Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-10
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Dr. O. Donnell got in his work on the Assem-
bly, Yesterday in Il pretty rapid manner. soon
after the House assembled DOOllng moved 10 re-
consider the vote by which the san Francisco
Morgue bill was defeated some days ago There
was no discussion and the motion prevailed.
The vote was then reconsidered, and the bill
passed. The victorious Coroner at once departed
Tor the Senate chamber his face beaming with
smiles, there to pave the way for his bill when
it comes before that body.
Munday, of the Fish and Game Committee
who went TO Truckee on Friday with McGlaShan
and Hazard, 10 inquire into the saWduSt nu-
sance tried his hand at trout-n5shln9 down at
the grounds near WadSwortb and had the glory
of landing u 3L-pounder. An investigation Of
the trout was made, and, no saWdust being
found, it is supposed the committee will report
that the Trlckee river trout are not Injuriousy
affected by that substance
The bill introduced by Assemblyman McJun-
kin yesterday to suppress the secret divorce
business, is in keeping with public sentiment
on that subject. The object Is to prohibit Il GER
tain class of attorneys some Of whom may be
lawyers from advertising that divorces may be
obtained through them without publicity
etc. The practice has given rise to the most
fraudulent practices notable eases of which
have been published in the REcoRD-USIoN). and
should be prohibited by law.
Assemblyman Watson of Alameda yesterday
introduced a bill providing for the removal Of
the mineral cabinet from the state Library to
the University at Oakland. 1t would be inter
esting to people of the interior to know if there
is anything belonging to- or in the gift of, the
State that Oakland does not banker" after
The people of the great northern part of Cali
fornia have no objection to Oakland having
nine out ten of the State institutions, but they
do hope that She will leave something about the
Capitol worth viewing when they come to the
seat of government
The common sense sentiment is fast develop
ing with our rapidly increasing and complicated
irrigation interests, and the many Otherbranches
of public interests i'll the State, requiring in
their adjustment the application Of engineering
skill that the Office of State Engineer is becom-
ing a necessary regular department of the State
Government The thoughtful investigation by
members of the Legislature since the bid was
introduced for the abolition of the State Eng-
gincer department, has led to the conclusion.
by all who have given thought TO the subject,
that. regardless of the question rs to who should
fill the Office, the department of State Engineer
should by all means be maintained
shortly before adjournment of the Assembly
Yesterday Il telegram was read from the Speak
cr's desk rendering the Legislature. on be
half of the managers of the New Or
leans Worlds Exposition, an invitation to visit
the Fair The telegram was addressed TO the
Governor. who. with his stall, was specially in
vitcd. Dr. May moved that the matter lay over
uutil to-day, and that the thanks of the Assem-
bly, be returned to the managers for their cour-
tesy, which action was taken.
The bill introduced in the Assembly yesterday
by Hazard of Los Angeles provides that the pres
ent supreme Court may appoint five Commits
sioners. who are to assist the Court in disposing
of the present oyerburdcned condition of the
calendar. There are several bills nov before
the Assembly providing for AN amendment to
the Constitution to effect the same object The
bill in question provides that the supreme
Court may make such rules and regulations rs
may be necessary 10 govern the Commission and
may remove any one or all of its members. The
Commissioners are TO hold Office for two years,
and to receive the same salaries rs are now paid
to the Supreme Court Justices. The author OF
the hill that the 'g4fTt * nearly
two years behind with its cases.
Tie Senate Committee on State Prisons met
yesterday evening at $50, senator Reddy in the
chair. Captain McAlii>ter Mr. Foley and DR..
Eagle were examined with reference to the
smoking of opium by prisoners at San Quentin.
! The evidence went to show that within u week
after the beginning OF the new administration
| they had found nine pounds of opium ON the
premises Since that time the vice had been
much leSscncd, by strict look Out and search.
| Prisoners who were caught using the drug were
| reported and punished Immediately. The deck
| hand of a steamer had been discovered trading
| opium to the prisoners, and the company own
ing the steamer was at once notified that If such
was repeated ii would result in their steamer
not being allowed To land there at all. DR..
| Eagle testified that several persons who had
come there confirmed opiGm-smokerS had been
cured of the habit simply because they were
unable to procure any of the drug They had
told him they could not be induced to touch il
again. \ large amount OF documentary eVI-
dence was put i'll. and the committee adjourned
until Wednesday morning, to take the tc.ti-
mony of Guy Shirley with regard to lli-uSi1g
the states horses, and also the testimony of Mr..
| Terry.
meeting Of the Assembly Committee on
Municipal Corporations was held last evening
TO consider the matie.of the right of way of the
South Pacific Coast Railroad Company on Web
ster street Oakland. Mr.. Davis, the President
of the Narrow Gauge Railroad Company ad-
dressed the meeting and there was a delegation
of residents ON Webster street present After
hearing the arguments of several parties, the
committee decided TO report the bill back 10 the
Assembly, with recommendation that il do not
pass.
THE ADDITIONAL NoENAL SCHOOL.
The question OF establishing another State
Normal School in northern California is lust
now one OF very lively interest in the Lcgisla-
ture and in many parts of the northern portion
of the State, There are various bills upon the
subject. but. with the exception of the Taylor
bill the location of the school-Should any of
them paSs-iS lett to be determined by the Trus-
tees of the State Normal School The TAYLOR
bill however, requires the school to be located
in Shasta county" This portion of the latter
bill has brought against it the opposition of
all other localities in the northern sec
ton of the State, and the arguments made
against this clause of the bill are exceedingly
emphatic and numerous. They say that neither
geographically nor to point of center of popu-
latfon is Shasta county the proper location for
the school, and that If the purpose of the Tay-
lor bin is to have the Legislature make the Sc
lection of site, the bill itself defeats that OBJ
ject and leaves the matter open and the school
liable 10 be placed on the top of Mount Shasta
or amid the spawning ponds of the United
States fish hatchery ut Boards on the McCloud.
There is a very large delegation in town of lead
ing and active citizens of Shssts county log
rolling for the Foster bill. and the other com
petitive localities and counties are equally well
represented and determined TO defeat
this particular bill at all hazards
The prospect. ,as viewed from outside the
arena is that all the bills upon the subject will
be defeated unless the question of location is at
once abandoned and left as a secondary matter
for the representatives of other portions of the
State say that they not only cannot get up any
interest i'll the fight. but that they can see no
use whatever for still additional Normal
School. and that the quetest way to restore tran
quillity TO the troubled waters is TO vigorously