The record-union., 1897-02-10

against the ADOPTION OF the Fepoi |,
claiming that ut would interfere with
the consideration of the county gov
ernment bill, which had been made a
special order Wolfe and VOORHEES,
urged it's adoption, stating that the
matter had been unanimously recon-
mended by the committee.
The report of the committee was fl
nally adopted by a vote of SO to q, and
the investigation will be made
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The county government bill being a
special order, was taken up, and Simp-
son. for the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported back that Dickinson's amend
ment to subdivision %, Section %
providing that business conducted in
corporate municipalities within coun-
ties shall be exempt from county IL
cenSeS, was unconstitutional.
Being merely advisory to the Senate
the report was ordered printed in the
journal.
Smith, having previously given no.
tice OF a mofion to reconsider the vote
by which the amendment was adopted
| made the motion, and urged the re-
! considera ton of the vote.
Dickinson protested against the re-
consideration and B1aunhart took a
similar course.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Bulla contended that the Constitution
provided that all taxes must be uni
form, and that licenses were taxes
Consequently, did the amendment pre-
| vail, the taxes would not be uniform
q nd F- hl.
He submitted that three months after
the adoption of the amendment no sa-
loon license could be collected, and that
the amendment was really in the in
terest Of liquor dealers.
Simpson took a similer stand with
Bulla, and Morehouse opposed the re
| consideration on the ground that he
did not believe III double taxation.
WHY THE PLASTER FELL.
Doty said the night before a portion
of the plaster had fallen from the cell
ing of the Senate chamber and that
the porters charged that his speeches
were responsible for the matter. H5
| commended that Sacramento city fur
niShed three-fOurths Of the litigation OF
the entire county, and that it was nc
more than right that it should help tC
! pay the expenses entailGd by the courts
He submitted that the amendment was
in the interest Of liquor dealers of Sac
ramento and the State. and urged that
| the amendment be reconsidered, and
the mothers and children Of the State
| be protected.
Gillette said it was his duty to vote
against a measure which the Supreme
L 81, 4 l.
stA-utional He thought it would be
an idle act for the Senate to confirm
| the amendment.
SeaweH explained that when Dickin-
sons amendment was offered he had
| voted for it because il was the wish oi
many of his constituents that ne favor
| such an arrangement. but at the time
he did so was doubtful as to the con-
stitutionality of the measure. He be-
| lieved that did the amendment prevail
rot one dollar of license tax could be
collected, either for the saloon or any
other business. He hoped the amend
ment would be reconsidered.
| Boyce said the Legislature had as
sembled TO make laws for all citizens
| liquor men as well as others. He be
! lieyed the amendment was along the
line Of the best government. and being
IN favor of local government, he pro-
tested against reconsideration.
Wilmington and Simpson spoke in ia
vor of reconsideration and Dickinson
| closed for the amendment.
Dickinson said the object of the
amendment was to allow the towns to
| collect larger sums from licenses
tloDr N hoy a. "a omit la1 10 do
The question being on the reconsider
| alton Of the vote by which the amend
lnent was adopted it was. carried by a
vote of 20 to II. The vote carried with
| it DicIdnson's amendment, and as II
was hopeiessly buried no attempt was
made for its resuscitaticn.
THE SAME MEASURE.
Then the County Government bill was
taken up once more and those sections
relating to the officials and affairs OF
the several counties in the State Were
passed in order to decide upon the
! provisions of the body of the bill, and
discuss amendments pertaining to the
same. Accordingly Section 215 was
read.
ASSESSORS FEES.
That portion of the section providing
| that County Assessors shall be entitled
to receive and retain for their own use
& per cent. on all personal property tax
collected by them. caused considerable
commotion for a short time. Stratton
offered an amendment providing that
counties Of the third class (AIameda)
be excluded from the provision, and
Bulla amended the amendment SO as
to include counties of the second class
(Los Angeies). II was contended by
Stratton that Alameda County paid q
good salary to its Assessor and did not
desire any contingent set aside for his
use.
SMITH EXPLAINS.
It was explained by Smith that the
provision was intended to give an in
centiVe TO the Assessor for the collec-
ton of personal property tax. He said
If the rural districts We're to lock horns
with the cities, it would as well be done
at once Re protested against the ex-
clusion of the large cities from the pro-
vision, contending that unless an in
centive were had no Assessor would
make strenuous efforts to collect the