Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-09
SACRAMENTO TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH g. 1880.

Alr. BURNS moved iaI Jle motion 10 TeCO0SlueF
| on the table, Lost.
Mr. Cook was satisfied that at the age of /; or Is
years is the very worst time to turn boy out on
the world That is the time his character is being
nodded and he is better off under a etent IN
structor None of the children educated in the
phan asy1dms have been found in the prisons or be-
fore the Courts. and this is because they have re-
| eeived good moral training. No child should be
| turned loose on the world at the age Of a.
| The motion to reconsider was carried and the
amendment was lost
| Mr. LEyEE moved to reconsider the vote Whereby
Assembly BIZ No. 109 was passed. He/ooiected TO
Section 2, which he claimed directly in the in
terest of railroads. 1t reads follows: "Section
z Railroad corporations dong business in this
State, and organized under any law OF the United
States, or of any Territory thereof have power to
enter int contracts with another, whereby the
one may lease OF the other the whole any of
It's railroad or may acquire of the other the right
use, in common wih it, the whole any part of its
rairoad he second objection was that 1t was
contrary to the Constitution. The matter ought TO
be reconsidered.
Mr. Fox said he did not think IL confcted with
| the Constitution.
Mr COOPER said there is already law under
which the central Pacific Railroad have the power
10 tease other roads. go it is more than fair
that the same privileges should be allowed to other
roads coming in. He compared the section with the
constitution to show that it was not in conflict
with the Constitution This section gives -oad
the power to join with other lines SO that we
may have competing roads.
Mr. LEyEE said Section of the bill permits for
eign roads to have the same privilege as our own
roads.
Mr.. MORSE said that under that section the Cen.
tral Pacific Railroad will be enabled to absorb all
the other roads, and that is not what want 1t lis
competition that we want The section is not ger
main TO the bill. The section was not desired nv
| the author of the bill
Mr. YouNG said that q foreign corporation can do
business cheaper in this State than a home cor
poratIon under the taxation laws which we are mass
| ing. When competition is allowed between roads
the expense OF the contest must come out of the
people IN the end 1t IS IN the interest OF the people
TO allow railroads TO have the privilege of leasing
each others roads. II there competing lines to
New 1ork, freight will be cheap, but our local
freghts will be raised to make up the expense.
MIR. BENNETT asked If they could not join with the
Central Pacific Railroad at the State line ard thus
allow the Central Pacific Railroad to nlonopoze all
the local business. He believed that it was alto
gether probable that this would be DONE 1t is not
Tor the interest of the State that every road that
comes TO the line should be able to combine with
the Central Pacific Railroad, but they sheuld be
compelled to build clear through
MIR. MCINTOSH said if Eastern roads should iuin
with the Central Pacific Railroad at the line the
freight can be brought here cheaper than it can il
both companies have to build equip ard operate
| two separate lines.
Mr.. TYLER said the first section of the bill ought
to be pa sed. There are some 600 miles of road in
THIS state that is rot paying Now if those compet-
| ing linas can form combinations with the Central
Pacific Railroad the people of this State will be ben
ehted Ii such combinations not made, the East
ern roads viii make their termisi in the lower coun-
try, or they will have to build competing line to
san francisco. But it is doubtful whether they will
do that thing. IT would be no detrment to allow
| them to make arrangements with other roads.
Mr. YOUNG said be didn't want to be misunder-
stood as prejuticed against Eastern capital but he
was opposed to giving foreign roads more favorable
Terms than our own roads enjoy. People must not
forget that we are enacting legislation which makes
discrimination against local capital.
Mr. MORSE said chat Section was entirely unneces-
sary. Under Section IL, Article Kill of the Consti
tuition, the whole matter is settled. They cannot
avoid transporting the others freight and passen-
gers But under this bill, they allowed to lease
and absorb the others road. The section ought to
have no place in the bill, and he hoped it would be
stricken out.
have correct idea Of it. Under a former law the
Central Pacific Railroad are allowed to lease other |
roads This bill simply gives the privileges |
that are guaranteed to the Central Pacific Raj road
Mr.. ANTHONY thought the bill should be reconsd |
cred, and that the old law should be repealed 1t |
had been on the books long enough. The Central |
racine Raliroad has absorbed all the roads the |
STATE. This great combination has got to Fort |
Yuma, and the Texas road has reached there
yet. The Eastern roads coming, but the Central
Pacific road stands in the door, and they propose
now to combine and dictate the terms This bill |
proposes to allow them to combine together under
that second sectiont and fix general schedule Of |
rates so that there will be no benefit from compe-
tition.
Mr.. BENNETT said lie hoped the section would he |
stricken out.
The ayes and noes were demanded on the motion |
10 reconsider, and 1t was carried by vote of IS |
to 80.
POINT OF ORDER
Mr.. TYLER raised the roint of order that it re- |
qures the same number Of votes to reconsider bill
that it does to pass it'll votes
The CHAIR held the point well taken and declared
the motion lost
Mr. DEL VALE offered to appeal
The CHAIR said another motion was pending
MIR. DEL VALE said he had not surrendered the |
floor after the decision.
The SPEAKER said ii this was not the rule the |
constitutional majority might be defeated On the |
last days of the session. when IL have passe,l hin
and the House is thin on the following day. a ma
jority of quorum might overturn the decision OF |
the majority, and the majority have no recourse
Therefore he would hold that it requires IL votes to
move reconsideration when bill has finally
passed.
Mr. MAYBELL said 1t was common sense view
of it.
Mr DEL vAILE withdrew tie appeal after hearing
the reasons
Mr. McCALLIox moved to reconsider the vote by
which Senate Bill No. 143 (he Boiler Inspector bilD
passed.
Mr. MEDALLION said his object was this: His dis
trict contains boilers than all the balance of
the State and it is the wish of his constituents that
the Act should not be repealed. There was large |
number OF people working there who desired pro- |
tectiou and he proposed, to the best O: his ability
to carry out the wishes of his constituents
Mr.. Fox said that unless new light could be |
thrown on the subject then the House should not |
spend time talking.
Mr.. MEDALLION said he had stated that nine out Of
ten of the people there oppose its repeal which is
enough.
Mr. MCCARTHY said that the district has four rep |
resentatives and Mr.. McCalllon is the only one who
did not want it repealed.
Mr.. LANE. opposed the repeal on Saturday, and |
had been misrepresented in the papers. He was in |
favor of the motion to reconsider. He had had a /
conversation with the Chief Engineer and others |
who were opposed to the repeal. They state that |
there Ia sc number of engines run by China.
men and others who incompetent. If the |
Act is repealed it is dangerous to life and property
Thedpropertv may be insured but he lives Of the |
peop are liabe to be lost at any time 1t was the
lives of the people that must be guarded He de |
MED that he candidate for Boiler Inspector
He not in that line OF business A great many |
accidents are liable to happen The Chief Engineers
should have control of these matters. Suppose there
is fire, will these Chinese engineers turn off the
steam? Not much. And when the firemen 70 into |
the building, the moment the cold water strikes the
hot boiler it explodes, and hundreds of brave and |
intrepid men are slaughtered. There are no braver
men than firemen and their lives should be pro- 4
tected. The bill had been carried through here by
elect,oneeriDg worse than any primary
Mr. GoRLgY moved to Indefinitely postpone the |
motion to reconsider. So ordered
Mr. YORK moved to reconsider the vote whereby.
Assembly Bill No. 261 was passed. relating to the
intermarrisge Of whites, negroes, ETC.
Mr.. CARR of Yuba moved to lay on the table, |
Carried.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Assembly Bill No. 13-Au Act to repeal an Act en-
titled An Act to establish water rates in the city
and county OF San Francisco" approved March / |
1876, and an Act amendatory OF and supplementary |
to the same, approved April 8, 1876 (by Mr. Foxl |
Mr. MERRY said it proposes to repeal the Roach |
Act, which pretended to regulate water rates As |
that company Incorporated under general law, |
and this being special law, it was pronounced un.
constitutional And that is the reason for its repeal
Mr.. SIMON said he favored its repeal in the delega-
ton, but he thought it might do some good in the |
future, and he would oppose it now
Mr.. Burns was opposed to the repeal There
seemed to be disposition to repeal all water Acts.
and he was opp sed to it.