Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-07
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

FRIDAY March 6, 1885.
Tho Senate was called TO order at IL A. IL.
PRAYER by the Chaplain Journal of Thursday
Sead and approved.
Assembly Bill No e6s. excluding Chinese chill
dreu from the public schools, was read frst
and second times and ordered engrosSed.
Assembly Bill No $40. to provide for the sub
mission TO the qualified electors OF the State for
their approval, the amendment or amendments
TO the Constitution of the State of California
proposed by the Legislature thereof at its
LHenty-siXth session, was passed.
BeauYais introduced resolution giving each
Of the journal clerks $50 extra pay. Referred
to Committee on Contingent Expenses.
The committee appointed 10 investigate the
office of secretary OF State made lengthy re-
port, in which that officer was fully and COM
pletely exonerated. there being no apparent
grounds for the charges. They compliment the
Secretary and his office force, and claim that his
administration has been more economical than
that OF any of his predecessors. The report
was unanimously adopted and ordered printed
us an appendix 10 the journal.
Senate Bill No. S2T, authorizing the city OF
Santa Cruz to issue bonds Ter the purchase of
water works, was passed.
Senate Bill No. 318, appropriating $500 to
complete the sewerage system OF the Asylum
fer the Insane ut Stockton, by opening North
street Canal, from the Asylum grounds to the
San Joaquin river was read q second time.
Senate BIZ No. 81, TO amend an Act proyid-
ing for the organization Incorporation and gov
ernment OF municipal corporations, relating to
the powers OF the Boards of Trustees of cities OF
the sixth Class, was passed.
Reddy moved that the rules be suspended,
and Assembly Bill No. 40 (Wcaver' III iga.ion
biu) be taken from the first reading file.
Cox moved q call OF the Senate. Carried.
On roll cali the only member found to be alb
sent without leave was Senator Baldwin. The
Senator was found in the building, however,
and brought before the bar of the house and ex-
| cused, on his explaining that he was attending
! to some business in the Assembly.
Recess.
Afternoon Session.
I Reddy said the bill he wished 10 take up from
the file ont OF order, sseInby Bill No. 40, was
one that had been well considered by the citi-
ZeGs throughout the section of country south of
Sacramento; was framed by them, and meets
with their hearty appreciation. 1t q bill to
establish the fact whether not they should be
| allowed TO remain III their present homes The
! bill was introduced early in the session yet 1t
still Slumbers on the first reading file. and the
sixty days allotted for legislation have passed.
Senators should allow 1t to be taken from its
| present position, and decide By their votes
| whether or not it should become q law. Those
who object to it in its preseat form can have an
| opportunity OF amending it on its second read
| Ing.
| Langford said the argument urged by the
Senator from Mono could be urged III behalf OF
| any other bill on the first-reading file The
bill OF itself was Ubiquitous, and it would take
years to convince him that it was right. He
| said 1t was enough for the Senator TO say 1t
| could be amended on the second reading, but il
| was a well known fact that while being con
| sidered in Committee of the Whole the
| friends OF the measure voted down every
amendment that was offered.
| The motion was debated roand con, many OF
| the speeches being lengthy, able and eloquent,
| until tho hour of recess, 5 p. NJ.
| Those who spoke in favor OF the motion were
| Senators Del Vale aud Spencer OF Stanislaus
| those against-SenatoFs Days. Spencer Of Napa,
Cox, Cross. Boone and SAKE.
| Recess,
Evening Session.
The Senate reassembied at 80 p. N, President
| Daggett in the chair.
| Raddy took the floor in behalf of the motion
| pending ut recess to take up Assembly Bill No.
! 40 out of order for first reading He spoke
| nearly two hours on the merits of the bill, and
| was followed by Taylor, who spoke in oppJsi-
] ton TO the bill and against the motion
| About 10 o'clock the roll was called under the
| previous question. and the Senate refused by =
vote OF g ayes to y noes, 10 take up the bill.
| The Senate then adjourned.