Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-09
PRESS OPINIONS.
The Extra Session and It's Work-Extracts
from Our Exchanges.

Amador Ledqer: The extra session of the
Legislature. in accordance with public cx-
pectatiOn, has proved fizzle. In the SEN
ate, the Radicals are in the minority, and
this state of affairs prccludeS the possibility
OF passing any measure of cinch char
actcr. The scheme of Hearst e Co... fool
ishly chanpioned by Governor Stoneman
who has proved himself as weak an EX-
ecutiye a the State ever had-has niscar-
ried. The Democrats are now anxious to
eXtricate themselves from their dilemma
and close the farce as speedily as possible.
CHANCE TO LEGIsIATE
Nevada Transcript: The opposition be-
tween the Nevada City and Grass Valley
stage lines has broken out afresh. One line
charges 10 cents fare, and the other ) cents.
The wise Solons at Sacramento should now
pass law that the rate cannot be raised in.
the future; it would only be III keeping
with their present damphoolishness.
LoBBIEs.
MarySville 1pbedl: The radicals believe
it i proper TO lobby for communistic doc
trines. but the citizen who lobbieS for con-
servative> should be treated To hemp. Sac
ramento is full of lobbyists for Stoneman.
Grcathou>e 4 Co.
ColuSa sun: The roads now built are
owned by corporations organized under the
laws of this State, and the Barry bill had
for its ostensible purpose the prevention OF
discrimination by these corporations. How
preventing other roads from coming in
competition with them makes it impOssi-
bic to prevent them from making discrimi
nrtionS is more than we could gather from
the great and powerful arguments from
the statesmen of the Senate. Il was de-
clarcd that this section was the very essence
of the Barry bill, and the anti-monopOly
mcmbers-sO called seemed to be COM
pletely crestfallen This Legislature may
understand what it has been trying to drive
at, but we are free to acknowledge that we
have not the ability to grasp it.
FARCE.
ColuSa Sun To one standing off at dis
tance. reading the reports of the proceed
ings of the Legislature in the daily papers,
the extra session appears to be the broadcast
farce ever enacted on any stage. They
seriously discuss constitutional amend
ments that have no other effect than dis
placing existing officers and allowing the
Governor to fill vacancies.
DONE NOTHING
Placer Argus They have not enacted
single law of any kind, so far as we know.
They have done nothing in the direction of
carrying out the wishes either of the Gov
ornor or of the San Francisco Examiner
What the wishes of the people may have
been we have no certain means of know
ing, though we surmise they were not I'M
willing to see some Wholesome anti-monop-
oily legislation. Whatever they may have
wished when the Legislature first got togeth-
or, we think there is not much doubt that
they are now wishing the Legislature would
adjourn.
CURsING THEM
Marysville appeal: The anti-railroad
demagogue papers are cursing the Repub-
licans because they will not all vote with
them and aid in carrying out their partisan
schemes. These GROWERS don't say word
about the five Republican Assemblymen
by whose aid the two-thirds vote was OBJ
tanned for the Campbell bill which is in
tended to Dust Carpenter and Humphreys.
The Railroad Commission is a Democratic
dodge. There is a legal way to impeach
the TWO Commissioners and give them a
hearing. Why do they not do it? Fair
play is the Jewell The Constitution makes
provisions for the case, but it appears to be
not speedy enough TO answer the men who
want to step into the boots of the present
Commissioners.
LET THE CURTAIN FALL.
San Jose Mercury: Let the curtain fall
and the farce end. Let our Legislators re-
turn 10 their homes and when a Legisla-
turc shall assemble, at the command of the
Constitution. and not at the bidding of I'M
scrupulous demagogues: when it can as
scInble without intimidation and act with
ont restriction when it can deliberate
with decency, and decide without fear. let
us hope that such legislation may be had
as shall conform alike to justice, the en-
forcement of equal and exact rights TO the
highest rs we'll as 10 the lowest in the land,
to the Constitution and to the dignity of
the commonwealth