Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-09
ASSEMBLY,.

SACRAMENTO, April s, 1890
The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment
at 9:3O A M, Speaker Cowdery in the chair
Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain
On motion OF Mr.. TYLER, the reading OF the
journal OF yesterday was dispensed with
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Committee on Claims recommended the passage OF
Senate Bill No. 473, relative to Leyee District No. l.
Committee on Corporations recommended the
passage of Senate Bill No. 49, to punish life in
surance agents for willful Misrepresentation also
without recommendation, Assembly Bill No. 572
Committee on Judiciary recommended the pas
sage, amended of Assembly Bill No. 473 relative
to the parading of military and civic professions.
Also, Senate Bill No. 43, ameudatory of the general
lien law of the State.
Committee on Public EXpeditures recommended
the payment of S100 to- R. W. Parker, Sergeant-at-
Arms, for contingent expenses.
DEPUTY ASSESSORS.
Mr. COLEMAN called up on the third reading file
Assembly Bill No. 324-An Act to amend Section
1929 of the Political Code (by Mr.. Fraser)-and
asked that it be passed, it was necessary to en-
able the county assessments to be com eed in time
The bill was passed finally.
THE MCCLURE CHARTER.
Mr.. MAY asked that Senate Bill No S62-the Nc
Clure C arter-bs made the order of the day for
second reading tomorrow Car1ed-ayes 81, noes So
Senate Bill No. 2l1 was made the special order fol
tomorrow.
PUBLIC ROAD BILL
Assembly Bill No. 46S-An Act concerning roads
and highways in this State (by Mr.. McComas) Sew
eral committee amendments were adopted, and the
bill read a second time.
Considerable discussion took place with regard tc
an amendment to Section 49, which provided that
so per cent OF the taxes levied in cities or towns
should be paid over to the municipalities and the
remainder appropriated TO the highways of the dis
tricts.
Mr.. Cannon said this was radical change and he
should like to have it explained
Mr.. I, LER opposed this amendment He thought
the authorities Of town or city perfectly ca
pable of levy1ng their own taxes Under this bill
so per cent would go to the municipality 20 per
cent. to the township, and the other 80 per cent
would be sent to other localities to fix the roads,
This was an entire change and a change that ouobt
not to be made.
Mr.. McCoNAs, in defense Of the bill. said that in
Santa Clara county it had been in operation for six
years, and worked well. That county had the best
roads IN the state San Jose, Santa Clara and Gil
rov did not object TO the tax. The roads centered
in the towns and cities, and these should pay Dor.
ton OF the roadtax for they receive nearly all the
benefits.
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. McCoNAs offered new section nrov;d;nr that
road oyerseers in counties of the first class should
hold office until their successors were appointed
Adopted.
Mr.. Fox offered substitute for the amendment
relative to the tax OF Cities which provided that 1nr
nicpal corporations should not be included in road
districts and portion of the funds should be ex.
pended in them
MIR. BENNETT thought it was not right to exempt
municipalities from taxation.
Mr.. YoUSe was inclined to favor the amendent of
Mr. Fox He hoped 1t would be adopted.
Mr.. CoRcoRAN said il county was mountainous
in character the portion which required the most
money should pay the most tax The taxpayers in
the u uunicipal corporations should not be compelled
to pay one-haf the road taxes
Mr.. NC sTosH hoped Mr.. Foxs amendment would
not prevail The city reaped the advantages OF
good roads, and should pay literally to keep them
up.
Mr.. McCoNAs said it was unfair to exempt prop
erty in the towns and cities from road tax and force
1t all upon the country. What would the towns
and cities be if we had no roads?