Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-14
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
txxvI. ACKNOWLEDGMENT DAY.l
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, February 49, 1888
The Senate met at II o'clock a NJ, President
Dargett in the chair. Roll called and quorum
present Prayer by the Chaplain. Journal OF
yesterday read and approved.
Senator Cross was allowed INDEFINITE leave OF
absence.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
By Wallis Empowering each of the commit
tees appointed to examine the Offices oil the
Secretary OF State and State Treasurer, TO EN-
ploy clerk, stenographer and sergeant-at-arms
The resolution was adopted after being amend
ed by emitting the sergeant-at-arms-
By Baldwin, concurrent resolution, call ing
ington 10 use their best efforts to secure an APP
preparation from Congress for the improvement
OF The Qualifications of the Bay of San Francisco
Federal Relations.
Ry steele concurrent resolution)-That n
committee of three be appointed by the sen&te.
and three by the Assembly, to be designated
Joint Committee Bills, whose duty it shall
be to select from all the bills before both houses
those treating upon the most important subjects,
the bills selected to have precedence.
knight wanted to know if such Il committee
had ever been heard of before. He thought it
was the most remarkable innovation in legis-
lative proceedings he ever heard OF.
Steele-lf there is no such precedent estab-
lished it is about time there Was one. Both
houses are Just flooded with bills, and this is the
only means OF getting to the important work TO
be done.
shows why it is that We are not doing any bust
ness here. 1t is because resolutions are be-
ing introduced continually, out of order, that
we get nothing done. Some of the Senators on
the floor might differ with the members of the
committee as to the Importance of bills and
move to- substitute other bills, and there would.
be no end of discussion. Resolution lost.
Lynch moved that the special order for the hour
SENATE Bill 2ll, to establish Il Branch State Nor
NAL SCHOOL, be postponed until tomorrow morn
ing. After some discussion the motion was
carried.
PETITIONS INTRODUCED.
BY Days-From citizens, asking that Senate
Bill No 10, relating 10 community property, be
passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
By Johnson of Sonona City and County Gov
ernmentS)-Senate Bill No. l23. providing for the
payment of private property taken for public
use; taVorably. Assembly Bill No Is, to trans
fer certain bonds from the State to municipal
corporations; adversely Assembly Bill No. Ga,
allowing municipal corporations to establish Il
system of sewage; favorable. Assembly Bill No.
us, providing for the organization and incorpo-
ration of municipal corporations; favorably.
Senate Bill No. l3i, providing for Police Courts
in cities of $4,000 and under 100000 inhabitants.
favorably.
BY Knight lHospitals}-Senate Bill No. ~. to
provide for the permanent establishment and
management of Home for the industrial
trades, for the adult blind of California; with
out recommendation.
By Mcclure (Judicidry)-Senate Bill No 102
relating to undertakings on attachments in
civil cases; favorably, as amended. Senate Bill
No. 103 relating to undertakings on arrest and
bail in civil actions; favorably, as amended.
Senate Bill No. 100, relating to revenue and tax
alton; tayoraby Senate Bill No l07, relating
to securities on bonds and undertakings; favor
ably, as amended Senate Bill No. los, relating
10 appeals in civil cases: favorably, as amended.
Senate Bill No. 10, to advance learning, etc.
Governor Stanford's bib; favOrsbly, as amend
ed. Senate Bill No. sc, relating TO parties to
actions; iavOrably, as amended. Senate Bill No.
IL. persons q
crime TO the House Of Correction; also. Senate
Bill No. 295 relating to appeals to Superior
Courts: also, Senate Bill No. 300, same subject
matter; also, Senate Bill No l53, relating 70
place of trials of actions in Justices Courts;
fayorably, as amended.
By Langford QRoads and Highways)-A
bly, Bill No. PIG, in relation to powers and duties
OF Boards OF supervisors over roads and high
ways; favorably. Senate Bill No. 81, relating to
roads and highways; 10 recommendation.
MESSAGE FROM TIE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the Governor.
announcing that he had appointed H n Rucker
and J. D. McDougau Directors Of the stockton
Asylum for the Insane and asking their con
fnmaton
Lynch moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration or the appointments made by the
Governor Carried.
The appointments of II. y. Rucker and J. D.
EcDougall, as Directors Of the Stockton Asylum
TOR the Insane, were then duly confirmed.
INTRODUCTION OF Bills.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY CoX-kelafiye to the collection of poll
taxes. Finance.
By MISUNDERSTANDING to public ways and nav
igable streams cutting of Islais creek at San
Francisco Commerce and Navigation.
BY Baldwin-To appropriate money to pay
the Indebtedness caused by calling out the State
militia to enforce the law in san Joaquin county.
Finance.
BY Reuter- Thy requestl-To pay the claim of
William-GutenberSer Tor tools destroyed at the
Branch State Prison at Folsom. Claims.
SPECIAL FILE
Assembly Bill No. 70, for the permanent estab-
lishmcnt and management Of the Industrial
Home OF Mechanical Trades for the Adult Blind
of the State OF California.
Knight SAID it was embarrassing for him to
say anything against the Dill after seeing 50
many of the unfnrtunates around the Legisla-
ture, aud after having heard that they shed
tears when the bill passed the Assembly. Hnd
that there was applause il the gallery, and all
these surrounding influences Yet 1t did seem
an unW!se measure. For fifteen years he had
visited every day the County Hospital where he
lived and there were Two adult blind there, and
he had talked with them To Ses what could be
done 20 earn their own living. He wanted to
know what trades they could learn besides max
ing chair bottoms. Ike thought il was not proper
to establish an Institution 10 be supported bv the
state, which would compete with outside labor
Flcher said ae had end avOred to aCquaint
himself with the facts in reference 70 the ne
cessity fer such an institution. and had become
convinced that sJu1e bill OF the kind should be
passed. Numbers Of men had lost their eve
sight in the blasting operations necessary in
mining, and he thought the state ought 20 help
them AS they had helued 10 build up the Sute
He said he believed some Of the opposition 10
the till arose from Interior motives
Knight object 10 that the senator has no
here.
Filchcr-I was not even thinking Of Senator
knight when made the remark.
Spencer of hapd-I do uot object.
Fiirhrr-It was tine senator from Mana 70
ferrtG TO- and he takes il. meant TO saw tliat
Senators might vote i,,ai,st this measure Tor
fca1 they could not ..t oshcr measures thew are
Interested IN passed.
> recess vas then taken
Afternoon Session.
The Senate r,-u-s-rl5le,l III aP. " President
Dauar.l ia the chair. Eal called AID cugrlIru
present
lynch. out OF order. introduced q bill 10 an
pro8viate money I'D meet jue contingent e