Year: 1876

SACRAMENTO, March 2lst.-The
Senate met at 10 A. NJ, the Lieuten.
ant Governor in the chair.


Tuttle, from the Committee on Edu-
cation, reported back Carpenters AS
sembly bill recognizing the school
system and public education of the
State, recommending that it do not
pass. This recommendation was
unanimously concurred in by the
Committee.


O'Connor from the Committee on
Claims reported adversely upon the
Senate bill giving an annuity to Jas.


W. Marshall, the discoverer of gold
There is another bill with the same
object which has passed the Assembly
and is now on the Senate file. The
chances of its passing are about equal
to the other


IN accordance with notice, Farley
moved to reconsider the vote by
which Agney's stamp act passed the
Senate on yesterday. The motion
Was indefinitely postponed.


The special order was taken up and
Farley defended the position assumed
by the Committee on Corporations.
Their conclusions were reached after
days and weeks of deliberation, and
theirs was not hap-hazard judgment,
nor rashly formed OPINIONS.
With mpartiality and due
consideration to the rights of
all the parties interested they
had carefully weighed the mass of tes-
timony and evidence presented to
them and had made their recommend.
alton in the spirit of equity and what
they conceived to be right in the
premises. AS to the insinuations which
had been thrown out in regard to the
action of the committee, he repelled
them with scorn. The Senator from
Santa Clara should bear in mind that
when he speaks of the lobbyists of the
railroad company filling the Legisla-
tive Halls, and using every means to
entice members from their duty; that
the greatest lobbyist of them all was
warm friend and promoter of the
Archer bill, and such for no honest or
disinterested purpose. Cohen was not
wanting In comparison. He could
point to several now in this Senate
chamber, they have been lowering
around this Senate during the whole
session. He then proceeded to a close
analyzation of the Archer bill, show
ing new Inconsistencies and injustices.
The principal point made by the speak
er was, that the bill if it passed would
stop all the short railroads lines in the
State. He made this clear to the Sen
ate beyond any further doubt. The
bill was founded on wrong assump-
tien and no amount of amendments
could rectify it.


Farley closed by stating that he was
firmly opposed to the passage of the
Archer bill and should advocate the
passage of the O'Connor Commission
er bill. He would not be party to
nnfair legislation of the character of
the Archer bill.


Lewis then rose and said he had
conferred with his constituents to as
certain what their wishes were and
the instructions were that he should
oppose the passage of the Archer bill
In all its stages.


Nunan offered substitute for the
whole subject matter. Laid on the
table.


McCoppin announced himself as
against the Archer bill but in favor of
any equitable measure like the o. Con
nor bill.


Lindsey was pronounced advocate
of the Archer bill.


Tuttle thought the Archer bill fair
and equitable. He had intended until
a few days since to vote against the
bill, but he was now constrained to
vote for it believing it to be of a char
acter which would commend it to the
people of the State.


The debate then closed and the ques-
tion further postponed until tomorrow
morning. The evening session was
also postponed.


Adjourned.


The Assembly met at 10 A. M, the
Speaker in the chair.


Archer, from the COMMITTEE on
Corporations, reported in favor of the
bill reincorporating the city of San
Diego.


Lambourn, from the Committee on
Agriculture, presented a report upon
McConnelps bill appropriating monies
for the payment Of the present out