Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-26

summer. He claimed that the Commission had
really accomplished nothing. Upon the gross
receipts from all sources the reduction amounts
to inst a little more than one per cent me re-
duction on freight ON the gross regeip's On tae
Southern Pacific amounts 10 less tnan one per
cent The speaker said he asserted, ana al the
proper time would introduce a resolution cali
inc for an investigation, that certain men on
the floor of the House voted against the bill
while the price of their perfidy was IN their
nockets One member had since told OF his
peridv and charges that they afterwards got
him drunk and robbed MN OF the com lot
which he had sold himself. -
irwin demanded to know the name OF the
party or parties referred 10.
Breckinridge said he would disclose the
names al the proper time he woulq say, now
eyer that he did not refer to the gentleman from
FL Dorado.
Wharton replied to Breckenridge in lengthy
and able argumentatiVe speech. he Sald tnat
the gentleman from MERGED had signally failed
TO meet any of the many objections urged
against the bill. He asked why could not the
Commissioners be brought before the House ana
heard? A decent regard for the common forms
of law and justice would recommend such
action. The proposed action, he claimed, was
not the straightforward method or the intent OF
the Constitution. He claimed that it was I'M
necessary TO cnange the organic law IN ofuer %
get rid of the Objectionable Commissioners. II
gives that power now. He was in favor OF pass
ing a resolution . firing them Immediately, but
was opposed 10 passing a CONSTITUTIONAL amend
uput 10 accomplish that puIpOSe Ilt Sttitl
Let Us have nerve enough to vote them out by
resolution and let the Governor appoint TO MI
the vacancies and let us go nome. II TINS
amendment passes the election Will come our
ing harvest time, the farmer will gather his
crops. will have no time to look after political
matters. while il large vote viii be rolled up on
the opposite side" He dlsclalned that there
was ANYTHING partisan in his opposition 10 the
amendment.
Wallace said if Humphreys and Carpenter
were removed by resolution, as proposed by the
| member from Fresno, ii would be the means OF
| starting II lawsuit that in all probability would
| not reach IL judicial determination before the
| eypiration OF their terms of Office. In his Opin-
ion the resolution would notdo, and he urged the
necessity of passing the proposed amendment
The motion TO reconsider was then put ano
| carried by the following vote:
! Ayes-Atwell, Barry Beard, Bib, Bowers
| Breckenridge, Briceland, Caminetti Campbell
| Carter, Clark, Coleman, CoonDs, CT9lnPion
| Flynn, Fortnd, Gaussail, Granger, Hail, Ham
| ilton, Head, Heath Hershey, Hunter, John
ston Kerrick, Martin, Matthews, McCIasIey
Mcdonald McHale, Murdoch, Nicol, Parker
Peterson, Plover, Reeves, Rhiel, Stephens
| Storke. Terry, Townsend Wallace, Weaver
! Wheat Wheelan, Yell, Mr.. Speaker-54
NoesIBarnes' Bailey, Booth Brown, var Cary
| ley, Murphy, 0'Connor Rawle, Ryan, Stewart
| Sweetland, Walrath, WhartOn-19.
On motion of Campbell, the consideration o.
| the bill was made a special order for Tuesday
| ss-NN-
Wharton introduced a bill providing for the
collection of taxes on personal property.
Assembly Bill No D, relative TO the assess
ment of mortgages was taken up on the seconC
| reading.
Campbell moved to amend, by striking
out all after the word thereof, in line 81 page
| > printed bill, down 10 and including the wore
| thereon" in line -.
Wallace offered the following amendment
| Strike out and including, from the word " for,
| 4 f,r.1f, lsrnsr fl,ar T-s
| assessment, in line 81, page ), and insert
| For purposes of assessment and taxation, the
value of a mortgage, deed of trust, contract o.
| obligation by which debt Is secured, snail Dt
| its cash value ascertained as herein prescribed
| such cash value shall prima facie be taken to be
| the amount expressed on the face thereof. II
| all cases it may be shown by proof, to
| the purpose of reducing the amount of the print
| facie cash value thereof, that the cash value
of the property affected thereby Is less than The
value expressed upon the face thereof, or tina
| the unpaid amount of the debt secured thereb!
| is less than the amount mentioned therein n
amount secured thereby; provided that the casl
| value of a mortgage. deed of trust, contract o.
! obligation, by which unpaid negotiable bond
| are secured shall not be reduced below the cash
value the property affected thereby or the aver
age cash value of such bonds during the yea
| next preceding the assessment.
| Johnston offered as Il substitute for bOtf
amendments the following Strike out, com
mencing with the word for, in line "a, page
| - printed bill, down to and including the wore
thereon" in line ~, page ,, printed bill, anC
| insert in lieu thereof the following: a mort
| gage deed of trust contract or other obligation
| by which debt is secured, must be assessed a
| its actual cash value"
While the amendments were being discussed
! a motion was made and carried postpOninG
| further action on the bill until the amendment
| should be printed in the journal.
The House resolved itself into Committee o
| the Whole, the Speaker in the chair, TO conslde
| the new appropriation bill for further expenses
| of the legislative session.
Terry moved to strike out the $4,000 for pc
diem of Assemblymen, and insert instead $1,000
| He thought that ought to be sufficient, and wa!
| nitey as long as pay was in sight.
The amendment was lost.
The committee reported the bin back to tht
| House unchanged and recommended its pas
sage.
motion was made to declare it a case o
urgency ana put it on its passage, but the mo
ton was lost, it falling to receive the necessar!
| twO-thirdS vote
Atwell Chairman of the special committee
appointed some days ago to investigate the ac
| of Storke. who called LeversOn a " liar" in the
! Assembly chamber, presented a lengthy anc
| humorous report. The reported decision of The
committee that Mr. Storke is Il tough citi
| ZEN and it was recommended that he be con
| Quoted 10 the bar of the House, and the Speaker
| thereof instructed to say, Mr.. StOrke, you are
! tough citizen, the decision Of the Judiciary
| Committee TO the contrary notwithstanding. "
Terry moved that the resolution be laid upOI
! the table, which was promptly done.
AT 1870 P. NJ. the House took the usual moor
! recess
AFTERNOON SESSION