Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-07
ASSEMBLY.

The House met at 10 \. N. yesterday, Speaker
LaRue in the chair. The journal of Monday was
approved
Gutter introduced the following bill, which
was referred to the Committee ON Ways and
Means:
An Act to regulate the vocation of fishing and
10 provide therefrom revenue for the support OF
the government of the State.
The People of the State of California repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol
lows:
Section l. Every person engaged in the voca-
ton of fishing in the public waters OF this State
who shall use boat and net for the purpose
OF such fishing, must first procure a license be-
fore engaging in such vocation. The Controller
OF State must prepare suitable licenses, OF the
classes designated by the Fish Commissioners,
which shall purpor TO license the holder of the
license to fish in the public waters of the State
with nets and by a boat in the county therein
named for the term of one year, from the first
day of June of one year to the first day of June
of the next succeeding year. The licenses shall
be numbered cOnsecutiyely, beginning with
number one, ard shall contain blanks for the
insertion of the name of the holder the
name of the county where his vocation Is to be
exercised, and, if needed, the name of the boat.
The licenses must be signed by the Controller,
and delivered to the Fish Commissioners upon
demand who must be charged therefor by the
Controller Each license, before delivery to the
applicant for license must be countersigned
by the President of the Board OF Fish Commits
sioners The number of the license must be
displayed by the holder of the license on each
side of the stem of the boat, i'll length not less
than four inches, and failure to so display the
number within five days after receipt of the
license works a forfeiture of the license. The
owner or user of each fishing boat worked by
less than three men must pay an annual license
of s., and the owner or user of each boat worked
by three or more men must pay an annual Ii
cense of - - for each man so employed
Section . The said licenses must be collected
by the Fish Commissioners, or some one desig-
mated by them for that purpose, and each of the
DESIGNATED
collect the license, is hereby empowered to ar
rest any person fishing or using boat or net for
fishing without license, contrary to the pro-
siOns of Section of this Act, and the Commits
sioners may reserve out of the proceeds of the
collection of such licenses fifteen per cent. for
services for such collection.
Section 5. The money collected from licenses,
less the percentages deducted must by the
Commissioners be paid into the State Treasury
which shall constitute a fund to be called The
Fish Commission fund. Said fund shall be up
phcable to the payment of expenses OF propa-
eating, protecting, restoring and introducing
fish in the public waters of the State, and those
incurred in the prosecution of offenders against
the provisions OF this Act. the expenses, travel
ing and other, of the Commissioners and II
reasonable compensation for each day employed
by the Commissioners in the discharge of their
duty, which compensation must be fixed by the
State Board of Examiners. The said fund is
hereby appropriated for the payment of the ex-
penses and compensation above providedfor, to
be drawn upon the warrant of the Controller.
Section g. All Acts and parts of Acts, so far rs
they conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed
Section 5. This Act goes into effect immedi-
atey.
Hunter presented a petition from his con-
stitucncy requesting the passage of the Barry
bill, and other legislation relative to freights
and fares
sweetland offered the following, which was
ruled out of order:
Resolved That when the Assembly adjourns
to-day, they do so for the purpose of attending
the races.
The Ways and Means Committee reported
back Assembly Bills Nos. 81, - and 49, with the
1t also reported against Assembly resolution
relative to adjournment, introduced by Cutter.
Assembly Bill No Is, relative to assessment of
mortgages, came up as special order.
Coleman made an argument in favor of the
bill as amended.
Murdoch was opposed to the bill The matter
was being litigated in the Courts, would soon be
settled, and he thought constitutional amend
ment at this time unwaTrantable.
Crumpton thought there should be some way
to get at the proper taxation of mortgages
Johnston said the principal cause for the call
ing together of the Legislature at this time was
to provide means for the collection of railroad
taxes. The railroad companies had been liti
eating in the Federal Courts as to their liability
to pay taxes, claiming that they were not
assessed and taxed as other corporations.
The adjudication of the subject is now
pending in the Federal Courts. While
the Governor gives this Legislature power to
time that the Constitution was not subject to the
objections urged against ii by the railroad attor-
neys. He did not believe the points made by
the railroad attorneys were well taken. He was
a firm believer of the doctrine and of the right
and power of the State to tax and exempt what
ever property it chooses and to impose what
ever rate of taxation il pleases. Under the
present Constitution, all property belonging to
the railroad companies can be taxed at its full
cash value. The proposed amendment only di-
vidcs the property, assessing part TO the mort
gagee aud the balance 10 the moTtgagor. There
could not be obtained more property TO assess,
he said, and there could not be collected more
revenue under the proposed amendment than
under the Constitution as il now exists. He
was opposed TO the amendment, and should vote
against il.
Storke made an argument in favor of the bill
as amended, and was satisfied it would meet
with the views OF his constituency
Flynn moved call of the House, and the
Sergeant-at-Arms WAS directed to bring in AS
Scmblymen Breckenridge and Sweetland. They
were brought before the bar of the House and
excused The vote was then taken on the
pending bill, and it was defeated by the follow
ilg vote o. ayes to 20 noes) it not receiving the
requisite two-thirds, or 81 votes:
Ayes-Atwell, Barry, Beard, Bib, Breckin-
ridge Briceland, Callaghan, Campbell, Carter
Cary Clark Coleman. COMBS crumpton Doty
Farley. Faw, Field. Fleming, Flynn, Fortna.
Granger, Hall. Hamilton, Head.
Heath, Hershey, Hunter, Irwin, Kerrick, Mar.
tin Matthews, McClaskey, Mcdonald. McHale
Parker. Peterson, Ployer, Reeves, Rhiel, Simon