Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-25

Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. s,
relating to the SALE rental and distribution Of
water, Read third time and passed. Ayes So.
noes Is.
No. III, and Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 5, were then transmitted direct to the
Senate.
} Assembly Bill No S1S-Relating to the heir
ship and title to the estates of deceased persons.
Read second time.
Assembly Bill 10 169- Regulating the use of
fishing nets. Read third time and passed
Senate Bill No. 16t-For the improvement and
repairs of roads, trails bridges etc, III Yosemite
valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove. Read sec
ond time.
Assembly Bill No SOTO authorize the con-
struction and leasing hotel in Yosemite valley.
Firebaugh spoke against the BILL He did not
think it desirable for the State to go into the
hotel business.
some years been, in the hotel business, as it
owns several hotels in Yosemite valley These
old hotel buildings are leased for but few
years at a time, and of course private parties
cannot afford to build a hotel there under Il
lease of q few years The only way by which to
get decent hotel there is by the State to build
it, and then lease it 10 other parties If this be
not done, the valley viii soon be without a
place at which visitors can stop. Probably
81 600 900 are annually spent in the State by per-
SONS who come here 10 visit Yosemite valley,
and unless good and suitable hotel be erected
there by the State there will soon be no induce
ment to visitors 10 go TO the valley. The State
owns the property, and nobody else can erect d
hotel there.
Woodward spoke against the bill. He said he
could get along in Yosemite valley without
luxurious surroundings, and did not believe Il
fine hotel there to be necessity.
McJunkin thought the State ought 10 make
the Yosemite valley as attractive as possible
He hoped tn bill would be passed.
Corcoran opposed the States going into the
hotel business
The roll was called, and the bill ordered read
q second time by Il vote of 53 ayes to - noes.
The Senate amendments to the bill were then
offered. They reduce the appropriation from
$4,000 to $4,000 and strike out the clause pro-
yiding for furnishing the hotel, etc The amend
ments were adopted.
Corcoran offered a new section to be added
providing that the hotel be leased to the high
est responsible bidder.
The amendment was adopted
Weaver moved to strike out the enacting
clause. Carried-ayeS &C. noes -.
Goucher gave notice of motion to recon
sider
Munday's Assembly Bill No i61, relating to
revenue providing for the taxation of railroad
bopds and franchises, was taken up for second
reading.
Aunday spoke at some length in support OF
the bill, which lie said would afford an immedi-
ate plan for assessing and collecting railroad
taxes.
May said the Assembly had no time to hear
long discussions on the bill. The proposition i'll
this bill is to tax property here on the basis of
values liked by the New York and European
stock markets. AT one time in san Francisco
Hale X Norcross stock started in the morning at
500 IL share, ard that night sold AT s. coo n
share Suppose such A thing should oecilr on
the first Monday OF March, and by Il stock-job-
bling operation the market value of railroad
bonds should he RIM nm 10 81 mn - share then
under this bill-the railroads wonid have IN
pay taxes on such inflated valuations. Of all
the infamous bills it had been his uphappiness
to hear read this was the worst.
Munday moved that the gentleman'S Ian
he taken down which yVaS
May said he would do the gentleman the
honor to say that he NAV did not believe he
had Written a line Of the hill He further re-
marked thai the bill was scornion-Iike-its sting
was in its tail, but the venom existed through
out the entire body The last section of the
bill, which declares for the forfeiture Of eorno
rate charters and franchises in certain eases
was the worst and most pernicious one of all
Coleman defended the bill He renlied 10 the
arguments of DR. MAY and declared That ali the
objectionable features OF the hill had bcen
stricken out
Gregory also spoke briefly in s,1nnort of the
bill He wanted 10 SOC coTnoratians a1In,vnd