Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-02
EXTRAsESSIoNAL NOTES.

The members of the Assembly who favor the
passage OF bill y (Nallace'S mortgage tax bin
held Il caucus in the Supreme Courtroom of the
state Capitol last evening Speaker IaRue pre-
sided and about iorty-hye members were pres
ent. Among them were several who objected to
the bill in its present form but would support il
with certain amendments introduced The eau
Gus agreed upon some changes which will be
introduced to-day, and which friends OF the bill
think viii be acceptable to the majority.
The Senate yesterday put the Barry bill
through 10 eugroSsmcnt and its third reading
The bill aS II now stands iS the same as amended
by the Judiciary Committee, and published
some days ago, with these exceptions Section
was further amended, 80 that "A less agglc-
gate charge for persons or property of the same
kind or class, going in the same direction ~ shall
not be allowed for long distances over shorter
Section !. which reads. ' No railroad cOrpnrl-
tion organized under the laws of this State is
permitted To accept amy charter or corporate
franchise from any other Government state or
sovereignty and no corporation organized
under the Laws ot any other Government, State
or sovereignty Is permitted to operate any rail
road or carry by rail within this state has
been stricken out, lnd the following substituted
therefor: " No corporation organized under the
laws of any other Government state or soy
creigDty, shall bc permitted 10 operate any rail
road, or carry by rail within this State on more
favorable conditions than are prescribed by law
to similar corporations organized under the laws
OF this state. section is amended by striking
out the words below incloSed in brackets " On
Wy tNPtilIoli o! oiiSlure oi the charter OF any
railroad corporation ltS road and right of way
acquired by ii remain vested in the people of
the State for public use. its lothcrl property
shall be sold, and the proceeds after payment
ol ~ uT4ts an" H"ollI'le>' "iNlucd among us
~,
mere was " regular oid-INilloncu love least
in the senate yesterday. Just as soon as the
ugly Barry bill was gotten rid Of the Don QuiXo-
tSS lo H'tu hcCH S'Ilh!'lS thelr HtilccS LOT TWO
"ctAs az an ~! ol 4iiitGiildI! 0cS eNpSHchccu
It'CtpI oi itti'hS' hcuuE iCd on by refer
riils 10 soIlttiHlS In3Iouih Wlch the apIc
ne'ol rom NeI.u4 nad NlreSsea ana some
pVI! tollpIlhcnieH senator Murphy upon ms
smiled swe4tIy on he %aSTsnmr anG t,Ic5,cd ,oi
Snnotnr IRON, Nam Who in mr., i,'i ~
tirst o,,rortinit,, f. s"t octbi,' ii T,r wy
tar,- t6 Tho fr,ire,od .s,tI,,ai, fn Xiij >,
StTer crdao,in, ,,i, 49, 80 'i
..thc learned aud hnId ben,laJ ,,CntIcn,s3, ,rL,
1t aJ;raSS, tI S,t :; , .', W. W ~
I rrot load bad snddepv becn tSd II SgfoG o "S ih
beart of tba srnota If + bod M, a,,.otnd
fro,, =. a Jroar, of d.1tb IN tIc baLo of -
hoiiov sennichrr,. words to tbaf niTec,. ,
The members only too Glad of an onnortnnity- tn
on INTO coun,;ttsn Of rho w.hoi. ~ a o;;,,
love-feast But the Railroad Commissioner bill
will be apt to disturb the present equanimity of
the members when it comes up again.
Tho Snnatn Committee on Constitutional
amendments was in session Yesterday affrr-
noon. The committee decided to rrn6rt and
rncom,nnnd rho nuss,frc Of SENATE Rili Ho Il DO
scribing the noyerS and duties of tbc Stnta
Board of Equalization. Also Assembly Bill No
81, fixing maximum rates for frcights and fares.
The committee further decided to offer Assem-
bly, Bill No II as a substitute for Senate Bill No
3 concerning the Railroad CommsSOnl at the
conclusion of the second reading of the latter
Not a little cousternation was craotcd II, tho
Senate Chamber Yesterday nv a memhnr rc
rnorlinc, tbot tbn f,ovrrnor b1d votnaj tbo s,,,,
plemcufai nnpropriation hin intended tn mert