Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-27
ASSEMBLY.

districts Indefinitely postponed.
At 1880 the Senate adjourned.
ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, February %, 1881
The Assembly met at 10 A. NJ, Speaker
Parks in the chair. Roll called and quorum
present. Prayer by Chaplain Davis. Journal
of preceding day approved
Watson of Alameda presented a petition in re-
lation 10 the promotion of silk culture.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Jones. from The Committee on Corporations,
reported adversely upon Assembly Bills Nos. i46,
i6S SO and 81.
Ward, from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported back Assembly Bills Nos. SD and SO,
recommending their passage.
RESOLUTIONS.
By French-That George Edwards be allowed
81 per day for having taken care OF desks, etc.
Attaches.
BY Colby-Al.owing B. o. Green pay for five
days services at the opening of the session, in
assisting the Sergeant-at Arms. Attaches
WORK on SPECIAL FILE.
Assembly Bill No. SaS-Repealing the Appor-
| tionulent Act. Read first time
Senate Bill No 1Gi-For the Improvement OF
roads trails bridges, etc, in Yosemite Valley.
During the discussion on the bill flretaugh
declared that its object was to pay certain par
ties Tor trails roads, etc. the leases for which
/ had lapsed. and the property is already1Fthe
property OF the State.
! Goucher said The Yosemite Commissioners
iudorSe the scope of this bill and approve its
| PURPOSE 4 Senate committee has investigated
| it and expressed their favor. The Senate has
| declared it Law, 50 far rs that body might, and
| an Assembly committee has recommended 1t.
| In the face of all these impartial judgments,
| the bare declaration OF gentellan who has
| never been in Yosemite, and who is ignorant of
| its past management, is advanced to defeat this
| bill. Shall we declare the Endorsements this
| bill already has mere abSuTdltles, ana accept
| her u - a wisdom involved
| in this matter | am tired, and know this
Assembly is, OF seeing pressing business delayed
| by the discourses OF men who know nothing OF
| the subjects they are talking about. MI. dou-
| cher continued at some length advocating the
! bill aud asked Firebaugh where he got ms
supposed information.
| firebaGgh-I got it from Il gentleman OF The
| lobby who is here in the interest OF the bill.
| Goucher-What Is his name?
| Firebaugh-l refer to DR.. McLane.
t,oucAer-I do not believe DR.. McLane ever
| said anything OF the kind; ana II ne dld ne hcd
The roll IVES called and the bill passed
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Weaver moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill to prohibit trespasSing on private
| lands was LOST on the preceding day. He said
| the purpose of the bin was simply 20 extend the
| provisions oE TIE present law over tiie outside
counties.
Edwards said the bill was i'll the Interest of
| large hand holders who would run wire fences
| to be caught thereon with Il gun they would
have the right TO arrest him.
The vote was reconsidered and the bill passed.
Muuday moved to take up Assembly Bill No.
503, relating to business OF the State Board Of
Equalization. for first reading. Carried.
Senate messages were then taken up.
Senate concurrent resolution, Authorizing the
Governor and Surveyor-General To Tx the salary
of John Mullan, state Agent at Washington.
Adopted.
The senate amendments to Coleman's State
forestry bill were coEcurTed in
Assembly Bill No. ie9-kclating to the class
ifcation OF counties BEAD third time and
Assembly Bill No. S5O-To authorize the con-
strlctiou ami leasing of Il hotel III the Yosemite
Valley. and appropriatinS $4,000 for the pur-
pose.
The blu was passed by vote of l6 ayes to %
noes.
DEFICIENCY BILLS.
The next business on the special file was the
consideration of long list of deficiency bills,
which a majority OF the Ways and Means Com
mittue had reported against.
Jordan opposed the second reading of the bill,
claiming chat the heads of the several depart
mentS in which the expenses had exceeded
past appropriations should have first procured
the consent of the Board OF Examiners TO so be-
yond their appropriations.
Munday defended the bills. He denied that
the heads of departments had gone contrary to
the letter OF the law. The debts were honest
ones and should be paid. He thought there
these bills.
Ma! i'hAfhan Oh inc coilnllltee, ana ore Oh
tue inlhvtllAJ SaIu tHt hdjorlt! OF INC cpli'It-
tee came i'll some weeks ago with great -four
ISL of trumpets and declared that there were
S;l5no0 of Illegal deficiencies submitted 70 the
committee. That majority had made severe
0ilslauLt or tntse DIE anu !et nav notSu i doI
of these deficiencies left. He had doubt
thtt :dr- JoFuu was thoI0gShl! IotisclentIOhs
N TINS matter nut he could not help noticing
that whenever any Oh the gentleman consul
pcnts "eie Ih.sISS'eu IN t'iese uclirieheH pls
ne Noted lpi tiSHl Wltlou' DlG4H'ul. lheSc
deEclehcy DIS hau Deeh caieiuII! serutliiizeu'
ana III me man are ,l>,, my liltolEe !lie
paH lheht Oh seEGral tip}I9'uu 4ol..? 70 SIoctis
ana o'lcr inetcnahts WI" nu I,iIlsLeS, Eoou7
,,,,,f If Sberiiis and OH offcers for moneys
expended for transportation OF prisoners and
insane persons. These officials cannot afford to
lose the sums of money due them, and the de
fcienccs affect officers Of almost every county
pauses Of the ATTORNEY -GencraI and Surveyor
General in going to Washington, and was OPP
posed TO few other items, amounting to few
thousand HAIRS. tut most OF the $4,000 he
considered just and legal claims
Jordan Ie'ie"eL 1lV eii ~, % We ,I cen
lie held that those officials having eAarse fine
moneys afpIopH"teN >IiD,la L3Et VDttSG lile
Jaw, &eI gone 10 the 9la'e i'oSIu u i-A"ul4ileis
ioI Ivllct .,,,o io.;.f. Wow ,,;r.,,,, ,., ,i,,
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cannon n! 'o az N"i'' ti'"t ne lt9 w
money mas !ul "i" ~ NUS SIuliH! ~; ~
!g'.q 81 rom ISL 10 SpM I t@iiy every 7'e'li
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