Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-11

42l, which appertains entirely to educational
matters he re-referred to the Committee on Ed
ucation it having been referred to the judiciary
Committee. So ordered
Senate Bill No. 43-Relating to quallhcatlons
of Jurors ,o..:.
Reddy-This bill is an Act to amend Section
los of the Code of Civil Procedure. As II now
stands subdivision requires as i.I ion
assessment roll of the county or city ana county
for property belonging to him. Inc pfoPo sea
amendment is TO do away entlreiI Win lne
property qualification for jurors. IhlS properly
qualification is feature of the common law oil
England. and associated with ideas OF govern
ment which have long since been exploded;
associated with the idea that certain class only
could be intrusted with the affairs of State.
THE Senator continued, making long argu-
ment in favor of the bill, and attacking the
property qualification as 1t now standsI
DAYS said he was opposed to the property
qualification, but he thought the bill would have
to be amended.
Spencer of Napa desired to say something
about the question, but as he did not feel well
enough. he hoped the bill would go over on the
file till tomorrow.
Mcclure said he also desired to discuss it, but
had such Il cold he could scarcely speak, and
thought it might be postponed
The motion to postpone was carried.
Dougherty moved that Senate Bill No. 20 be
taken from the file and read first time. This is
what is known as the firemenS bill to compel
insurance companies not organized in this State
to pay three per cent. OF their premiums to the
Fire department Read first time
Senate Bill No. officiating to community
property. Refused second reading.
Days gave notice that on tomorrow he would
move reconsideration of the vote by which
this bill was refused Il second ireading.
Senate Bill No. S)-Creating Il State Board of
Examiners, and prescribing their duties. Read
second time.
Whitney moved to amend by increasing the
members of the Commission from four to seven
Cross moved TO amend the amendment by in
rtp of
withdrawn
Boone moved to reduce the number to three
instead of thirteen. Carried.
Parkinson moved to strike out the enaeting
clause and said if ever there was a useless bill
TO create useless board of officers, this was one
In SAN Francisco where about one quarter of
the taxes are gathered and discussed, he could
not recollect OF any moneys being stolen.
Nrooman said he mortified to find there
was any Senator who had not read the news
papers, and had not Kept up with the times
he was sorry that any Senator should be so far
behind the times that ne did not know that
there had been stolen from the municipality
over 100000 of the peoples money. every dol
lar of which would have been saved II there
had been such commission in existence.
SAKE said il there was any guarantee that the
commission would prevent stealing, that would
be another thing, but there is no such as
Surauce.
Parkinson said that even if there had been
| such n cOmlnis sion they could not have pre-
vented the theits that have taken place IN this
very building during the last lew months. IN
the case of Gray, the Secretary of the Harbor
Commissioners. and the Collectors, who had
! been mentioned by Senator NroCman, there was
Il set of men to watch them. and yet the steal
| ing was done under their very noses.
| Iangford said Senator Nrooman took a wrong
view of it, and was not posted as to their prac-
tee of examining the books of county officers
| in the county He said if this commission was
| put in motion it would work backward, and
! BE- simply machine for taking money out Of
| the Treasury.
Crcss-There never will be too many Offices
until there is one apiece all round am in
favor of the bill because have a great many
friends who want places have been for three
successive sessions of the Legislature working
| to get up commissions but after all the toll and
sweat of getting them up. do not seem to get
| ANYBODY on the commissions, and am some
what dissatisfied with the result of my labors
That Is the reason why made the motion to
have the number increased to thirteen, because
! / thought would then have some chance to get
somebody in. As it has moi only not been in
creased % thirteen, but actually cut down to
three il VIII be very difficult for me TO get any
OF my friends i'll, 50 viii vote against the bill.
Motion lost.
At > P NJ. Mr.. Mcclure moved 10 adjourn.