The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-05
Afternoon session.

House reassembled at 2 P. NJ. Speaker
Coombs in the chair. Roll called. Quorum
present.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews, A. 3. 40,
in relation to street railways, the special
order set fer this afternoon, was post
pened until 2 o'clock Tomorrow.
GENERAL FILE.
A. B. 1I9, relative to reassessments of
property where former assessment was
invalid. ordered engrossed and to a
| third reading.
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.
Alb. III, relative to electric street rail-
ways. The question recurring upon tMr.
Gould's substitute forthe amendment of
Mr.. Ceonbs, the previous question was
| demanded by ALessrs, Bledsoe Hersey
and Mathews, and the House refused to
order it.
Mir. Culver moved call of the House.
So ordered. On motion OF Mr.. Culver
further proceedings under the cali of the
| House was dispensed with.
The roll WAS called on Mr.. Gould's sub
stitute, and it was lost-noes 20, ayes7.
The question being on the amendment
of MIR. Coombs, the roll was called and
amendment adopted-ayes 40, noes q.
| Mr.. Bruner III the clair.
Mr. Coombs was appointed select
| committee of one to amend the bill in ac-
cordance with the instructions of the
| House.
Mr.. Sturtevant moved that a select
! committee OF one be appointed to make
the following amendment:
| IN line five, Section |, printed copy,
| strike out the word fifty" and insert
twenty" Lost.
! Mr. Shanahan moved that a select COM
nlittea Of ono be appointed to make the
! following amendment:
| Amend by addi,ig, following the
| adj cd ,,,c,1s
But no franchise shall be granted for
electric roads where wires are to be sris-
/ pended overhead for a longer period than
! ten years. Lost.
| Mr.. Dibble moved that select COM
mittee of one be appointed 10 make the
! following amendment: Amend by in
serting after the word town. in line
! four, printed bin, the following: .Hav-
! iEG population Of 250.000 inhabitants y
! The roll was called and the motion car
/ ricd-ayes 80. noes 81.
! Mr.. Dibble was appointed the commit
tee to amend the bill in accordance with
The instructions of the House.
M. Sbanahan offered the following
amendments: Add at end OF lire seven,
after the word "proVlded,o the words !:
| Provided such license tax shall not be
less than three per cent. per annum on
/ the gross receipts i'll city, Or city and
county, ofovcr iO0, eco inhabitants, and not
lCs'I tiitsii ciiG StiNt ci!G-ll64l pei Ctilt DSI
annuE ON the gross receipts III city, or
city. and county, Of less than 100000 in
/ babitantS.n
Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Ccombs, further con-
sider&iion ot the bin was made the spe-
cial order ior next Monday ST :, O'Clock.
4. b. ll6, relative TO electric street
railways.
Mr.. CooEhs offered tie following sub
! stitilte for the select committees report:
Provided, that all such permissions or
franchises heretofore granted shall be
subject to the provisions of the laws OF
this State applicable TO street railroads in
general and subject to the same regula-
lions from city, city and county and
town authorities as if the said franchises
were hereafter granted" Adopted.
Mr. Dibkle was appointed a select COM
nitiee of one to amend the bill as fol-
lows: Having population OF less than
250,090.o
On motion of Mr. Dibhle the bill was
made a special order, following 4. 3. la.
AT 4::5D o'clock, on motion OF MI Shan
allan. the House adjourned.