Year: 1859

blv to consider the recommendation OF the
State Controller for an increase of State
taxation have made a report of some length,
giving facts and figures showing that instead
of an increase being required, that the State
tax may be reduced from sixty to forty cents
on the 500 valuation. The Committee
have since reported bill reducing this tax
to fifty cents, which will doubtless yield
sufficient revenue, in connection with that
from other sources, to meet all the expenses
of the State Government 1t occurred to us
upon examining the Controllers Report, as
strange that that officer should recommend
an increase of taxation, when from his own
estimates he placed the expenses OF the State
Government for the fiscal year ending June
3Oth, 1859, at $62O,52s II, and the receipts
at 81, ,o47 500, and we think the Committee
have pretty clearly shown the Controller to
have committed an error in his recommen-
dation.


Taxation upon the people should never be
more than sufficient for State purposes, but
should always be up to that point if possible.
An overhowing Treasury is unnecessary, as
we'll as an evidence of over taxation. Taxes
should be reduced only as the increased re-
venues, from the accumulation of property,
prove more than sufficient for1 the uses OF
Government, and never raised from lower
to higher amount only upon dire necessity.
Taxpayers are extremely jealous of taxation
they are particularly so in California, from
the large amounts they are called upon to
pay-and they cannot believe, that with
full Treasury, a rapidly increasing property
in the State, the estimated revenues of the
State exceeding the estimated expenses of
the same over 100000 for the fiscal year,
that the recommendation of the Controller,
for more taxation, is based upon the ground
of necessity.


We say, if the revenue of the State is
just sufficient for its expenses, let the taxes
remain as they are-if more, reduce them
to an amount that will just keep the ma
chinery of Government in running order.


Esg-The Sacramento Register finds that in
Mr.. Anderson's speech, on the resolutions
censuring Frederick, as published in the
! lacer Herald, that the declaration that he,
Mr.. A., 'did not approve of one act of his
(Broderick) while he has been in the Senate
was not to be found. We are aware that
the sentence did not occur in the speech
published by us, for the very reason that Mr..
Anderson never made use of it, The report
of the Sacramento Union made him say so,
but it was incorrect. The speech as publish
ed in the Herald was corrected ly Mr.. An
derson himself; and it is fair presumption
that he knew what he did say. If he had
made so positive an assertion as that above
quoted he would certainly have recollected
it.


In common with the Democratic party we
think that Broderick has done little as a
Senator that entities him to the favorable
regard of his constituents, and doubtless Mr..
Anderson is of the same opinion.


Since the above was written, we observe
in the proceedings of the Senate on Thurs
day, Mr.. Anderson in speaking to question
Of privilege, refers to the matters at ISSUE in
the following remarks:


QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.


Mo A 1ariro tho ind NIL a
of the Senate for a few moments while
speak to a question of privilege. In the re-
port published in the Sacramento Union of
a speech made by myself upon this floor
upon the resolutions censuring Mr. Broderick
in that portion Of my speech in which
spoke of the acts of Mr.. Broderick at Wash
ington City, am made to say in the report
of the Union, that 81 do not approve one
act of his since he has been in the Senate
of the United States" In correcting the
report of the Sacramento Union, prior to its
publication in paper in my own District, l
left that sentence out, for the simple and to
my mind satisfactory reason that | never
made it or uttered it upon this floor; but as
it has been made matter of comment in
some of the papers, both editorially and by
communication, desire to make the correc-
ton here and in doing so, do not wish to
say, or be understood to say, that was will
fully misrepresented at all. do not occupy
a seat so near the reporter that he must neces-
f sarily hear distinctly every word utter, nor
f do | speak always in loud and clear tone
Of voice. believe that what say upon
this floor, and what hear other Senators
! say, is as well reported as one could expect,
quite as properly done as when we called it
official reporting. l believe that person
has right to correct his speech, and send
, forth to the world that which he is willinp