Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-13


No SIS, for Bureau OF Labor Statistics
No. $40, for official advertising.
No. $50, for expenses of Supreme Court.
No 52l, for expenses of acknowledgements
] No. 90, for expenses of Yosemite Commission
No. 523, for special contingent expenses fund.
| No. 524, for ballot paper.
No SIS, for expenses of Clerk of Supreme
] Court.
No. 526, for Stockton Insane Asylum.
NO. 521, for expenses of Secretary OF state.
A BILL FOR b oMLAND
On motion of Edwards A. B. 6s, an Act to pro-
! vide for the erection and management of State
| hospital for the insane to be located in South
ern California, was taken up out of order, given
| second reading, and amended in Committee of
| the Whole.
An amendment by Edwards, providing for the
appointment of a Commissioner from each of
the counties named in the bin. to select site,
| was adopted
Edwards offered another amendment, adding
| the counties Ventura and Santa Barbara to the
| territory (l4os Angeles. San Bernardino and san
Diego counties) made available for the selection
| OF a site.
James desired TO amend further by adding San
| Luis Obispo county to the list.
! Young thorght that was carrying things too
| far. Soutbeln California was under considera-
tion. If James amendment prevailed he
| (Ioung) would get up another bill for Southern
Reynolds wanted to leave in San Luis obspo
SO did McMullin, 50 that the overflow from
| Stockton could be sent there.
| Young reminded them that the three southern
! counties alone had SIT 600 inhabitants. Two
more counties had been added to the list, giving
a population of 100000. That many people
were not 10 be ignored. If they had an asylum,
\ as they ought to have, the friends of inmates
could go and visit them without travelling hun
/ '.reds of miles.
Storke said it was, or ought to be generally
| understood that the five counties named COM
pose Southern California. They lay south of a
| great mountain chain There is not State in
| N q Of
| Los Angeles while in the north there are insti-
/ tutions costing many millions of dollars The
| people OF the south ask that an asylum be To-
\ Gated there
| Ostrom was firmly convinced that an asylum
was needed down there. Mendocino had shown,
through its deleg alton, that it needed one, and
| the southern members had made it plain that
| they needed one too.
Young said that 0strom had spoken on every
| question and on every occasion since the first
| day of the session. Hence he was not Surpris ed
| 10 hear him shoot off at random in this case
| Seawell was in favor of two new asylums-one
in the north and one in the south. The great
increase of population demanded them. The
| present asylums were already overcrowded.
! Sims thought Southern California should have
| an asylum. We cannot err in that direction or
do too much for them. He thought California
| had more insane people in proportion to popula-
| ton than any other State.
| Edwards had four years ago introduced such
| bill, but the north wanted everything then.
| The people down south saw no pleasure in hav-
| ing an asylum. Four years ago the people of
| Los Angeles held mass-meeting to protest
against having an asylum located in their
| midst. But such ms tuition was positive
| necessity and justice demanded it. 1t cost 500
! for person to come north to visit patient. In
Stockton and Nepa there were mild ty pes, which
were aggravated by such enforced separation
from friends. The site for the proposed new
| asylum ought to be confined to the five south
ern counties
| omitted. Santa Barbara was the real northern
line. Forty miles north of the city of Santa
Barbara the climats and topography show
/ marked change.
Mathews thought the State did not need two
| new asylums just now. When we adjourn we
| will have six asylunns, equal to all needs. But
in order to save transportation expenses the
| south ought to have one. He Indignantly de-
MED the charge of Brother Sims that California
| hsd more insane than other States.
James explained that he had offered his
| amendment because his county (San Luis
Obispo) would give more ground than any other
he thought. Besides they had all the conve-
nences that were particularly adapted to such
an institution. But since such time had been
| raised over his amendment, he would like to-
| withdraw it. Permission granted.
Edwards amendment adopted
THE CHINESE MUST 60.
Mathews called up the special order, S. B. Ss2,
| ing and appointing counsel for the purpose of
defending the Scott Exclusion Act.
llibble began by stating he had been q care
fll reader of the San Francisco daily papers,
and ali but one had denounced him for his op-
position to this bill. But be was now more than
| ever convinced that it should be voted down.
He was still of the opinion that there was no
need Of special counsel in the Chi Chang Ping
case 1t required no Special knowledge of
Things IN California to try that case As he un-
| derstood it, the whole question was-When a
! certificate had been issued uuder the treaty
whether the issue of such certificate superiu-
| duces a contract with the Chinaman by which
he can live in the United States as against the
law The bill should be killed because it was
| brought here by Dennis Kearney, who had
boasted that the Senate passed it in an hour, be-
| cause he had brought it to them. II should be
| killed for this, if Tor no other reason. ii was
| offensive because it had been brought in this
manner. 1t was disgrace to California aud to
civilization. Senator White had no right to
leave his duties here and go to Washington
| and draw extra pay.
Shanahan said it was merely a question of
immediate action in a vital cause. Senator
White could do infinitely more good at Wash
| ilgton than he could in Sacramento during the
trial of this case. 1t was absurd to assume that
Morrow and Vandever and McKenna should
! absent themselves from heir seats during the
closing days of the session of Congress to look
| after this case. Besides, it was no part of their
duties to do so. The people of California have
been struggling ten years 10 get a test case in
just this position, but the Chinaman gets q
| prompt hearing, and all the customs officials
and hangers-on will exert great pressure to en-
able him to win his case. For twenty years
California has been working ont solution of
this problem, and now, when we have the bar
riers constructed some of the gentlemen of this
to persons who are unfamiliar with its details
and requirements. All the Chinese want is a
small loopbole, and when they find it they will
tear the whole fabric into shreds. He read from
4 the Chronicle OF yesterday Washington dis
patch stating that Solicitor jerks was not quail
flied to prosecute the Chi Chang Ping case.
/ Briefly had listened to the gentleman from
/ Shasta, and also the eloquent Associated Press
dispatches Ee had not received any instruc-
tions froEa the people OF bis district but thought
the people of tue whole State did rot need any
special counsel at Washiuston. Congress would
adjourn March Sd, and our representatives
there would have an excellent opportunity to
attend to the case. On the contrary, Senator
White, President pro tenn. of the Senate, ex
oticio Lieutenant Governor, selfconstituted
Chairman of all the committees, and General
Pooh Bah of the whole State would be tired
out and exhausted by his multifariouS duties
during this session of the Legislature Senator
Stewart and the other Coast Representatives at
Washington had already given assurance that
they would attend 10 the case
Damron thought the constitutional question
| raised by Judge Dlbble was net Il good one. The
appointment of counsel to 60 to Washington
was not the creating of an office 0, profit They
| would be sent SIMPLY as counsel. The Chinese
question was the great topic of the State. 1t
was the greatest political question of the Pacific
| Coast.
Hyde said this measure was proposed by
man who was sapdlot agitater an incendiary
and murderer. Kearney had boasted that
the members would not dare vote against it.
He (Hyde) would dare vote against il, but the
people demanded some action of the kind pro-
posed and he should vote for II.
McCar.y said he was not surprised that his
friend, Judge Dibble, should vote against the
measure, since delegation of Ching Sc ladies
fourteen ofthem-had visited the floor of the
| Assembly this very afternoon and skillfully
lobbied against the bill.
Hall said Dibble's argument was ike the
Egyptian apple that turned to ashes at the
touch His theories erCmbled away when met
by the logic of common sense. 1t was not bus
iness-like TO leave this case to take care of
itself We owe it to ourselves to send special
counsel.
Young, in magnificent speech, moved the
previous question. Applause.
II Dibble said it was not true that he was op-
posed to the common people. He had shed his
the rights OF the people. But he despised the
professional agitators OF the sandlots, and he
Il had no sympathy with the Iawsmith.of Shasta.
Sims did not want to see the Scott Exclusion