Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-29

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drainage district Now it will take the shorthand
reporter all day Saturday write out the testi
moIsy taken tonight, and that is why say thinl
the committee is willing to meet oH Sunday, 81
that we report back Monday. | suppOs,
that the shorthand reporter can write everything
| out tomorrow, and then Sunday, il the com
mittee is willing to meet on that day. can meet
and agree on the report if nobody has any eonsti
tutional objections to meeting Sunday, which i:
another matter 1t might 20 over until Tuesday
! in the latter event.
| Mr.. PARDEE-Every Senator wants you to meet on
| Sunday
willing TO meet on Sunday and go through with the
matter; but am only speaking for member OF
the committee. am not speaking for the Senator
from Fresno, because he voted to report back to-
morrow morning.
Mr. RowELL-I believe we had meeting some
thing a week ago OF this Drainage Committee,
and II remember rightly Mr.. Johnson said at that
time that he willing to report this bill back and
recommend, not recommend, its passage. At
that time was not ready to report the bill back.
Now do feel that ready 10 report it back
and have 1t take its place on the file. There is no
reason why it should not be placed the file and
be ready TO act upon some time next week. The
investigation is not clearly touching the question
upon which this should rest-whether we shouli or
should not maintain the same system that did
last year
Mr. JoHSsox-The Senator from Fresno. with that
obliquity of mental vision which qualities nearly
all OF his remarks upon questions before this Senate
has attempted to place the Chairman of the com
mttee in false position, he usually does, and
usual, he has not succeeded. | stated upon the
floor few moments ago that, sS far as | was indI-
vdually concerned was ready 20 report back to-day
If the senator would take the cotton out of his
he would know better what was going on, and
wouldn't be in the position of the boy who spoke
when he aught not to.
Mr ENos-This bill has been three or four weeks
before private, stand ng committee and there
has been no opportunity or privilege afforded for
general discussion of the temerits of the
proposition to repeal the existing debris Act. Now,
| voted for this motion for that reason to bring it
before this body, that we could here have discus
sion. l. viii probably occupy week or two before
this Senate. understand it is a matter that inter
ests all, and that there is diversity of opinion
upon the proposition This Senate will be occupied
a week in the discussion of this question pro nd
con, and don't bring this bill before the Senate
pretty soon we never can reach it upon the calendar
and this high moral standard about violating Gods
holy day upon this question will not do. We have
no Sabbath in war time, and this seems exclusively
TO be a war measure between one class of people
and another, and hope we will devote Sunday to
the examination of the matter, and even invoke
spiritual aid to facilitate this important measure.
SIR RowELL-lt have got cotton in my ears now,
certainly did not have ten days ago. When the
Senator from Sacramento said he was willing to re-
port the bill back and recommend its passage
Mr.. JoHNsoS-Or recommend otherwise.
Mr.. RowELIl-Severa minutes after saying Gre
commend its passage, he said " or recommend it
otherwise" | hope he is still, and will not refuse
TO let this bill be sent back to the Senate at least by
Monday morning.
Mr. WATsoN-I don't believe that one day is going
to ruin this bill, and for one, member OF this
committee, do not propose to come here and sit all
day Sunday. We in committee work almost
every evening, and | believe it is not necessary.
The other committees of the Senate are not wiling
to wor, all day Sunday, and just for days time
don't think it is necessary to do this thing.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to amend Mr.. Glascock's amend
ment by making it Tuesday morning insteado Mon
day morning.
Mr.. LANGFoRp-I am the last man on this floor
that would attempt to have that committee break
the Sabbath but | remember year ago, when this
bill before this Senate on its passage when the
friends % the bill were attempting to force it upon
the people, that the committee very readily
sented to sit on Sunday and recommend its passage,
and / hope that that committee win give it as
much attention next Sunday as they did them and
do it with some free Will.
Mr. KANE-I would desire to amend that the com
mittee report at o'clock Monday. My reason
for so doing is that there may be some OF us San
Francisco gentlemen absent in the morning, and l
would like to see full Senate here. That Is my
reason Tor having the report come IN at o'clock
Monday.
Mr.. CoNeER-I second the amendment.
MIR. HIIL-The Chairman of the committee states,
and believe him, that he is prepared so far he
is concerned, to report this bill back now. l be-
lieve Mr.. President, that the majority of that
mttee are just as well prepared to report on this
bill now the Chairman is. If this bill, Mr.. Fresi-
delay more than anything else. The session is now
hall gone. The is that the estigation is
still going on. Now, submit, that it is not within
the province or power OF that committee as at
present constituted to prolong this investigation
until within ten days of the close of the session.
was in favor of reporting the bill back tomorrow
morning, but as things are now am in favor Of
having it reported back on Monday morning.
Mr.. JOHNSON made the point OF order in reference
to Mr.. Kane's amendment, that there were two
others preceding it, and no other amendments could
be made to the same proposition.
The roll being called, Mr.. Glascock's amendment
was adopted by vote Of 81 toe.
The Committee on Corporations reported fol-
lows A: b. II passage 5. B. 30, do not pass; S.
B. 2l1 that author have leave to withdraw it S, B.
l67, same Recommendation.
A majority OF the Committee on Public Buildings
recommended that 5. B. 24l do not pass.
minority of the committee recommended the
passage OF the hill,
a majority Of the same committee recommended
the passage of S. b. 80, with amendments attached.
A minority recon- nended its passage without
amendments.
The Committee on Fngrossmeut reported the fol-
lowing Senate bills as correctly engrOssed: l24 l26
lS0 and l3l.
The Committee on City and County Governments
recommended the passage of A b 70.
Mr.. LANPsoS called w his amendment to the
rules, relative to the appointment of new standing
committee, to be known as the Yosemite Commit
tee. Carried.
Assembly messages coming up S. B. 90 was re-
turned Win an u eDuinenl attached. Oell3Ie con-
CURED in the amendment.
A. B. 161 was read and referred to the Committee
on Corporations.
The following bills were introduced
By Mr.. JOHNSON To divide the state into drain
age and irrigation districts Irrigation.
Also, to amend Section 1921 OF the Code of Civil
Procedure. judiciary.
BY Mr.. HITTELL-An amendment to Section 3 of
Article XII of the Constitution, TO read as follows
" Each stockholder OF a corporation, general stock
association shall be individually and personally
liable for such proportion of all Its debts and abili
ties contracted or incurred during the time he was
a stockhoder as the amount of stock, or shares
owned by him bears to the whole OF the subscribed
capital" Judiciary.
Mr. ESos introduced an amendment to the Con
stitution repeating Article XIII. and substituting
the following provisions in its stead:
q Section l. The revenue of the State and OF all
the counties and cities of the State shall be raised
by tax on real estate, and the interests thereon
exclusive OF the improvements thereon, except as
hereinafter mentioned
'Section 2. Whenever any improvements upon real
estate shall have been effected in whole or in part,
by or through the aid Of any grant or subsidy made
granted by Congress, by the State of Caliior-
MIA, or by any county or municipal corporation in
the said State the amount value Of such grant
subsidy shall be added the value of the land to be
assessed. When such grant subsidy shall have
been made or granted in aid of improvements ex-
tending through more than one assessment district,
partly within or partly without the state OF Cali
foruia the amount or value TO be added to the value
OF the land in each assessment district in this State
shall be in the proportion which the value of the
improved property within such district bears to the
total value of the whole of the improved property.
g Section 8. All liberties and franchises granted
by Congress- or by the State OF California, or by
any county, or municipal corporation in the State,
and operated within this State, partly within and
partly without the State Of California, shall be
deemed real estate for the purposes of taxation.
When such liberty or franchise shall be operated
in more than one assessment district, or partly
within and partly without this State, the value to
be assessed in each district shall be that proportion
OF the total value, which the extent OF operation
within such district bears to the entire extent of
operation
'' Section 4. The Legislature may provide for the
levy and collection of annual poll-tax on every male
nhabitant, or upon every registered eector of tie
State.
''Section 5. The Boards Of Supervisors of the
several counties Of the State shall constitute
Boards of Equalization for their respective counties
whose duty it shall be to equalize the valuation of
the taxable property in the county for the purposes
of taxation.
Section 6. The present State Board Of Equaliza-
tion shall continue TO hold office until the expira-
ton Of the term for which they elected. At
the general election to be held in the year 1888 and
every fourth year thereafter an election shall be
held Of member from each Congressional Dis
trict in this State majority of the State Board
OF Equalization shall be quorum. The Legislature
sha appropriate sufficient moneys to defray the ex