Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-10
ASSEMBLY.

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The Assembly met at 10 \. NJ. Speaker La Rue
! in the chair: quorum present. The second reaC'
ing of bills was taken up.
Judge Irwin's bill to amend the Constitution
by creating the office of State Assessor. was re-
/ fused d second reading.
judge Wallace bill, proposing an amendment
to Section 1 of Article XIII. OF the Constitution
relative To the assessment of mortgages. wa,
taken up. The bill had been read second
! time amended and rccOmmltted 10 the Commit
tee on Constitutional Amendments. which re
ported ii back without amendment, but mi
nority of the committee submitting certain
amendments for consideration OF the Assembly
The minority report was signed by Nlcol anG
| Campbell. and proposed to strike from the bll
the words for the purpose OF assessment anC
taxation the value of mortgage, deed of trust
contract, or other obligation by which Il debt L
| secured shall be concusivcly taken to be The
amount unpaid thereon as principal at the time
of assessment Granger OF Butte opposed The
minority report by an hours speech. At The
close of his remarks Johnston OF Napa moved {
| recess until 2. NJ. III order to allow the JUDI
ciary Committee an opportunity to further i'll
! ycStigatc the matter of the validity Of the tau
| compromise cases. Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Assembly reconvened ut P. NJ Judge
| Wallace in Il long speech advocated the passage
of bill No. y, beng an amendment To Scctlon !
Article XIII. of the Constitution. relative to The
assessment of mortgages. He opposed the adop
ton of the amendment.
III.
cupy the time of the House. took the floor ant
replied in Il manner highly complimentary Il
| himself During his remarks he said, in refer
ring to his own constituency, that he knew o
| individuals who had mortgages on property, tn,
! face of which called for $4,000, while the actua
/ cash value of the property was less than 5000
II was not right to assess the people of his county
| for the full face value of mortgages on prop
crty the value OF which had been almost en-
tirely destroyed by the recent decision of Judg,
Sawyer. He did not propose to make buncomb'
speeches. or follow in the wake of the bun
! cOmbc orators and bill intrOduCerS OF the House
The bill without the amendment was wrong
would work Il great hardship. was entirely uu
Just and the passage of the bill unamended
very bad piece of legislation.
Campbell followed in an able argument fully
cuincidiug with the last speaker. He said t,
| assess mortgage for twice or thrice its value
would be unjust and legislation for that purpoS
would be entirely wrong
Johnston followed i'll legal and reason
ing argument i'll which he endeavOred TO SHOW
the great wrong the passage OF tins BIZ una
mended would effect
Granger opposed the amendment.
Coleman spoke in favor of the amendment, a
also did Irwin and Storke.
\ vote was then taken upon the amendment
and il was lost as follows:
Aycs-Bamcs, Bailey, Booth Brown, Camp
bell Carter. Cary. Coleman, Cutter. Farley, Faw
FOrtna, Harvey, Heath. Irwin, Johnston, keeleT
LCvcrson, Lcwisun, Mckinley, Murdoch, Nlcol
Parker PlOyer, Reeves stewart, Storkci sweet
!
Noes-Barry, Beard, Bib, Bowers, Breckin
ridge. Briceland, Callaghan, Clark, Coombs
Crumpton. Do,y Field Fleming Flynn. GaIs
sail Granger, Hall, Hamilton Head, Healey
Hershey, Hunter, kcricE, Martin, Mathews
McCIdskey. Mcdonald, McIIale, Murphy, O'Con
nor, Petersen, !ta~ie, khiel, simon stephens
Townsend, Wallace, Wheat Gell-Sg
Cutter offered a substitute Tor Section 1 eN
cmpting mortgages from taxation. Lost. Aye
9. noes u1 Those voting in the affirmative wer'
Barnes, Booth, Brown, Cary, Cutter, Fleming
Lcvcrson, Lcwison Walrlth.
The bin i'm the amended form in which i
came from the committee WIS ordered cngrosscC
and TO a third reading by vote of Il ayes To ,
noes.
Assembly Bill No. % amending Section 81.
0fthc Political Code, concerning the collection
/ OF property taxes, introduced 10y Wallace, Wa
1 taken up. read a third time ana paS-ed-iycS %
no l. Tie biz uS passed is n follows ;779. Or
( filing the certificate with the County Recorder
the lien of the State vests in the purchaser, anC
Is only Invested by the payment to him, or Il
thet OuUtN Treasurer for his use, OF the purchast
! money, and fifty per cent. thereon provided
that in all cases in which the tax for the non
payment OF which the real property men
toned in the certificate was sold shall no
exceed the sum Of $40, the lien created by TIM
filing of the certificate shall be Invested by tn
payment to the holder of the certificate, or t,
the County Treasurer for his use OF the amour
OF the purchase money. with interest thereon a
the rate of two per cCntum per month from th'
time of filing the certificate with the County
Recorder III! the tlmc oI making such payment
together with the costs.
stephens OF SAN Joaquin introduced a con
current resolution i"r the removal OF MSNNlS
Carpenter and Humphreys from the kailroat
Commission. II sets iorth, III substance, deTt
LECTION Of duty, by making schedules OF fare
and iTeizhis "hiGh puIsoH TO make lnGterl',
reductions but winch IN TACT 90 not make Suct
1 reductions as the people nave rght 10 expect
that the people have lost confidence III sucf
Commissioners; that their refusal TO ans"e
questions before the Assembly committee OF
Corporations. a. the committee saw nj 10 pro
pound them, was dlSrespect OF Sid con-
mittec and Of the Legislature; that there
fore, for such dcrciiction OF duty, or cor
| ruFtlOu uI luconpetcncy. 1t Is the duty OF ih'
Governor TO appoint two suitable persons TO nj
the UucNpircd term of Humphreys and tarpcn
ter until such time a the legislature may pro
vide for the filling of such Offices by law.
The resolution was read and referred TO The
Committee on Corporations.
The same committee was requested to repor
back 10 the House at their earliest convenience
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. > intro
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rr1yitiiI,,, ;,g two, mon tho income of railroad
rorror..-i,f. Who shall flil to nay tbefr t,rop
I ,.r.,, ~ 2.