Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-01
ASSEMBLY.

SACRAMENTO, January 81 1889.
Assembly called to order at IL A. NJ, S,eaker
Howe in the chair.
Roll called. Quorum present Prayer by
Chaplain karly.
On motion Of Mr.. Sims the reading of the
journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Mathews wanted the journal corrected so
as to show the point he raised yesterday, the
decision of the Speaker against it, Mr. Mathews
appeal therefrom and subsequent Withdrawal
OF the same. So ordered.
Mr.. Ostrom called up the special order-the
bill TO create the County OF Glenn.
The Clerk proceeded to give the bill its second
reading. Mr.. Briefly offered his pending
Amend section one by striking out the entire
section and substituting the following:
Section l. Whenever at an election, to be
held the second Tuesday after the approval of
this Act by the Governor of the State of Califor-
mia, under the direction of the Board of Com
missioners named in section five of this Act,
within the boundaries of the proposed new
County of Gem, as described in section two of
this Act twothirds of the qualified electors vot-
ing at said election, vote For the new county. y
there shall be established. in the manner, and
subject to the conditions hereinafter named q
new county, out OF the northern part of Colusa
county, to be known as Glenn county
Mr.. Shanahan objected 10 the amendment.
He thought 1t was in line with the other amend
ments which had been offered and should be
voted down. He quoted what Mr.. Balm had
last.
tuOuBDb tue question was now be-
fore the Assembly, and not Mr.. Balm and other
residents OF Colusa county He thought the
House was fully able to grapple with the ques-
ton and did not know that new rule had been
and vote.
Mr.. Ostrom wanted to amend Mr.. Brierly's
amendment by leaving the question to a bare
majority of the electors.
Mr. Shanahan ventured the opinion that Mr.
Ostrom would be the only one to vote against
his own amendment.
Mr.; ostrom thought the members were actu
ated by honest motives He had offered his
amendment in spirit of sincerity and respect
for our governmental institutions Mr. Shana-
han had no right to assert that the amendment
was not offered in good faith.
Mr. Shanahan rose, but was decided ont of
order without leave of the house.
right to the floor
amendment.
Mr.. Campbell wanted to present petition
from Colusa county protesting against the bill
:, Mr. shanahan objected, insisting that petit
MI: Storke was unwilling to let bare major
ny OF the people of proposed county set it
on IN the way that was proposed. He did not
think that the people of the OUTLYING tiers
should be allowed 10 disrupt the county merely
for the aggrandizement of the town of Willows
to 40.
MATHEWS READY FOR WAR.
Mr.. Mathews was now more than ever inn
pressed with the enormous wickedness of the
proposition to divide Colusa county The AS
sembly had just voted down proposition to
leave the question to bare majority of the
people of the proposed new county, No PROMO
sition could be fairer than that one The As.
sembly was now doubtless capable of any
enorrnlty, and he was now ready to filibuster
the matter till the end of the session. If he
could get two other members TO stand up with
him, he was willing to stay on the floor of the
BILL
Thereading of the bill proceeded until Sec
ton was reached, when Mr.. Brierly moved as
an amendment that T. W. h. Shanahan's name
be added TO the Board OF Commissioners TO
designate the election precincts and to appoint
tne inspectors OF Election for the county of
Glenn.
When Section was reached, Mr.. Mathews
moved TO strike out the last two lines. explain
ing that he made the motion merely to gel in a
little speech. He hoped the Assemble would
not coDsummate this great wrong without al
lowing the people of Colusa county to be heard
fully, and presented 2O6 feet OF petitions which
were borne aloft on the shoulders of pages.
lApplause. Mr. Mathews wanted the petition
sent TO the Clerk desk and considered as psrt
of his remarks.
Mr.. shanahan objected.
MT Hyde.moved that the presentation of the
petitions be allowed.
Ayes and noes demanded by Messrs HYDE.
Hook and Starke
Mr.. shanahan said tia If Mr.. Mathews won,d
only stop his speech, he night send in his nett
roll s
The Speaker seid Mr.. Shanahan was mt
authorized 10 give such permission.
Mr.. Storke thought the Speaker should rule
that member had the right to send no 10 the
Clerks desk any petition or oaher document
gcrmane 10 the subject N hand