Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-17
ASSEMBLY.

The Committee on Federal Relations reported
against Leverson's concurrent resolution calling
a convention to revise the Constitution.
Assembly Bill No pan Act prescribing the
method of the valuation and assessment of rail
roads, etc.-was passed on the thlrd-reading file.
Two other bills are before the House on the same
subject. and they VIII be considered at the same
time.
Assembly Bill No 2S-Wallaees bill relative to
the assessment of mortgages-occupied second
position on the Undertaking file When it was
called the author addressed the Speaker and
sent up TO the Clerk a long amendment. He has
three times had his bill passed on the file, know
ing full well that in the shape i'll which it was
framed it could not receive the necessary votes
TO secure its passage. He now asked that it be
rc-referred to committee, with instructions TO 50
amend it to provide that the assessed valu-
alton of mortgages shall not exceed the actual
value of the property covered by such mortgage,
or i'll the case of railroad mortgages the face OF
the mortgage, and the motion was carried. This
is looked upon by the conservative members as
an important change, one which the author OF
the bill and his supporters have persistently re-
sisted and voted down few days since, but
which change ii has been found was necessary,
to avoid total defeat.
On motion of Nicol the bill under considera-
ton was then made special order for P. NJ.
Thursday.
Barry introduced the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution, fixing maxi
mum rates for freight transportation on rail
roads, proposing to add Il new section to Article
Nil. to be known as Section %, as follows:
Section 2G The Board of Railroad Commits
sioners established under the provisions of this
article shall not be permitted TO establish any
rates for transportation of the articles herein
enumerated, over and ON the railroads of this
State nor shall any railroads operated in this
State charge or receive, any rates for the trans
portation of said articles in excess ofthe follow
ing rates hereby respectively fixed rs maXima
l. On all railroads or systems of railroads. in
Guiding leased lines, having Il gross annual in
come from all lines operated by them in this
State of 81 900 or more per mile, for carload lots,
q rate of one and sixty one-hundredths cents
wit: Cereals, including wheat, barley, oats,
corn and rye; -four and mill stutfs. wood and
lumber; Il rate OF two cents per ton per mile for
the following articles to wit Live stock, hogs
and sheep, beans potatoes, WOOL wine in bulk,
fruit, dried and green; ores and railroad iron
and for carload lots, including mixed carload
lots of all other articles, except those of an eX-
plosive fragile nature, a rate Of four cents per
mile per ton
>. On all railroads or systems of railroads, in
Guiding leased lines, having gross annual in
come from all lines operated by them in this
State of $1,000 and less than $1,000 per mile. Il
rate fifty per cent. higher than the rates above
established for railroads of the first class for the
various classes of articles above enumerated, re-
spcctively.
And in addition to the charges and rates above
fixed as maXima, the said Board of Railroad
Commissioners may eStablish-and, when es-
tablished, the railroads herein provided for
may charge-a uniform sum of not TO exceed
twenty-five cents per ton, which shall apply to
all points, to all distances and to all kinds OF
freight herein specified.
In estimating tonnage of articles carried in
carloads, no carload shall be estimated at less
than ten tons on broad-gauge railroads, and six
tons on narrow gauge roads
And on the lst day of July of each and every
year, after the adoption of this amendment to
the Constitution, it shall be the duty of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners to classify the
railroads of this State with reference to theiI
annual gross income, in conformity to the fore
going provisions of this section, and within
thirty days after such classification it shall not
be Lawful for any railroad corporation to charge
in excess of the maximum rate per mile pre-
scribed for the class to which it may be assigned
The bill was referred TO the Committee on
Corporations.
Assembly Bill No. Sc, introduced by Bib OF
SAN Francisco, adding Il new section To the
Penal Code, was read as follows
Section 800. The Board of Supervisors must
not levy for county or city and county purposes
taxes for any fiscal year at Il rate higher, upon
the assessed value of the real and personal pro
perry Of such county or city and county, for such
year than is herein specified. In any county
where the assessed value of all real and per
sonal property does not exceed two million dol
lars, the rate shall not exceed s. 30 on each one
Numbered dollars of such value. In any county
where the assessed value of all real and per
sonal property is more than two million dollars
and does not exceed four million dollars, the
rate shall not exceed two dollars on each one
hundred dollars of such value In any county
where the assessed value of all real and per
sonal property is more than four million dollars
and does not exceed eight million dollars, the
rate shall not exceed 81 y on each one hundred
dollars Of such value. In any county where
the assessed value of all real and personal pro
perry is more than eight million dollars. and
does not exceed twenty million dollars the rate
shall not exceed one dollar on each one hun
dred dollars of such value. In any county
where the assessed value of all real and per
Soual property is more than twenty million dol
lars the rate shall not exceed eighty cents on
each one hundred dollars of such value The
word county, wherever used in this section
shall be taken to include and embrace cities and
counties which have heretofore. or may here
after, be consolidated provided that this sec
ton shall not apply to taxes for road or special
purposes,
from sam Francisco, was Immediately attacked
by Flynn, Barry and Murdoch, of that deega-
ton.
The author made a lengthy and exhaustive
speech in favor of the bill, and was supported
by Atweu, Nichol, Cutter, keeler.
Gutter in the course of his remarks. said that
every member on the floor from an interior
county should heartily indorse and support the
bill. san Francisco was the toll gathcrer'
that sits at the entrance of the Golden Gate and
speaker said, that is what one of the million
aires testifying before the Judiciary Committee
of the Senate the other day stated, and insisted
that it was true San Francisco has at least
Il 0O0O0O,OOO worth OF property, and pays on less
than quarter OF that amount.
Several amendments were offered. but voted
down. Flynn and Barry worked energetically
for the amendments. and used every endeavor
to defeat the bill, but TO no purpose. 1t was
then ordered engrossed and to third reading.
Al l2:2U the House took Il recess until p. ST.
AFTERNOON SESSION.