Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-03
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Legislative Items.

SACRAMENTO, April 2.--The House
passed the Barry bill, practically I'M
changed, forfeiting railway charters for
discrimination or disobeying the Com.
missioners. When charters are forfeit.
ed, the property shall revert to the State
and the rolling stock be sold.
The Committee on Corporations is
framing schedule of freights and fares,
in accordance with the views of Commis'
sioner Foote.
The Senate Committees on Finance
and the Judiciary will probably be in.
creased by the addition of two Anti-Mo-
nopolists tomorrow.
An amendment reading: Except rs
to mortgages, deeds of trust, contracts,
or other obligations by which debt is Sc
cured; also, money and solvent credits,
was introduced.
Sullivan also introduced an act to
amend Section 3693 OF the Political Code
relating to the same subject as the above.
After twenty minutes session the Sen.
ate, on motion of Gloss, adjourned till
tomorrow at 10 o'clock,
Proceedings OF the Assembly.
SACRAMENTO, April 2.-The Assembly
met at 2 P. NJ. Leverson presented
petition on behalf of the Anti Monopoly
League of San Francisco, preferring
charges against certain members for
completely in Harbor Commission ap.
pontments. Terry moved to lay on the
table. Lost. Coleman and Simon, Of
the accused, demanded an investigation.
The others accused in the House are
Callahan, Powers and Hall, and Kelley,
in the Senate.
The Wallace Resolutions,
SACRAMENTO, April 2.--The promi-
nent features of the three Wallace reso-
lutions introduced into and voted on in
the Assembly last night are;
First-The State Board OF Equaliza
tion shall assess as unit the entire rail.
way property in the State, and shall af.
forwards transmit to each County Asses
SCISSOR details of such railway property
in each county for county taxation.
Second-Value Of railroad property
for purposes of assessment shall be de.
termined by eapitalzing of the net earn.
ings at S per cent.
Third-In addition to all other taxes
imposed by law, all railroad companies
shall pay an income tax OF 3 per cent. on
their gross receipts, with penalty of 8
per cent. on delinquency and . per cent.
per month interest on delinquent
amounts, together with an attorney fee
| OF 10 per cent. on amounts recovered.
New Members Added to senate
Committees Legislative
Work.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, April There
was a private meeting OF Democratic
Senators this evening, at which it was
informally agreed that three new men,
bers should be added to the Senate Com
mittee on Finance and four to the Com.
mittee on the Judiciary. The new mem.
bers named for the Committee on Fl
nance are Chandler, Langiord, johnson
for the Committee on the Judiciary,
Spencer, of Stanislaus, Foster, Lynch
and Maddox.
Late this afternoon Judge Wallace
introduced a bill providing that where
an individual or a corporation thinks he
is overtaxed he shall not be permitted
to sue out an injunction against the Col.
/ ltttOT, Dut " shall Dc us DuslUtss 10 pay
his tax and then enter suit against the
Collector for the recovery Of any amount
illegally levied.
Tomorrow evening an attempt will bo
made by the House Judiciary Committee
to examine Attorney General Marshall
and Attorney Hart on the subject Of
the alleged compromises in the tax suits.
Tomorrow evening, also, the House
Committee on Corporations will resume
their labors on the subject of schedul,
of fares and freights.
TrottIng at Oak land Park,
san FRANCISCO, April This after
noon there was match race at Oaklan,
Park between Vanderlynn, to wagoi
and b. b., to harness, for $500 side
The race was won by B. B., who tool
the first, second and fourth heats
Time, 2;35, 2:29t and 1924; Vhnderlynl
the third heat in 2:34.
There was also sweapstake between
Nellie Barns, lamp Winston and Ed
which was won by Winston, who tool
tho second, fourth apd fifth heats
Time, 2:35, 2;40, 2:35; Nellie took th.