes.
terday and considered measures referred to them
the work being Of that routine character not inter
esting to the general pubic. The following have
been appointed clerks Of the various Senate COM
mittees: On Agriculture, jesse A. Galland, Of San
Frsncisco; on Chinese, George II. Swift, of San
Francisco; on City City and County and Town.
ship Governments, Frank Lightson, Jr., Of Santa
Clara county; or Claims, j. F. Meagher, OF San
Francisco o Commerce and Navigation, John II.
Ryan, Of San Franeisco; on Corporations. r. F.
Carr, Of humboldt county City and Township
Governments, G. w. Spau.dias, of Sacramento; on
Education, Fred NJ. Campbell, Of Oakland on En-.
crossed Bills, j. j. Nc 1aiiion, of San FRANCISCO on
Federal Relations, w B. Nutter, of Grass Valley
on Finance, C. L. Perkins OF Sonoma county on
Military hrs, Miss Kittis Resd OF Yolo county
on Public Buildings, P. J. O'Connor, Of san Fran
cisco Swamp and Overfi )wed Lands, George
Johnston: on Apportionmsnt, Alva Udell, OF Dixon
on Irrigation, Water Rights, Drainage and Mining
Debris, f. p. McAiullsn, Of San francisco; on Hos
p.tas and Asylums, Ed 4. Leake, OF S0lanO county.
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work the mechanic must have good health.
II long hours Of confinement in close rooms
have enfeeblsd his hand or dimmed bis sight,
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