Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-31
ASSEMBLY.

FRIDAY, July 30 1856.
The Assembly met ut 10 A. NJ Speaker Parks
in the Chair Quorum present.
Senate messages were read announcing the
passage of the bill making appropriation for The
payment of the expenses of the extra session
two weeks Of which has fitted by with none Ol
the legislation for which they were 50 hurriedly
convened accomplished. The Senate also re
ported the passage of Il concurrent resolution
favoring the establishment OF United States
District Court in southern California.
Walrath, Chairman of the Committee on Irri
CATION. reported back without recommendation
bill No. :, relative to water and water rights.
Goueher introduced Il bill entitled. AN Act
concerning the ownership of water in natural
innavigable streams" The reporters were moi
allowed to see this bill, the gentlemanly clerk!
at the desk sending il Immediately to the
printer, for fear it would not be printed by Mon
day.
Jordan introduced a resolution, asking that
the special committee appointed to investigate
the complaint against the two supreme Court
justices be increased by the addition of two
members, TO make il equal in size 20 the one
appointed for similar purpose by the Senate.
This resolution Immediately attacked
from all portions of the House, many claiming
that it was intended for the sole purpose OF
getting a couple of the legal profession upon the
committee
Davis Of Sacramento is particularly severe
upon the lawyers in the House, aud took this
occasion 10 score them pretty severely.
McJunkin moved 20 Law the resolution upon
the table and the motion was carried almost
unanimously.
Morris Offered the following resolution:
RcSOlred, That the special committee appointed
10y the Assembly of the State Of California on
July %, 1886, to investigate the charges con.
tanned in the complaint filed against Hon. R. F.
Morrison, Chief Justice, and Hon. John K
Sharpstein, Justice, of the Supreme Court Of
this State, be, and they are hereby, empowered
70 send for all necessary persons and papers,
and to summon witnesses administer oaths and
TO perform all other acts necessary TO a fun in
yestigation of the charges in said complaint
IN saf Of fh.afr
pensation allowed committee clerk, and stem
ographer, atthe compensation allowed Court
reporters by law, who shall reduce all testimony
TO writing to have said testimony printed daily
and laid upon the desks of members and 10 ad-
iourn to meet in San Francisco, if necessary,
for the purpose OF taking testimony: that the
Sergeant-at-Arms be- and he is hereby. in
structed TO serve copies of the complaint and
resolutions herein upon the said r. f. Morrison
and John K. ShaTpstein, and that a notice be
served at the same time citing the said r. F.
Morrison and John R. Sherpstein 10 appear be
fore said committee at the Supreme Court room.
in tie city and county Of Sacramento, State of
California on Wednesday, the 4th day of Au-
gust, a. b. 1886. at o'clock p NJ. Of said day.
Or. May, who was willing to see the committee
enlarged even il ii did take in a couple of law
yers.was not willing that this committee should
be sent on a junketing trip around the State.
with an pulimited sight 0raft on all the funds in
the State treasury. He thought if they meant
business they could settle down at the State
Capitol and investigate the imbecility of the
supreme CotiSt Wlthout employing an army OF
clerks or going through great amount of red
tape.
Davis said it was strange thing how a mem
ber Of the Bar % which DIR. May was a recent
acquisition and a brilliant and shining light,
would assert upon the streets and ia private
that TIE Supreme Court was sadly
in need of reorganization. but when asked TO go
upon record Ia the House they all lodged the
issue They had not the courage 10 say upon
the floor of the House whet they said in private
aud what they knew 70 be the case
Ellison, member OF the bar, replied to DAVIS.
-epellsng the insinuation. De was of the opin,
on that lawyers, as long as they conducted
themselves properly, were just Rs good as we'll
behaved Court reporters, OF which latter class
he gentleman from Sacramento WA good
ooking representative.
McGiashan favored the resolution. He S~as
member OF the committee; was not placed the re
ecause he sought the position, fer he did not,
ut if anything yRs to be expected of the CON.