Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-10
Munday moved to suspend the provisions Of

Munday moved to suspend the provisions of
the Constitution for The purpose of introducing
a bill to exclude all Mongolians from the public
schools. He said he was satisfied there had
been Il miSsappTehenSion as TO the extent to
which the inle decision of the Supreme Court
extends. On an examination of that decision
he had found il was based on the fact that the
statutes OF the State did not exclude Monaghan
children from the public schools. All that IS
now necessary is to pass law that viii exclude
them In opening the schools TO Chinese we
would simply be Offering premium for the
/ immigration of that class. The bill he had just
offered would reach the desired end-the eX-
clusi0n OF Chinese children from the public
schools and The saving of the cost OF the pre-
posed erection OF separate schoni-houses II
separate schools be provided, and the Chinese
once let III, it will become only question OF
time when they will get into the schools with
white children.
Firebaugh held that so long as the Chinese
are taxed for school purposes, their children
should have some educational facilities accord
! cd them. He thought the bin was introduced
1 for the purposes of buncombe.
Nay spoke against The introduction of the bill
| He produced a telegram from A ]. Moulder
| Superintendent of the San. francisco Public
! Schools (lnd Il solid Democrat), urging the pas
/ sage of the separate schooEbill. lie did not sec
I how any man, with Il grain of humanity in his
| heart, could vote to collect money from the Chi
nese for educational purposes, and then refuse
| to educate their young.
Corcrran made u long address in favor of the
! bill, at the conclusion OF which Walrath sale
! that. out OF pure mercy toward his fellow mem
! berS he ielt impelied to call for the preViOu;
! question. So ordered.
The roll was called, and the Assembly, by
vote of 46 ayes to > noes, declined to entertaii
| the bill.
Munday voted swith the majority, and gave
notice OF Il motion to reconsider.
| Weaver moved TO reconsider the vote whereof!
| the Assembly refused on Saturday to pass thu
| general educational bill.
Jordan moved to lay the motion on the table
| Carried.
The Senate amendments to Assembly Bill
Nos. - and "A, relating to corporations were con
| cured in.
Senate amendment to Assembly Bill No. 151
relating to the National Guard, concurred in
Ats P. NJ Munday moved to adjourn. Lost b.
| tie vote.
Recess till $50 P NJ.
! Evening Session.
! The House rcassembled at $50 z. NJ. Speake
Parks in the chair
Jordan moved to take up Assembly Bills Nos
iiS, Al and ii5, in relation TO the state an'
| Branch Normal schools Each was read 4 thir'
time and passed.
Moiiitt Chairman of the Mccarthy Investi
eating committee, submitted majority repOr
(cXonerating Mccarthy from any criminal in
| tent to dcfraud the SIate) signed by Ellison
Jones and Goucher, and a minority report
signed by Motfitt and Hazard, holding him TO b.
| responsible for certain shortcomings in th
office. The reports were ordered printed with
out being read.
McGlaShan moved to have Assembly Bill No
4i9, known as the ''Womens Suffrage Bill,
placed on file having lost its place Thereon
| through clerical error Lost
| senate Bill No. 25l, relating to powers o
| Boards of Trustees OF the sixth class. Reat
| third time and passed.
May moved to have the constitutional proviS
| ion suspended for the purpose of introducing
the tax levy bill for the 37th and 3Sth tisca
years.
The motion to suspend the rules was LOST
| noes to 22ayeS.
Munday moved to adjourn. Lost
Firebaugh moved to take up Senate messages
Munday moved call of the House. Lost.
Dooliug moved to adjourn. Lost.
DOoling then moved call of the House
Lost.
Jordan moved the previous question-to tax
up Senate messages.
Munday moved to adjourn. Lost.
Munday moved call of the House. Lost.
The House here got into prolonged parlia
mentary wrangle, curing which Speaker Park
retained his composure and kept everybody il
good humor.
| Firebaugh asked for leave of absence 70
| MeSsrs. Munday and Dooling. Laughter.
The iilibustering was kept up, the purpose O
the opponents of the irrigation measures beini
to have the Senate messages taken up, 50 tina
the joint resolution Tor adjournment on Iuesdd.
might be acted upon. On the other hand, tn
irrgationists preferred to adjourn.
1he Chair having overruled q mott by Cole
nan, the latter appealed from the decision o
the Chair.
Weaver moved to lay the appeal on the table
| Watson OF Fl Dorado (who generally want
to know something or other or asks leave to g
home)-''I want to know what the appeal is .
Laughter
| Weaver's motion was carried.
Munday moved TO adjourn Lost-aycs q
noes p.
Weaver moved call of the House. Lost
ayes 80. noes 50.
Walrath moved that recess be taken till /
o'clock.
Munday moved TO adjourn.
CorcOran moved to amend by adjOurnng til
noon on Thursday.
McJunkin moved to take u recess till P. NJ
on Tuesday.
Hazard move! a call Of the House.
Coleman moved that Wnen the Assembly doe
adjourn itbe until II T. ~ on Tuesday.
Muuday moved to amend by making it !
O'clock Instead of II.
McJunkin got the floor, the amendment bein
a debatGbc question, and discussed the matte
for some time.
Coleman withdrew his motion, and the rol
was called on Munday's previous motion 10 ad
jUuTn tiH the regular hour OH Tuesday. Aye
-, noes 81.
Coleman offered joint resolution providin
for adjournment sine die at II P. N. Tuesday
and demanded the previous question thereon.
kucd out of order.
Several members appealed from the decisio
of the Chair
Corcoran moved to lay the appeal on the Ia
bic. Carried.
Munday moved to adjourn. Carried.