Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-03
ASSEMBLY.


SACRAMENTO, March 2, 1881.
The Assembly met at IL o'clock A. NJ Speaker
Parks in the chair. Roll call Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain. Reading and approval OF
the journal.
Mr.. PAULK moved to reconsider the vote by which
A. B. AIS, relating to assessment and taxation OF
railroads. was passed.
Mr.. CANRoN moved to lay the motion on the table.
Carried
The San Francisco delegation reported back A. 3.
240, relative to the powers of Boards of Super.
visors, without recommendation.
The Engrossment Committee made report.
Mr.. BIRSEY moved to suspend the rules to
slider S. B. 1856, making appropriation Of S25 900
for the purchase OF trails in the Yosemite Valley,
etc.
Mr.. MATTHEWS OF Tehama was opposed to making
an appropriation for the purchase OF trails.
Messrs BIRNBY and VAN FLEET explained the OBJ
jects of the bill and urged is immediate considera
tion
The motion was carried, the bill read the first
time, and, on motion of Mr.. BIRNEY, made the
special order for 2 O'Clock to morrow afternoon.
The Senate amendmei IS TO A. B. 100 were con.
CURED in by the Assembly.
Substitute for S. b. 197 to amend the Political
Code, relating to revenue, by adding new section
to be known Section S60S OF said Code, and by
amending Sections 3GO7, 3617 1927 3629, $780, 1851
and 1862 Of said Code, and by repeating Section
3640 OF said Code all relative to revenue Especial
order) was read.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM moved to amend by striking out
of Section 5, after the word State, in line So the
clause relating the osetting of credits of savI 5
NNNtN'NS
the taxation Of stocks which are only representa-
tives of value, to be double taxation.
Mr.. HARRISON favored the amendments, saying
that unless they were adopted the State would have
500 900 O0C swept from her assessment roll
Messrs. DAGGETT and FELTON, were adverse to the
amendments.
Mr. HALE offered an amendment to the amend
ment, which accepted by the mover Of the orgi-
nal amendment, the OBJECT being the same viz, to
except deposits in savings banks from sa-called
double taxation. Mr.. HALE argued in support of
his motion, saying that he wished but did not
pect that the amendment might prevail.
Mr.. MAY, replying TO Mr. Hale, said that it was
amusing to see how an octopus, when you had cut
off of his arms would grasp you with the
other. The advocates of the amendment all
confessedy opposed to double taxation yet the very
effect of the amendment proposed by them would
be double taxation. More money was loaned by the
banks OF San Francisco upon country real estate
than there was money deposited in the city by
country depositors The bill about near
perfect possible, and should be passed without
the proposed amendments the effect of which, if
adopted would be to virtually kill the bill.
The roll was then called and the amendment de-
feated by the following vote:
Ayes-Baker OF Yoloo Birneey,, Branch, Chandler,
Crumpton, Cunningham, Del Valle Fraser,
Griffith, Hale, Harrison. Hnshaw, Jones, Leach,
Leake, Long, Mathews of Tehama, Matthews
of San Bento McMurray, Murphy, Pauk, Samuels,
Sargent, streeter, Wason of Ventura Wentz,
Wertzbaugher, Whipple, Wood-29.
Noes-Arick, kaker Of Sacramento, Best,
Brown Burns, CamroD, Coleman, Crank, Daggett,
Edwards, Estey, FELTON,, Garrity, Gavigan, Gay,
Geary, Gilmore Hendrick, Hoitt Holden, Howard,
jackson, Heating, Kellogg, Kilburn, Lane, Lewis,
Mason, May, Medallion, Mcclure, Mcdonald, Mein,
Mudgett, Noonan, o'Connor, Paterson of Nevada,
Patterson OF San Joaquin, Plnder, Platt Reddiek,
Reynolds, Siebe, Swift, Van Fleet, Warkins Wasson
of Mono, Young, Mr.. Speaker-49.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM remarked that he congratulated
himself with the reflection that there still remained
Supreme Court who woulo, he believed declare
the bill to unconS itutional.
Mr.. HALE also gave his reasons for opposition to
the bill, and deprecated its approaching passage
warning Republicans Democrats and workingmen
beware how they should tread ruthless upon the
Constitution Of the State.
Mr.. BAKER of Yolo, also spoke, indorsing the
opinions OF Judge Hale to the eunconstItutonalty
of the bill, etc
Mr.. MuRrIY said he felt it incumbent upon him
to vote against the BILL because his county was
strongly for the new Constitution
Mr. SARGENT OF San Joaquin was adverse to the
b II for like reasons.
Mr.. MATTHEWS of San Benito said he believed it
to be clearly unconstitutional, and should accord
ingly vote against it.
Mr. wHIPPLE also objected to the bill because he
fanced he saw in it the handwriting of the corpora
tous
The roll was then called, and the bill finally pass.
ed without any amendments by the following vote
Ayes-Arick, Baker of Sacramento. Bost, Brown,
Burns, Camron, Cole Crank, Daggett, Edwards,
Estey, FELTON,, Garrity, Gavigan, Gay, Geary Gill
more, Hoitt, Holden. Howard, jackson, Heating,
Kellogg, Kilburn, lane, Lewis, Mason, May, Mccall
lOil, hCNluIeJ 1icDolafu, htint haopttJ,
oConnor, Paterson of Nevada, Patterson of San
joaquin, Pnder, Patt, Reddick, Reynolds, Swift,
Van Fleet, Warkins, Wasson Of Memo, foung and
Mr.. Speaker-47.
Noes-Baker OF Yolo, Birney, Branch, Crumpten.
Cunningham, Del Vale, Fraser Freer Griffith, Hale,
Harrison, Hendrick, Hnshaw, Jones, Leach, LeaIe,
Long, Mathews of Tehama Matthews of San BenitO,
McMurray, Murphy, Paulk, Samuels Sargent, Siebe,
Streeter, Was9n of Ventura, Wentz, werstbaugher,
Whipple and Wood-31.
Recess.