Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-09
TIE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

THURSDAY, May S, 1881.
The senate met at 10 \. NJ, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Daggett i'll the chair. Roll called and
quorum present. Journal of Wednesday read
and approved
Knight offered a concurrent resolution TO the
effect that the Legislature shall adjourn Ut noon
on saturday, May 10th. Referred 10 the Judiei
AIRY Committee
Taylor, from the Committee on Constitutional
amendments reported Senate Bills Nos 5, 9,
10, T. Ia, Il, 20, p and p. amending Article
Nil. OF the Constitution; also Senate bills Nos
q, a and 81 amending Article MI. of the Con
stltutlon, WITHOUT recommendation
Assembly Bill No. Il. amending Article XII. of
the Constitution. in relation to corporations by
adding new section thereto, in relation TO the
/. establishment of maximum rates for freghts
ana lares Referred TO the Committee on Con
stltutlonal Amendments.
Assembly Bill No. As, TO amend the Political
Code relative to revenue and taxation tprovid
ing for the levying and collection of taxes, was
taken up and read Il second time.
Mcclure offered two trifiing amendments TO
| the phraseology of Section /. which were
/ adopted.
The bill was then passed to third reading.
Murphy moved that Assembly Bill No 42 be
taken up. Lost
Assembly Bill No 81, establishing maximum
rates OF freights and fares, was read the second
time.
Senate Bill No. -, TO amend Section 9 of Ar
ticle NH. of the ConSti tuition, concerning the
State Board Of Equalization, was read the sec
ond time The bill eNenptS mortgages deeds
of trust etc. from the classes of property coming
under the action of the Board
Cross offered an amendment prescribing that
the Board shall not have power TO raise the face
value OF any mortgage, deed of trust, etc
Adopted
The bill was ordered read the third time
Senate Bill No. , relating to license taxes, was
refused the second reading.
Del Vale offered resolution ont of order
recommending the passage of the bill now be-
fore the United States Senate pensioning veter-
ans of the Mexican war. Adopted.
At ] clock q al
order, Assembly Bill No. 29 providing for taxes
upon the incomes of railroad and all other cor
porationS and companies failing to pay their
property taxes.
Cross offered 10 amend line 5 by substituting
the word " earnings for ." receipts" Ayes 10 /;
noes, Il. The amendment was adopted.
Cross offered to amend Section by making il
apply TO the receipts derived from business
within the State. Ayes, IS; noes. II. The
amendment adopted.
\ call Of the senate was then demanded.
The roll was called and the motion lost.
At 1870, on motion of Del Vale, the Senate
took a recess till , P. ".
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reasSembling the Senate proceeded with
the consideration of Assembly Bill No %
Cross amendments to lines and II ito make
the text correspond with the first amendmeut).
were adopted.
\ message was received from the Assembly,
announcing its concurrence III certain of the
Senate amendments to the Barry BILL
Cross offered IL substitute for Section Is of the
bill, providing that no Court in the State shall
have power, by injunction or otherwise to inter
fere with, hinder or delay the collection of any
tax laid under the form of law, except upon Il
showing that the same property had been taxed
more than once for the same purpose in the
same year, and i'll no case except upon pay
mcnt to the Tax Collector, or other person en-
titled 10 receive the same, or into Court sum
equal to the amount of one OF the taxes 50 laid
upon the property in question; provided, that
in all cases actions may be maintained against
no prp lprp IN hrrl hoy
may have been paid, TO recover Illegal taxes
paid under protest. All such actions must be
commenced within thirty days after such Illegal
taxes have been paid. Ii shall be the duty of
the Courts in which such actions may be
brought to try them, upon the request of either
party, in advance of all their civil actions and
such taxes paid under protest shall be re-
tanned by the Tax Collector, or other person to
whom they may have been paid until such
actions shall have been finally decided,
Murphy moved to ipostpone the subiect-mat
ter until the following day.
Spencer of Napa, Del Vale and others favored
delay, in order TO have time to studythe purport
of the amendment.
Mcclure could not understand why an effort
should be made. whenever an important point
was reached, to put OFF action to some future
time: The amendment was plain, free from
ambiguity, and could easily be understood. He
was III favor OF prompt action and an early com
pletion of the business before the Senate
Cross said he was willing that all Senators
should have time to consider the matter, if they
desired.
The matter of postponemcnt was discussed ut
considerable length in connection with the
merits of the amendment. The roll was called
on the motion and it was carried by - ayes to
II noes
Murphy, from the Committee on Revenue and
Taxation, reported Senate Bill No. 2S an Act to
prevent the waiver or compromise of rights to
revenue. The bill was read the first time.
Brooks moved to adjourn. The roll was called
and the motion was carried by NJ ayes to Is noes.
The Senate thereupon adjourned until 10 \.
NJ Friday.