Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-23
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
XXvI. sEssIoN-FoRTY- EIGHTH DAY.
Sen ATE.
SATURDAY. February Il. lSSi

SATURDAY, February q. 1885
The Senate met at IL O'Clock \. NJ, President
Dagsett in the chair. Roll called and quorum
present Prayer by the Chaplain. Journal of
yesterday read and approved.
Whitney moved to reconsider the vote where
by the Senate passed Assembly Bill No 403.
Taylor moved 10 indefinitely postpone the
motion.
Whitney said he was in favor OF schools. but
80 many appropriations are demanded tina; the
Legislature must discriminate between them.
Many are imperative and must be met. To
meet all OF them, however, would bank krupt the
State It seemed TO HIM that the northern part
of the State could afford 20 wait n few years Tor
q normal school
The motion TO indefinitely postpone was
carried.
spencer of Napa moved TO take up Assembly
Constitutional Amendment No. ., relating 10 the
taxation of fruit trees, growing crops vines, etc
Read first time.
Lynch moved to reconsider the vote whereby
Assembly Bill No. 70 was passed on Friday Lost
EEPoETS OF COMMITTEES
Sreucer of N0pa, from the Committee on
Counties and County Governments, reported
back senate Bill No 2I9 relating To filling va
not pass,
Also, Assembly Bill No. e. relating to the
boundaries of Lake county. without recon-
mendatiou.
Baldwin from the Committee on Federal Re
latiOnS, repOrted back Senate Concurrent RcSo-
luton No. 20, relating to the delenses of san
rLduClScO tldInpI, recommending IFS passage.
GENERAL business
Cross presented petition from women of the
State IN favor OF woman suffrage.
Baldwin introduced joint resolution, pro
yiding for the reimbursement Of the state ioI al
sums expended for the United States. Federal
Relations.
Assembly message, announcing the passage OF
Assembly Bill No. 40 relating to irrigation. Re
terred 10 the Committee of the Whole.
SPECIAL FILE.
Senate Bill No. a. providing for the further
management of asylumS for the insane Read
third time and passed.
OF the Board OF Niticultural Commissioners
Read third time and passed.
Assembly Bill No. 81, to create 4 State Board
of Forestry.
Kellogg moved to amend so as To make the
Board consist of one person instead of three he
to have q stated salary and to do all the work of
the Board.
Cross wanted to know if a Commission of one
would not look very lonesome travelling about
the c3untry looking At the forests.
Kellogg suggested that the committee might
be allowed detachment of committee clerks
Hurlburt supported the amendment. He
thought that one man would be capable of
doing all the work required.
Cross moved TO take no noon recess. but 10 sit
to l 80 7. VI. Carried
Spencer of Napa said the forests were fast be-
coming denuded to "A criInin Al extent. The bill
gives the Commissioners authority TO make ar
rests, and they are only allowed 10 draw 5000
for two years for their expenses. lie thought ID
was the best Commission that had been pro-
posed this session. 1t would be Il great aud inI
bringing Ia justice the persons who are violatI
ing the forestry laws. The Grand Juries, for
some reason or other, had been unable to cOI-
Wet the large mill-oWncTs i'll Humboldt county j
who were devastating the forests, but when a
poor man cut i cord OF wood and sold II to-
make living he was arrested and punished.
Kellogg said he thought too unlimited powers
were conferred upon the Commissioners III al
lowing them all the powers of Sherihs in max
ing arrests and TO employ assistance for that
purpose. He was afraid there would be de
tictncy bills presented to pay for the assistance
Reddy believed one Commissioner could do
all Of the work if there was any 10 do, but, il
the United States continued to sell the timber
land, he wanted to know how this Commission,
Or any other State Commission. could prevent
the destruction going on.
Amendme mt lost
Senator Whitney in the chair
Hnrlburt denied that in humboldt county
any timber was cut from Cow rnIlent lands: il
was on individual property the timber was cut.
Spencer OF Napa asked if it was not notorious
that in Humboldt The Government lands were
denuded.
Hurlburt reFlied It was not.
Cross said he had no doubt il was Commits
sion to help out some personal friend, hut he
thought no decent man-such us the men they
proposed for the ComlniSsiCu-wOud want to
become arresting officers and cGnstables They
Were given too much power. 1t was totally mn
" give men POW Il ~ iildhO HIlCStS III
Will. The Governor of the state had not that
power ard no other officer in the State can do
that duty unless he is 5. eclally elected for the
purpose.
Spencer of Napa replied that any citizen could
have man arrested; the Sheriff himself could
not arrest a man without a warrant HethOught
the arGnment OF the Senator trou Nevada
Cross would not hold water.
Cross-We are nos on the irrigation scheme
now. Laughter.
Spencer oI Napa said he thought he had been
iriisating .4,A nc beard his argument Laugh
ter.
Beauvais wanted TO strike out the cnacttng
clause. Lost.
The bill was then ordered engrosscd and
passed 70 third reading.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
By Kellogg (CorDorationsj-Assem Bill No
2j2. relating 20 the incorporation o. colleges ard
seminaries OF learning; tavorably.
DOughertY Enthusiastically Bill No. 1856, to
appropriate S3i,Il9 40 to pay the claim of VI.
Miles: tnvorably
Cross moved that at 1;90 the Senate adjourn
tiilsIuesday. Carried.
Perry moved that the Senator fIom Nevada
Gross have leave tU amend his motion 10 adj
jGuTn by adding in honor OF George Washing
ton"
Cross accepted the amendment
At 1:3O the Senate adjourned until Tuesday
February 23d, at II O'clock.
ASSEMBLY,.
SATURDAY February p, 1SS5
The Assembly met at 10 \. NJ, Speaker Parks
in the chair Roll called and quorum present