Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-21
ASSEMBLY,

Finally, at 1880 in the fce OF !, es, @,s s bad
the Chair declared the senate adjourned.
ASSEMBLY.
FRIDAY February 70 1885.
The Assembly met AZ 10 - NJ Speakel
| Parks IN the chair. Roll called and oiIorun
present Prayer by Chaplain Davis Journal
of preceding day approved.
REPORT, or COMMITTEES.
Watson OF Alameda from the Committee on
| six Culture, reported back Assembly Bill No
| -49. recommending it d. not pass
| woodward, trom the Committee on Appor
tlonment. reported back Assembly Bill No 39S
! recommending il do not pass.
HuSsey, from the Committee on Attaches. re.
ported hacE the resolution providing for extra
| pay 10 the Nail Carrier of the Assembly Rule
suspended and resolution adopted
Ward ol San Francisco, from the Committee
on Counties and County boundaries. reporte d
back Assembly Bill No I6 recommending. lis
adoption as amended.
Jordan, from the Committee on Education.
reported back Assembly Bill No. 1eS, recon-
mending il do not pass.
Also, the petition for the increase ofthc sal-
aries of school SGpeFintenden.s iii certain couu-
ties recommending il he not granted.
FILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Doue'aS-To amend the Penal Code re-
lajins 10 the collection OF accounts for liquors
sold at retail,
BY Haywood Relative to vacancies in ap-
pointiye offices Municipal Corporations,
By Frencf-kelating 70 ploadiGgs i'll Justices
Courts. judiciary.
Also, relating 70 practice in Justices Courts
Judiciary.
Also, relating to the entry of judgments in
Justices Courts. Judiciary
By Goucher-foT tus =. .ief Of George Friend
Claims
RESOLUTIONS.
By Jordan-Authorizing the Assistant Ser
geant-at-Afms 10 receipt to the Controller Tor
warrants for members salaries Adopted.
BY McLean-IO amend Rule No A., SO that no
member shall be allowed TO speak more than
twice on one day on the same question. nor
more than fifteen minutes at each time Rules
by RCseDerry-Direct!Dg the SuTveyor-ijeueral
TO deliver to the House a list OF all school land
vacancies. Adopted.
BILLS OUT OF ORDER
On motion OF Dooling Assembly Bil No Is
relating to the boundaries of San Benito county
vas taken up and read the second time.
SUPREME COURT COMMISSION.
Ga motion of Hazard, Assembly Bill No ~,
providing for supreme Court Commission, was
taken up for second reading
The committee amendment, reducing the
number from five to three, was adopted.
The next amendment, extending the term
from two to four years. WAS lost.
Hazard moved to reconsider the vote BY which
the first amendment was carried. He argued
that if the term be fixed at two years the num-
Der OF Commissioners should be increased TO
five. Lost.
Ellison then moved to reconsider the vote by
which the term was limited to two years hold
ing that the work could not be accomplished in
that time. He favored q Commission of three
for four years.
Firebaugh thought two years was enough,
even for three Commissioners. Before the eX-
piratfon of that time another Legislature will
sit, and il can then determine whether or not ii
would be best to continue the Commission.
The vote was reconsidered, and the four-year
proposition adopted.
The bin was then ordered 10 engrossment and
third reading.
On motion of Watson of El Dorado, Assembly
Bill No. Al, relating to the election of officers
in municipal corporations of the sixth class, was
taken up and read the second time.
ON motion of Weaver the salary bill was
taken from the general file for third reading.
Coleman offered amendment to apply to coun-
ties of the thirteenth, twenty second and thir-
tieth classes and the bill was referred TO a
special committee of one to report forthwith.
The several amendments were adopted.
Senate Bill No. 10, amending Section 1850 Of
the Political Code, relating TO public schools.
Read third time and passed.
BRANCH NORMAL. SCHOOL.
On motion OF Yule the Assembly took up SEN
ate message announcing the passage by that
body of the bill TO establish branch Normal
School in the northern portion OF the state (in
which Shasta county HAD been stricken OUT. the
question being upon concurrence in the Senate
amendment.
Yue asked every member Of the House to
vote 70 on the question, and Barnett asked
every member 70 vote aye.
Ellison spoke n favor of the Senate amend
meut. He said the amendment favOTs Shasta as
much as any other county, and he hoped it
would be cOncurred in
At this iuncture message was received from
the Senate, asking the return of the bill to that
body SO ordered.
SPECIAL FILE
Assembly Bill No. i5s-To amend Section 5sl
OF the Code of Civil Procedure Read second
time.
Assembly Bills Nos 9o6, 2o7, 227, 229 go, 281,
2S2 2S3, 23i 23G 29l 292, 3i6, 167 and l6S def
cheney bills, were read the second time.
Recess till , P. n.
Afternoon Session.
The House reassembled at p, NJ, Speaker
Parks in the char.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No S. advo-
eating the passage of law by Congress " for
feiting all land grants made by Congress at this
date unearned by any railroad corporations"
Yule offered an amendment extending the
time for the completion of the California and
Oregon Railroad.
Munday (author of the resolution said he had
no doubt the California and Oregon Company
had some equities, but the company had been
particular to construct its road over the best
portion of the route within the prescribed time
1t had gathered the cream, and now wanted to
have the pan of milk allowed to sit q while
amendment offered by the gentleman from
Trinity was calculated to rob the resolution of
its merit, and, if adopted, he would be obliged
TO vote against the resolution If the railroad
company has not earned the lands originally
granted 1t should be made to give them up so
that the country may be open TO settlement
ETeTy railroad built west of the Rocky Mount
aims has been four times paid for by the value Of
the lands granted them by the Government
Yule said ne would prefer being called Il rail
road man than demagogue. The amendment
that he had offered meets with the wishes Of
the people of the northern portion of the State
Why is that country now unsettled Simply
because of the non-eompletion OF the railroad as
contemplated. 1t would be better to further the
interests OF the State rather than pauder to the
whims of demagogues who are influenced By
party zeal.
McGlashan said that when railroad operations
were in the interests of the people he was in ia
vor of such railroads, but when adverse to the
peoples interests he was against the railroads.
We happen to know that the people in the
northern portion of the state would give all
they have to have the railroad to Oregon COM
ple:ed; we know that the people of Sacramento
and Of the whole Sacramento valley would
vote almost unanimously in favor of the Gov
ernment extending the time forthe completion
of the road. He would heartily and conscien-
tiously vote against the resolution.
May said that, as matter of fact, the people
in some parts of the State entertained sent-
ments in regard to- railrOad-bulding different
from those of the gentlemen from SonOms.
There are places in the state where the scream
of the locomotive has never yet awakened the
echoes of the hills and wales Take Lake
county, for instance. She has now an assess
meht roll Of S2GG9,000; but let sl,000,000 be eN-
pended in building railroad beyond her bor-
der and her property values would rise to
S., 900, ,0O0 or Sc, ,Go00G0- The merchants of San
Francisco and other cities are as desirous
of having the Oregon railroad COM
pleted as are the people of the dis
trict through which the road is to run.
Wherever railroads have been constructed thrift
has followed The people can well afford 10
give the company the rugged mountains and
chaparral forests of Shasta and Trinity in re-
turn for the advantages OF railroad communica-
ton.
Gregory believed the sentiment OF the people
of this State was in favor of the forfeiture of all
the unearned land granted to railroads. He
thought the railroad companies had had plenty
of time in which TO complete their subsidized
roads, and that it was his duty, as a servant OF
the people, to support the original resolution.
Henley spoke in support of the resolution and
against the amendment He had pledged him
self TO stand on the side of the people as against
the railroads, and proposed to keep his pledge.
Jones thought the Assembly was wasting much
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