Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-03
THAT QUARANTINE BILL.
IL Never Passed the Assembly at

II Never Passed the Assembly at
Great Indignation was felt in this end
of the State, few weeks ago, when it
that a bill had passed the late
Legislature purporting to be for the pur-
pose OF preventing the introduction Of
diseased cattle into California, but which
was really a terrible "cinch" act, de-
signed to prevent the bringing in of beef
cattle and mutton sheep from the out
side, proceeding which would raise the
cost of meat SO as to put 1t
beyond the reach of half the
people, and put money in the
pockets of few cattle kings in the State.
The HERALD was, as usual, the first in
the field to raise the hue and cry against
this unjust measure. The result was to
call up Hon. ]. NJ. Damron, member of
the Assembly from this district, who
vociferously declared that said "cinch"
bill had never, never, no never passed
the Lower House He stated that he,
said Hon. ]. NJ. Damron, had, with
his little speech, squelched said bill.
Here was pretty how do
you do The bill had been passed on
to the Governor, who had duly approved
it on March 10. In spite of this, Mr..
Damron was positive that he had de-
feated it. He therefore telegraphed to
S. P. Maslin, Executive Secretary, for
full information as to the course of the
bill in the Lower House from refer
ence to the journal. In reply, Mr..
Maslin, for some occult reason instead
OF full information, wired as follows:
Senate bill No. 626, relating to the
quarantine of diseased animals, was ap-
proved March 10.
Here was information as was informa-
ton. But it needed no Secretary from
Sacramento to tell it US. 1t was not at
all full.
Foiled at this point, Mr.. Damron
wrote to Hon. E. @. Tully, member OF
the Assembly, who, under date of San
Francisco, March 31st, wrote as follows:
SAN Francisco, March 81, 1889.
Hon. Ddmron, Los angeles, CAL.
Dear Sir-I see in the papers there is
some excitement over the supposed
passage of the Quarantine bill that you,
McMullin and l killed in the House.
There must be some mistake about this,
for l, and dozen more members, can
testify that it was killed by vote of
at least three to one. Mr. Renison gave
notice of motion to reconsider, but sub
sequently stated on the floor that, upon
consultation, they had concluded not
to press the motion, and twas not taken
up. Storke also declined to move in the
matter. These are the facts; and if that
bill ever got to the Governor, it was by
the underground route. 1t never passed
the House. Maslin PROBABLY refers to
another quarantine bill of somewhat
similar nature, but less Objectionable,
inasmuch as it was restricted to
diseased" cattle, and was purely local,
or nearly so. Such bill did pass, and
was signed by the Governor, about the
time Maslin states; but the other-the
one Storke advocated--did not pass our
House. The motion of reconsideration
was never brought up, except to state
that the motion to reconsider would not
be made, and there it ended. l watched
it closely until the last moment,
and know that 1 am correct in what |
state.
write this to satisfy, as far as l can,
your constituents that when you said the |
bill was killed in our House you stated
nothing but the truth.
Don't understand by this that think |
your veracity needs my endorsement so
lar as you know the facts, but as you
seem to think that it was passed "some
sveniDg" when you were absent. II it |
vas SO passed it was after the motion to