Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-12
ASSEMBLY.
SACRAMENTO, Janus

SACRAMENTO, January IL, lSS9.
The Assembly was called TO order at IL
O. cloek, Speaker Howe in the chair.
After the call of the roll and prayer by the
Chaplain, Speaker pro TEN. Shanahan was
called to the chair
Elmer Moore was appointed an additional
page.
journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Renison introduced a resolution changing
subdivision of rule of the standing rules of
the Assembly so as to read Introduction and
reference OF bills"
Mr. Briefly objected to the amendment, be
cause Mr.. Renison had not given written notice
of il.
Mr. Renison replied that at the time he offered
lis amendment the rules did not require writ
ten notice TO be given.
Mr. Ostrom desired to amend the journal of
January 9th by changing the pay of the Mailing
Clerk from S. to 81 per diem.
Mr. Coombs claimed that the journal could
not be amended in that manner.
Nj Storke said it was too late-the resolution
appointing the Mailing Clerk had been adopted
day before yesterday, and it was too late to
change the rate per diem now.
Mr. Ostrom said the printed record was all the
Assembly had to go by.
The journal was declared approved.
Mr. Renison renewed his motion that Subdi-
vision of Rule of the standing rules of the
Assembly be amended by strik ng out the words
:. first reading, so that it should read intro
duction and reference of bills"
Mr. Ostrom desired to state to the House that
just as it was when it came from the Committee
ON Rules.
Mr. Renison thought the amendment should
be adopted. II it was not the wheels of legisla-
tlon would be clogged. He himself wrote a
very poor hand and SO did most of the other
members. Some of them sat long way from
the Speaker, and could not hear the proceed
ings They needed a printed copy before them,
SO that they could vote intelligently On all mat
tiers coming before the House.
Mr. Coombs rose to point OF order.
Mr.. Mathews asked Mr.. Rcnison what his
proposition was.
Mr. Seawell understood that the rules were
amended vests rday. He thought the question
before them was the motion to adopt.
The Speaker said Mr.. Seawell was right.in his
conception of the proposition. The question
was on the adoption of the amendment.
Mr.. Briefly thought Mr. Renison did not un-
derstand the meaning of the rule, or the effect
Mr.. Dibble thought the objection to the rule
was that it required bills to be read in the
House. Many bills ought not to be read at all.
message was announced from the Senate.
Mr.. Dibble asked unanimous consent of the
House to take up the Senate bill.
No action taken.
Mr.. Mathews had had experience under both
amendments to the standing rule under dis
cussion, and thought the present one the best
During the next ten days of the session the
House would have nothing 10 do but listen to
the reading of bills. Mr.. Dibble was not war
ranted in his hasty assumption that many bills
were not worth the reading. Under the former
rule some important bills were not read at all.
Mr.. Coombs thought that at the present time
the rule was not good one, but he would vote
for it because he was willing to give it trial.
Mr.. Renison hoped they would take notice
that under the present rule, when a bill was in
troduced they had TO vote whether or not they
would hear 1t read, without knowing whether
| it were worthy or not.
Mr.. Briefly said the gentleman from Monterey
was very free to make assertions. Mr.. Renison
was mistaken with regard to the rules during
the last ten years. Mr.. Briefly said he was will
| ing 10 give this rule a trial.
| Mr.. Reynolds said there was a division OF
opinion on this subject. He wanted to give the
| new rule an opportunity to be fully considered
| and moved that 1t lay over until Thursday.
| Seconded by Mr. Alexander.
| Mr. Storke objected to the last proposition
/ the postponement until Thursday. Bills now
J have precedence as they are reported back from
| the committee. He wanted a vote taken now
Mr. Seawell moved the previous question.
The amendment was adopted by a vote of sc
| to 20.
| Mr. Dibble asked suspension of the rules fol
! the purpose of taking up Senate messages out Of
order.
The Clerk read Senate message, Bill No. So
An Act emitted an Act to amend Section 1915
of the Political Code, fixing the time for the
meeting of the Presidential Electors.
| Mr. Dibble moved that the bill be declared a
/ case of urgency. apd that the provisions OF Sec
| ton i5 Article ". of the Constitution requir
ing it to be read on three separate days, be dis
/ peiIsed with.