The record-union., 1895-03-12
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amendment

At 1910 o'clock yesterday morning
the Senate met pursuant to adjournment
with President p-o tenn. Flint in the
chair.
The roll-call showed a quorum pres
ent.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. q. \. Ottmann.
on motion OF Senator Biggy the read
ing Of the journal was dispensed with.
COUNTY GovERNMENT BILL.
The county government bill being the
special order, Senator Wilmington offered
All amendment striking out Section 10
and inserting q tabular statement of the
population OF the different counties, and
basing their classification thereon. The
statement Of population was entirely
arbitrary.
This was really the Judiciary Commit
tee report upon the point raised Saturday
night by Earl regarding the constltu-
Lionality OF the mode of classification.
The amendment was adopted.
Senator Orr in the chair.
Senator Gleaves offered an amendment,
which was adopted, striking out the
clause in Section ISG liking the salary Of
the official court reporter at SO a month
Senator Hart offered an amendment TO
Section p, providing that Boards of
Supervisors shall designate what paper
or papers shall do the county advertising
and printing.
Senator smith opposed the amendment.
declaring that 10 papers OF the successful
party belonged the spoils, and that q
Treasurer, Auditor or other county Off
Ger should be allowed the privilege of
giving his patronage to any paper he
might choose.
The amendment was lost.
An amendment by Senator Hart was
adopted, adding to Section ID, provided
that any county in which the plumber OF
Superior Judges has been Increased and
not decreased shall be allowed one extra
Deputy Sheriff, to receive a salary not to
exceed 81, 500 4 year; and that the County
Clerk OF said county shall be allowed one
deputy TO act as Court Clerk, and one
deputy to act as Registry Clerk, provided
that not more than one Registry Clerk
shall be allowed for any two Judges SO
appointed in any one county.
Amendments were handed in by rep
resentatIves OF almost every county, pro-
viding that the salaries named for County
Tax Collectors should be payment in full
for their services.
Senator Ford offered an amendment to
Section %, relating to Sierra County, to
give the Boards OF Supervisors power to
specify the number of Justices OF the
Peace the county shall have.
Senator Orr declared that the courts
had already held that such legislation was
unconstitutional, and the amendment was
lost.
Senator Ford then offered half-dozen
different amendments TO the section re-
lating 10 Justices of the Peace, which
were promptly voted down.
Senator Ford finally subsidized. and
Senator VOORHEES, offered an amendment
upon the same question providing that
bat one Justice OF the Peace shall be al
lowed in townships having :. 800 popula-
ton or less. The amendment was also
lost.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor announcing that he had appointed
Mrs. Adina Mitchell of Los Anpeles To
be Trustee of the Whittier State School:
&. II. Davis TO be Port Warden Of SAT-
Diego, and Captain Sevorb to be Pilot
Commissioner OF san Diego harbor
Still amendments continued to pour in
for the different counties, providing that
the salaries of County Tax Collectors
shall be pay in full tor their services
: The bug in the bill, dug up on Satur-
day last 10y Senator Biggy, was evidently
bug" Tor each county, and the amend
Inants. all of which were adopted, elimi.