warrant in favor of the Secretary of the Senate for the sum of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, for stamps and expressage, the same payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate. Resolution read, and referred to Committee on Contingent Expenses. By Senator Savage:

Resolved, That a special committee of three be appointed on mileage.

Resolution read and adopted.

APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE.

Pursuant to the above resolution, the President of the Senate announced that he had appointed Senators Savage, Price, and Lynch to comprise such special committee.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF BILLS, ETC.

The following bills, etc., were introduced:

By Senator Leavitt: Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2-Relative to the appointment of a committee to consist of three members of the Senate and three members of the Assembly for the purpose of investigating the business methods employed generally by the banks and banking houses of the State of California with a view to amending present banking and trust laws so as to afford better protection to the depositor and to the business world.

By Senator Belshaw: Senate Bill No. 12-An Act transferring money from the General Fund to the State Printing Fund, to defray the expense of legislative printing for the extra session of the thirtyseventh Legislature, and directing the State Controller and the State Treasurer to make such transfer.

Bill read first time, and referred to Committee on Finance.

RUSH ORDERS TO PRINTER.

On motion of Senator Belshaw, the Secretary was directed to issue a rush order for the printing of Senate Bill No. 12.

On motion of Senator Leavitt, the Secretary was directed to issue a rush order for the printing of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2.

SPECIAL ORDERS SET.

Senator Leavitt moved that the consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 be made a special order for two o'clock P. M., of this day.

Motion carried.

Senator Belshaw moved that the consideration of Senate Bill No. 12 be made a special order for two o'clock P. M., of this day.

Motion carried.

RECESS.

At ten o'clock and thirty minutes A. M., on motion of Senator Wolfe, the President declared the Senate at recess until ten o'clock and fortyfive minutes A. M., of this day.

RECONVENED.

At ten o'clock and forty-five minutes A. M., the Senate reconvened. Lieutenant-Governor Warren R. Porter, President of the Senate, in

the chair.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (OUT OF ORDER).

On motion of Senator Leavitt, the following reports of standing committees were received and read:

ON FINANCE.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 20, 1907.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Finance, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 5-An Act making an appropriation to pay the claims for services of the National Guard of California and other expenses incurred by the Adjutant-General, under direction of the Governor, arising and growing out of the labor troubles and strikes in the City of San Francisco in the months of May, June and July, 1907.

Also: Senate Bill No. 6-An Act making an appropriation for the contingent expenses of the Governor's office for the fifty-ninth and sixtieth fiscal years, in addition to such sums as have been heretofore appropriated.

Also: Senate Bill No. 7-An Act to amend Section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the issuance and sale of State bonds to create a fund for the acquisition by the Board of State Harbor Commissioners of a necessary area for a tidal basin for wharves, piers, harbors, and appurtenances in the City and County of San Francisco; to create a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds; and defining the duties of State officers in relation thereto; making an appropriation of one thousand dollars for the expense of printing said bonds; and providing for the submission of this Act to a vote of the people," approved March 21, 1907, relating to the redemption of such bonds and creating a sinking fund for such purpose, and adding a new section to said Act to be numbered Section 10, relating to the publication of said Act, and providing for the payment of the cost of publication of the same.

Have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back with the recommendation that they do pass.

BELSHAW, Chairman.

Senate Bills Nos. 5, 6, and 7 ordered on file for second reading.

SPECIAL ORDER SET.

Senator Belshaw moved that the consideration of Senate Bills Nos. 5, 6, and 7 be made a special order for two o'clock P. M., of this day. Motion carried.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 20, 1907.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary has had under consideration Senate Bill No. 11, and begs leave to report thereon that it has examined and considered the said Senate Bill No. 11, which is herewith returned, together with Senate Judiciary Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11.

The said Senate Judiciary Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 has been adopted by your Committee on Judiciary, and it respectfully recommends that the Senate Judiciary Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 do pass.

LUKENS, Chairman.

CONSIDERATION OF BILL-(OUT OF ORDER).

On motion of Senator Lukens, Senate Bill No. 11 was taken up for consideration.

Senate Bill No. 11-An Act to add a new section to the Political Code of the State of California, to be known and numbered as Section 3900a, relating to the postponing of the collection or payment of taxes, the postponing of delinquency for non-payment of same, the postponing

of penalties, forfeitures or fines for non-payment of same, the postponing of entry of penalty for such delinquency, the postponing of time of preparing delinquent lists for unpaid taxes, and the duties of all persons and public officers in connection therewith, in the event of general financial stringency.

During the second reading of the bill, the following substitute was submitted by committee:

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL No. 11.

An Act to add a new section to the Political Code of the State of California, to be numbered Section 3757, relating to the extension of the time for payment of taxes and the postponement of the delinquency of taxes for non-payment, and postponement of the duties of all persons and public officers in connection therewith. The people of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. A new section is hereby added to the Political Code of the State of California, to be numbered 3757, and to read as follows:

3757. On the last Monday of January, in the year A. D. 1908 at six o'clock P. M. all taxes levied for the fiscal year ending June 30, A. D. 1908, then unpaid, except the last installment of the real property taxes levied and assessed for said fiscal year, are delinquent, and thereafter the tax collector must collect, for the use of the county or city and County, an addition of fifteen per cent thereon; provided, that if they be not paid on or before the last Monday in April next succeeding at six P. M. he shall collect an addition of five per cent thereon. On the last Monday in April of each year at six o'clock P. M., all the unpaid portion of the remaining one-half of the taxes on all real property are delinquent, and thereafter the tax collector must collect, for the use of the county, or city and county, an addition of five per cent thereon; provided, that the entire tax on any real property may be paid at the time the first installment as above provided, is due and payable; and provided further, that the taxes on all personal property unsecured by real property, shall be due and payable immediately after the assessment of said personal property is made. Provided, however, that the time for the performance by any public officer of any duty in connection with the matters herein enumerated and imposed by law is hereby extended sixty (60) days in addition to the time now provided by law. This section shall not in any manner be construed to repeal Section 3756 of the said Political Code, as the same now exists, but suspends the provisions thereof so far as the same affect the collection of the first installment of taxes with the penalties provided by law levied for the fiscal year ending June 30, A. D. 1908, and thereafter this section shall be inoperative

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect immediately.

Substitute read and adopted.

Bill read second time, and ordered to print, engrossment, and third reading.

RUSH ORDER TO PRINTER.

On motion of Senator Lukens, the Secretary was directed to issue a rush order for the printing of Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11.

SPECIAL ORDER SET.

Senator Lukens moved that the consideration of Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 be made a special order for two o'clock P. M., of this day.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES —(RESUMED).

ON JUDICIARY.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 20, 1907. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate Joint Resolution No. 1-Relative to the passage of an Act by Congress suspending the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relative to annual work on mining claims-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back with the recommendation that it be adopted.

LUKENS, Chairman.

CONSIDERATION OF JOINT RESOLUTION (OUT OF ORDER).

On motion of Senator Carter, Senate Joint Resolution No. 1 was taken up for consideration.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1.

Relative to the passage of an Act by Congress suspending the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relative to annual work on mining claims.

WHEREAS, The financial stringency now being experienced in the State of California, as well as in adjoining States, has worked great hardship upon those persons who annually contribute to a large amount of money for the performance of the annual labor upon mining claims as required by the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

Resolved, therefore, by the Senate of the State of California and Assembly jointly, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to use all honorable means to secure the passage of legislation by the Congress next to convene, suspending the operation for the years 1907 and 1908, of that portion of the Revised Statutes of the United States, Section 2324 thereof, requiring the expenditure annually of one hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon unpatented mining claims, similar legislation having been enacted by Congress in the years 1893 and 1894; be it therefore

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be and is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

Resolution read.

The question being on the adoption of the Senate Joint Resolution. The roll was called, and Senate Joint Resolution No. 1 adopted by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Anderson, Anthony, Bates, Belshaw, Boynton, Broughton, Carter, Curtin, Greenwell, Hartman, Irish, Keane, Kennedy, Leavitt, Lukens, Lynch, Markey, McCartney, McKee, Miller, Nelson, Rambo, Reily, Rush, Sanford, Walker, Weed, Welch, Willis, Wolfe, and Wright--31.

NOES-None.

Senate Joint Resolution ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

RECESS.

At eleven o'clock and forty-five minutes A. M., on motion of Senator Wolfe, the President declared the Senate at recess until two o'clock P. M., of this day.

RECONVENED.

At two o'clock P. M., the Senate reconvened.

Hon. Edward I. Wolfe, President pro tem. of the Senate, in the chair.

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE (OUT OF order).

The following report of standing committee was received and read:

ON FINANCE.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 20, 1907. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Finance, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 12-An Act transferring money from the General Fund to the State Printing Fund, to defray the expenses of legislative printing for the extra session of the thirty-seventh Legislature, and directing the State Controller and State Treasurer to make such transfer-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back with the recommendation that it do pass.

BELSHAW, Chairman.

Senate Bill No. 12 ordered on file for second reading.

CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL ORDER.

The hour having arrived for the consideration of the special order heretofore set for this day, being the consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2, the same was taken up.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2.

WHEREAS, Within the past month a condition of financial embarrassment has prevailed among the banks and banking houses doing business in the State of California, notwithstanding the fact that the people of this State in every walk of life have been particularly prosperous; and

WHEREAS, The said financial embarrassment of said banks and banking houses has resulted in widespread dissatisfaction among all classes and further resulted in a succession of holiday's declared by the Governor, the result of which has been great inconvenience and injury to many business interests other than banking; and has impeded the progress of the courts in the disposition of all business, civil, criminal and probate, that was pending in said courts at the time of and during such holidays; and

WHEREAS, It is the opinion of many that the financial condition, as now existing, is attributable largely to the imperfection of the laws of the State of California governing banks and banking and trust companies and in the manner of conducting said business; and WHEREAS, It is apparent to all that our banking and trust laws need to be amended so as to afford better protection to the depositor and the business world. Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly concurring, That a committee to consist of three Senators and three members of the Assembly be appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker respectively for the purpose of investigating into the business methods employed generally by the banks and banking houses in the State of California and to ascertain the average total cash on hand earned in proportion to the total deposits, the proportion to deposits loaned by such banks and banking houses outside of the State of California, the terms and average rate of interest on such loans and generally with other and such further information as will enable such committee to make a full and comprehensive report as to the methods of banking business usually employed by such banks and banking houses to the end that laws may be enacted that will or may in some degree prevent a recurrence of such conditions of financial embarrassment as exists at this time in this State.

That said committee be and it is hereby empowered to administer oaths and issue all necessary subpoenas directed to persons residing in this State, to appear before such committee at a time and place to be named therein, and such person so served, is required to appear and testify before such committee as to all matters and things which he may be examined upon, bearing upon the subject-matter of this resolution and such person shall be required to produce and submit to the inspection and examination by such committee of all books, papers and documents as may be in his possession or control.

That such committee shall have and is hereby given power and authority to incur all necessary expenses to enable it to perform the duties herein specified and that it make its report in writing to the Governor and the Legislature next to meet, and in such report it make such recommendations and prepare such laws as will carry out the purposes contemplated by these resolutions.

That the expenses to be incurred under authority of this resolution shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), and such amount shall be payable one-half out of the contingent fund of the Assembly and one-half out of the contingent fund of the Senate. The State Controller shall draw his warrants upon such funds on the presentation of claims audited by the committee and filed by the chairman of said committee, and the State Treasurer shall pay the same.

Resolution read.

MOTION TO REFER TO COMMITTEE LOST.

Senator Caminetti moved that, without further consideration, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The ayes and noes were demanded by Senators Caminetti, Sanford, and Anthony.

The roll was called, and the motion lost by the following vote :

AYES Senators Anthony, Bell, Belshaw, Black, Broughton, Caminetti, Carter, Cartwright, Hartman, Irish, Kennedy, Miller, Nelson, Reily, Rush, Sanford, and Savage-17. NOES-Senators Anderson, Bates, Boynton, Greenwell, Keane, Leavitt, Lukens, Lynch, McCartney, Price, Rambo, Rolley, Walker, Weed, Welch, Willis, Wolfe, and Wright- 18.

AMENDMENTS.

During the consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2, the following amendment was offered by Senator Sanford:

Amend by striking out all on page 1 of the printed bill from line 1 down to and including the word "it" in line 23.

Amendment adopted.