Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
THE SILURIANS LEFT.
A California Exhibit for the
Worlds Fair.
The Assembly Votes 100000
for the Purpose.
The Opposition Of the N. G. B.. Moss
backs Counted for Naught.
Gen. Mathews Did Valiant Work for the
Bill-It will Pass the Senate and
Become Law.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches s
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10.-Bruper's bill
appropriating $500 900 for the California
exhibit at the worlds fair, occupied the
time Of the. assembly all afternoon.
Bruner reviewed many arguments .fol
the bill.
Brusie Of Sacramento made q long and
labored argument against the bill, which
subsequent events showed was largely
influenced by the fact that Bruner and
Dibble were on the other side of the
question. The tenor of his remarks
was that the appropriation could not be
made without going outside of the So
cent limit.
Mathews of Los Angeles read statis-
tics to show that it was the representa-
tives of the smallest counties of the
north that were opposing the bill. Los
Angeles. with it's great increase Of popu-
lation in the last ten years, is in favor
Of the appropriation, because it is busi-
ness. Mr.. Mathews touched up Brnsie
and the Sacramento silurians, and
deplored the fact that 80 fine monu-
ment as the state house, paid for by the
whole state, should be located in snch a
very dead city. Applause and laugh
ter.
Young denounced the argument Of
Clark and others, who reasoned that the
$500, 900 would bring no return, as silly
He contrasted the progress of the south
of the state with the sleepy north. The
tax, If assessed ON the people of the state,
would be less than % cents per capita.
Shall we degrade our state by making
an exhibition at Chicago that would not
do credit to one county OF California;?
Brusie moved that the bill take it's
place on the special file, after the pas
sage OF the general appropriation bills.
Dibble showed the necessity of passing
the bill at once, or desirable place for
an exhibition building cannot be db.
tanned. 1--WE can make this approprta-
tion," said he, land all others needed
by the state, and keep within the bounds
of the fifty-cent limit" Dibble made a
vigorous argument showing that the
appropriation could be made. I
Amid much confusion the roli,Sfas
called, and the bill was passed by, the
following vote:
I Ayes-Alexander, Ames, Armes, A., T.
Barnett, j. d. Barnett, Bert, Bruner,
Bryant, Carter, Coffey, Cram, Culver,
Dibble, Dow, Galbraith, Gettin, Gordon,
Gould, Hail, Harlee, Hawley. Hayes,
Hooking, Hunewell, Jackson, Jones,
Lewis, Lowe, Lynch, Mathews, Matlock,
Mccall, Mordecai, Phillips, Rice, Rob-
ertson, Shannahan, A.. &. Smith, J.. J.
Smith, Steltz, Tennis, Wentworth, Win
dom, Young-44. Es
Noes-Barnard, Baughman, Bledsoe,
Brown, Brusie, Cargill, Clark, Cunning
ham,, Doty, Dunn, Dwiner, Eakle, Gar
ver, Hoey, Kellogg, Lacy, Murphy, Rem
fro. Stabler, Sturtevant, Tully, Coombs
"a.
Fowler and Manton changed from no
to aye, explaining that they favored the
bill, but declined to vote for it till it
could be seen that the appropriation
would not exceed the 5O-cent limit.
1t is thought the bill is sure to receive
the approval Of the senate, and is there
fore virtually passed.
Speaker Coombs offered the sugges-
tion that evening sessions be held here
after, at which time such routine busi-
ness as the presentation of committee
reports and petitions might be made.
The committees reported favorably on
the bills establishing board of pardons
and state board of mediation and ar
bitration.
Dibble's bill making an appropriation
to cover the deficiency appropriation for
the payment OF the costs OF trials of
persons violating the fish laws. was
killed.
The labor commissioner deficiency bill
was passed.
Senate Proceedings.
Wilson, the granger senator from Te-
hama, was the orator of the day in the
senate. He held the floor for a consid-
cradle time, on his anti-usury law, and
Berry's re-assessment bill.
The anti-usurv bill was passed. It
makes 8 per cent. the maximum legal
rate OF interest, and prohibits COM
pound interest.
Berry's bill, designed to provide for
the re-assessment OF railroad property,
on which the former assessment was de-
clared illegal, was debated this after
noon when it came up for final passage.
! Berry spoke in favor Of the measure.
Carpenter spoke vigorously against the
bill. He asked Berry if it was not
aimed directly against the railroads.
Berry admitted that it was. Carpenter
declared that this admission alone
should kill the measure, as its intent
was utterly unconstitutional. Special
Legislation to reach any individual is
prohibited. He argued that under the
Berry bill private owners of property
would suffer for omissions Of the asses
sOr.
The bill was defeated, only ten sena-
tors voting for it-Berry, Couch, Lang
ford, Mead, Ostrom, Democrats, and
Crandall. Heacock, MCGOWAN, Shippee,
Olso. Republicans.
McGowan's mutual insurance bill was
defeated-ayes, 18; nays, 16.
MCGOWAN gave notice Of reconsidera-
ton, and q hot fight is likely, a. he
claims to be in possession of facts that
will change the vote materially.
TROUBLE EXPECTED.
The Southern Pacific Trainmen's De-