The record-union., 1895-02-12
Afternoon Session

Afternoon Session,
The Assembly was called to order at
P. NJ, Speaker Lynch in the chair.
The Speaker announced that as his at
tention had been called to the fact that
one w. II. Rice had not been attending to
his duties as Assistant Enrolling Clerk, he
should, under the rules, order him
dropped from the roll.
Pendleton moved that the action OF the
Speaker be sustained by the House, which
was done. and the Speaker raised gen.
eraI laugh by stating that if any other
gentlemen had attaches whom they
wished dropped from the roll he was
ready to comply with their desires. He
heard no such request made, however.
THE MORTGAGE TAX.
PenGleton, in accordance with his pre-
Vlous notice, moved the reconsideration
OF the vote whereby a. G. a. SO, repeal
ing the mortgage tax, was lost.
The notion to reconsider was carried
ayes 5S, noes 3.
The constitutional amendment was
adopted-ayes 90, noes 10-and on motion
OF Pendleton, was Immediately trans
mltted to the Senate.
PASSED OUT OF ORDER.
Pendleton in the chair.
Thomas asked that a. 3. 361, relating
to water rights, be taken up out Of order
and read the third time. There was. he
said, no opposition to the bill
The bill was read the third time and
passed-ayes 90, noes land ordered inn
medlately transmitted to the Senate.
SUNSET TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Brusle, for the Committee on WAYS
and Means, offered resolution recitinp
that the Sunset Telephone Company is
charging from - TO 81 per month for it's
boxes and 2 cents tor each switch, and
resolving that as it was believed that the
company was not contributing its fair
proportion TO the expenses Ofthe Govern
meut OF the State, the Committee on
Ways and Means be empowered to send
for persons and papers for the purpose Of
ascertaining the facts, to report their
hndlngs to Lhe Assembly as soon as DOS
sible.
He said that it was necessary to find
out what resources the State could de-
pend upon IN order to raise the necessary
revenue and that an investigation Of this
particular company, as we'll as some
others, was necessary at this time, Here
totOre the State had depended on direct
taxation, but the time has come when il
must look to other sources of revenue
The resolution was adopted.
SPECIAL FILE.
The special file was taken up and dis
posed OF as follows:
y. B. 452, making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
Tor the transportation OF prisoners for the
tOrty-thlrd fiscal year, was passed-ayes
90, noes land ordered Immediately trans
mitted to the Senate.
a. b. 3l4, making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
Tor the support or the State Insane Asy-
Ium at Stockton for the forty-fourth and
torty-titth fiscal years, was passed-ayes
%, noes land ordered Immediately
transmitted TO the Senate
A. Is. 40i, making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
tor postage, expressage and telegraDhing,
Secretary OF states office, for the forty
fifth and forty-sixth years, was passed
ayes %, noes land ordered transmitted
to the Senate.
4. i. II, making an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
for the support OF the State Normal School
at Los Angeles for the fOrty-siXth fiscal
year, was passed-ayes 81, noes land
ordered transmitted to the Senate.
\. b. 456-Aiaking an appropriation to
pay the deficiency in the appropriation
for arresting criminals without the State
for the tOrty-thIrd and forty-fourLh fiscal
years, was passed-ayes 45, noes land
ordered transmitted TO the Senate.
Cutter offered substitute for 4. c., A.
%, ISIdkAIl5 " JIEIGS, anu asked lDaL ha
read and considered, as those opposed to
the original were not opposed to the sub-
stltute. 1t was read and considered an
amendment and adopted as such and sent
TO the printer.
!. G. a. +, an amendment to Section I
of Article XIII. Of the Constitution, rela-
tive 10 revenue and taxation, which Cut
ter explained was simply TO exempt the
church property of struggling congrepa-
tIOnS from taxation, was read
Bulla opposed it and said that in Can
ada, where church property was EXEMPT
from taxation, the taxes had Increased
enormously. II this passes, every public
institution OF any kind will be asking
for like exemption.
The amendment was lost ayes % ooas
%.
\. c. A. II, an amendment to Section l
of Article XIII. OF the Constitution. rela-
tive to exemptions from taxation, which
exempts household property to the
amount of 500 from taxation, was taken
up, and Bulla, Price and others spoke in
favor OF it as q matter OF Justice to the
poor man. 1t was passed on file, to re-
tain its place.
\. c. a. !, an amendment to Section 7.
Article l., relative TO departments, and
providing for additional departments of
the Superior Courts Of the respective
counties, and cities and counties. of the
State, and to provide for an interchange
of Judges among the different counties
and cities and counties, when necessary
to dispose OF accumulated business, came
next.
Hatfield explained the intent of the
amendment, apd showed how, as the
State pays half The salary of all Superior
judges, the passage of the amendment
would be in the interest OF the people, by
saving both State and counties the ex-
peuse OF additional Judges, while num-
Der OF Judges had not sufficient court
business to keep them busy. The pres
ent law, which allows the payment OF ex-
peuses to Il Judge holding court in an
other county than his own, has been
practically decided unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court, as allowing an in
crease OF salary.
The amendment was put 10 vote, but
before the announcements was made, Hat
Iield asked for q call Of the House, which
was had, and the Sergeant-at-arms in
structed 10 close the doors.
BIedSoe moved TO dispense with fur
ther proceedings under the call, which
was done.
Brusie and Dunbar changed their votes
from no to aye and the amendment was
adopted-ayes d, noes IL.
Wilkinson, for the Committee on En-
grossment, reported y. J. X. II, rolatIve
TO control of the maritime quarantine
service al Dan L EFalClScO Uy Inc I plLeQ
States correctly engroSSed.
At $3.50 2. H., on motion of Bledsoe the
Assembly took recess until 7:30 P. NJ.
Evcniu. Session.
The Assembly reconvened at 7:30 P. NJ,
Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Spencer's woman suffrage bill, which
was the special order, was taken up, the
question being on the amendment
offered by Reid, to insert the word