Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-05

Assembly Bill No. $50 amend Section is5 Of
the Civil Code, relating TO the fencing of rail
roads. Read first time.
Assembly Bill No 67-To insure thc better
education of practitioners ofdental surgery and
to regulate the practice of dentistry. Read first
time.
Assembly Bill No i0-Relating to roads and
highways. Read frSt time.
Assembly Bill No. l60-Relating 10 roads and
highways. Read first time.
Assembly Bill No 23-Legalizing special de
posits in the State Treasury made by County
TreaSurers. Read second time. and made the
special order for Friday next, at > p N.
Assembly Bill No. 255-Concerning Ggricult
ural districts. Read first time.
Senate BIZ No. 17-Conceruing state BOa.d OF
Horticulture. Read first time.
Assembly Bill No. 225-IO amend an Act 10
prevent hunting, etc, on incloscd lands. Read
first time.
Assembly Bill No. Ito amend section Sl1 of
the Civil Code relating topartition fences. Read
first time.
Assembly Bill No. I54-ro encourage The
first reading.
Assembly Bill No. l56-To appropriate sS..
sl9 10 TO pay the claim OF NJ Miles on Folsom
Prison contract. Read first time.
Assembly Bill No. 262-Proyidins for the cor
struction Of Il public Norguc in the city and
county Of san Francisco. Read second time
Assembly Bil No. ll0-To amend Section SIC
of the Code Of Civil Procedure relating 10 the
issuance of alias summons in Justices Courts
Read second time I
Assembly Bill No. 5S-Relating to relations
which di>qualify persons from being witnesses
in certain cases. Read second time.
Assembly Bill No. $2-kelatins "a liens created
upon real estate. Read second time.
Assembly Bill No. 51-Helatiug to the compe-
tency of a wife or husband 10 be a witness in
certain cases. Read second time
Assembly Bill No. Il1-To prohibit gaming.
Read second time.
Assembly Bill No 79-To amend Section 1916
of the Penal Code, relating TO appeals TO the
supreme Court. Enaeting clause stricken out.
Assembly Bill No. 345-To create a new acri-
cultural district out Of Fresno, Tulare and Kern
counties. Read second time
Assembly Bill Ne. 2G5-Conecrning agricult.
| ural associations. Read second tiEnc.
Recess till 2rM.
Afternoon Session.
The House rcassemJIed at r. H. Speaker
! Parks in the chair
GENERAL FILE
| Assembly Bill No. 26l-To provide for the or.
ganization OF county agricultural associations
| and management OF same 10y the State The
/ bill appT0pT!At. 500 per year TO each CU;lsy
| association for the holding of fairs
The bill was contested ut every step bv Cor.
| coran and Woodward of san Joaquin. ana one
or two other members. Carter of Contra Costa
| Heath OF Santa Cruz, Allen OF Souoma and
| Beard OF StauiSiaus advocated the hill. II was
| argued that The district associations have
| proven failure. The bin was read Il second
! time.
Assembly Bill No. io4-Toemeud Section 255.
! OF the Political Code in relation 10 the diSuusi
| ton OF road pOli-taNeS. Read second time.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Jordan in the chair
Assembly Bill No, 2l-To regulate and improve
the civil service.
Weaver (author of the bilD spoke AT some
! length III ltS favor. He held It 10 be the only
true ground-that positions i'll the civil service
OF the state should be held only 10y those most
capable Of iuitilling the duties of such places
| The Federal Government had adopted the rule
and various States had or were about to do 50.
He hoped the bill would be granted 1T least q
first reading.
May spoke against the bill. He was opposed
to il, because ii was imported from England in
partnership with the treetrade s0phIstries OF
that country. 1t was not suited to a republic.
He believed in frequent changes i'll Office, for
that is in accordance with the genius of our
republic. He iRstanced the ridiculous questions
a>ked by the Examining Board III san Francisco
lutely when men, matUrCd and battlC-Scarrtd.
were shut out from the Federal service because
they could not answer absurd conundrums
McGiaShGn Championed TIE measure in az
eloquent argument. He appealed TO the RepUb-
HcanS TO lnaugDl&lc the civil service system
that OF choosing worthy officials: 10 place Cali
ornia in the van of this great reform moveI1 nj
which Is now sweeping over the enlightened
nations of the world.
The roll was calico and the bill granted Il first
reading by vote of Is ayes to - noes.
GENERAL FILE RESUMED.
Assembly Bill No. 62-Relatiye to appoint
mcnts OF Justices OF thePeace by Supervisors etc.
| Passed on file.
Assembly Bill No. 27-Relating to powers of
| Supervisors over cemeteries in uulncOTp0rated
| towns. Read second time.
Assembly Bill No. 30-To provide for The in
| spection of steam boilers, licensing steam en-
gincers and for The better protection and sccur-
ity of life and property in the state of Calior-
MIA.
After some debate, in which Loud vigorously
| opposed the bin and French spoke in lis favor
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