Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-20
By Perry-Relntive to the furnishing Of bonds
v the Acknowledgement and city and county

By Perry-Relative TO the furnishing Of bonds
by the Acknowledgement and city and county
officers,
Also. another relative to State Prisons
BY Whitney-Relative to the protection and
promotion of the viticultural industries OF the
State of California and other States of the Union
BY Johnson Of San BernaTdino-Relating TO
the tariff on raiSins
ber be allowed So for contingent eNpenSeS
payable out of the fund for the contingent ex-
penses of the Senate Referred to Committee
on Contingent Expenses
Boone asked that concurrent Assembly resu-
luton No. TO- relative to the establishment of
branch of the National Home for disabled vo,
uateer soldiers, be taken UP and considered.
ne Chalr said that would require a two-thirdS
vote.
kellogg said the resolution was very long, and
II ought 10 te read and laid on the members
desks before being acted upon
DC! Vale moved il be referred to the Commit
tee on Hospitals, which was done.
ELECTION OF CHAPLA1N.
Wright moved to proceed to the election of 4
Chaplain, and the notion was carried by q vote
OF - ayes to II noes.
Wright nominated Rev. J. L Trefreu of Val
lejo. He said that no one from So,ano county
had been nominated for any position u. thc
hands of either party thus far.
Steele nominated Rev. II. J. Becker
Johnson OF SonQma nominated Rev. + L.
Ware
Perry moved that the ministers Of the differ
ent denominations in Sacramento he invited in
turn u make the PRAYER
The Chair ruled the motion out order, as the
SCnat" had already decided to proceed to the
election of q Chaplain.
Perry then said he thought the Senate should
wait until tomorrow. until they got the names
of all the needy ministers in the county and
have them put IN nomination.
Knight replied the gentleman could be re-
heved of that awkwa'dncSs by voting for the
gentleman from Vallejo.
Lynch desire TO nominate Rev. Horatio
Cox, otherwise known rs e HailCuiah - Cox.
He does not belong 10 any particular county. in
fact the whole State is not sufficient 20 contine
him.
J. L. Trcfren was elected.
Perry offered q resolution that the Chaplain be
directed to limit his time for praying to two
minutes and a halfLy the clock
The Chair ruled the motion out fordcr
DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS AGAIN
Boone moved that the Senate rescind lis
action in regard to the concurrent resolution
No. 10, ana thatiI be read. He said il had been
referred TO the Committee on Military Affairs.
but il has nothing to do with military affairs
The PrcSident-Thc Chair is informed by the
Secretary that il Went TO the Committee on
Hospitals
B6one-It has nothing to do with hospitals.
| ask that the resolution be now read for the
information Of the Senate.
The resolution, which calls upon the repre-
SentNtlYes III Congress to further the establish
ment of q branch Home on this coast fer dis
abed volunteer soldiers, was then read.
Boone said II Was apparent to everybody that
immediate action on the resolution was ueccs-
sity. Congress, he said, will adjourn i'll about
six weeks, and this resolution ShGU9d he passed
and forwarded at once to our members in Con
greSs He therefore moved its immediate con,
sideratiOn. There was in this State, he said, {!
Soldiers Home, located at Napa, i'll which be
tween fifty and sixty disabled veteran soldiers
were living at an expense to the State of So 81
a month, therefore the acceptance 10y the Coy
Of 4,al lisiay
State about 5000 Il month.
\ vote was then taken and the resolution
adopted
committee of the Senate be entitled to employ
one clerk. and the Judiciary Committee two
clerks, who should draw pay from the time
their appointments were filed with the SecIe-
tary. Adopted.
Taylor offered resolution that the compensa-
tion of the Chaplain be fixed upon graduating
scale-that is, the longer the haul the less
the pay l.aughterl
TIE PoSTMISTRFss' PAGE.
Parker moved that they proceed to elect a
Page to assist the Posmistress in distributing the
mails.
Taylor-Do understand his duties are TO be
confined to the Capitol Building and that it is Il
separate office from that of Mail Carrier.
The President-That is the understanding, be-
cause the Mail Carrier is already elected
knight wanted to know what the duties Of the
Page were to be.
Parker said the duties would be hunting up
the members and delivering their mall. morn
ing and evening. when il arrives.
Cross said that there were a number of other
little duties to be performed. The PosmistreSS
ought not to ran erTandS and leave her Office so
that when a member goes for a letter she would
not be there. She ought TO have Page. They
had had such an official during the Constitu-
tional Convention, and it was found very con
venient.
Spencer OF Napa concurred with Senator
Cross and said they allowed the PostmIstress
extra compensation last session because she had
not had Page.
Taylor said the mail had always been deliv-
cred by the Postmistrcss who had Just vacated
the position and he had never had any diff
Guilty in getting MS mail.
Parkinson moved the indefinite pOstponement
OF the matter. Carried.
on motion of Senator Spencer of Napa the
Senate adjourned at +:S0 F. ". until Il A. NJ. to
morrow.