The record-union., 1891-02-19
All Attempts to Throttle the Worlds
Fair Bill Defeated.
Senator'S for Once Do a Little Talking
Boycott Conspiracy BilI-work
In the Assembly.
SENATE.
SACRAMENTO.
SACRA MEMO,
Wednesday, February Is, 1891. J

and, on motion of Mr.. Dargie, made the
special order for the same hour on Thurs
day morning.
SPECIAL FILE.
A. B. 13S, relating to the levy and col
lection of taxes by municipal Corpora
tions. Read the first time.
S. c. A. 3, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution relating to the freedom
of speech and of the press.
Mr.. Goucher said the object of the bill
was to incorporate into the Constitution
the same provision as was contained in
the Barry contempt bill, already passed,
so there could be no question as to the
constltuionality of the latter.
The bill was pasSed-ayeS 81, noes 2.
S. C. A. 10, prohibiting the Legislature
from passing laws to form new counties,
and leaving the question entirely to the
people of the counties interested.
MIR. Goucher said the bill contained a
vicious feature. There was already on
the file of the Senate bill of general
character in relation to the division of
counties, and the adoption of the proposed
constitutional amendment would render
Its passage unnecessary. The Legislature
has the right to pass a general law, and
he thought ii should be done.
By consent of the author Mr.. Preston,
). &. a. 10 was passed on file.
THE APPoRTIoNAIENT BILLS.
Substitute for S. b. 3SS (voorhies' Con-
gressional apportionment billy was passed
on the file.
Mr.. Sprague moved to take up the mo-
ton, of which Mr.. Berry gave notice on
the preceding day, to reconsider the vote
by which S. 3. 40S (Voorhies' legislative
apportionment bilD was ordered read the
second time. Carried.
Mr.. Crandall then moved to indefinitely
postpone the motion to reconsider. Car
ried.
WORLDS FAIR APPROPRIATION.
The Senate next reached on the file A.
B. LOG, appropriating 100000 for the ex-
penses of a State exhibit at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago.
Mr.. Crandall said the sum asked was a
great deal of money, and he believed it
could be reduced without endangering
the success of the proposed exhibit. III
his opinion 100000 would be enough.
The gentlemen who appeared before the
legislative committees in the interest OF
the bill were no doubt sincere in their
advocacy of it, but he did not believe it
necessary for the State to go TO so much
expense. Even the great State OF New
York did not propose to make so large an
appropriation. If wisely expended $780,
900 would answer all requirements for a
good exhibit.
Mr.. Carpenter said the sum necessary
to be expended was largely a matter of
conjecture. No one could now determine
what sum would be needed. The Gov
ernOr, he was sure, would appoint seven
commissioners representing all portions
of the State, who would be men of high
character, and they would be careful in
eXpending the money. He assumed that
the commissioners would be honest and
competent men. If 100000 were appro-
priated and they should find $500 900 to
be enough, no more than that would be
expended. 1t should not be assumed
that the commissioners will not
honestly eXpend the money appropriated.
1t had been said that New York would
not eXpend as much money as it was pro-
posed California should expend This
might be so; but New York does not re-
quire the advertising that California does,
and if she did she is nearer to the place
where the fair is to be held and would not
be at so much expense to place her ex-
hlbit, California is new country-far
removed from the center of population
and travel, and would have to transport
her exhibit distance of more than 1000
miles. We must do this in order to ad-
vertise our resources, and if the compan-
ion bill to the one under discussion
should pass, and the sum should be made
200, all the better. We would be adj
vertised in every paper throughout the
length and breadth OF the land-Cali-
fornia would be advertised for century
to come. The sum asked (S300000) was
the lowest figure at which a proper ex-
hibit could be made Politics had been
entirely ignored in this matter-Demo-
Gratis and Republicans had come together
in this matter to advertise the great but
only. partially developed State of Cali
fornia.
Mr. Crandall again spoke against the
bill, saying that the horticulturists of his
county Santa Clara were opposed to the
expenditure =
Mr.. Dray said he did not take any stock
in the theory that we needed to advertise
California. The better way was to make
the State so inviting to strangers that
when people came here they would not
want to leave. There is no land for new
comers except such as is held at high
figures. The object was apparently TO
enable landowners to sell out at high
yet there seemed to be a feel
ing in favor of it. He hardly
knew how to act under the circumstances.
Had the demand been made before the
late rainstorm he would have voted for
the smaller sum; but that rain had saved
the agricultural interests of the State for
this year. No matter how much money
might be voted, the commissioners viii
come back for more two years hence ask
ing for more. He hoped the 100000
amendment would carry.
Mr.. Simpson said the occasion was an
the State Worlds Fair Association should
be voted. He was surprised that a gentle
man representing SO rich district as
Sacramento-a district that had received
$3.50, ,000 Of the public money III appropri-
ations two years ago-should be found
opposing the appropriation of so small a
sum as S300, 200 for the benefit of the
whole State. Such opposition came in
very bad taste.
Bdr Bailey took issue with his colleague,
MIR. Crandall. He was sure the people OF
Santa Clara would willingly pay their
portion of the amount necessary to add
even 100000 to the S500,000 by the State.
He regarded this as California's grandest
opportunity to advertise her resources
and attractions to the world.
Mr.. McComas believed in advertising.
Where Southern California has poured
out pecks of gold for advertising, she has
taken back bushels of gold in return.
That section was, not many years ago.
the home of the jack rabbit and horned
toad, but by energetic and liberal adver-
tising OF its resources, it had been trans
formed into the most prosperous portion
of the State. Such an opportunity for
advertising State as that now offered
does not come very often. We want to
show TO the wealthy people of the
East and Europe that this is a
country to which they can come
and spend their days in peace, comfort
and plenty. Los Angeles viii have
half acre of growing orange trees at the
fair, and other counties will have exhib-
its there that will attract the attention of
visitors from all over the world. Appro-
pirate this money, and it will come back
ten-fold in the years TO come.
Mr.. Mead spoke against the bill, de-
clal.ing that, whatever sum should be APP
propriated, there will be deficiency two
years hence.
Mr.. DeLong said that no money could