Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-31

The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Cowdery ill the chair. Roll called and
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain
The journal OF yesterday corrected and the
| reading dispensed with.
| Mr.. CHANDLER moved TO take up the file. Lost
Mr.. COOPER presented petition from citizens Of
Del Norte county in reference to local option.
| Mr.. YORK presented petition from Mrs. Knox
Goodrich, asking to be relieved of political disab-
| tiles.
REPORTS.
Mr. Fox presented a report from the Committee
on Judiciary, reporting back bills with the following
recommendations:
Assembly Bill No. 10Y; do not pass Assembly
| Bill No. 105 to be referred to the Committee on
| Ways and Means. Assembly Bill No. l02 passage
as amended by the committee. Assembly Bill No.
92 that the author be allowed 20 withdraw 1t. AS
sembly Bill No S. do not pass Assembly Bill No.
81 referred to Committee on Ways and Means As
sembly Bill No. So do not pass. Assembly Bill No.
63; substitute recommended.
Mr.. BENNETT, from the Committee on Morals re-
ported back Assembly Bill No. 1922 passage recon-
mended as amended.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were intro uced and ordered
10 print:
BY Mr.. MERRY-An Act to amend Section S32 Of
the Civil Code.
By Mr.. BAss-An Act to amend Section 1726 of the
Code of Civil Procedure.
By Mr.. MARD-An Act to prevent theaters from
swindling the public by placarding seats as sold
which have not been sold.
BY Mr. FRAsER-An Act to amend Section 40s of
the Political Code, relative to the printing OF the
| laws in Spanish.
By Mr. HARRIs-An Act to amend Sections 1465
and 1466 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
| BY Mr.. YOU'VE An Act for the incorporation of
fehsAeus sooieues
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
A message from the Senate was taken up:
| Senate Concurrent Resolntion No 18 relatino IN
p,antno leave of absence to certain committees OF
Sntb horses To visit certain institutions The reso
! luton yas adonteJ
| Also Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. g. an
| nouncinp concurrence
| Also. Concurrence in the resolution to appont a
| io;n, Committe. on Rules
| Also that the Senate indefinitely postponed
| Assar,h1, Pill n, .
! -.,-
| Op "AAD' " D'
The following bills were read secoud time
Senate Bill NO 90 Senate Blu No. ~ referred TO
Committee of the Whole and made special order for
| tomorrow. lU
| Assembly Bill NO. S9-An Act to create special
| fund in every county by an annual poll tax upon
/ aliens. substitute was recomr1ended oy the Com.
mittee on Chinese which provides that the tax shall
| be paid into the school fund.
| Mr.. MAYBELL opposed the substitute. which he
bill Ii an alien can be taxed $50 as in the substi-
tute, they can be taxed more There Is no use in
made to 90, or let them remain in peace. He did
| Hut III PSeel taA' IA " 10 SVihPSNSub W
i tax them at all, 1t IS COMPETENT to tax them SO
| heavy that they cannot remain here.
! Mr. You've SAID that the new constitution pro-
vides for poll tax OF not less IMAM 81 which must
| be paid into the state scheol funu. de moved TO
| amend the substitute I'D That respect
Mr.. Fox rose to point OF order, that the suostl-
| tute had not yet been ADOPTED;
The CHAlR-Not well taken, because substitute
Z; is an amendment
| Mr.. RR was IN favor OF the substitute because
the original Dill provides Tor too many oicers and
! collectors The lawful collectors can 90 an the
work he opposed the afnenomeht OF nir. 1oung.
because he was opposed 10 giving the po tax 70 the
State tnnd lie favored the substitute;
| Mr. Young amendment was adopted.
Mr. MAY SAID II lnat was 10 De cut out ne WOULD
| vote against the Diii.
| MIR. YOUNG SAID that one question whlch was con-
sdered was whether we nave the rlSht 10 make any
distinct as to the amount OF poh-tax LEVIED upon
individuals. The constitution does not restrict us
in anythng, except tnat II does not allow IL 70 be