Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-12
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
MARsHALLs SAN JOSE ADVICE BUD.
DING AND BEARING HEN-PRUIT.
The Effect Of Arbitrary Reduction Upon
Wages-Diseussion on Schedules
of Freights and Fares-Etc.

San Francisco, June 11th.-The Rail-
road Commissioners met at their
rooms this morning, all the members present,
and also large audience. Soon after the as.
ssmblirg OF the Board, Denis Kearney,
formerly President of the WorkiDgmen's
party in the State, appeared, and said he did
50 to give expression to the views of 200, 600
laborers in Califorpis, upon the monopoly
question. He commenced by unfolding
Voluminous roll Of mauuscript and pre-
faced with the remark that he was not in the
employ of any railroad nor the defender OF
an member Of the Commission. He said the
persons who had heretofore appeared before
the Board were land monopolists, mercantile
monopolists and bummers anxious to be mo.
nopolists. He repre- ssnted class whose in
terests had not been heard. He gave an ex-
terde1 review Of the character Of some Of
those who had appeared, when he was inter-
rupted By Mr.. Foote, with a request that he
follow out the design expressed the other day
Of arguing on bshalf Of the Workingnen.
Kearney said he desired to impsach the
witnesses for the prosecution, and asked TO be
permitted to proceed in his own way.
Mr.. Carpenter said that he was willing to
listen TO any argument framed in temperate
lang uage, but did not desire any defense from
any person, as he could defend himself.
Mr.. Foote said he was in favor OF keeping
the speaker TO the relation of reduction of
fares aud freights TO the laborers Of the State
KeaFney then proceeded, end referred to
some Of the newspapers which had been pub
hshipg articles calculated to excite the public
on the railroad question. He spoke Of the
efforts Of some OF the San Francisco papers
to obtain advertisements from the Railroad
Company, aud failed, etc, when he was in.
tsrupted again by Mr.. Foote with the ques-
ton, % Mr. Ksarnsy, what relation has this
60 do with the labor question %
Kearuey-I desire to show the character CT
some Of those engaged in this agitation aud
their insincerity.
Argument is to proceed in this way, / object
to it.
Kssrrey- Well, if 8Ir. Foote ia afraid ths
newspapers will be abused. will skip that
Mr. Foote-I am rot afraid the newspa-
pers will be abused, and don't want you to
use such an expression to me. L am not
afraid Of anybody or sng newspaper.
Kearney-Can't ! shov the character Of
these men, There is John T. Doyle and
General Naglee.
Mr.. Foote-GeneraI Nagles has nothing 70
do with this Commission. He has not ap-
peared here.
Kearney-But aeis screeching anti
nonopolist Can't show how scras Of the
promoters Of the San Jose meeting are not
anti-monopolists how soma OF them put
rotten strawberries on the TOP Of the boxes
to swindle tho consumers, ani then attack
this Commissson
Mr.. Csrpeztsr-I don't think that ia rele.
yant- l. . - be assumed that all who az
tack this Conmission have such characters
Dir. Faote-lir. Chairman, L move that
ths speaker be ordered to discuss the quss-
tion ha appears here t. iscuss
hs. Carpenter-Tsat will be ordered.
Me. kearney thsn attempted 70 show that
4. J. Clark procured nomination for Con
sTei.er DnUn ife-a tie Ssacston Ant;-Io-
I, popaly ocrvsasion, in consideration of which
Dunn appoia.sd hin booskeep,r IL his office,
which nomination caused Daan 20 run be-
| hind Eis ticket. He was agsia interrupted,
| and s.ztsd that ne desired to show Clark !
insiEserity. but the mater was ruled cat.
Waen hs reached 4oba 7. Doyle, vic hs