Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That rule number fifteen of the joint rules of the Senate and Assembly be and the same is hereby rescinded. Adopted. Assembly Bill No. 290, heretofore reported from the Assembly, read first and second times, rules suspended, bill considered in Committee of the Whole and amended. IN SENATE. Amendments made in Committee of the Whole concurred in by the Senate, and bill read a third time, in the words following, to wit: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The Legislature of the State of California, at its eighteenth session, commencing on the sixth day of December, eighteen hundred and sixtynine, propose the following amendment to section thirteen of article eleven of the Constitution: SEC. 13. Taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout the State. All property in this State shall be taxed in proportion to its value, to be ascertained as directed by law, but Assessors and Collectors of town, county and State taxes, shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district, county or town in which the property taxed for State, county or town purposes, is situated; provided, that public buildings, parochial schools, free schools supported by the public authorities or private charity, and property actually and solely used for religious and eleemosynary purposes, and all cemeteries owned by religious, or charitable, or benev olent associations, shall be exempt from taxation. The roll was called, and the bill was passed, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Betge, Chappell, Comte, Conly, Curtis, Farley, Fowler, Green, Hager, Irwin, Kincaid, Lawrence, Lewis, Maclay, McDougall, Minis, O'Connor, Pendegast, Roberts, Saunders, Tompkins, Turner, Wand, Wilson and Wing-26. NOES-Messrs. Larkin and Murch-2. Assembly Bill No. 373, reported from the Assembly, read first and second times, rules suspended, bill read a third time and passed. Mr. Mandeville offered the following resolution : Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring herein, That the sum of one hundred and forty-one dollars and forty cents be and the same is hereby allowed and ordered paid to C. A. Uhrig, for translation of the Governor's biennial message into the German language, one-half thereof payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate and one-half payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Assembly, and the Controller of State is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants accordingly, and the Treasurer of State to pay the same. Adopted. Assembly Bill No. 473, reported from the Assembly, read first and second times, rules suspended, bill read a third time and passed. REPORTS. Mr. Chappell, from the Committee on Corporations, made the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration substitute for Assembly Bill No. 265-An Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act entitled an Act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies and the management of the affairs thereof, approved May twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one-and report the same back and recommend its passage. CHAPPELL, LAWRENCE, LARKIN. The rules were suspended, and Assembly Bill No. 265, above reported, read first and second times. Mr. Irwin moved to strike section two from the bill. Upon which the ayes and noes were demanded by Messrs. Irwin, O'Connor and Green, and the Senate so ordered, by the following vote: AYES-Messrs. Banvard, Conn, Curtis, Hager, Hunter, Irwin, Larkin, Lewis, Mandeville, McDougall, Morrill, O'Connor, Perkins, Saunders and Tompkins-15. NOES-Messrs. Betge, Chappell, Comte, Green, Hutchings, Kincaid, Lawrence, Maclay, Murch, Orr, Pacheco, Pendegast, Roberts and Wing -14. The bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Betge, from the Committee on Commerce and Navigation, made the following report: Mr. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Commerce and Navigation, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 84-An Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act entitled an Act to provide for the improvement and protection of the wharves, docks and water front in the City and County of San Francisco, approved April twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved March fifth. eighteen hundred and sixty-four-beg leave to report back the same and recommend its indefinite postponement. Also, Senate Bill No. 615-An Act amendatory of an Act entitled an Act to provide for the improvement and protection of the wharves, docks and water front in the City and County of San Francisco, approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four-report back the same and recommend its indefinite postponement. Also. Assembly Bill No. 494-An Act to amend sections three and five of an Act to authorize the Governor of the State of California to appoint a Gauger and Weigher of Wines and Liquors, approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight-report back the same and recommend its indefinite postponement. BETGE, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Hunter, the rules were suspended for the consider ation of Assembly Bill No. 709-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of a Reporter of the Supreme Court and to define his duties and compensation, passed at the eighteenth session of the Legislature. The bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Mandeville offered the following resolution: Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the Enrolling Committee of the Assembly be instructed to insert in the enacting clause of Assembly Bill No. 747 the word "represented," between the words "California" and "in." Adopted. The rules were suspended for the consideration of Senate Bill No. 518 -An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate proceedings in criminal cases. Read a third time and passed Assembly Bill No. 732, heretofore reported from the Assembly, read first and second times, rules suspended, bill read a third time and passed. Mr. Roberts had leave to withdraw Senate Bill No. 169-An Act to provide for the payment of certain outstanding bonds of the State of Cali fornia. [Mr. Mandeville in the chair] Assembly Bill No. 726, heretofore reported from the Assembly, read first and second times, rules suspended, bill read a third time and passed The rules were suspended for the consideration of Senate Bill No. 599 -An Act to amend an Act to regulate proceedings in criminal cases, passed May first, eighteen hundred and fifty-one. Assembly amendments concurred in by the Senate. MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY. The following messages were received from the Assembly: ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, April 2d, 1870.j Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Assembly Bill No. 104-An Act concerning corporations, etc. Also, Assembly Bill No. 319-An Act to authorize parties herein named to construct and maintain a wharf in the County of Solano. Also, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 64-Relative to correcting error in Senate Bill No. 568. Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Senate Bill No. 312-An Act to amend an Act to regulate the interest of money, approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty, and the Act to amend the same, approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight Also, Senate Bill No. 621-An Act concerning wharves. Also, Senate Bill No 342-An Act supplemental to an Act concerning public ferries and toll bridges, approved April twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. Also, Senate Bill No. 651-An Act to provide the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind with a geological and mineral cabinet. Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Assembly Bill No. 352-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate proceedings in criminal cases. Also, Assembly Bill No. 726-An Act to confer additional powers on the Board of Supervisors of Yuba County. Also, substitute for Senate Bill No. 433-An Act to ratify and confirm ordinances and resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco and proceedings had thereunder. MOFFITT, Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Assembly Bill No. 744-An Act granting to the California Pacific Railroad Company the right to extend their passenger wharf in the Straits of Carquinez. Also, Assembly Bill No. 295-An Act to provide for the collection of municipal licenses in San Francisco. Also, Senate Bill No. 452-An Act to redistrict the County of Los Angeles. Also, Assembly Bill No. 638-An Act to appropriate money to pay the outstanding Indian war bonds issued by the State of California. Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Senate Bill No. 598-An Act to incorporate the Town of Colusa Also, Senate Bill No. 211-An Act supplementary to an Act entitled an Act to provide for the management and sale of the lands belonging to the State. Also, Senate Bill No. 478-An Act to fix the amount of the official bond of the Tax Collector of Del Norte County. And indefinitely postponed Senate Bill No. 523-An Act to authorize the Controller and Treasurer of State to transfer certain funds. CRAWFORD, Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, appointed as Committees of Conference on the part of the Assembly On Assembly Bill No. 657-General appropriations-Messrs. Martin of Siskiyou, Biggs and Lewelling. On Assembly Bill No. 680-Appropriations for charitable purposesMessrs. Lambert, Naphtaly and Koutz. CRAWFORD, Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Senate Bill No. 404-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of Santa Barbara. Also, Senate Bill No. 647-An Act granting certain property to the County of Sacramento. Also, Senate Bill No. 6-An Act concerning foreign corporations. Also, Senate Bill No. 592-An Act relative to the County of San Luis Obispo. Also, Senate Bill No. 563-An Act to amend an Act relative to Placer County. FERRAL, Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Senate Bill No. 419—An Act granting certain lands in San Francisco to the Potrero and Bay View Railroad Company. Also, Senate Bill No. 423—An Act to amend an Act for the protection of game. Also, Senate Bill No. 620- An Act amending an Act to repeal the several Acts incorporating the City of Benicia. MOFFITT, Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on this day, passed Assembly Bill No. 663-An Act concerning the Board of Education of the City and County of San Francisco, and defining the duties and powers thereof. And indefinitely postponed Senate Bill No. encouragement of agriculture, etc. 125-An Act for the CRAWFORD, Assistant Clerk. |