Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

TUESDAY. April -. 1884.
The Senate met at 10 \. NJ. Lieutenant Coy
ernor Daggett in the chair Roll called and
quorum present. Journal of Monday read and
approved.
Baldwin explained that he had been incor-
rectly reported i'll the RECoRD-C MON as having
Z on yesterday presented petition from citizens
of SAN Joaquin county against the passage of the
Barry bill. The petition was in its favor He,
/ then presented another and similar petition.
The Senate took up the Barry bill aS amended
by the Judiciary Committee.
The amendments To Section 3 were adopted
without division
Sections and }, which were not amended by
the committee, were passed.
section e, us amended. was adopted
The amendment to Section = providing that
the act of any agent. in violation of the pruvi-
sions of Sections |. or t. shall not be construed
TO be the act OF the company unless authorized
or ratified by the Board of Directors thereof
gave rise to some discussion.
Reddy spoke against il at great length, claim
/ ing that the law of agency fully protected any
/ corporation from injustice through the acts OF
/ its servants.
( Murphy author of the amendmcnu advocated
( its adoption. The taking of its charter from a
railroad company n very serious matter: il
/ means the death of the company. He did not
/ think it Just that any company should suffer To
/ such extent by the unauthorized act of any one
/ of its many agents The business Of these com
{ panicS Is managed by the Board of Directors
1 and they should be the responsible parties
/ Cross argued in favor of the amendment He
thought the section. Uamended should be
/ characterized as the destruction of railroad
property made easy He spoke at considerable
! length for the adoption Ofthe amendment
/ The roll Was called on the amendment, which
( was adopted-ayeS ~. noes Is.
! The other amendments to section were then
adopted
4 Message from the Assembly announcing the
passage by that body of Assembly Bill No. II,
! relating to the Railroad Commission.
This completed the committee amendments,
and individual amendments became in order.
Brooks offered the following substitute for
Section No corporation organized under
the laws OF any other Government, state or
sovereignty, shall be permitted 10 operate any
railroad. or carry by rail within this state on
more favorable conditions than are prescribed
by law To similar corporations organized under
the laws OF this State
Spencer moved that the Senate take Il recess
till p. ". Lost.
English moved Il call OF the Senate Carried.
Senators Cox and Taylor were reported abb
sent. and the Sergeant-at-ArmS was directed to
bring them before the bar of the Senate. After
Il delay of some fifteen minutes. and the alb
-entecS not appearing, Knight moved that
further proceedings under the call be dispensed
with. Lost.
Kellogg renewed the motion. and it was again
lost.
At 1880 the ScTscaut-at-Arm returned and re-
ported that he had been unable TO find either OF
the senators, and ON motion OF Mccarthy further
proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
Mcclure rose to Il question of privilege, and
read the following from the Stockton HerGjd
Mcclure, Republican, said that Il single con
Stitutional amendment should not be allowed to
pass without he said SO as seven Republicans.
with the aid of fourteen Democrats can ubstruct
every measure embraced within the Governor
/ call. He called the attention OF the Senate To
the fact that in the debate during which nc was
reported To have made these remarks, he had
not participated at all; and furthermore that he
had not, at any time, used the language attrib-
/ uted to him.
on motion of English. the Senate adjourned
till 10 \. NJ on Wednesday.