Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
Apportionment in the seuate-sacramento
Denied Fer Just Representations Pro.
test In the Assembly,

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chair.
Various bills were reported back from committees
The Senate took up the Assembly message and
adopted A. c. r. AZ, relative to the mail service be-
tween the United States and Australia and New
| Zealand.
Del valle's apportionment bills passed on the
file, and Flynns A. B. 1870, to divide the State into
Senatorial districts and to provide for the election
Senators therein, was taken up and ordered read
second time.
Taylor moved to amend Section by striking out
| the word " Modoc,' so that it should read, The
counties of Trinity, Siskiyou and Shasta shall con
| stitute the Second Senatorial District"
| On motion of Del Vale call of the Senate was
| ordered. Lynch and KeatinS were brought in, and
further proceedings under the call were dispensed
| with.
Gross suggested thai the amendment be passed
temporarily, aud the bill be read through, post
poning action all sections proposed TO be amend
| ed and passing upon those which were satisfactory
| to all first. The suggestion was adopted. That
course was adopted for time but soon abandoned.
Taylor's amendment was adopted, and then " Mo
doe twas put in the Third Senatorial District with
| Lasseu, P,umas and Sierra.
| When Sacramento was reached Cox moved to
amend SO to give Sacramento two Senators, as a.
present. lie strongly urged the claims OF this
| ty TO two enators, and promised when the Assem-
| bly, apportiJnment came up to give up one OF tie
| Assemblymen now conceded to Sacramento This
to be according to population. He read the figures,
showing that il the bin passed it from the
Assembly nearly 10 600 of the people of Sacramento
| county would be without representation.
Chandler stoutly opposed the amendment urging
the claims of Yuba and Suffer.
Reuter- spoke in favor Of the amendment. He
said that when Cox and himself were making their
canvass last fall The argument was used that DEM
ocratc success would result in depriving Sacramento
OF one Senator. This was Indignantly denied by
every Democratic candidate on the stump AS a
Republican he had been convinced by their atfrma-
tons that such an outrage on the capital county Of
the State would not be attempted Did the Senate
believe that the Democrats of this county would
consider as a reward for their success in electing
Democratic Senator the act depriving them of one
Senator? What would be the position Of his col
league? He would certainly regret his success
if it eliminated in this mutilation. 1t
was admitted that Republican must once in a
while he elected to this Senate, aod he did not be-
Heve the Senate had special reasons to try to rule
| him out. Many Republicans had voted for Cox and
many Democrats had voted for him. The Mayor,
OF the Trustees and the Police Judge OF the city,
| we're Democrats. Was it desired to disturb this
friendly state OF things and cause every honest Re-
publican to regret that he ever voted with Demo-
Gratis? In politics, like ordinary affairs OF life fair
| dealing will accomplish more than injustice Was
oesired TO punish Sacramento because in the past
| she had generally given Republican majority
| Was it expected that by refusing to the people OF
| Sacramento county the representation they are en-
titled to that they will elect again Democratic SEN
ator? He then proceeded to the figures, and dem
| onstrated beyond doubt that Sacramento was en-
| TITLED to two Senators. He denounced apportioE-
ment for political advantage, no matter what party
| did it.
Filcher admitted that Sacramento ought to have
two Senator'S and two Assemblymen or else one Sen
! ator and four Assemblymen, but he did not favor
\ the amendment, because it took the Senator from
| Yuba and Suffer.
sullivan and Kellogg spoke against the amend
ment, and it was rejected by the following vote
Ayes-COx, Fraser, Mcclure, Perry, REUTER-
Noes-Buck, Chandler, Cronan, Cross, Del Vale
Dougherty, English Filcher, Foster, johnson, KEEL
| logg Knight. Maddox, Reddy, Reynolds, Spencer OF
Napa, Spencer of stanisaus, Sullivan, Wallis Whit
| new and Wolfskil-21.
whitney offered an amendment changing the
shape OF the districts in Alameda county. and spoke
at length in favor Of it. Pending consideration Of
| it the Senate took a recess.
The special order for 2 P NJ was the oleomargarine
BILL and it was called up. Sullivan moved to post
pone it until to-day at o'clock, but the motion wa:
lost by vote OF 10 ayes to rs noes. The bill was
| passed by vote of 80 to 2. Vrooman gave notice
| of a motion to reconsider.
Spencer of Napa moved TO reconsider the vote by
which the Senate laid upon the table the bill amend
ing the law concerning the management OF the
Napa Insane Asylum, in regard to idiots imbecie5,
| etc. The motion prevailed. After long discus
sion the first section was stricken out and the bill
| ordered engrossed. Two hours and ten minute:
! were spent in the discussion of the question.
Yrooman moved to reconsider the vote by which
the Senate refused to read second time the bill t
| provide system of sewerage for the State Unver-
| sity and State Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum. The
| motion was lost.
On motion of johnson, the Senate took up out Of
order the bill to place Hastings College OF the Law
| under the management OF the Regents OF the STATE
University The bill was declared case of urgency
| read three times, and passed under suspension O
the rules and the constitutional provision by unan
imous vote.
Sullivan moved to take up out Of its order Dough
ertys bill to grant the Boards OF Health in cities anC
! c-uutieg the TO regllate the plumbing
| drainage Of buildings,
Vrooman, among other things, said: l came herr
this morning thoroughly converted to the doctrine
| enuncia. ed by the Senator from Los Angeles las
| evening, that this Senate had frittered away tint
enough during this session, and that now it was in
cumbent upon the majority party upon this floor *
to 1t that the necessary legislation for which W.
assembled IN ibis building should be carried out.
| came here thoroughly converted to the docsrin,
that it was time that the bills upon the special il
| of this Senate should be taken up in the order il
which they appear, and should be passed upon By
| this Senate. Here we have been all OF this after
noon, since O'Clock, frittering away time.
have not said any thing, because was afraid would
| b. charged with obstfueting legislation. | have
been waiting anXiously and patiently TO be given al
opportunity to vote upon the apportiOument bill.
understand that it is Of the necessary bills be
J fore this Senate. l understand that the majority
Darty on this door pledged OpasS an appOrtlon
ment bill, and | certainly expected, after the re-
| marks that were made by the Senator from Los An
geles last evening, that the majority would come
here this morning ana would see to II that there
shoud be no more suspension OF the rules and that
this special file should be taken up and adhered &c
| until all of the important bills should have been
! passed upon by this Sen te Now, sir, we lave up
| on the speeial file, on first, second and third
readings, fort hills. There are only seven
working DAYS LEFT in this session and forty bills on
the special file that must be passed upon and the
Senators on the majority side OF this Senate sit
here all day long and allow the time of this body to
be frittered away in taking up bills OF this sort 1t
does seem to that it is time to sop it. Ii nee
| essary, there ought to be caucus upon this sub
ieet and stop this continual delay l undertake to
saw that il the Republicans had a majority in this
| Senate they would do something to further neces-
| sary legislation.
Mr. Reddy-Like they did at the last session.
Mr. VrooInan | undertake to say that the ma
ortv party in this Senate at the last session did not
| spend their time lie gislGting bull butter" and
bills such as the attempted TO be taken up now
out of its order-a bill that is not in the interest Of
the people of this whole State, but is in the inter
est of some trades union or faction, or clique OF
some kind-and l hope that this motion will be
voted down.
Ryan, Perry. Reddy and Knight replied sharply to
! the Senator from Alameda
The bill was taken up out OF its order and passed
| by vote Of 80 ayes 20 noes.
| Yrooman gave notice OF motion to reconsider.
ON motion Of Kellogg, the Senate took up out OF
order and ordered engrossed the bill authorizing the
State Board OF Regents to reconvey to DR.. Cogsw ell
! certain property.
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| the State Of California.
On motion OF Cross, at $50 P. NJ the Senate ad-
journed, and the question on Vroomans motion was
The Assembly met at 10 A. NJ, Speaker La Rue in
| the chair.
The special file taken up. and all bills thereon
that had been passed to second reaaing were con
| sidered Among them we're Yroomans Senate bills
providing for the Classification Of municipal corpo
| ratiols, ana to provide for the improvement OF
streets, lanes Alleys courts, places and sidewalks,
and the construction Of sewers within rnunieipali-
ties Also, Irwln's bin for the organization, ineor-
poration and government OF MUNICIPAL corporations
| McCaskey having given notice Yesterday that he
would move a reconsideration OF the vote whereby
A. B. l2s which divides the State iato Assembly
districts, was passed, he made the melton.
/ ayes to 46 noes.
Terry and Sweetland introduced resolut ons to re-
tain the female clerks. which were referred to the
| Committee on Attaches
After recess on motion Of Caminett, the Assem-
bly, suspended the rules, and considered ). B. 50,