Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-14
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Tie Last Day-closing scenes-Ths Con-
gress.onal kpportioument Bill as Passed
A County Government Bill Passed.

A County Government Bill Passed.
The Senate met at 10 A. NJ, President Daggett in
the chair.
Chandler moved to suspend the rules and take up
out of order warath's A. E. SO2, to provide for the
examination and auditing of all unpaid claims a1is-
ing under an act to promote drainage, approved
April 49, 1880; to require County Treasurers to pay
over moneys in their hands cole ctsd under said Act
and provide for pro rata distribution among the
claimants of all moneys collected under said Act
The motion lost by q te OF Is ayes 10 II moss.
The county government bill came back from the
Assembly, with message that the Assembly had
coneurred in the Senate amendments with certain
exceptions.
The tax levy bill was taken up and passed.
| The Senate refused 10 reeede from some Of its
amendm ents and receded from others.
| Lynch moved to suspend the rules and take up A.
B. II, relative to a reduction Of the present port
charges, and known as the "pilot bill.' The mo.
| ton was lost by a vote of % ayes to IA moss.
Lynch moved that the bill be made the special
| order for P. N.
The Chair ruled that it would take a two thirds
| vote.
Lynch appealed from the decision OF the Chair,
but the Chair was unanimously sustained.
The motion to make the bill the special order vas
| lost by vote of p ayes to Is noes
Kellogg moved to take up out Of order A. L. SOB,
| to declare Feather river navgable. The motion
was lost by a vote OF 16 ayes to % noes.
| a message was received from tne Governor, aQ-
nouncing his approval OF S. B. 327, amending the
| law in regard to the management OF the Napa In
sane Asylum; S. B. "a, amending the Code in rea-
! ton to damages committed by dogs to sheep and
goats; S. B. 10, to amend the Political Code relat-
ing the absence Of state officers from the State
S. B. $50, appropriating money for the completion
Of the Branch Normal School building at Los
Angeles; s. B. 356, appropriatng money for the
| erection Of building and the improvement OF
grounds at the Napa Insane Asylum S. B. So, KEEL
loggs cue bill and S. d. 6S, appropriating money
for the support of the Mining Bureau.
A. B. 532, supplemental to the general approrri-
penses of the Controllers office, was declared case
of urgency and passed; also A B. 524, to pay def
ciences for payment of rewards offered by the Gov
ernor for the 32i fiscal year ALSO A. B. 259, to
amend the Political Code relative to the general per
manent powers Of Boards of Supervisors and fixing
| licenses.
After recess the Congressional apportionment bill
was taken up on its passage.
On motion of Del Vale a call OF the Senate wa
| ordered.
After the bill had been read third time Mcclure
raised the p3int Of order that the Senate Mon
day had adopted substitute changing the whole
b l. it could not come up for passage at this time
not having been read three times In each house rs
required by the Constitution.
The Chair ruled that the point was not well taken
Kelly of Solano moved to recommit the bill, with
special instructions to amend it that it would be
the same as the original Del Vale bill The motion
was lost by vote Of 10 ayes TO Is noes.
The bill then passed by vote OF IS ayes to IL
noes.
Mcclure asked leave to file protest against The
manner in which the bill was passed. signed by the
Republican members.
English moved to lay the protest the table, but
| the motion was lost
The bill as it passed the Senate, and subsequently
| the Assembly, is as follows:
Section 2. The counties of Del Norte, Humboldt,
Trinity, Siskiyou, Shasta, Modoc, Lassen, Plumas,
Sierra, rehama, Colusa, Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma
and Napa shall comprise the First Congressional
| District.
Section 3. The counties OF Butte, Suffer, Yuba,
Nevada, Placer, Ell Dorado, Am dor, Calaveras, San
Joaquin, Stanislaus, MERGED, Tuolumne and Mari
posa shall comprise the Second Congressional Dis
| trict.
Section a. The counties OF Yolo, Sacramento, So
| lano Contra Costa, Marin and Alameda shall COM
prise the Third Congressional District
Section s. All that portion of the city and unity
of San Francisco described as follows, to wit Com
mencing at the intersection OF Bryant street with
the waters OF the Bay Of San Francisco, continuing
thence along the of Bryant street the
ter CT Seventh street thence along the center OF
Seventh street to the center Of Market street. thence
along the center of Market street to the center Of
McLlister street, thence along the center Of Meal
lister street to the center Of Leavenworth street,
thence along the center of Leavenworth street to the
center of Suffer street. thence along the center of
Suffer street to the center of ayCe street. thence
along the center Of Hyde street to the center OF
California street. thence along the center of Caor
MIA street to its intersection with the east line OF the
City Cemetery thence northerly IN direct line to
the waters OF the Pacific Ocean thence along the
shore in an eastery direction to the place Of begin
ning together with all the Islands within the bOun-
daries OF the city and county Of San Francisco, shall
comprise the Fourth Congressional District.
Section 6. All that portion of the city and county
of San Francisco not included in the Fourth Con-
gressional District, together with the counties of
San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara, shall COM
| prise the Fifth Congressional District
Section T. The counties Of San Benito, Monterey,
| San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern,
| Tulare, Fresno, alpine, Mono, InyO, san Bernar-
dino Los Angeles and San Diego, shall comprise the
| Sixth Congressional District.
A message WAS received from the Governor re-
turning without his approval, S. B. 34S, appropri.
ating money for the improvement Of the Yosemite
| Valley. his objections are ehat the amount is eX-
ces.ive that $4,000 would have been sufficient, and
that the expenditures 10 be entirely under con-
troll of the Yosemite Valley Commissioners and not
audited by the State Board of Examiners.
Chandler made another unsuccessful attempt to
get up the Walrath Drainage Act claims bill
The following bills were read third time and
passed S. B. 32l, to appropriate the OF $500
for the purpose OF paying the rent OF the
Hastings College OF Law, San Francisco ;
| A. B 1873, 10 make an appropriation to pay de
ciency in the appropriation for the thirty third and
thrty.fourth fiscal years. A. Il. Az to provide for
the erection of wall at the State Prison at Folsom,
| and A. r. tO3 to authorize the Common Council,
Board of Trustees or other governing body of any
incorporated city or town, to refund its indebted
ness to issue bonds therefor, and provide for the
payment of the same.
A. B. 462, to authorize cities to erect and main
tain drawbridces across nayIgabe streams that flow
throu h or penetrate the boundaries Of such cities,
failed TO pass, by vote of Is ayes to Is noes.
Various resolutions were introduced and adopted,
appropriating various sums out Of the contingent
fund of the Senate.
The Governors message vetoing s. B. 34S above
mentioned, was taken up. Vrooman said that the
Governor had signed appropriations TO the amount
of $500 900 during the session that open to the
same objection that he RAISED against this b-that
the expenditures not to be passed upon by the
State Board of Examiners. He thought all OF the
positions Of the Governor in his message untenable
The question being, Shall the bill become a law
notwithstanding the objections of the Governor 2
the vote stood Is ayes TO 10 noes.
On motion of Knight, the Senate took up and
passed, as a case of urgency, A. B. 440, to pro.
vide for the disposal CT moneys remaining in the
building fund OF any school district after all bonds
and indebtedness shall have been paid and liqui-
Dated arising from the construction Of school build
| ings.
On motion of Reynolds, Ryans A. B. &C. to pro-
vide for the destruction of coyotes, was taken up
out Of ORDER declared of urgency, considered,
and passed by vote of 80 ayes.
When the bill on its passage, Mcclure, in 2
facetous spirit asked Reynolds to explain the pro-
visions of the bill. He replied :" 1t is to cinch the
coyotes from the Serrast to the sea-, which brought
forth storm Of applause aud unrestrained laughter.
On motion of Tag lor Caminetti's bill relating to
| the auditing OF the accounts OF the Immigration
Committee was declared a case OF urgency and
pissed.
Kellogg moved to take up out Of order A. B. 303,
to declare Feather navgable to certain point.
He said that the bill was ant-monopoly bill. Its
object was 10 allow the farmers on the banks OF the
| river to transport their grain upon steamers and
barges instead Of being compelled to ship it all by
| rail- He exhibited petition signed by some 600
| cit zens OF Butte county in favor OF the bill.
Chand er strongly opposed the motion, and Taylor
| favored it.
The motion prevailed, and the bill was read a
first time.
Kellogg moved that the constitutional provision
| be suspended and the bill placed OF. its passage.
| The melton was lost by vote Of is ayes to II
noes.
! On motion of Whitney, A. 3. 127, to prevent the
| introduction Of contagious infectious diseases
into the State, WIS declared a case OF urgency aud
| passed.
On motion of Spencer of Napa, the bill increasing
the salary OF the clerk of the State Board OF Equah
cation was declared case of urgency and passed.
The Assembly concurrent resolution relative to
adjournment was made the special order for $50
Pm.
On motion of Baldwin, the Senate took up and
adopted A. c. R. 43, relative to the Moquelemos
| land grant.
On molten of Johnson, the Assembly concurrent
resolution relative to the yiticultura interests was
tsken up and adopted.
! The Assembly amendments to Doughertys plumb
| ing bill were eoncurred in, and also amendments to
| several other bills.
At o'clock the Senate took recess, and re-
| assembled at 8.
| Mcclure moved to take up out of order Cutters
bill relating to the OF commencing civil &C
tons and the service of summons therein.
The motion was lost By a vote OF ii ayes to IL