The record-union., 1899-02-10

volunteer fireman's association pass
as amended. PSI, relating to commit
ments to State reformatory at Whit
tier-committee substitute pass; 309,
to regulate the practice Of architecture
without recommendation; 372, 31S
and 374, relating to roads and high
ways-be referred to Committee on
Roads and Highways-referreda as rec
omended; S. c. A. IA, amending Article
Kill of the Constitution-be adopted
On molten CT Wolfe, the Senate
adopted the committee amendments to
A. C. A. 8. relative to exemptlng
churches and chapels and church prop
erty from taxation The amendment
strikes out the words ''of churches and
chapels and the real property on which
they are situated" and inserts the fol-
lowing: "All buildings used exclusively
for churches, and the property on which
they are situated, provided that no
building SO used may be rented Tor re-
lsgious purposes and rent received by
the owner thereof, shall be exempt
from taxation"
Rowell, for Hospitals-S. B. l3S, re-
lating to the formation, operation, gov
ernment and dissolution OF sanitary
districts-he referred to Judiciary Com
mittee; s. 247, to admit idiots. cpl
leptics and mentally enfeebled par
alytics into the Home for Feeble Mind
ed Children DO pass.
| Flint, for Attaches, Contingent Elk
penses and AIileage-Resolution ap-
propriating $50 worth of postage
stamps to Press Mailing Clerks, ana
resolution appropriating $3S to pay for
printing roll-calls, etc., before State
Printing Office was opened-be adopted.
Adopted as per recommendation
Laird, for Military Affairs-S. b. 554'
relating to the National Guard-pass
as amended; 263, relating to persons
subject to military duty; 1863. to amend
Section 2022 of the Political Code; ana
466, regarding organization. officers ana
members of the National Guard VINO
entered the United States volunteer ser
vice during the year 1S9S-do pass.
FOB NIGHT SESSIONS.
Smith offered a resolution providing
that on and after Monday, February
18th. the sessions of the Senate be as
follows: 10 a. M, 2 p. m. and p. M,
until further ordered. The resolution
was referred to the Committee on
Rules.
THIRD READING FILE
The third reading file was taken up,
and s. B. 80. Dickinson, to provide Tor
the inspection of dairies, factories OF
dairy products and of dairy products
as to their sanitary conditions, etc.,
was amended by special committee OF
one and ordered re-engrossed.
s. B. q, by Davis, to amend Section
1895 of the Political Code, respecting
elections. passed on the file to retain
it's place.
COLLATERAL INHERITANCE TAX
s. B. 5, by Braunhart, to amend an
Act to establish a tax on collateral IN
heritances. bequests and devlses, 10
provide for it's collection, and to direct
thu disposition of it's proceeds, was
read Braunhart moved committee
of one. to amend, placing brother OF
a sister on the exemption list, together
with others named.
Rulla, Smith and Curtin opposed the
amendment, urging that brothers and
sisters residing outside of the state
should not be allowed to inherit prop
erty within it's borders without con-
tributing to its support 1t was urged
that when mem leave their homes in the
sentimental ties remain.
Senators Davis and Sims favored Inc
amendment, submitting that If the tax
applied to estates valued at SoVo,uVo
as we'll as to those valued at SoOO they
would favor it. They argued that sooo
to poor man meant more than Soou,-
600 to a millionaire-the difference pc
tween something and nothing.
Bulla said that to exempt brother
or a sister from the tax meant nun
dreds of thousands of dollars difference
in the funds in the State Treasury. He
predicted that the Senators now labor
| ing for the exemption would later on
be found voting against any PROPOSE
ton to reduce judicial charges and
administrators fees on small estates.
Davis took exception to the remark,
and said the Senator from Los Angeles
(Bulla) had no right to reflect upon his
sincerity in urging the adoption OF the
amendment.
| Bulla said hel meant nothing personal,
and the breeze subsided.
Braunhart spoke in favor of submit
ting his proposed amendment to spe-
cial committee of one, and on the roll
call the motion to SO submit was lost
] by vote of IA to II.
/ A motion to amend, to strike out the
figures "$5OO'' and insert $1,000 was
lost.
| After being slightly amended. the
bill was ordered to engrossment.
WIDE TIRES.
s. B. 10, by Cutter, which was the
original wide-tire Act, was withdrawn,
and S. B. 49, the committee substl-
tute, was substituted and read the
third time.
Rowell and Smith opposed the bill.
urging that il was confusing, and as it
applied to specified sections, was not
| a general law, and was therefore un-
| constitutional The latter said he
would not oppose a bill to repeal the
| wide-tire law, but that he should op-
pose any law tending to confusion.
Curtin contended that there was
| nothing about the bill which made 1t
unconstitutional, and referred to SINH
lar laws now upon the statutes.
| Ashe called attention to the fact that
! the substitute as reported back had
met the unanimous approval Of the
| Joint Committee on Roads and High
ways. At this point of the discussion
| the Senate was at recess, during the
joint ballot for Senator.
| Immediately upon reassembllnS
Smiths bill, 40, amending certain sec
tions of the Political Code, and repeal
ing others, with reference to registra-
tion, was amended by special commit
tee and ordered re-engrossed.
The Senate was at recess until 2