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CONSIDERATION OF DAILY FILE-THIRD READING OF BILLS.

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.

Read third time.

MOTION TO REFER TO SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF ONE LOST.

Senator Sanford moved to refer to Senator Caminetti, as a special committee of one, to amend as follows:

Strike out of Section 3757, line two, the word "last," and insert in lieu thereof the word "first."

Also: Strike out of line eight the word "fifteen," and insert in lieu thereof the word "four."

Motion lost.

MOTION TO REFER TO SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF ONE LOST.

Senator Sanford moved to refer to Senator Caminetti, as a special committee of one, to amend as follows:

Amend by adding after the word "thereon," in line eight, the words: "11 per cent of which penalty is hereby postponed until the last Monday in April."

Motion lost.

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 11 PASSED.

The question being on the passage of the bill.

The roll was called, and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 11 passed by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Anderson, Anthony, Bates, Bell, Belshaw, Black, Broughton, Caminetti, Carter, Cartwright, Curtin, Greenwell, Hartman, Irish, Keane, Kennedy, Leavitt, Lukens, Lynch, Markey, McCartney, McKee, Miller, Nelson, Price, Rambo, Reily, Rolley, Rush, Sanford, Savage, Walker, Weed, Welch, Willis, Wolfe, and Wright-37. NOES-None.

Title read and approved.

Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY-—(OUT OF ORDER).

On motion of Senator Leavitt, the following message from the Assembly was received and read:

ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 21, 1907.

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body, that the Assembly on this day adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1-Approving four certain amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, voted for and ratified by the electors of said City and County of San Francisco, at a general municipal election held therein on the fifth day of November, 1907.

CLIO LLOYD, Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
By THOS. G. WALKER, Assistant Clerk.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 ordered to enrollment.

RECESS.

At eleven o'clock and forty minutes A. M., on motion of Senator Leavitt, the President pro tem. declared the Senate at recess until two o'clock and thirty minutes P. M., of this day.

RECONVENED.

At two o'clock and thirty minutes P. M., the Senate reconvened.
Hon. Edward I. Wolfe, President pro tem. of the Senate, in the chair.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF BILLS, ETC.—(OUT OF ORder).

The following bills, etc., were introduced:

By Senator Lukens: Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4-Relative to printing an edition of five thousand copies of the laws and amendments to the codes, passed at this extra (thirty-seventh) session.

Senate Concurrent Resolution referred to Committee on Contingent Expenses.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (OUT OF ORDER).

The following reports of standing committees were received and read:

ON JUDICIARY.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 20, 1907, MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate Bill No. 1-An Act to amend Section 10 of the Political Code, relating to holidays.

Also: Senate Bill No. 2-An Act to amend Section 7 of the Civil Code, relating to holidays.

Also: Senate Bill No. 3-An Act to amend Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to holidays.

Also: Senate Bill No. 4-An Act to amend Section 7 of the Civil Code, relating to holidays.

Also: Senate Bill No. 8--An Act to amend Section 10 of the Political Code, relating to holidays.

Also: Senate Bill No. 9-An Act to amend Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to holidays.

Also: Senate Bill No. 10-An Act to amend Section 134 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the transaction of judicial business on holidays.

Have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back with the majority recommendation that the Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10, herewith presented, be adopted, and that the substitute do pass. WOLFE, Acting Chairman.

ON JUDICIARY-MINORITY REPORT.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 21, 1907. MR. PRESIDENT: As a member of your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate Bills Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10, I must decline to join in a unanimous recommendation for the passage of the proposed committee substitute for said bills, and so do on the ground that article six, section five, of the Constitution of this State prohibits the transaction of judicial business on legal holidays and non-judicial days, excepting that writs of prohibition and injunction may be issued on such days, and Í am therefore firmly of the opinion that, excepting for issuance of said writs, it is not in the legitimate or constitutional power of this Legislature to enact a law authorizing the courts to transact judicial business on legal holidays and non-judicial days.

Respectfully,

I concur in the foregoing minority report.

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SPECIAL ORDER SET.

Senator Caminetti moved that the Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10, together with the above minority report of the Committee on Judiciary, be sent to the State Printer with a rush order issued by the Secretary, and that the consideration of the same be made a special order for seven o'clock and thirty minutes P. M., of this day.

Motion carried.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (RESUMED).

ON BANKING.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 21, 1907. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banking, to whom was referred Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2-Relative to the appointment of a committee of three members of the Senate and three members of the Assembly for the purpose of investigating into the business methods employed generally by the banks and banking houses of the State of California with a view to amending the present banking and trust laws so as to afford better protection to the depositor and to the business world-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, with the recommendation that the accompanying committee substitute be adopted in lieu thereof.

SPECIAL ORDER SET.

BATES, Chairman.

Senator Leavitt moved that the Committee Substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 be sent to the State Printer with a rush order issued by the Secretary, and that the consideration of the above report submitting the substitute therein contained be made a special order for seven o'clock and thirty minutes P. M., of this day.

Motion carried.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (RESUMED).

ON CONTINGENT EXPENSES.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 21, 1907. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Contingent Expenses, to whom was referred the following:

Resolved, That the State Controller draw his warrant in favor of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate in the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35), and the State Treasurer is hereby directed to pay the same, said sum being for postage, telegraphing, and other incidental expenses.

Also:

Resolved, That the Controller of the State be and he is hereby directed to draw his warrant in favor of the Secretary of the Senate for the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25), for stamps and expressage, the same payable out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate. Have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, with the recommendation that they be adopted.

Report and resolutions read.

WOLFE, Chairman.

The question being on the adoption of the report and resolutions. The roll was called, and the report and resolutions were adopted by the following vote:

AYES-Senators Anderson, Bates, Bell, Belshaw, Black, Boynton, Broughton, Caminetti, Carter, Curtin, Greenwell, Írish, Keane, Kennedy, Lukens, Lynch, Markey, McCartney, McKee, Nelson, Price, Rambo, Reily, Rolley, Rush, Sanford, Savage, Walker, Weed, Willis, Wolfe, and Wright-32.

NOES-None.

RECESS.

At two o'clock and fifty-five minutes P. M., on motion of Senator Carter, the President pro tem. declared the Senate at recess until seven o'clock and thirty minutes P. M., of this day.

RECONVENED.

At seven o'clock and thirty minutes P. M. the Senate reconvened. Hon. Edward I. Wolfe, President pro tem. of the Senate, in the chair. On motion of Senator Curtin, the roll was called, and the following answered to their names:

Senators Anderson, Bates, Bell, Belshaw, Black, Boynton, Broughton, Caminetti, Carter, Curtin, Greenwell, Keane, Kennedy, Leavitt, Lukens, Lynch, Markey, McCartney, McKee, Miller, Nelson, Price, Rambo, Reily, Rolley, Rush, Sanford, Savage, Walker, Weed, Welch, Willis, Wolfe, and Wright-34.

Quorum present.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

Senator Cartwright was, on motion. of Senator Sanford, granted leave of absence for the remainder of this day.

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE

(OUT OF ORDER).

The following report of standing committee was received and read:

ON BANKING.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 21, 1907. MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Banking, to whom was referred Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3-Relative to the appointment of a committee comprising one Senator and one Assemblyman to investigate into the business methods of the corporations engaged in the banking business in the State of California, and to examine the State laws relating to banking and to report their findings to the Governor and the next Legislature and recommend such amendments of the laws as said committee may deem best-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back with three amendments, without recommendation.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3 ordered on file.

CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL ORDER.

BATES, Chairman.

The hour having arrived for the consideration of the special order heretofore set for this day, being the consideration of the majority report of the Committee on Judiciary submitting Committee Substitute for Senate Bills Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10, the same was taken up.

MOTION.

Senator Caminetti moved to re-refer Senate Bills Nos. 4, 8, and 9 to the Committee on Judiciary.

Motion seconded.

Senator Belshaw moved, as an amendment to the motion made by Senator Caminetti, that the majority report of the Committee on Judiciary, together with the minority report of the committee aforesaid, the committee substitute therein involved, and all matters thereunto appertaining, be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary for further consideration.

The question being on the amendment to the motion.

The roll was called, and the amendment carried by the following vote: AYES-Senators Anderson, Bell, Belshaw, Black, Boynton, Broughton, Caminetti, Carter, Curtin, Greenwell, Hartman, Keane, Kennedy, Lukens, McKee, Nelson, Rambo, Reily, Rolley, Sanford, Walker, Welch, and Wright-23.

NOES-Senators Leavitt, Lynch, McCartney, Miller, Price, Rush, Weed, Willis, and

Wolfe-9.

Motion as amended carried.

SPECIAL ORDER RESET.

The hour having arrived for the consideration of the special order heretofore set for this day, being the consideration of the report of the Committee on Banking, submitting a Committee Substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2, the same was taken up and postponed for further consideration until Friday, November 22, 1907, immediately following the reading and approval of the Journal.

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE (OUT OF ORDER).

The following report of standing committee was received and read:

ON CONTINGENT EXPENSES.

SENATE CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, November 21, 1907.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Contingent Expenses, to whom was referred Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4-Relative to printing five thousand copies of the laws and amendments to the Codes passed at this extra session of the Legislature-have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report the same back, with the recommendation that it be adopted.

WOLFE, Chairman.

Report read and adopted.

ADJOURNMENT.

At ten o'clock and forty-five minutes P. M., on motion of Senator Hartman, the President pro tem. declared the Senate adjourned until ten o'clock and thirty minutes A. M., of Friday, November 22, 1907.

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Pursuant to adjournment, the Senate met at ten o'clock and thirty minutes A. M.

Lieutenant-Governor Warren R. Porter, President of the Senate, in

the chair.

The roll was called, and the following answered to their names:

Senators Anderson, Anthony, Bates, Bell, Belshaw, Black, Boynton, Broughton, Caminetti, Carter, Curtin, Greenwell, Hartman, Irish, Keane, Kennedy, Leavitt, Lukens, Lynch, Markey, McCartney, McKee, Miller, Nelson, Price, Rambo, Reily, Rolley, Rush, Sanford, Savage, Walker, Weed, Welch, Willis, Wolfe, and Wright-37.

Quorum present.

PRAYER.

Prayer was offered by Rev. Frank K. Baker.

READING OF THE JOURNAL.

During the reading of the Journal of Thursday, November 21, 1907, the further reading was dispensed with, on motion of Senator Curtin.

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