Chap. CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS. Relative to the removal of causes pending in the Courts of the State of California, to the Federal Courts of the United States- adopted May 2, 1884 Relative to a bill now pending in Congress providing a Territo- rial Government for Alaska-adopted May 6, 1884. Relative to instructing our Senators in the Senate of the United States to support the Mexican Veterans' Pension Bill-adopted May 9, 1884 13 Proposing amendment to section nine, article thirteen, of the Constitution, relating to revenue-adopted May 20, 1884 --- S. C. R. 15 Relative to declaring the twenty-ninth day of August, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-four, a public holiday, as a LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF 1883-84, AT ITS EXTRA SESSION. CHAPTER I. Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1, relative to the Postal [Adopted March 31, 1884.] Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That we Postal Teleheartily indorse the Postal Telegraph Bill introduced in graph Bill. Congress by Hon. Charles A. Sumner, of this State, believing it to be an eminently wise and practical measure, and one imperatively demanded by the interests of the people of the United States. Resolved, That our Senators be and they are hereby instructed, and our Representatives requested, to support and by all honorable means endeavor to secure the passage of said bill. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward a copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. CHAPTER II. Assembly Concurrent Resolution relative to statuary presented to the State of California by D. O. Mills. [Adopted April 2, 1884.] gift of Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Thanks to D thanks of the State of California be returned to D. O. Mills O. Mills for for the beautiful and costly statuary group, typical of the statuary. discovery of America by Columbus, presented by him to the State, and placed in the rotunda of the Capitol. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward to Mr. Mills an official copy of these resolutions. to Chinese Immigration. CHAPTER III. Senate Concurrent Resolution relative to the speedy passage of the [Adopted March 31, 1884.] Restriction WHEREAS, There are now pending in the Senate of the United States, and in the House of Representatives, certain measures which will tend to relieve the State of California from the continued immigration of Chinese; Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate of the Legislature of California, the Assembly concurring, that the Congress of the United States should, without unnecessary delay, pass the amended Chinese Restriction Bill, now pending before that body; be it further Resolved, That the Governor be requested to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Appropriation for legislative expenses. Per diem of Officers of Contingent Per diem of Officers of Contingent CHAPTER IV. An Act making appropriations to pay the expenses of the extra session of the Legislature, and other matters incidental thereto, of the State of California, during the thirty-fifth fiscal year. [Approved April 4, 1884.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The following sums of money are hereby appropriated out of any money in the General Fund of the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of the extra session of the Legislature, and other matters incidental thereto : For the per diem and mileage of Assemblymen, twentyone thousand and five hundred dollars. For pay of officers and clerks of Assembly, three thousand and five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Assembly, six thousand dollars. For the per diem and mileage of the Lieutenant-Governor and Senators, ten thousand dollars. For pay of officers and clerks of the Senate, two thousand and five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Senate, four thousand expenses of dollars. Senate. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect immediately. CHAPTER V. Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 10, relative to the establishment of Experimental Stations in connection with Agricultural Colleges. [Adopted April 15, 1884.] WHEREAS, There is now pending before Congress a bill to Preamble. establish National Experimental Stations in connection with the Agricultural Colleges of the various States; therefore, be it Stations. Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That our National ExSenators and Representatives in Congress be requested to use their utmost endeavor to secure the passage of said bill. Resolved, That the Governor of the State of California be requested to transmit a copy of this resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives. CHAPTER VI. Assembly Concurrent Resolution relative to river and harbor appropriations made by the Congress of the United States for the Pacific Coast and remaining now unexpended. [Adopted April 30, 1884.] rivers of Cal WHEREAS, It is reported that the Secretary of War refuses Improveto permit the expenditure of the appropriation made by ment of the Congress of the United States of America for the improve- ifornia. ment of the Sacramento and other rivers and their tributaries situated within this State; whereas, the demands of commerce, the interests of the people, and the protection of these great highways of nature, imperatively demand that every effort should be made to maintain them so that their navigation for commercial purposes may be unimpeded and the inauguration of such improvements be made as may best secure that result; whereas, the flow of debris in the rivers of the State has been restrained under the decision of the Circuit Court of the United States, and, therefore, the reason advanced by the War Department, that as long as that was permitted it was useless to expend public moneys in their improvement, no longer exists; therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to use all honorable means, either by personal application at the War Department, or by action of Congress, to secure, on the part of the Government of the United States, the improvement of the rivers herein before named. Be it further resolved, That his Excellency the Governor of the State of California be requested to send a duly certified copy of these resolutions to the Secretary of War, Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, and to our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Appropriation for legislative ex penses. Per diem of Officers of Contingent Per diem of Officers of Senate. Contingent expenses of Senate. CHAPTER VII. An Act making appropriations to pay the expenses of the extra session of the Legislature, and other matters incidental thereto, of the State of California, during the thirty-fifth fiscal year. [Approved May 6, 1884.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The following sums of money are hereby appropriated out of any money in the General Fund of the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of the extra session of the Legislature, and other matters incidental thereto: For the per diem and mileage of Assemblymen, sixteen thousand and five hundred dollars. For pay of officers and clerks of Assembly, two thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Assembly, two thousand and five hundred dollars. For the per diem and mileage of the Lieutenant-Governor and Senators, ten thousand dollars. For pay of officers and clerks of the Senate, three thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Senate, two thousand and five hundred dollars. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect immediately. Outstanding of counties 1, 1880. CHAPTER VIII. An Act to provide for funding the indebtedness of counties in certain cases. [Approved May 8, 1884.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Whenever any county shall have had, at indebtedness twelve o'clock meridian, on the first day of January, eighteen on January hundred and eighty, an outstanding indebtedness, evidenced by bonds or warrants thereof, theretofore legally issued, and such indebtedness, or any part thereof, shall have been thereafter paid in accordance with the laws in force at the time such bonds or warrants were issued, out of the income and revenue received by such county since that date, and such |