Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-19
THE LEGISLATURES.
Salaries of Supreme Court
Judges Reduced.
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS-
Defeat OF the Bill Reorganizins
the Supreme Court-DO-
ings Of the Senate.
ASSEMBLY.

ASSEMBLY.
SAcRAMENTo, August i8.-Tke As
sembly met at 10 o'clock. the first busi'
ness taken up being Hsnry's concurrent
resolution to adjourn sine die on Friday
ct roon. The roll was called and it wa
lost--ayes 25, nays 80.
Pyle introduced conourrsnf rssoia'
tion asking that Congrsss reserve srac's
Of land suitable for reservoirs and right
Of way to the same. to the uss Of the
people of th State. which was adopted.
assembly Cons nstitutlonal Amendment
No. wAs then taken mp and lost by Z
vots Of 81 70 :, Concurrent resolution
No. 2 was taken up and read. On mo.
ton Of Dewitt It was made the special
order for this afternoon.
The committee ON the constitutional
amendments referred back without re.
commsndskion the constitu tional amend.
msnt TO rs.rganise the Sapreme Court,
which was called up and Lost by vote
Of ~ to IL.
Gouoher's Constitutional amendment
No. 8 was then read, and on roll call
ives lost BY vote Of IS noes to IL
ayes.
Yule's Constitutional amendment re-
organizing the Judiciary was taken up.
~ amended by Goucher.
Gregory made motion 10 reduce the
salary for Justices Of the Supreme Court
from el2, 600 to 5000. Carried. Tho
bill wos also amended TO place San
Diego, San Bernardino. San Luis Obispo
and Yolo counties in the $4,000 list Of
Superior Judges; also EIdorado and
Napa. Goucher moved 10 insert Alpine,
and Yule called for the previous ques.
tion. The resolution was lost by vote
Of 90 noes to 10 ayes. A recess was
then taken till half past two.
When the Assembly reconvened this
afternoon twenty-five members tailed to
answer to their names. Yules' amend
ment relative to water rights was taken
mp and considered Milling was in.
serted ~ one Of the uses to which water
might be put. The words $50 far a.
may be in CONFLICT with this section"
were inserted in the seotion'abrogating
the e aglish common law ~ the rule Of
decision. The measure then passed re-
csiving the necessary two-thnds vote;
eyes 81, noes 9. McJunkin presented
the concurrent resolution to adjourn
sine die ct noon tomorrow. It was
killed ON . viva voce vote. Jenes, Of
Sacramento, introduced . measure to
reorganizs the Supreme Court which he
stated had been indorssd by lead ng
members of the bar. II provides for
amending secti ms 2. 3, and IL Of article
6, a. follows: The Court to consist Of
. Chief Justios and four associates,
three Of which must concur 10 decision.
Their term Of off 80 |. to be twelve years.
In case OF vacancy in the ofiss Of
Chief Justice, the associate Justices by
ballot shsll choose one oil their own num-
Der to act. Any justice becoming inca.
paciated 10 TO be removes BY the Cover.
nor, but shall receive his salary for the
full term. The salaries OF the justices
srs fxed ss so. 900 per year. 1t . pro-
vidsd that no change shall be made in
the present court. Adjourned.
sKNArK.
The Senate met st II O'Clock.
Oa motion Of Knight. the Assembly
s g. as $3.50" oso %Sss ". Sa ssaa az
second time and passsd 70 engrossmsnt.
The consideration Of Senate bill No.
l6 wss resumed, the pending motion be-
ing TO reconsider Reddy's amendment
declaring that the Eoglish common law
doctrine Of riparian rights shall not be
the rule Of the decision In any of the
courts. Days resumed bis Argument.
He did not finish until q few minutes
before recess, and then gave way to take
up the Assembly resolution asking the
United States Congress to reserve gov.
srnment lands for reservoirs and ss-s.age
sites
rhs resolution was adopts !. and recess
taken.
The Senate reassembled st 2 Pm.
Senator Days concluded his speech. Mr..
Chandler requested the Secretary to
read set Of revolutions passed by
grange Of his county. The resolutions
we're IN favor Of the acq qaisit,cn by the
State, by condemnation, of all water
available for irrigation, and Its d;stribu-
tion by the government, first along the
banks Of natural streams, aud then to
lands at q dis,anos. They commended
the decision Of the Supreme Court in
the case OF Haggin vs Lux - being 10
the interest Of the farmers Of the State.
Hurlbert asked authority to read a
memorial from the Green back Labor
party Of San Francisco. requesting the
passage Of irrigation laws.
Alter long debate on Reddy's Senate
bill No. l6 the Senate adjourned while
Cross had the foor. He will continue
tomorrow.