The record-union., 1893-01-26

BY Jacobs-Appropriati $4,000 for
the relief of Michael Denzer, for personal
injuries received through the falling Of
stand Of seats maintained by the state,
under control of the state Agricultural
( Society; Claims.
By Dodge-Relative to the government
OF municipal corporations; Municipal
Corporations.
BY Gallagher-An Act to amend Sec
ton 1850 of an Act to establish a Code of
Civil Procedure; Judiciary.
BY Curtis-To provide for the payment
for private property heretofore actually
compensation has been made; judiciary.
/ The following constitutional amend
ments were proposed:
By Bledsoe-A resolution to propose to
I the people OF the State an amendment to
the Constitution. of Section - OF Article
/ W.. relative to the power of the Legisla-
/ ture 10 grant aid to corporations; Cor
porations.
BY Wanna resolution to amend Sec
ton l OF Article ". of the State Consti-
tuition, relative to The legislative depart
ment thereof; Constitutional Amend
ments.
Mr.. Finlayson presented a resolution
favoring a deep water harbor at San
| Pedro, Los Angeles County; Federal Re-
lations
MIR. Duffy offered joint resolution re-
! questing the laying of telegraph cable
/ line from northwest Seal Rock light
| house, in Del Norte County, to Trinidad,
| humboldt County. Referred to Com
mittee on Federal Relations.
! Mr.. Mathews OF Iehama offered a reso-
! luton that Jesse Vaughn be appointed
! electrician of the Assembly Attaches and
| Employees.
| Mr.. Price offered a resolution providing
for ergeant-at-arms to the Committee
on Counties and County Boundaries.
| Adopted.
Assembly Bill No. 81, entitled San Act
| to amend Section 1855 of the Civil Code"
was read a third time and passed on file.
| Assembly Bill No. 80, an Act to limit
the time within which franchises or
! privileges for the construction, extension
or operation OF street railroads may be
granted by Boards Of Supervisors Of the
several counties, and cities and counties,
OF this State, was read the third time and
passed by unanimous vote. The title
was then read and approved.
Assembly Bill No. l3S, an Act to amend
an Act entitled IAN Act to provide for
the organization and government Of irri-
CATION districts, and to provide for the
acquisition OF water and other property,
and for the distribution Of water thereby
! for irrigation purposes" approved March
1 Z, 1887, by amending Section II thereof,
was read the third time and passed by
vote of G6 to 3. The title was read and
approved. On motion of Carlson, the
| bill was Immediately transmitted to the
/ Senate.
Assembly Bill No. 37-An Act to
amend an Act to establish a Penal Code,
/ by amending Section 397 thereof, relating
/ to penalty for selling liquor TO habitual
/ or common drunkards ana Indians, was
read the third time and passed by a un-
animous vote. The title was approved.
/ The bill was Immediately transmitted to
the Senate.
! Assembly Bill No. 3l-An Act to add
1 section to the Penal Code, to be known as
Section 1891, making il misdemeanor to
| advertise TO obtain or procure divorce or
nullity of marriage, was read for the third
| time and adopted. The title was an
proved, and the bill Immediately trans
lnitted to the Senate.
Recess declared.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Sargent introduced a bill out Of or
| der, relative to the establishing of hiph
schools: referred to the Committee on
Education.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. /, which was made a special order for
2 O'Clock, was read. The amendment is
entitled AN Act 10 submit to the people
Of the State of California an amendment
10 S6cLlOtl Is 1AIItClC - IL l., OF Tine ODuStl-
tuition OF the State of California. Mr.
Afford, author of the amendment, ex-
/ pialned that it is to provide that non bear
| ing fruit trees shall be exempt from taxa
ton.
MIR. Price spoke in favor of the amend
ment, and said that he had withdrawn q
similar bill with the intention of sup
porting 1t. The planting of trees of all
kinds is one of the most important in
dustries in the State, and should be en-
cOuraged. The taxing of young trees
| before they get to bearing greatly retards
| the progress which would otherwise be
made. A gentleman once went 10 Oro-
vile and would have purchased a young
| orange orchard had It not been for the
taxing Of the trees. He was a capitalist
and would have made great improve
ments. Mr.. Price said he was informed
1t was the intention of the Constitutional
/ Convention, which framed the present
law that non-hearing fruit trees should
] be exempt from taxation, but the Su-
preme Court has ruled otherwise He
hoped the resolution would be adopted
Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Tindall, who
! have similar bills before the Assembly,
objected to the amendment They
/ thought action should be deferred until
next Wednesday, and in the meantime
thorough consideration be given all the
/ proposed amendments.
Mr.. Thomas of Nevada thought, in ius-
tice to all parties, action should be de-
ferred.
Mr.. Schlesinger, Chairman of the
Committee on Constitutional Amend
ments. said the several amendments had
/ been thoroughly considered and that Mr.
Affords was deemed by the committee to
( be the best.
\ motion was made that action on the
/ bill be made a special order for next
! Wednesday at O'Clock, but was lost
Several amendments to the amend
ment, Of minor Importance, were adopted
and the bill temporarily passed.
Mr.. kenuedy moved that Senate mes
sages be taken up.
! The Assembly was informed that the
I Senate had concurred in the Assembly
| amendment to Senate substitute for SEN
/ ate Joint Resolutions Nos. / and 2, rel
alive to the Nicaragua Canal; that AS
1 SemDIy Constitutional Amendment No s.
relative to the right of suffrage, had been
adopted; that the Senate had passed SEN
/ ate Bills Nos. l32, Il, 9, AZ, II, 20 and s.
Mr.. Bennett of Santa Clara moved that
Senate Bill No. AZ be substituted on the
file for Assembly Bill No. l79. So or
dered.
The Assembly was also notified that the
/ Senate had passed Senate Bill No. 2t
providing for two additional Judges of
the county of Alameda. on motion of
| Dodge, the Senate bill was substituted on
the tile Tor Assembly Bill No. 26.
The assembly was also notified of the
/ passage OF the following joint resolu-
tions, which were referred to the Assem-
ply committees designated: No. 4, rel
ative to restricting undesirable immigra-
/ tion; Chinese immigration. No. 5, rel
ative to the Indebtedness of the United
States Government to the state of Cali
tornia; Federal Relations. No. s, request
ing Congress to enact law limiting or
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