The record-union., 1895-03-05
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
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ing claims situated within the bounda-
ries of the Yosemite National Bark, was
taken up out of order, on motion of Cole
man, and adopted.
a. &. K. IL, relative to constitutional
convention, was taken up and adopted.
Dodge, for the Committee on County
and township Governments, announced
that the committee had no further use for
clerk and asked that the clerks name
be stricken from the roll. So ordered.
At 4:l5 P. NJ, on motion of Mckelvey,
the Assembly took a recess till 1880 P. NJ.
Evening Session.
The Assembly reconvened at 7:30 P. NJ.
Speaker Lynch in the chair.
The special urgency file was taken up
and bills disposed OF as follows:
\. B. 702, to amend Sections 400 and sol
of the Civil Code OF the State OF Califor-
MIA, relating to street railroads. and to
repeal an Act entitled ''an Act to limit
and fix the rate of fares on street rail-
roads in cities and towns of moro than
one hundred Thousand Inhabitants" was
read the second time.
Reid moved that Section be strick en-
out, saying that the section repeals the
penal clause against charging more than
5 cents fare.
Thomas said the bill provided means
for man to get to his place of business
quicker. He believed that it was in the
interest of the poor man.
Wade favored the amendm ent.
Cutter said the law of 1878 limited the
fare to 10 cents, while this limits it to 3.
This bill retains the penal clause in an
other section.
Guy said he could not understand the
position of some of the gentlemen. They
seemed to think as soon as they heard the
word railroad, whether it was a street
railroad or not that there was bug" in
it. He thought this bill was clearly in
the interest of the people.
Cutter read from the statutes of 1878
and said that ge did not believe that the
penalty should 60 to make individuals
rich, but should go to the State as in this
bill.
The previous question was called for
and the question being upon the amend
ment, 1t was lost, ayes 19, noes 81, and the
bill was ordered TO third reading.
A lively discussion arose as to whether
the teachers annuity bill could be
amended and what was its proper place.
The Speaker ruled that the previous
question shut Oft amendments and that
the bill must go to the third reading.
Spencer in the chair.
A. b. l27, granting permission to the
city OF San Jose to erect high school and
library building upon the grounds of the
State Normal School at San Jose, was
substituted for a. B. 525 and read the
second time.
a LIVELY TINE.
A. B. ia, an Act to provide for the or
ganization and government OF drainage
districts for the drainage of agricultural
lands other than swamp and overfiowed
lands, was next in order, and it appeared
by the record II had not been engrossed
Cutter said it had been read nearly two
weeks ago and demanded to know why
1t had not been engrossed. He moved
that IL be considered engrossed and Bru-
sic seconded the motion.
Everybody spoke at once and insisted
on being heard. The Chair raped in
vain for order and finally directed the
Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest members who
would not take their seats. Every time
there came lull the storm arose again
and questions OF privilege and points of
order came thick and fast. The Chair
man pounded IN vain with his gavel and
begged the House to preserve order.
Reid wanted to know if 1t was bear
garden and the noise broke out afresh.
Cutter read the rule that the Engross-
ing Clerk must return all bills TO the
House within forty-eight hours, and
said the Clerk had had this bill for more
than that time. He moved that the Clerk
be ordered 10 bring the bill before the
House forthwith. II Clerks can do this
way, it is III their power TO defeat any
bill in this manner during the last days
OF the session. 1t was time to put stop to
such work.
Powers moved to amend by summon
ing the Clerk before the House and hay-
ing him state whether the bill had been
in his hands for more than forty-eight
hours.
The amendment was carried.
The Clerk attempted to make a state
ment, but Brusie raised the point that no
Ona pambar cnui6 oddra no
House.
Thomas made the same point, and after
considerable confusion Cutter moved, in
order to settle the matter, that the bill be
engrossed and placed at the head of the
urgency file for Tuesday evening.
Bulla objected. He did not know why
the gentleman from 1uba should have
any more privileges than any other MEM
ber.
Cutter said he would tell the gentleman n
from Los Angeles why. The bill had
been ordered engrossed, but had not been
engrossed and returned as it should.
Bills should not be juggled with in this
way. and he did not propose to lose his
rights in the matter. 1t had never been
amended, and should not have been or
dered TO engrossment.
More confusion ensued, dozen talking
at once, when the previous question was
moved and ordered, and Cutters motion
y
A. b. 324, TO require IN inventory of all
State property, and directing the State
Board OF Examiners to keep a record of
the same, was read the second time and
ordered TO third reading.
y. y. S9l, to provide TOR the levy and
collection of taxes by and for the use of
municipal corporations and cities incor-
porated under the laws OF the State of
California, except municipal corporations
OF the nrSt class, ana to provide for the
consolidation and abolition of certain
municipal offices, and to provide that
their duties may be performed by GER
tain officers of the county, and fixing the
compensation to be allowed for such
county officers for the services SO rem
dered to such municipal corporations
was read the second time and ordered to
third reading.
A. b. 4S5, 10 provide for the purchase
for State institutions of supplies OF Cali
fornia production or manufacture: that
other supplies shall be of American pro-
duction or manufacture; that no supplies
shall be the product OF penal or Chinese
labor; and regulating the award of con-
tracts therefor, was read the second time
and ordered TO third reading.
NO RECONSIDERATION.
Mckelvey called up the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the amend
ment to the county government bill OIL
fered by Thomas was adopted.
He stated that the amendment was a
dangerous proposition. 1t makes diff
ferent law for each county and abrogates
the State law, putting the power into the
hands Of the Boards OF Supervisors.
Powers spoke against reconsideration.
The horny-handed SONS OF toll should
receive consideration from the Legisla-
ture in preference 10 the rich sportsinen.
Gutter said ne loved to hear the gentle
man from San Francisco speak OF the