Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The practice of introducing the same bill in
both houses OF the Legislature at the same
time results IN great waste of the public
money. Almost every bill which has been in
troduced in the Senate has also been introduced
in the Assembly and hundreds of copies printed
in each house. Even such voluminous doc
uments as the charters of Los Angeles and
other cities have taken this course. Not only
does it result in useless waste of money in
printing but they cumber up the records, in
crease the work of committees and of the clerks
and accomplish no good.
William d. English, President of the State
Board of Harbor Commissioners, was on the
floor yesterday afternoon. Three bills in regard
to the San Francisco water front put in an APP
pearance about the same time.
Assistant United States District Attorney
Charles A. Weller was visiting friends on the
floor of the Senate yesterday.
Both houses of the Legislature adopted their
rules several days ago. but most of the business
is conducted out of order" or under suspen-
sion of the rules. When the rules are adhered
TO double the amount of business eau be trans
acted in given length OF time.
Assembly Bill No. g. creating the county OF
Glenn out OF the northern half of Coluss
county, came back from the Assembly Commit
tee on Counties and County boundaries yester.
day, with unanimous report in its favor The
committee had the bill under consideration al
| meeting held in the morning and discussed
the claims of both sides at considerable length.
Z. c. Hart member of the Assembly. from this
city, was formerly resident OF Colusa county
and, being member of the committee took an
active part in favor of the bill The friends OF
| the measure back up their assertions by a for
| midable array of figures going to show that
when Colusa county Is divided each of the new
counties Will have greater population and
larger assessment roll than majority of the
counties in the State. One of their strongest
arguments is that the expense of running the
present county government is much greater To
the people residing in the territory proposed to
be set of than 1t would be If they had county
government of their own. while some of them
are compelled to travel ninety miles to the
county seat. The Glenn county advocates, hav.
| ing secured unanimous report from large com
mittee, feel more confident than ever that the
bill will be passed at this session.
When the Assembly adjourned yesterday at
| ternoon, the San Francisco delegation made q
grand stampede for the train.
Many of the clerks and attaches of the AS
sembly will spend Sunday at home
A resolution approving the new charter of the
| city of San Diego will be introduced in the AS
| sembly next week.
| Senate Bill No. 119, introduced by Mr.. Lang
| ford, proposes TO add new section to the Polit
| ical Code, to read as follows: Every tax, ex.
cept poll tax levied after the year 1879 which is
invalid by reason of any error or irregularty in
The assessment. or IN any . her respect, and
which has not beenifully.paid, shall be relieved
| and the property affected reassessed by the
proper officers or Board of Equalization, to the
amount 10 which and upon the estate or to the
person or corporation to whom or to which such
| tax ought at first to have been levied and as
sessed such reasSessment to be made by the
I proper officers at the time and in the manner
| provided by law for making assessments on like
property; the collectors of such tax TO allow as
| credits thereon any partial payments made on
the tax as at first levied In any action brought
| for the collection of such taxes and reassess
ments, the Court shall allow an attorneys fee Of
| fifteen per cent. on the amount of any judgment
| recovered, which shall be less such partial pay
ments.
Senator Campbelrs bill, authorizing school
districts, Cities cities and counties or incorpor
sted towns in this State to furnish the children
OF their respective schools with the free use Of
| textbooks, provides that the question shall be
submitted TO the people of the various districts
| at the next annual election for School Trustees
or members of Boards of Education Provides
| for a Free Textbook Fund " and how it shall
| be used.
Senate Bill No. 81, which was introduced by
Senator Jones and passed the Senate on Thurs
day, amends Section 1854 of the Code of Civil
Procedure so as 10 read as follows when an
act to be done, as provided in this Code, relates
10 the pleadings in the action. or the undertake
ings 30 be filed, or the justification of sureties
or the preparation of statements, or of bills oil
exceptions, or amendments thereto, or TO the
services of notices ether than those OF appeal
the time allowed by this Code may be extended
upon good cause shown by the Judge of the
Superior Court in and Tor the county in which
| the action is pending. or by the Judge who pre-
sided at the trial of said action but suck ex
tension shall not exceed thirty days, without
| the consent of the adverse party
Senator Heacock introduced Senate Bill No
1872, which provides that mo property belonging
risk of damage or destruction by fire, and nc
policy of fire insurance now existing upon any
property belonging to this State shall be re-
newed at the expiration thereof"
/, Senator Powers has introduced a proposition
to amend the Constitution by repeating Sections
1 and of Article Is, and amending Section OF
that article so as TO read as follows: "All prop
erty in this State not exempt, under the laws Of