The record-union., 1891-02-10
ASSEMBLY.

then adjourned.
ASSEMBLY.
The House met at O'Clock P. NJ, after
recess since Friday afternoon, Speaker
present. Prayer by the Chaplain. Jour-
nalapproved.
SPECIAL ORDER.
s. J. r. s, relative to memorializing
Congress to loan money to farmers at the
rate OF per cent. per annum, which had
been made the special order for Satur-
day, was taken up.
DR.. Martin of Placer offered a substi-
tute which included miners in the bene-
fits to be derived from the resolution.
DIR. Martins substitute was voted down.
The resolution was adopted by vote of
50 to 10.
S. J. R. s, relating to the same topic,
was lost by vote of q noes to 40 ayes.
A. c. A. Z, amending Section Is of
Article XI., which had been lost, came
up on pending motion to reconsider,
and was made special order for Wednes-'
day at 2 F. NJ.
a. BIS ia and l16, "eleetric railway
bills, came up, with amendments pend
ing.
On motion, Mr. Dibble was appointed a
special committee of one to so amend the
bill as to give San Francisco the privilege
OF electric roads, excepting those run by
overhead wires.
The amendment was made q special
order for Wednesday.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
"a. G. A. 8, providing for the repeal of
Sections % and % of Article XII. of the
Constitution and abolishing the Board of
Railroad Commissioners, gave rise to
lengthy debate. Mr.. Dibble desired to
add to what he said the other day. that
the Railroad Commission, having been
under Democratic administration for
the past four years, that party was re-
sponsible for the blunders andsfaults of
the commission; that now, having elected
Republican board, he desired to see
them given chance to right all alleged
wrongs, and therefore called upon his
fellow-Republicans to vote against the
extinction of the board.
Mr.. Clark wished to support Mr.. Dib-
bic, and called attention to the fact that
the present commission is already at
work, reading extracts from the daily
press giving an account of their work.
Mr. Bruner desired to know how much
better off the people Of the State would be
when the commission was abolished and
who OF those who now condemned it was
! prepared to suggest a remedy for the
evils which the board has not been able
| to arrange. He reviewed briefly the his
tory of railroad legislation from 1868 to
! 1850, claiming that about one-half of each
term, then 120 days in length, was con-
sumed in frultlesS efforts to settle
| treights and fares. This lasted for twelve
or fourteen years, when the people con-
cluded that the Legislature was not fit
| place to discuss freights and fares, the
! Constitutional Convention was called,
mainly to wrestle with railroad matters.
| The result was, that the Board of Com
missloners was created, and has existed
| ever since. 1t is now claimed that the
peoplewant it abolished, but if this is
done all complaints against the railroad
which come up between the sessions will
viii have to wait-some of them two years
before redress can be had. But, by the
| Constitution, there can be no legislation
with respect to special cases, so that much
hardship to the people will ensue.. He
said that out of one hundred and sixty
seven complaints submitted to the late
Board of Commissioners, one hundred
and forty had been decided for the COM
plainants and against the railroad. He
asked the House to consider the question
carefully before deciding to throw the
State back into the condition which ex-
| listed before the Constitutional Conven-
| ton.
Mr.. Doty spoke in favor of abolishing
! the Commission.
Messrs. Gould and Shanahan supported
the bill.
The vote, on final passage of the bill,
stood, ayes "a, noes 40, the names being
Ayes - Affhs, Baauas:hman, Beecher,
Bledsoe, Brown, Cunningham, Doty,
Dunn, Durner, Estey, Fowler Gar
yer, Gordon, Gould, Hail, Harloe,
Hooking, Jackson, Kellogg, Lacey, Lewis,
Lynch: Marion, Martin, Matlock,
Mathews, Mordecai Murnan, Murphy,
l,lNn a. - IL.
of Orange, Sturtevant, Weston-34.
Noes = Alexander, Ames, Barnard
Barnett of San Francisco, Bert, Bru-
ner, Brusie, Bryant, Carter, Clark,
Coffey, Cram, Culver,i DAILY, Dennis,
Dibble, Dow, Freeman; Galbraith, Glynn,
Hawley, Hayes, Hersey, Hoey, Hume
| will, Johnson, Jones, Low, Lux, Mccall
Phillips, Shanahan, Stabler, Steitz, Ten
mis-, Wentworth, Windrow, Young, Mr.
Speaker-40.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced,
read by title and referred:
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING to high
ways.
Also, concerning highways, and to pro-
vide penalties to injuries thereto.
Wy Mr.. McCall-To provide for the de-
ficiency in the appropriation for the ex-
penses of the State Board of Railroad
Commissioners.
h. By Mr.. Ames-Relating to entries in
Isoficial books and records.
My Mr.. Weston-Relating to County
Jails.
By Mr.. Wentworth-Relatingt to settle
inent of accounts of deceased executors
administrators and guardians.
EBy Mr.. Galbraith-To provide pensions
for teachers of the public schools.
IBy Mr.. Cram-To make train -wreckine
capital offense.
I&By Mr. Barnett-To create police re-
lief. health and life insurance and pension
fund in counties and cities.
By Alr. Dibble-Authorizing the State
Prison Directors to employ unemployed
prisoners to construct roads at San Quen,
tin.
BY Mr.. Johnson-To create and organ.
ize and define the powers of Board O.
Shipping Commissioners, for the purpose
of securing and chartering ships to carry
the surplus wheat and other surplus farm
products to foreign ports.
By Mr.. Hail-Relating to mining ia
dustry in California.
1 PETITIONS.
I Mr.. Gould presented petition for ,