Messrs. Ayer and Creque having received a majority of all the votes cast were declared duly elected Copying Clerks. The following officers elect appeared and were sworn in by the Speaker: Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the Senate that the Assembly is fully organized by the election of the following officers, and is now ready to proceed to business: Speaker...... Speaker pro tem.... Minute Clerk.... Thomas B. Shannon. G. W. Dixon. Sergeant at Arms.... Assistant Sergeant at Arms.. Engrossing Clerk..... Journal Clerk..... Copying Clerk.. Copying Clerk........... Adopted. ..A. J. Rhoads. Alfred Thompson. ..Frederick Creque. Mr. Barnes offered a resolution providing for the election of Chaplain. Mr. Goodall offered an amendment. On motion of Mr. Bradley, the resolution was made a special order for twelve o'clock to-morrow. Mr. Luttrell offered a resolution, as follows: Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the Speaker to prepare rules for the government of the Assembly, and that said committee be authorized to act with a similar committee from the Senate on joint rules. Adopted. Mr. Splivalo offered a resolution providing for the appointment of Pages, etc., by the Speaker. Amendments were offered by Mr. Luttrell, when, on motion of Mr. Harvey, the resolution was laid on the table. At twelve o'clock and ten minutes P. M., on motion of Mr. Hopper, the House adjourned to eleven o'clock to-morrow. Roll called. Quorum present. Journal of yesterday read and adopted. Mr. Hopper offered the following resolution: Resolved, That Newton Benedict, late Minute Clerk of the Assembly, be requested to remain at the desk until such time as is deemed necessary by the House, on account of the temporary illness of Mr. Rowan, Minute Clerk elect, at the same per diem as is allowed the Minute Clerk of the House, payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Assembly. Resolved, That the Clerk of this House is hereby authorized to ap point one Assistant Clerk at the desk, with the same per diem as Copying Clerks. On motion of Mr. Wheaton the resolution was laid on the table. COMMITTEE ON RULES. Messrs. J. K. Luttrell, of Siskiyou, G. H. Gray, of San Francisco, J. M. Days, of Nevada, J. A. Eagan, of Alpine, and Wm. Caldwell, of Sonoma. Mr. Bradley offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms be and he is hereby authorized and required to provide postage stamps and express envelops to each member of the Assembly, and the Chief Clerk and his assistants, to the amount of fifteen dollars, payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Assembly. On motion of Mr. Gray the words, "and his assistants was stricken out and "Assistant Clerk" inserted, when the resolution as amended was adopted. Mr. Wilcox offered the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker to ascertain the amount due the temporary attachés of the House. Which was adopted, and the Speaker subsequently appointed the committee as follows: Messrs. Wilcox, Wheaton and Harvey. Mr. Harvey offered the following resolution: Resolved, That no appropriation of moneys by bill or otherwise, belonging to the State Treasury, shall be made for any claim or purpose whatsoever, until the same shall first be referred to and reported upon by a committee of this House. On motion of Mr. Wheaton the resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules. Mr. Baird offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms be required to furnish each member of this body with six daily newspapers published in this State, or their equivalent in weeklies, to be selected by the individual members. Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms be and he is authorized and directed to take from the Post Office and Express offices the letters and papers for members, and deliver the same at the Assembly chamber. Adopted. By consent, the special order set for twelve o'clock M. was now taken up, as follows: Resolved, That we now proceed to nominate candidates for the position of Chaplain of this House. SUBSTITUTE. Resolved, That the "Ministerial Association of Sacramento" are invited to supply this House with the services of a Chaplain, and the acting Chaplain shall be allowed the sum of five dollars per diem, to be paid out of the Contingent Fund of the Assembly. The previous question was moved, when the ayes and noes were demanded by Mr. Hopper and the requisite number, and the House refused to adopt the substitute by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Andrews, Bayley, Berry, Bockius, Burckhalter, Caldwell, Cooper, Ellis, French, Goodall, Gray, Henshaw, Hopper, Johnston, Little, Luttrell, Mathers, Meeker, Mott, of Los Angeles, Munday, McCullough, Rector, Rice, Sensabaugh, Slaughter, Tinnin, and Wright -27. NOES-Messrs. Aldrich, Bacon, Baird, Barker, Barklage, Barnes, Bell, Bradley, Brown, Center, Chalmers, Coleman, Connolly, Crane, Dannals, Days, De Haven, Eagan, Edgar, Everett, Franck, Freeman, Galloway, Gibson, Harvey, Hayes, James, Jost, Lee, Lofton, Long, Mott, of Sacramento, Pardee, Reed, Russ, Sammons, Sargent, of Santa Clara, Sargent, of San Joaquin, Schrack, Seibe, Spencer, Splivalo, Stillwagon, Turner, Ward, Welty, Wheaton, Whiting, Whitney, Woodward, and Mr. Speaker -51. On the adoption of the original resolution the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Meeker, Caldwell, and Gray, and the resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Aldrich, Bacon, Baird, Barker, Barklage, Barnes, Bradley, Brown, Center, Chalmers, Coleman, Connolly, Cooper, Crane, Dannals, Days, De Haven, Eagan, Edgar, Ellis, Everett, Franck, Freeman, French, Galloway, Gibson, Goodall, Gray, Harvey, Hayes, Hooper, James, Johnston, Jost, Lee, Lofton, Long, Luttrell, Meeker, Mott, of Los Angeles, Mott, of Sacramento, Munday, McCullough, Pardee, Reed, Russ, Sammons, Sargent, of Santa Clara, Sargent, of San Joaquin, Seibe, Slaughter, Splivalo, Stillwagon, Turner, Ward, Welty, Wheaton, Whiting, Whitney, Woodward, Wright, and Mr. Speaker-62. NOES-Messrs. Andrews, Bayley, Berry, Burckhalter, Caldwell, Henshaw, Little, Mathers, Rector, Rice, Schrack, Sensabaugh, Spencer, and Tinnin-14. Mr. Luttrell gave notice that on to-morrow he would move a reconsideration of the vote by which the resolution was adopted. NOTICES. Notices of the introduction of bills were given, as follows: By Mr. Luttrell-An Act to regulate fares and freights on railroads in this State. By Mr. Freeman-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies and the management of the affairs thereof and other matters relating thereto, approved May twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. By Mr. Barker-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to exempt taxes on bonds and mortgages. By Mr. Luttrell-An Act granting homesteads to miners on mineral lands, and to exempt mining claims from forced sale, and to exempt the stock and material of mechanics from forced sale. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Wheaton-An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to estab lish a public street in the City and County of San Francisco, to be called Montgomery Avenue, and to take private lands therefor. Read first and second times and referred to the San Francisco delegation. . By Mr. Bradley-An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act authorizing the publication of certain legal notices in a State paper, printed at the seat of Government of the State of California, approved March twentyfirst, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy. Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee to be hereafter appointed. By Mr. Little-An Act to provide the means for the support of an eight months school in the various school districts of Siskiyou County, California, for the year commencing July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and ending July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. Read first and second times and referred to the Siskiyou delegation. By Mr. Munday-An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to empower the Board of Supervisors of the several counties of the State to aid in the construction of a railroad in their respective counties, approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy. Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on Corporations to be hereafter appointed. By Mr. Bradley-An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to protect litigants, approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy. Read first and second times and referred to the Judiciary Committee to be hereafter appointed. On motion of Mr. Goodall the following resolution was taken from the table: Resolved, That the Speaker appoint six Pages, one Post-master, one Paper Folder, one Post Office Page, two Porters, one Fireman, and one Watchman, and that the above named officers shall be removable at the pleasure of the Speaker and their places filled at his discretion. On motion, the resolution was amended to read, four Pages instead of six, and two Watchmen instead of one. The words "one Fireman" were stricken out of the resolution. Mr. Splivalo moved to amend by inserting three Porters instead of two. Lost. The resolution was adopted as amended. |