The morning call., 1891-02-11
PLAIN TALK.
The Worlds Fair Appropriation
Bill in the Assembly.
The Let Finally Passed After a Long and
Vigorous Debate.
APpCrtlOlment Of the State as Agreed Upon
In The Republican CaueuS-NeW
Measures Introduced.
Epecial to THE MORNING CALL

SACRAMENTO, Feb 10.-There was
elashng of angry tongues in the Assembly
this afternoon when the Worlds Fair Bill
was placed before the House for final
action, and the Honorable Dbb.e of San
Francisco, who has pushed the bill with all
the power of which he is master. was made
to hear certain things that did not cause his
ears to tingle with delight He was told
that the Approximation Bill, on which he
has expended much mental energy, was not
entitled to the slightest respect or considera-
ton; it was no more complete than Shasta
is without It's Shanahan, yet this bill which
-Dibble 7ud feign have passed contains a
Worlds Fair appropriation. These unfeel-
ing remarks were made by Mr. Brusie of
Sacramento, who is one of the youngest and
brainieSt Iaen in the House, and VINO, in the
course Of the very earnest and vigorous
speech he made on the till, grasped the
opportunity to say that if the San Fran
cisco leader is going TO sacrifice his party
and violate its pledge not to exceed the 90
cent limit lie would not submit without
protest. No action, he said, should be taken
on this Worlds Fair Bill until the General
Appropriation Bill has been passed. and he
declared that the appropriation could not be
made for it without leaving valued State
institutions in need. 1t could not be made
without violating the 50-cent limit There
is an Indebtedness of several millions to
be paid and provided for in 1898,
and when that and all the other
appropriations are made that must be made,
but 500, 900 will remain. Yetwe are to pay
100000 for this fair. 1t cannot be done
without violating the 50-cent limit 1t is not
an extraordinary appropriation. If it were
it would not be in the general appropria-
ton bril- He appealed to the young men of
the party to be true to its pledge, and in
conclusion he declared that he would not
have opposed the measure had there been
mechanic or labcring man, or q farmer On
the committee that asked for the appro-
priation.
BRUNER's APPEAL.
Bruner, the author of the World's Fair
Bill, replied 10 Bruse. Some of BRUSHES
statements were wild and visionary. He
said he was a young man himself, and would
not leave 1t TO Brusie to say to him what
his course should be. He would not allow
Bru,ie to accuse him of forcing the bill
for his own personal interests. He would
not yield to him in devotion TO the Repub-
lican party. The bill is a national measure;
State measure of the highest Importance.
The appropriation for the TAR would not
cause the violation of the 50-cent limit. He
appealed to the House for the sake of the
good name and prosperity of the State 10
vote for the appropriation.
NEEDS OF THE STATE.
Renfro said he had been highly enter
tanned by the speeches he had just heard.
believed q a
cago. But he knew of some people in the
county he represents who believed that if
this appropriation were made the next Leg
lslature would fall heir to big batch OF de-
heIency bills 1t was ridiculous to urge
that our resources needed advertisement.
Our mines needed no fair or no appropria-
ton to advertise them in 1919, yet all the
world locked to them. All the world knows
the kind of wheat we produce. Our market
for fruit Is all within our boundaries and
there Is not city or village IN the country
IN which our California fruit has not been
seen-and ealen. We need no advertisement
for our resources. But then there is our |
land. True, but capitalists come here and |
look al II and 60 away without purchasing, |
because our taxes are so high. Reduce IN |
stead OF increase taxes and you will give |
US tile best advertisement we can desire. |
But il is said that the exhibition will en-
courage migration. Do YOU want immi- |
grafton, when our Labor Commissioner, in |
MS report, SAYS that the State is full OF idle |
their last hope when Los Angeles was adj
Vertising itself? We heed no more poor |
men than we now have and we will not get
capitalists unless We reduce our taxes.
BURDENED TAXPAYERS.
Clark asked the members before voting
for the appropriation to look at the dein-
quent taX-list Of their counties and ask
themselves whether they would add TO the
burden OF taxes which these citizens have
shown themselves TO be unable to bear He
Nt,.r
dollars that have been made by advertising
the State, cOmpeaSateS for the blasted for |
tunes and broken hearts and the poverty,
misery and woe that have followed in the |
wake OF every boom. He also believed that
the bill Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. and stated that
when Mr.. Estee spoke on its constitution
sliiy before the Judiciary Committee he
misquoted statute and was caught in the
act.
Shanahan, the self-constituted leader of a
party that promised the people a Ascent
limit, took tine floor and wore his tongue to
thread In an effort to have the Republicans
violate their JO-cent pledge. This is Shan
ahan'S favorite role.
CoNsTTUTIoNALITY AssALED.
Cunningham assailed the consttutionality
Of the bill He said he determined TO op-
pose the bill the night he heard Mills, De
Young, Mcdonald and the rest speaking in
favor Of it,. He believed that the fruit
growers, miners and land-hOlders of the
State, VINO would be benefited by the exhi-
bition, should pay for it 1t was unconsti-
tdtioIal 10 make the labJTers, mechanics
and professional men be taxed for the bene-
ns OIL the irult-srowerS, miners and land
holders.
Biedsoe opposed the appropriation, de-
caring that he for one would 20 back 10 his
constituents with his pledge unbroken.
IMMEDIATE ACTION URGED.
Dbble urged the immediate passage of
the bill on the ground that the General APP
preparation Bill Will not be passed until the
end of the session, if then passed, and in
the meantime the chance to select good
site at the iai: may be lost. The appropria-
:t1on asked for would not cause violation of
the J0-cent limit. There would be enough
money and to spare after providing for all
necessary expenditures.
Matlock said he would vote for the bill
whether it resulted in a violation of the 90
cent limit or not.
MOTIONS TO POSTPONE.
The ayes and noes were called on. mo-
ton TO postpone consideration of the bill
until after the passage of the General
Appropriation Bill and resulted as follows.
:, Ayes = Barnard. Baughman, Brown,
Bruse, Cargill. Clark, Coffey, Cunninebam'
Dunn, Burner, Eakle. Fowler, CARRIER
Hooking, Lacey, Marion. Murphy, Steltz'
S StuItegvant;s Tennis. Tulley, WindrOw,
,Noes-AIIexander, Ames, Arms. A. T.
Barnett, j. d. Barnett, Bert, Bledsoe,
Bruner, Bryant, Carter, Cram, Culver,
Dioble, D0ty, Dow, GalDraitn, Glynn, Cor
don, Gould, Hail, Harloe, Hawley, Hoey.
Hunewil, Jackson, Jones. Kellogg, Lewis,
Lowe, Lynch, Mathews, Matlock, Mccall,
Hordecai. Phillips, Renfro. Rice, Robert
son, ShanahaD. A. G. Smith, j. j. Smith,
otabler, Wentworth. Young-45.
Bledsoe then moved that consideration of
the bill be postponed until the General
Appropriation Bill has been introduced.
According to Dibbe it will come before
the House on Saturday.
oh! what's the useY' shouted Brusie.
All we can do is to put on either the Dibble
or the BruneE collar and be led around by
them, until the end of the session."
Well. they are not going to lead ma
around" replied Bledsoe. 1T is only fair
and right that we should know the amount
Of taxes that the Appropriation COMMITTEES
would have us levy before acting upon this
extraordinarily large appropriation"