Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-16
ASSEMBLY,.

The House met al 10 NJ, pursuant 20 adjourn
mcut. After The usual prelimuaries the third
reading OF bills was taken up The only bill on
the Undertaking file was an Act prescribing
the method oI the valuation and assessment OF
railroads, etc, introduced on behalf Of the
Committee on Ways and Means
Wallace moved that the hin be reierrvd 90 a
committee of one to make certain amendments
Carried.
The Speaker appointed Judge Wallace. who
Immediately reported it buck with the proper
amendments.
Atwell moved that the bill with its amend
ments be temporarily passed, or until it Is prop
erly enProSscd. Carried.
Assembly BIZ No. l., an Act relating 10 rev
enuc and taxation and the method Of the col
lection thereof Introduced by the Committee
on Ways and Means, was read a second time
Recess until > +. Il.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The attendance at the afternoon session wa,
the largest since The opening Of the EXtraurdin
AIRY Occasion. All the chairs inside the rail WCFt
occupied the lobby was iIIii of people, while
the gallery was well filed. The cause of the
large attendance was the anticipated vote upon
the Wallace bill, No 2S, relative to assessment
of mortgages which had been made Il special
order for Clock, and which was expected tI
indicate the strength OF the '' Extraordinary Oc
cssiOn" feeling in the House. Great was the
surprise on the part of many when Wallace
arose and said Mr.. Speaker. l move that As
sembly Bill No y be passed on the file Their,
was for a moment the appearance of Il little op
soon evident that those who would vote for the
bill had anticipated the motion, and which wa,
carried.
The committee to whom was referred Assem-
bly, Concurrent Resolution No. II, relative tC
transferring eases from the State Courts to the
Federal Courts, reported the same back, and il
was passed as recommended. The resolution
reads as follows:
WHEREAS, The character and class of eases
which may be removed from State Court to an
inferior Federal Court, for trial therein, is pre-
scribed by the Act of Congress of March ), 1875
now III force; and, whereas by the provision:
of said Act, it is now become competent for d
citizen of this State, or corporation organized
under the laws of this State, when sued by the
State for the recovery of taxes due to remove
such suit into the Circuit Court of the United
States for trial: and whereas, such removal j,
productive of delay, and Is derogatOry TO the au
thority of the State, and injurious To the public
interests involved; therefore, be il
ResOired by the Assembly, the Senate concur
ring, That our Senat )rs be and they are hereby
instructed and our Representatives requested
To use their best endeavors To procure an amend
ment to said Act of March 3 1873, excepting
from its operation all suits brought in the Court
of any State, TO enforce the collection of the
revenue of such State, or of any county thereof
and leaving all Federal questions involved. ol
claimed to be involved in any such suit, to bt
examined in the Supreme Court of the UniteC
States and determined upon writ of error, as
was the settled practice for the first seventy
years of our national existence.
On motion of Campbell, Assembly Bill No. IS
relative to revenue and the method of collecting
the same, was re-referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means with instructions.
Bibb's bill, No 81, limiting the rate of taxa.
ton in the various counties and cities was
passed on file, owing to the absence of the
author.
Assembly Bill No. Il, introduced by Wallace
providing for the funding of the Indebtedness of
counties in certain cases, was read second
time, ordered engrossed and TO a third reading.
Changers bill, proposing an amendment to
ton. relating to the Railroad Commissioners.
was read the first time.
Messrs Cutter. Terry, Keeler and Murtlock
who have introduced bills on the same sGbect
asked leave ofthe House to withdraw thea and
the same was granted.
At 3P. NJ. the Assembly adjourned