Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-01

therein, was refused passage.
ADVERTISING LOTTERIES.
s. B. 473, 10 prohibit advertising lottery draw
ings, was taken up again and refused passage
by vote OF ayes TO 70 noes.
McGowan gave notice of q motion to recon
sider
THE AGE OF CONSENT.
S. B. $50, to amend the Penal Code relating te
the crime of rape, was taken up on It's passage ge
Sprague said that while il was simply stated
in behalf of this bill that 1t only raised the age
of consent from ten to fifteen years. still there
was within It one of the most dangerous propo-
sitions imaginable. Under this bill married
woman might charge dfteen-year old boy with
the crime OF rape and by her testimony com
pei him to serve a life imprisonment in the
State prison. The Senator disliked to discuss
the subject IN the presence of ladies, but he
could not allow the bill to be voted on without
protest
MeComas spoke warmly in favor of the bill.
sprague moved 10 recommit the bill with in.
structions to amend by striking out sixteen
and inserting "fourteen.''
The motion prevailed by vote of 21 ayes to
l6 noes, and the bill was ordered reprinted.
BILLS APPROVED.
A message was received from the Governor
announcing his approval of S. BIS 55, making
an appropriation for the deficiency in the ap-
preparation for pay of stenographer TO Railroad
Commission for the thirty ninth and fortieth
fiscal years; il6 10 pay the claim of Thomas
w. O'Neil; 2SS to pay the claim of j. j. Lynch
pay the claim Of John A. Cole, and 239, to pay
the claim of Charles E. Hughes.
THE GLENN COUNTY CONFLICT.
Meapy moved to take up out of order A. B. s.
to create the county OF Glenn.
Moffitt said that while he was in favor of the
BILL he would not vote to take it up out of order.
Boggs said that he hoped ASA matter of justice,
That the Senate would no. take this bill up out
OF order. 1t was one of the mcst important
measures before the present session of the Leg
iglpturp q a N xxa : Ha
had not attempted to delay it by any paIlia-
mentary tactics. 1t was at his suggestion tha.
the bill was taken up in committee and placed
upon the files. He had attempted to treat every
Senator with courtesy and fairness, and it was
not treating HIM fairly or colrteously to take
the bill up out of order. Let the bill come
up at the proper time, and he hoped to be able
to defeat it, as he thought it ought to be de-
feated. 10 bill had been taken up under sim
liar circumstances during the session. 1t was
true that Senators had been granted the priv
ilege of substituting bills on the file, but no one
had been allowed to substitute measure of this
importance.
Meany said this was the first time he lad
asked to take a bill up out Of order, while that
courtesy had been extended TO several others.
The Chair-There has been no bill taken up
out of order in this way.
Meany-It takes twenty-four votes to take ii
up, and ii there is that much majority in favor
Colusa can be hurt by it. A bare majority can
not take it up. II is only for a second reading,
and he can have p'enty of time to organize his
fight and defeat II on third reading, if he
can. l do not think it is showing any diseour-
tesy to the Senate or at all The bill was here two
years ago. and every Senator knows all about is.
His preparations to defeat this bill have been
made long ago as every Senator knows
Boggs-There is one of the opponents of this
bill who is not present. while on the other side
the Senator has got one Of its friends here out
OF q sick bed. 1 say it is not fair treatment ol
me and my constituents
Droy said thet 10 1raS orro-ad IN fol, nv
bills out of order. He had consented to taking
up some Senate bills but no Assembly bill had
been taken up. The Senate had treated the
Assembly much better in this respect than il
had been treated. 1t was not right to take the
bill up in this way.
The Chair stated that if the motion prevailed
the business OF the session would go to pieces.
Campbell said he would not go in any mans
district and take up bill that was antagonized
by the Senator from that district He would not
say how he should vote on the bill, but he
would not vote to axe it up cut of or1er.
De Long moved to indefinitely postpone the
motion to suspend the rules.
The motion was lest by vote of Is ayes to d
noes
Mead said that he was pledged not to take Ut
any bill out of order. He would not say how be
would vote on the bill when it came up
Dray said If this bill was taken up in this way
the rules would hereafter be abandoned, and
every senator would make Combinations to gel
up his own bills.
McGowan said that he had been one of the
slgners OF the ag. cement, but 1t had gone tc
pieces, and when the general scramble COM
menced he did not propose to get left.
White-Wheneyer the general scramble com
mences there won't be great deal of business
done.
Bowers said he had kept the agreement and
proposed to live up to it.
DeLong moved to adjourn.
Caminetti seconded the motion.
Eilibusterins was then commenced and the
scene was a lively one for some time.
Before putting the motion the President Irl
tenn. said: '1t is somewhat unfortunate that
when this Senate was proceeding with business
so well, that il is turned into something that
will be anything but creditable."
Goucher sprang to his feet and retorted 81
presume every Senator on this floor bears his
own responsibility in that matter, and is per
fectly capable OF doing it. This bill came here
early in the session, and yet it is way back on
the files and il is time it was taken up and set
tied. am not in favor OF depriving the Senator
ffom Cclusa of any Of his rights. l am in favor
OF letting hlm name the day when it shall be
considered. -
Call the roll Call the roll 2, shouted the
Chair, and the motion to adjourn was lost by a
vote Off ayes to 80 noes.
De Long Immediately moved to take recess
for fifteen minutes.
Caminetti said that if this matter was to BE-
pushed it would block all other legislation and
1t was an outrage.
Boggs-Now / don't desire to delay legisla.
tion, all that ask is that my constituents have
chance; large msjority of them-three-quar
tiers ofthem-are opposed to this measure.
Goucher-I rise to point of order. The gen.
tleman is not speaking to the question before
the Senate.
The Chair-The point of order is not well
taken.
Goucher-I appeal from the decision of the
Chair.
The Chair-yery we'll
Wison-Does the Chair rule that on motion
to take recess for fifteen minutes the merits OF
this bill Can be discussed.
The Chair changed his ruling and put the mo-
ton to take recess, which was lost by vote OF
ayes to 80 noes.
ter OF justice and right, not to take the bill up
out of order There were important amend
ments which he desired to offer TO the bill and
he wanted time TO prepare them.
Meany-Will you permit the bill to be made
the special order for certain time?
Boggs-lf there was any reason to believe
that it would not be reached on file in time |
would be willing to do so.
Greedy moved the previous question.
Boggs-l hope the gentleman from Marin will
Withdraw this course OF opposition. l do not
think It is doing any good. Let it come to a
vote. If they vote me down I will say they
committed a wrong that could not help.
De Long-I move to adjourn.
The motion was put and lost on call of the
roll by. vote of ayes to 80 noes.
Greely-l move the previous question.
De Long-I move to take a recess for fifteen
minutes.
After some further wrangling, Meany with
drew his motion to suspend the rules, and the
battle ceased-for the time being.
DeLong then explained, Under question of
privilege his reason for the fight he hal made.
He said that he had requested Mr. Boggs to vote
with him to take up the Governor appoint
ments, and he had done SO as favor 10 him.
Soon afterwards he had understood that the
Glenn county bill was 10 be taken up for the
purpose of Furnishing the Senator from Colusa fer
voting with the Republicans. He had therefore
determined that this should not be done. This
was his only reason for opposing the taking UP
of the bill.
THE STATE PRINTER.
A. b. 262, to amend Section $50 OF the Political
Code, relating to the Office of Superintendent OF
State Printing, vss read third time and put
upon its passage
Drsy. Bowers and Mcdonald spoke against
the bill and Moffitt, Dargie, McGowan Britt
Campbell and Goucher in favor of it.
The bill was passed by vote of 33 ayes to {
noes.
Mcdonald gave notice of motion to recon
slider.
Yell moved to suspend the rules and consider
the motion now.
The motion prevailed.
Gouchcr then made the motion to reconsider
the vote, but withdrew it.
Yell renewed the motion, and urged that
when there were only seven votes against a bill
the object of the motion was simply to delay the
bill at a very critical time in the session.
On motion OF Preston the matter was post
poned uutil tomorrow at $50 r. M.
s. B. I15, 10 provide for the appointment OF
gineeIs of portable and stationary steam engines
and boilers-to establish the duties and com
pensaiion of said Board, came up on its pas
sage.
sprague moved to strike out the enactins
clause, which was lost.
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