Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-16
WHOLE No. 10.297.

To Senator sullivan Have never noticed any
printed schedules of freight rates al our shipping
point, Think il would be well to have such
schedules available 10 shippers
| TO Senator Jehnson--Think ii possible the
Legislature should classify fTeightS: but really
/ the only persons competent 10 do this are the
/ railroad people-if they would do so Justly As
between the railroads and the Railroad Comnis-
Sioucrs in the matter of classification would
rather trust the railroad companies.
senator Whitney offered communication
rom Edward II. Dyer, Superintendent of the
standard Sugar Refinery, in Alameda. concern
/ follows.
. Hon. 6s0rgc f. Hkitn,,s-nEAR Ste. Assembly
Blll No. 10, sent me, is received. should that
4 bill become a law in its present form il would
| compel the Standard sugar Refinery 20 cease the
/ manufacture of sugar The margin of profit il
! 50 small that we are enabled 10 continue only
/ the manufacture of beet sugar now through The
! nbcrahty OF the South Pacific Coast Railroad
4 Company in giving Us low special rate of
ireight ON beetS. coal, sugar and AL other mate
rial used in the manufacture of this truly home
| product that passes over their road. There is
! also another large manufacturing project that IS
] ABOUT 10 ne established in this comfy. which
can only be done by the liberal offers of t6is
same rairoad company, by agreeing To give
| them cheap transportation. This company will
I invest half a million dollars IN our county and
! nearly all viii be foreign capital The rates
/ charged, or TO be charged in other eases by the
/ railroad company are barely sufficient 20 pay
/ running expenses. hut they know that il will
/ result i'll rapidly settling up the lorality where
I these works are To be located and that cVentti-
/ ally they VIII receive the reward due them for
| their libcrility and public spirit
'' These enterprises, as regards railroad freight
charges, stand entirely different rom the trans
/ porlation of ordinary merchandise The latter
I must hnd means ot transportation hy some cham
I mel sufficient 10 meet the requirements of the
/ community. But !, is not absolutely necessary
/ thut these manufacturing enterprises should b,,
/ conducted ga ties Nrtc Ct az, their results can
/ be obtained elsewhere aS Well-iu flct I'm .l,-
] : bl nd
/ more profitable to do So / think You viii agree
! with me that railroads should not Dc prohibited
/ by law from doing their part toward acvclopiug
I the resources OF the country through IS hich they
: ctn. lthIuk It would bc 'ycil 10 establish bv
] Inv mslNliuuIl rate td hC charged ur different
routes bVt leave The railroad CuiIuHI r, fr,,i 10
make special COHIrarts ut lower rlJrs if they
/ should see III to do 50. have taken thc liberty
To call your attention only a. the rr,y ,>.otis OK
the bill thGt might PARTICULARLY Etprt ag bust
j ness There ARE some other iuciLynahc f,tJ
/ tupS, and many good Restrictions thlr slIorr'i
/ hc imposed as contemplated in th- lin ..e
i Slvt- fully yours. +. II. DYER
/ \ long dvbnte then eusued on "a murinu hy
! senator spencer. seconded ly senator NttHmi.
! Ia close the TESTIMONY on the Barry hiI ttwaS.
/ however finally determined to cuutlUUv tie TAX
I ing OF testimony today and To- telegraph r,.-
/ quests to John r. loylc. !. C. Stubs. Ccucral Il.
I NJ. N9slce aud Wjilimn r. Coleman To- apf,tBr bJ-
fore the committee al the earliest opportunity.
The Senate ComIniUtc on Constitutional
l Amendments Idct hast evening The inst till
/ taken up for consideration was Senate BIZ No. 80
Z introduced 10y senator Johnson. smeudiug sec
tOnS - and p of Article Nllof the Coz ,,itutlou.
Mr.. johnson offered an amendment, Co the hfl.
/ giving the Legislature power To- r.moyt bv
miGouty vote, at pleasure one or r}ore Railroad
Commissioners.
Mr. Mcclure opposed the hill. ON TIE grpuud
that 1t Was Introducing politics into the Cnusti-
I tuition. By this bill any Legislature could turn
/ Commissioners Out of Office without cause \
( Republican Legislature might turn out Demc-
cratic Commissioners, and a Democratic LegiS-
! lNture make another change in two years and
( all simply because either party might See tit u
I put its tayOItcs iu Office. The Whole thing was
wrong in principle, and would be iJStitutiug a
dangerous element into constitutional enact
( ments. Such thing is not to be found in the
| organic laws of any State.
/ Mr.. Johnson thought that any regular session
would not have time to deal with q matter OF
this kind but that ii change was deemed
necessary, the matter would be lett to au extra
session.
Mr. Whitney thought the people alone were
entitled to the privilege of electing Railroad
/ Commissioners He was opposed To- changing
the Constitution 80 as to take this power from
| the people IL was altogether wrong.
Mr. Filcher did not think that any Legislature
/ would ever dare 70 remove any Board of Com
miSsioners for purely political purposes He
/ would rather have the bill provide for removal
I by majority vote, in joint convention and to
require II reason to be given for such removal.
Mr. English expressed himself in favor of the
, provision requiring two-thirdS of the LegiSla-
| ture To remove one or more OF the commission
! crs. On one occasion party having but a
tritiing majority in the Legislature came within
one vote OF removing Board of Bank Commits
sioners for purely political reasons. lie had.
/ however, heard many prominent Democrats
question the pTOprety of the recent turning ont
of the Board of Prison Directors. which was
made possible by Il majority vote of the Legisll-
ture, He could not therefore sanction anything
less than the two-thrlS rule.
Mr.. Spencer, of Stalislaus. spoke in favor of
leaving the matter of removal to simple ma
jority of the Legislature.
Mr.. Mcclure said he hoped. prayed and ex-
pected that the Republican party might have q
large majority IN the next Legislature. and if 80
| an amendment of this kind to the Constitution
might serve a temptation To that party 10 Oust
. IL Democratic Board of Railroad Commissioners
from office. II would be placing too much power
in their hands: il would be Introducing a vice
/ into Constitution making We are not here he
said, to provide methods for making party cap
| ital but to calmly and Soberly make OF alter
/ provisions of organic law. Party customs often
force men into doing things that their better
( Judgments revolt against and no party is free
I from these customs. Politics should 10y all
means be kept out OF the Constitution.
/ Mr.. johnson said he was impressed with the
remarks Of Senator Mcclure. and would with
draw his proposed amendment to strike out of
( the bill the words for derehCtion OF duty or
! corruption or incompetency." BY retaining
/ these conditions he thought the bin would be
| less Objectionable.
The committee then adopted the majority
I clause providing for the removal of Commission
/ ers, retaining the words quoted
! Mr.. Knight expressed himself as opposed to
/ the abolishmcnt of the present railroad districts.
/ II was sham aud II dodge and to decide TO
eject the Commissioners at large would be 10
/ commit the Democratic party to another blum
/ der. san Francisco. Alameda and one or two
] other counties would bc able To control any State
/ Convention and name majority of the Commits
! SiOnerS.
! Mr.. Mcclure preferred to have the Commits
Sioners elected at large for the very reason that
Mr.. Knight opposed the plan. As a san Fran
ciscan. he thought it would be desirable for that
/ city to have so much power in State matters
Mr.. Knight said that he did not believe the
proposed bill was familiar to or understood by
any number of citizens in the State: nor did he
believe the public demanded that the present
Railroad Commissioners should be 0uSted from
office 1t was true Governor StOneman had
commanded members of the Legislature to do
certain thingS-thiS among them-htt he did
not propose to accept the GOvenoras his school
teacher, however high he might respect him
self personally.
Finally the committee, by a vote of five to
three, decided to report the bill to the senate as
amended, with the recommendation that il be
passed.
Senator Taylor, Chairman of the Committee
ON constitutional Amendments, viii, when the
bill to oust the present Railroad Commissioners
and abolish the districts comes up in the Senate
offer substitute providing for five Commission
erS, instead of three. Three of them to he
elected at each gubernatorial election from the
districts as mt present formed and the other two
at each Presidential election. The substitute
also neglectS to Interfere with the present Com
missioueTs, but leaves with the Governor the
! appointment of the two Commissioners at large
On the ratification of this amendment-to mold
until their successors are elected.
\ member of the Senate Judiciary Committee
/ yesterday suggested that Mr.. Wheeler, of Oak
land, be invited to favor the committee with his
views on the Barry bill. The gentleman had
/ waited several days for an opportunity to get be
1 fore the committee and was prepared to show
/ that the bill is a just one. He had stated to
/ several members of the committee that he could
1 prove by facts and figures that the railroads
cisco to New York for fifty cents Il head. but
/ that to be liberal with the companies he would
allow them one dollar head. The friends OF
the Barry bill concluded that Mr. Wheelers
( testimony would not help the measure and it
( was determined not TO invite him 10 appear he
fore the committee.