Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, April -. 1884.
The Senate met NJ P. NJ Mr.. Murphy in the
chair; Roll called. and quorum present Jour
nal of Tuesday read and approved.
Cross. from the Judiciary Committee reported
back Leverson's bill Ito prevent discrimination
by railroads, with the recommendation that it
do not pass.
Murphy. from the Committee on Revenue and
Taxation, reported back Assembly Bill No II
prescribing the method of assessing railroad
property, etc; recommending its passage; also,
Assembly Bill No. 43. on the same subject
Wallace's Assembly bill, taxing incomes of
railroad companies that had failed to pay their
property taxes, was read second time. Nroo-
man moved TO amend by including all per
sons, which was lost by vote Of IL TO -. The
amendment made TO Section l by the Senate
Committee on Constitutional Amendments in
Guiding all companies or corporations was
discussed at some length. The roll was called,
with this result: Ayes. 70; noes, l6.
ILieutenant-GoYernor Daggett in the chair.
When the question came up or the proposed
amendment TO impose upon the Attomey-Gen-
eral the duty of bringing suit for delinquent
taxes instead of upon the Controller rs the bill
provides, Mr.. Cross said the business of bringing
these suits belonged to the law department OF
the State, and not TO the Controller. He had
heard that there exists al understanding be
tween the Controller and certain legal lumina-
rieS that. If the bill should pass the business of
collecting delinquent taxes, and the receipt of
10 per cent. therefor, should be parceled out
among those lawyers. There had been some as
PERSONS cast upon the character of Attorney
General Marshall. but the Assembly Judiciary
Committee had fully eXonerated that official.
and certainly there now exists no reason, in his
opinion why the duties of that official should
be diverted to another department.
Reddy argued that the responsibility for the
collection of such delinquent moneys rests upon
the Controller and that he is the proper person
to have charge of these suits He did not be-
lieve the present Controller had an understand
ing with anybody i'll this matter.
Spencer of Napa claimed that Attorney Gen
eral Marshall had not yet been freed from the
charges laid against him, and that, in the opin-
ion of many of the best lawyers in the State his
imputation against any incumbent of the At
torney-General'S Office to provide for the Con-
troller having the collection of these moneys.
Murphy opposed the proposed amendment,
and Taylor spoke warmly in its favor. The lat
ter thought there should be no innovation made
upon the duties and prerogatiyes of the Attor-
ncy-Generals Office.
The ayes and noes being demanded on the
amendment to substitute the Attouey-General
for the Controller, the roll was called with the
following result Ayes 49, noes, Is.
The President said it became his cOnsttu-
tional duty to give the casting vote and he ac-
cOrdingly voted in the affirmative. The amend
ment was therefore adopted.
At +. NJ. Murphy moved to adjourn. Lost.
Cross offered resolution allowing F. H. Nc
Allister $500 for reporting and transcribing the
testimony taken before the Judiciary Committee
on the Barry bill Referred 10 the Committee
on Contingent Expenses
Cross moved 10 amend Section of the bill un-
der discussion 50 as 70 limit its provisions to
companies or corporations of Il quasipublic
character.
Pending the consideration of this amendment
the Senate adjourned till 10 a. NJ Thursday.