Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-13
ASSEMBLY.

ASSEMBLY.
SACRAMENTO February u. 1889.
Howe in the chair.
Bprweu moved that the Postmistress of the
Assembly be given leave of absence for ten days.
The Speaker said they had better make it two
years
0strom wanted to grant her leave of absence
for the remainder of the session.
The Speaker said she did not need any leave
OF absenee-she was gone all the time anyhow.
Motion lost.
Johnson called up the special order, s. J. R. 4,
approving the stockton charter. Adopted.
Sims presented petitions in favor of the enact
ment OF Sunday law.
Holmes presented petition from citizens OF
san bernardlno. praying for an amendment to
the law governing municipal corporations.
James presented petition for sn apprOpris-
ton for Agricultural District No. 16
MeCarty. of the Committee on Chinese Immi-
grafton and Emigration. presented a report of
the committees experiences during their recent
visit to Chinatown in San Francisco.
On motion of Renison, the reading of the re-
port was dispensed with.
McCarty moved that ,0o0 copies be printed
The Speaker declined TO entertain the motion,
but ordered the report printed in the journal.
Shanahan of the Conference Committee of
the senate and the Assembly, appointed t. con-
slider 5. c. r. 4, reported the following sub
stitute, which was adopted
ResOlusd by dte Senate of The State of California,
the assembly CoReuiTfRg, That we fully indorse
the action of Congress and of the President in
the enactment of the measure known as the
Scott exclusion bill. That in behalf of the peo-
pie of California. irrespective of political par
ties. we ask the Government of the United
States, in all of its branches, TO rigdly enforce
the provisions of said law.
Resolved, That we respectfully memorabilia
Congress and the President of the United States
to concur in the enactment of such additional
legislation as will make said Restriction Act
more effective by preventing the entrance of the
Chinese no Sfofn nvnr fha fsorao
dian and Mexican borders. To this end we re-
speotfully but earnestly recommend thai if
necessary, treaties be entered into between our
Government and the Governments of Mexico
said restriction law by the transit of Chinese
through Mexico and Canada into the United
States
Resolued, That an experience of forty years has
proven that the concession to the peopie-of
China of the rights and privileges of the most
favored nations was mistake, and that the re-
ception within our borders of non-a -assimiiat-
ing class is an evil unmitigated by single real
benefit to the citizens of the Republic.
Res0 red, That our Senators in Congress be in
strueted and our Representatives requested to
ate and House of Representatives of the United
States.
Resoirtd, That his Excelleucy the Governor
be requested to Immediately forward by tele.
graph copy OF this resolution to each of our
Senators and Representatives in Congress.
Dibble, of the Committee on Judiciary. re-
ported and recommended the following resO-
lutiOns
WHEREAS, Grave questions are at issue con.
corning unpaid taxes in the State of California
and,
WHEREAS, Hon. John P Dunn. Controller OF
the stare, at the joint meeting of the Senate and
Assembly Judiciary Committees, on Friday
evening, February Sth, urged that the subject OF
railroad taxes be Investigated by said commit
tees, therefore,
ResoEred That the Judiciary COMMITTEES be in.
structed to investigate said question fully and
TO report to the Assembly the result of such in
vestigation, with such recommendations as
they shall think proper; and that for the pur-
pose of such investigation SAID committee be
authorized to send for persons and papers.
Resotped, That all meetings for such inVestga-
tion be public.
BILLS INTRODUCED
And referred to committees indicated
By Hart-T0 provide Board of Commission
ers tor charitable and penal Institutions Ju
dietary.
BY Ostrom - Assembly joint resolution.
relative to the election OF President of the
United States and Representatives in Congress
Federal Relations.
By Holmes-To amend the Act to provide fol
the organization, incorporation and govern
ment of corporations Municipal CORPORATIONS
By Mulyey-Providing for filing vacancies il
Boards of Police Commissioners in cities oi
cities and counties of over 10000 inhabitants
Municipal Corporations
By Brierly-To create Board of Water Com
missiopers. Irrigation.
By Staude-Relating to the salary of book
keepers of the Treasurer of State. Judiciary.
Also, making an appropriation for the salary
OF bookkeeper of the Treasurer of state for thu
fortieth fiscal year. Judiciary.
The special file was taken up, and A. B. l45
To repeal the Act to incorporate the city O
Monterey, was passed.
lMr. Mathews in the chair
Hyde moved that the Postmislress be granted
leave of absence for ten days.
Ostrom aned to make it five days. II,
thOupht ten dqyS would he almost pQuiVQlpnt
the remainder of the session.
Howe said the Office ought to be abolished.
Ostrom moved that the office be abolished.
There were several seconds to the motion
which the acting Speaker refused 70 entertain
Ostrom said they might just as well come ou
plain in this matter The Postmistress was no
lectful of duty. The Postmistress had been re
ported i'll, but some said she was not very i'll
The janitress had been doing all the work. bu
got only half as much pay. Some of the at
taches-sbout one-third of them-were on the
sick list nearly all the time. They were able Il
show up only on pay day, and it was high time
for the Assembly TO act
Regan was in favor of giving the Postmistress
leave of absence for a few days.
Hyde said Ostrom was a member of the com
mitteee to find out whether the Postmistres
was sick or not, and yet he had the cheek te
get up here on this floor and say that he did moi
know if she was SICK. He (Hyde) had been
routed out of bed at o'clock last Thursday
morning by the mother of the Postmistrees, who
lOlQ MIN IUdl HeT QduBlLeI WIS ulluS- lie raj
for doctor, but was unable to find one, so hi
got some medicine and hurried back, and sat VI
and doctored her himself until ) O'clock IN the
morning. He thought he was entitled to the
thanks of the Assembly for saving her life
IApplause.
Howe said leave of absence now would no
atone for the shortcomings of the Po-tmistress
who failed to appear for duty at the begirnin.
of the session, before she became sick.
On motion of Brickwedel, Hyde's motion wal
laid on the table.
Speaker Howe in the chair.
Tully, of special commi tee. reported that The
Postm' stress had been found i'll, but expected t
be about in few days and resume her duties
and it was recommended that further proceed
ings in her case be discontinued. Report
adopted.
SPECIAL FILE.
The following Assembly appropriation bills
were given second reading:
No. 800, for State Board of Horticulture.
No. 10i, for prosecution of Fiolatora OF fish
laws.
No. AIS, for supplies for Legislature and State
Offices
No 474, for repairs of Capitol. ETC., fortie h
fiscal year.
No sos, for State Printing Office.
No. 507, for Napa Insane Asylum.
No. sos, for repairs OF Capitol, etc., thirty
eighth and thirty ninth fiscal years.
No. 500, for transportation of insane.
No. SO, for transportation Of prisoners.
No. 5ll, for irrigating apparatus on Cspito
grounds.
no. Oh, Tor arrest OF CRIMINALS outside OF the
State.
:. B. Ill, for salary of Deputy supreme Cour
Reporter.
GENERAL FILE
AB.I74, to define and regulate the dutie.
and obligations of master and apprentice wa,
passed.
S. B. SO, relative to the interment or crema
ton OF human bodies, was read second time.
S. B. 92 providing for a general vaccination
was read second time.
A. B. 81, TO create the county of Orange to de
fine the boundaries thereof, to determine the
county seat by an election and to provide for it.
organization and election of officers, and te
classify said county, was passed by vote of e.
10 6.
Edwards announced that at O clock he would
have several boxes OF oranges for distribution
among the m mbers and attaches of the Assem-
bly,, with the compliments of Orange county
Applause.
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
0strom introduced resolution that Miss An
ME Ryan, Assistant Mailing Clerk. perform the
duties of Postmistress during the illness of tn,
incumbent, Miss Ryan having offered to do 81
without additional compensation. Adopted.
By Storke-Rcsoiued, That the Controller O.
State be and he is hereby required to furnish
the Assembly with the following information
to wit
First-The whole amount of taxes delinquen
upon railroads assessed by the State Board o.
Equalization for the years 1885, 1884, 1855. 1Sss
and 1887.
second-The proportion of said delinquent
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