Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-19
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
tXXvI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DAY.
SENATE,

[XXvI. SESSION THIRTEENTH DAY.I
SENATE.
SATURDAY, January Il. 1885.
The Senate met pursuant To adjournment at
II . clock A. NJ, President Daggett IN the Chair
Roll called and quorum present. Journal of |
yesterday read and approved.
Senator Del Vale announced that the COM
mittee appointed 10 inform the Governor that
the Senate was organized and ready for bust
ness, begged leave to report that the duty had |
been performed, and that the Governor had |
sent his message to the Senate.
Senator Cross presented the report of the Com
mittee on Standing Rules of the Senate
Del Vale moved that the Governors message |
be considered first.
Cross said that the order of business under |
which the Senate was working makes the pre- |
sentation of petitions first, reports of standing
committees second, and the Governor message |
would be reached in due time He had no |
objection TO considering the message first but it |
was well to have standing rules adopted at an I
carly stage OF the session.
Del Vale SAID the Governors message was in |
order at ! times.
The Chair said that was correct and ordered |
the reading of the message. The message will !
be found in tull in another column this |
morning.
After the Clerk had commenced reading the |
message, Senator Lynch moved 10 dispense with |
the further reading, which was carried.
belong introduced Il resolution that all fur |
ther officers and attaches necessary for the com.
plete organization and efficiency of the work of
the Senate be formally nominated and elected |
i'll the same manner that the officers or attaches
provided for by the statute are nominated and
elected
The Chair stated that the resolution Of the
Senate, passed yesterday on the subject would
have TO be rescinded before this resolution could
have any effect.
Del Vale moved that the consideration of the
resolution be postponed until 1929 ?, NJ. Car
Ticd
The consideration of the standing rules was
then proceeded with
Knight gave notice that on Monday he would
move Il reconsideration of the vote whereby
Rule j adopted.
The Chair said it could not entertain such n
notice of reconsideration, but that the vote
could be reconsidered at any time before the
whole of the rules were adopted.
Cross moved that at $50 7, ~ the Senate adj
journ until Monday, and that no recess be
taken. Carried.
The special order for 122O was deferred by
general consent, until after the adoption of the
rules.
IN RELATION TO THE RULES
Knight moved reconsideration of the vote
whereby Rule WAS adopted He said the OBJ
iect of the reconsideration was To have it ar
ranged that majority could adjourn for one
day, instead OF requiring two-thirds majority
for that purpose.
Cross moved 10 strike the word daily
with reference To the time of meeting, out of
the rule. With the word daily" there, he
said if the committees were full of work, and
no bills before the Senate requiring attention.
one-third of the members of the Senate could
obstruct all the work of the Legislature and
cast odium on It by refusing to adjourn over
day and give the committees time to work.
Del Vale said the adoption rejection of
the word daily" which was inserted at his
suggestion. was matter of entire indifference
to him. He had been Il member of this LeglSle-
ture for several years and, us far as his eXper-
fence went, with one single exception, when
the Senate or Assembly so crowded with
work that they had to adjourn over, the adj
iDl1r " N
was very convenient to go 10 San Francisco.
and the work was not done. Not more than
three members would meet sometimes. The
main reason he had in having that word III
serted was to have the members stay here.
CrosS-In regard 10 the reflection on the con-
duct of the Judiciary Committee at a former
session. | know something about the workings
of that committee, and ! remember when the
committee worked on Saturday and until the
Lords Day came, and l think all the members
were present except the Senator who has
prompted Senator Del Vale
Del Valle-I have not been prompted by any
body.
Cross-The prompting could be heard all over
Del Vale said he did not object to the rehec-
ton on the other person, but Mr.. Cross was re-
hecting on him when he said that.
CrosS-No reflection was intended. There
never a time when only three members
met in the morning on legislative work
Del Vale said he did not refer to the Senate |
committee, but TO the Assembly committee |
its duties.
C1oss-We are making rules for this body. and
think it should be in the hands of the majority
of the Senate to dispatch business, and do not |
want anything in the rules that will Obstruct |
business.
g. spencer of Napa-The Senator from Nevada |
seems to be exceedingly sensitive, and never |
permits an opportunity to pass of reminding |
this body of his great endurance, and the great |
sacrifices he makes, and his constant atten-
ton to the sessions of this body and how !
laboriously he has acted, and the great sacri- |
fees he has made for the people, and how he |
has at ali times been present on the Judiciary |
Committee and other committees, while other |
Senators have been absent. That is mere imag- |
ination. He is given TO that quite frequently. |
He certainly does not speak from the facts. The |
Senator whom he alluded to has, think always |
been present.
Del Nallc-The Senator did not allude TO me ; |
he alluded to the Senator from Napa
spencer of Napa-I understood the allusion. |
| have been there when he has been absent. |
and have always been there when he was there. |
don't know where the Senator was, and l |
don't care.
The PreSldcnt-ln my opinion this discussion |
is out of order.
The motion to strike ont the word daily
was then carried.
The rules, as amended were then adopted as
q whole
APPOINTMENTS BY TILE PRESIDENT.
The President will state that on yesterday /
the Senate passed resolution empowering the |
Chair to appoint certain officers, and the Chair |
burnt some midnight oil, and endured a great |
deal of pressure in regard to the matter and the |
resolution now pending would rcscind that res
oution. The Chair has wish to interfere |
but the whole list has been prepared, and might |
have been read this morning at the opening of |
the Senate
belong then withdrew his resolution and the |
appointments made by the President were an |
nounced as follows:
Pages-James Cof1roth, A. Lascy, Willie Job |
son, George Taylor and Johnnie Vaudeville.
POrters-Carter Jackson, E. Clarke, J. D. Far
rill, Charles Robinson and Nicolas DreScovitch. |
Watchmen-H Jones, John Tooker, George |
Swift and James Toohey.
johnson of Sonoma moved TO take from the |
table a resolution he offered yesterday appoint
ing an assistant engrosSing clerk Carried.
The resolution was then read and adopted |
appointing Miss NJ. d. Scaniker and Miss Josie |
WOlskil assistant engrossiug clerks.
Cox introduced a resolution that the Sergeant |
alarms be allowed to employ a clerk for his |
Office Adopted.
Balloting for gate-kecpers was then proceeded |
with, and after several Intellectual attempts TO |
elect, Del Vale moved the further considera-
ton of the matter be postponed until Monday |
after the reading of the journal. Carried.
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