The Placer herald., 1874-03-28

casting nv vote for the reduction of fares and
freights, and my county demands that l shall
vote for that bill even with the imperfectons
there are in it, without single amendment.
We will take it at that risk, allowing the inter-
ests of the railroad and other shippers to con-
troll the price.
Messrs Irwin and Martin discussed the sub
iect at some length, when a vote was taken and
the amendment lost. The further consideration
was on motion, postponed until the next day,
and when, on Tuesday, it was taken up, MIR.
Irwin moved to lay it (Freeman's billy on the
table, Mr. Edgerton demanded the ayes and
noes. He wished the issue to be squarely met.
The motion prevailed by the following vote
Ayes-Beok, Boggs, Bush, Duffy, Dyer, Eakin,
Evans, Finney, CARAT, Graves, Hendricks,
Hopkins, Irwin, Kent, Laine, Mccoy, McCune'
McKusick McMurry, Pendegast, Perkins,
Roach, Tuttle-24.
Noes-Andross, Bartlett, Crane De Haven,
Edgerton, Farley, Goodale, Lindsey, Martin,
Neff O'Connor, Oulton, Spencer, Turner
13.
THE IRWIN BILL
was then tuken up. Numerous amendments
were proposed and some important ones
adopted. Mr.. Bartlett proposed to amend by
striking out, "But no passenger shall have,
and insert, amy passenger shall have the right
to demand his baggage at any station nearer
than the one to which he has paid his fare,
which was adopted. On Motion OF Lame,
section one was amended so as to make tickets
good for 60 days, instead of 30 days. Senator
Martin made an able effort to have the bill
amended by striking out the clause allowing an
additional cent per mile on the Western slope
of the Sierra Nevadas l think Mr.. Martins
idea, that since the costly part of the road was
like bridge, connecting link OF the whole,
it was not right to make those who happen to
live on that part of the road pay the extra ex-
pense of keeping and running this part for the
accommodation of the whole through route.
The amendment was lost, and Dyer had the au-
dacity to follow it up by an amendment making
the difference cents instead of one. This. OF
course was lost. Mr. Edgerton asked the Sen
ate if they had earnestly considered what the
effects of some parts of the bill would be. He
said from Sacramento to the Junction the pres
ent charges by the G. p r. r. were So 40; un-
der this bill frst-class freight over the same
route would be 50 38. But on classes marked
D--1 and 81 it would be $4 and 81, or three
times what is now allt wed. And the provision
allowing the company to double on rates from
Rocklin were evidently unjust. Several Sen
ators figured on the cost under this bill to Au-
burn, and found they did not vary much from
the present. Ell Dorado model Senator moved
to amend as to allow higher rates to BE-
charged than heretofore. Lost. Mr.. Martin
moved to amend that the rates in the mountains
shall be l "a, instead of double the rates in the
valleys. Lost. On motion of Mr.. Irwin the
obnoxious section, in reference to the transfer
of tickets, was stricken out. Irwin and others
urged that the Senate should come to vote
the bill at once. Mr. Edgerton moved as an
amendment to lay the bill on the table. This
was taken as good joke by some, but it carried
oy a vote of 81 to Is. And thus this most i'm
portant of all subjects rests in qniet on the
Clerks S desk, end two-third vote is necessary
to resurrect it. l would just add, in conclusion,
that Senator Martin, so far in this fight, has
manifested an ability and tirmness which should
commend him to all, and fathfulness to his
constituency which deserves, and no doubt will
secure, their lasting admiration. To use slang
phrase, "he'will do to bet on
NEW ROADS.
An act to build a railroad from Marysvile
across Sutter county to Knights Landing on
the Sacramento river. has passed the Senate;
also an act to build a road from Independence,
lnyo county, to Los Angeles.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
This is an important bill, and approprates
much money. To the Orphan Asylum it is
proposed to give SIS for whole and $50 for half
orphans and $50 for aban oned children after
being kept in the ASYLUM, and by an act passed
this year becoming the wards of the ASYLUM.
This bill makes the Managers of these assy-
lums the guardian after one year, and the parent,
or parents abandoning cannot re-take their
children.
NAPA INSANE ASYLUM.
1t is proposed to give this branch asylum for
the insane, 5000 coo, and this will complete a
wing of the building. l have written before,
but must again say that we of California look
more to the form than the substance; more to
elegance and show than comfort and conven-
fence in our benevolent institutions, which ap-
plies equally to our educational institutions.
FOLSOM
This obsolete town is to be galvanized by the
building of a State Prison there. The Senate
gave $l75,000 for the purpose. If the stone
quarryng business and finishing them for
building can be carried on successfully it is
well, otherwise unwell.
CHARLES p. CONVERSE.
For contempt of the Assembly this gent has
been sentenced to six days to the county Jail.
He was moving a wide swath; has offered votes
and now in Jail he les-lies, we hope, only
in one sense.
Since writing the above. the Senate has lifted
from the table the Freeman and Irwin bills.
They have saved themselves.
VISITOR