Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-28
LEyERSON,S LAURELS.
He Receives Them at the Hands of a Con-
filling and Admitting Constituency

filling and Admitting Constituency.
DIR. Montague r. Leverson, the greatly
disguised Assemblyman from the Twelfth
(San Francisco District, who sent in his
resignation one day last week and fled to
his constituency on Wednesday to render
an account of his stewardship, returned to
the Capital yesterday, backed by the in
dorsement of his people expressed at mass
meeting held in San Francisco on Saturday
evening. The honorable gentleman had
the satisfaction of airing his grievances be-
fore large gathering of the voters of his
district. To them he explained at length
his course in the Assembly, and-as
reported in the press of the metrop-
olis-declared that he would not take
back a word he had uttered in the councils
of the lawmakers and constitution mend
ers now celebrating in Sacramento. He
read the Barry bill section by sec
ton, commenting on and criticising it
as he proceeded, and then read to his
auditors his own bill covering the same
ground which he declared to be immeas-
urably superior to the former He de-
nounced the Barry bill as measure that
would not and could not operate against
railroad monopoly, and claimed that its
effect, if enacted into 4 law, would be to
prevent competition. We quote the fol-
lowing from the Alias report of his speech:
He disagreed with Mr. Delmas that the Barry
bill will stop special contracts, because the East
ern connecting roads may continue them I'M
affected by California law. He read his pro-
posed bill in a loud, excited voice, a clause of
which, he claimed, would stop them effectively.
He believed the Central Pacific would be glad
OF it. Amid pile of law-books, papers, etc. he
I nod Nbn
swered, Barry himself storke and Speaker La
Rue 1t passed, but was reconsidered and lost,
2S to A. His companions, Flynn, Mcdonald,
etc; went back on him. Every one but Simon
change his vote, but would not Speaker
LaRue, when it could do no good voted aye TO
save his record. He said the session was all
disorder, and he was subjected to Sights and in
suits continually for trying to pull order out of
chaos. Bills were not proceeded with in legal
manner Had he known all this in advance he
would not have favored the extra session. In
comparison the Senate was order itself. Gov
ernor Stonemans call was denounced, Il claim
of legislative usurpation being made. He
loudly and eXcitedly referred to the indignities
heaped upon him-how he left i'll disgust, how
the House receded and politely asked him to
remain. He didn't want the company of these
hoodlums; 1t was martyrdom. He was very
sore on his treatment and used vehement
words. And now he asked the judgment of the
meeting as to what he should do.
At the close of the eminent gentleman's
remarks a series of resolutions were pre-
scented, laudatory of his course and severely
denouncing that of his enemies. Great con-
fusion followed their reading, some persons
moving TO adopt and others to table them.
Finally partial order was restored and
vote taken on motion to table the reSolu-
tons which was lost, and amid much noise
they were declared adopted The resolu-
tons read:
Reso'red That the Democratic electors of the
Twelfth District affirm their confidence in the
integrity and ability of the Hon. NJ. r. LeverSOn,
and resent with indignation the insults heaped
upon him by the newborn friends of the people
selfcalled.
ResOlred That we have neither faith nor con-
fidence in the Chivalry; that in the threats
made by them in the Assembly we recognize
their old tactics, and as freemen we refuse TO
bend at the crack of the slave-driver's whip.
Res0lred That the conduct of the majority in
the Assembly has been a disgrace to the civil
cation of the age, and has brought dishOnor
upon the fair name of our State.
Res0lred, That we indorse the measures intro
duced by Hon. NJ r. Leverson, and with pride
contrast them with those advanced by the igno-
rant and overbearing followers of the broken
down Chiyalry leaders.
Res0lred, That we indOrse the action of Hon.
NJ. r. Leverson in resigning his seat in the As
sembly, and hereby request his colleague to
tender his resignation, that the insult TO the
electors of this district may be properly re-
Res0lred, That we request Governor Stoneman
not to approve any further appropriation, regard
ing we do continuation of this session a
public calamity.
As these resolutions indorse his action in
resigning his seat in the Assembly, and as
the gentleman repeatedly declared on leav-
ing this city that he would be governed in
that matter by the wishes of his constitu-
ents. the natural presumption is that the
unappreciative Assembly will not be fur
Their honored by his participation in its de-
liberations. Just what his purpose is in
returning to this city, however, has not
been ascertained; but nobody imagines
that he has any notion of resuming his
seat in the Assembly, even should the ma
jority in that body-in their present strait
for votes on constitutional amendments
pass by all the rough things that the gen
tleman from the Twelfth has said of them,
and open their arms to welcome him.