The record-union., 1897-01-20
BUSINESS TRANSACTED
At Yesterdays Session of the Senate
Second Reading of Bills.

While there was considerable busi-
ness transacted in the Senate yesterday
no sensations were sprung, and matters
flowed smoothly along TO their natural
conclusions.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Constitutional
Amendments presented it's report, rec
ommending that the authors of Consti-
tutional Amendments No. l, proposing
an amendment to Section l, Article XIII.
Of the Constitution, and No. IA, propos-
ing an amendment to Section ] or Arti-
Gle Kill, relative to exemptions from
taxation, be permitted to withdraw
them, as they were already covered by
S. c. a. 8.
1t was further recommended that
amendments No. 2, in relation to tax
levies by counties and cities and coun-
ties; No. 4, relative to revenue and tax
alton; No ,. also relative to revenue
and taxation, and No. g. relative to
fixing rates for the use of water sup
plies in San Francisco, be adopted as
amended; that amendments No. }, rela-
tive to the appellate jurisdiction Of the
Supreme Court, and No. 5, relating to
the judiciary and establishing courts of
appeal be referred to the Judiciary
Committee, and that No 13, relative to
the compensation of county and town
ship officers. be adopted.
VOORHEES, for the Committee on FL
nance reported back S. B. 16, providing
for the distribution of 1926 900 to be
used in the completion of the affiliated
q of 10 fat Tr1iV
mending that it do pass.
Dickinson for the committee ap-
pointed to segregate the Code Commits
sioners' report and distribute the same
to the proper committees, handed in his
report, which was ordered printed in the
journal.
Wilmington presented the report of the
hold-over Senate Committee on Legisla-
tive Business. and requested that that
portion Of it not embodied in the joint
rules he spread upon the journal 1t was
so ordered.
REVENUE AMENDMENT.
The following constitutional amend
ments were introduced by Bulla of Los
Angeles:
Resolved, That the Legislature at the
| thirty second session, commencing on
the 4th day of January. 1897, two thirds
of all the members Of each of the two
houses of said Legislature voting in
favor thereof, hereby propose that Ar
ticle XIII. of the Constitution of the
State be amended to read as follows:
Section |. The Legislature shall pro-
vide for the levying of taxes and the
| raising of revenue in such manner as
| it shall deem just, provided that in case
so determined by a majority of the elec-
tors of any county or other political sub
division may decide. And it shall be the
| duty of the Legislature to provide for
submitting to such electors the question
| of regulating their local taxation under
such regulations as 1t may prescribe.
Section ,. All taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class Of subjects within
the territorial limits of the authority
| levying the tax. Provided, that land
shall never be made exempt from taxa
ton. except that owned by the United
| States. this State or by any county or
municipal corporation within this State.
Section 3. The power of taxation
shall never be surrendered or suspended
| by any grant or contract to which the
State shall be a party.
| Section t. In all cases where both
land and improvements thereon are
made taxaZle. the land and the improve
ments thereon shall be separately as
sessed. Land of the same quality OF
similarly situated, whether used or un-
used, shall be assessed at the same
| value.
Section 3 All lands which have been