Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-03-04
rhs Leg tsiature-9pecial Message
OF the 0uyee a. or.

The leg ssiature-Specis Message
OF the 0uver.or.
SACRAMENTO, March 3d.-SEN-
ATE-Satterwhite called up Cor.
mans motion TO reconsider the
vote by which the Harrison cleo
ton bill was passed. Laid on the
table.
The Dickinson water bill was
sent to the Governor yesterday af-
ternoon and cannot be recalled
without the adoption of concur
rent resolution OF the Legislature.
Tnere are Indications of an attempt
to adopt such = resolution.
A communication was received
from the Governor acknowledging
the receipt of the resolution relat.
ing to adjournment sine die. The
Governor In the message deems 1t
his duty to call the attention of
the Legislature to the imperative
necessity for the passage of an APP
preparation bill, holding that there
is no political Significance in a
measure of that character. The
neglect of this duty will result dis
astrousIy, asylums and prisons
must be opened, the courts closed,
or the Governor forced to convene
an extra session at great expense
to the State. He congratulates
the Legislature for its faithful
work during the past few days and
suggests that by deferring the time
for adjournment for a few more
days and employing its constitu-
tional right to dispense with read.
ings In CASES Of urgency, the appro-
priation bill and accompanying
tax levy may be passed.
The message says that there is
$500, 900 in the General fund. The
appropriations already passed this
session amount to $500, 900 and
that the remainder will not be suf-
ficient for the present fiscal year.
The Finance Com mittee reported
back Whipple's Railroad bill with
an amendment. The amendment
provides that any corporation
may petition tho State
Board of Equalization for q reduc.
ton ii its assessments are too
high. II the assessments be deemed
too high the corporation could,
within ten days after payment OF
the tax, bring suit in the superior
Court of sacramento county for the
payment of such portion OF the tax
as was found to be excessive. The
Supreme Court has appellate juris-
dictioD, as In all other cases.
The committees amendment was
adopted: ayes 81, noes Is.
The amendment changing the
word "may" to ''shsll" in the
clause relating to the payment o.
taxes was adopted.
Wendell moved to Indefinitely
postpone the bill. Lost; ayes l6
noes 81.
Davis moved to suspend the Con-
stitutiOnal provision aud read this
bill third time. Lost.
The bill, Oh motion of Johnson,
was made the special order for to-
morrow morning.
MISUNDERSTANDING moved
to take up the Governors message
Traylor moved to lay the motion
on the table. Lost.
The message was read aud re
ferred to the Committee on Fl
nance.
West, from the Committee or
Agriculture, reported in favor O
the horticultural bill, which /,
similar to the viticultural quaran'
tine.
On motion, the Senate imm edi.
ately considered the bill. A mo-
ton to suspend the constitutions
provision and finally pass the Hor.
ticultural bill was lost.
Watson moved to take up As.
sembly concurrent resolution No
II, relative to the grant of lands o.
the 18th and Both sections made tc
the State. Carried. The resolu,
ton was read q econd time.
The third reading, consideration
of the road bill, was resumed. The
bill finally passed unanimously.
A motion was made. TO take ur
Assembly bill 55, providing thaI
all work on public buildings shall
be DOPE hHd Thtffr A. N. to-mor
row. 0'
AssEMBLY.-A message was re-.
celved from the Governor calling
attention to the fact that no GEN.
erai appropriation bill has bean
passed aud suggesting that the ses.
sion be extended to consider that
and the Tax Levy bill.
AT the conclusion of the reading
OF the message there was applause
bty the Democrats and much
laughter.
Edwards asked when the Gov.
ernor had become a Dem ocrat,
Mcclure said 1t was q little thin
for all this information to come
from the Governor for the benefit
OF the Democratic party.
Freer moved to suspend the
rules and take up the General AID.
preparation bill.
Great confusion ensued and
Freer's motion was finally ruled
out of order.
senate messages being taken up
the House concurred In the amend.
ment to the Harrison election bill
changing the time of certain ON.
ciais going into office from March
10 January. Recess.
On re.assembling, Senate Bill
3s0, appropriating $2l9, 600 for lutte
machinery and buildings at san
Quentin prison was finally passed,
Inc Senate Bill amending the
to prevent the sale of
liquors, was declared .
natter o. urgency, was read . SEQ.
Murphy moved to reconsider the
'ote by which the Dickinsor water
'ill IVES passed.
The 6peAker said the bill had
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