The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-18
FARMERS COMPLAIN.
The Alliance Dissatisfied With
the Legislature.
Haher'S Bill 10 Punish Fortune eleYS
Passed by the Senate.
An hCt to Protect Orchards From Fruit Pests.
Plan for Dividing the State Into Con-
gTeSSiOlal Districts
Special to THE MoRSISs CALI

Epecial TO THE MORNING CALL
49, SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.-THE phenomenal
growth and development of the great agri-
cultural organization, known throughout
civilization as thu Farmers Alliance, and
the potent influence which it will soon exert
upon politics and parties throughout the
Union, has caused Legislatures in every
State excep: California 70 make haste
slowly in passing measures which the big
society frowns upon, and to let no trifling
obstacle Interfere with the passage Of
measures which it fayors, for, like all politi-
cal or semi-political bodies, it will reward
its friends and punish its enemies, and the
legislator who works for its interests works
for his own. This being the case, the Re-
publican party, on account of the course
pursued by its representatives in the present
Legislature, may expect to encounter fierce
and solidly organized opposition from the
farmers as well as the Democrats when they
make their next appeal to the people, for
the party in power has already placed itself
on record as opposed TO the measures
favored by the farmers, and in favor of the
which the husbandman regards as his
natural enemies-the capitalist and the cor
porations.
a BLACKLIST.
But one measure out Of the many favored
by the alliance has been passed, and that
would have died without friends or
consolation had it not been reso-
tuition indorsng Stanford's land-loan
d. I'll, L.,
the resolution indorsing the sub-treasury
scheme; the bill abolishing the Railroad
Commission; the bill to compel railroads to
pay taxes owed to the State-all of which
were favored by the alliance-were defeated.
so the alliance is gathering no wrath for the
day of wrath. One OF its most influential
members, who is a member of the Assem-
bly,, stated to CALL representative to-day
that several branches OF the alliance are
making blacklist, for use during the next
campaign, of ali the members of the Legis-
lature who oppose their schemes, and they
boldly declare that the next Legislature will
not have a corporation majority, as the
present undoubtedly has, but will be COM
posed Of Legislators who will work for the
rights of the people.
INSURANCE BILLS.
Santa Clara's demand for cheaper insur
ance Will not be checked by the corporation
serving Senate. The Mutual Insurance Bill
was slaughtered in spite of the protests of
its parent, the Farmers Alliance, and the
San Jose Chamber of Commerce, but its
requiem had not been sung before another
measure was prepared for Introduction in
the upper House Not a new measure but
the Old Anu-Compact Bill, providing that
the Insurance Commissioners must require
as a condition precedent TO the transaction
OF insurance business in this State by any
foreign insurance corporation or company
that such company or corporation shall file in
their Office the name and place of residence
III this State of the agent on whom summons
and other process may be served in all ac-
lions against such corporation or company.
Iae agent must be the principal agent or
chief manager Of tie cOmpaly's business in
the State.
SERVICE AND SUMMONS.
Any foreign company is also required, as
a further condition precedent TO tTansacting
business in this State, to make and file with
the Insurance Commission an agreement to
the effect that, in consideration of permiS- |
Sion gwen It to transact business in the
state, II al any time il be without an
agent upon whom summons can be served,
service may be made upon the Insurance
Commission. And every foreign company
OF corporation shall, as further condition
10 the transaction Of Insurance business in
the state, refrain from entering into any
agreement, contract or compact OF any kind
or nature with any other insurance COM
pany OF companies Tor fixing the rate of III
SETance, Or creating IN Insurance monopoly,
but eacn foreign company permitted to do
business IN this State shall conduct said
business II such a manner that free COM
petition shall exist among said companies
or corroTatio Us. to the END that 10 monopoly
Shall be created against the rate-Dayers.
HE penalty Tor violating the act is the for
lecture OF tie right To do business in the
Siait.
THE POLL TAX.
Senator Draws bill providing for the re-
peal Of the section Of the Constitution rela-
tive to the collection of poll tax was dis
cussed and defeated this morning. Senator
Bray said:
L look upon the tax as the most unjust and I'M
equal levied on the people OF this stale. Men
are born with equal rights, but not with equal
powers. Yet Tbs tax levels their heads Its
levied on the seven men who own nothing, as IL
Is levied upon three men who own the State 1t
Is collected under the most oppressive law Of the
State. Tie road poll tax is little better than
slavery. A laborer, no matter how poor, must
uiiender- bis wages or WORK. The wages OF
woiknen throughout tile State are guarnisheed
lnT He lax, or they are compelled TO 90 TO work
upon the highways. This Is involuntary seryi-
tude, nothing else, and IS clearly violation of
1he laws OF the Stale. say the labOref pays all
The taxes OF the STATE. II he does not earn
enough 10 pay tue interest on capital, the capt.
talist does not employ him. So il is that the
Iaborer pays.
THE POOR MANS TAX
This tax being levied ON the poor, exempts the
rich. If Senator Wil.on had been inc last man
10 come into California his Land would have been
worth no more than II is now; but land worth
$1,000, by reason OF occupancy is now worth
$1,000. Why should not the tax fall upon this
land? Yet The man who is being paid $50 per
month must ray as much as lie rich ldler who is
living OFF his toll, while the dude with the gold
headed cane aud The absentee owner pays moth
ing. There are thousands of the rich men in
this State who pay no tax, and never did. 1t is
considered small thing. this poll tax. Only
S350,oO0 was collected last year; but the rich
man would have it remain, for it is the poor
, mans tax, and the more tie poor man pays the
less the rich man Will have TO iay.
The tax, the Senator claimed in concu-
sion. could not be collected were it not for
the 10 per cent Dlood-nOney which the col
leetur receives
EQUAL PRIVILEGE.
Senator Preston replied to Dray. He held
that the burden of supporting the Govern
ment should be borne by all who enjoy its
privileges The laborer should pay his Share
rs well as the capitalist All classes enjoy
tue protection of the Government and il
there were no such protection the laborer
would earn DO wages.
Senator Ostrom said Dray was pretty
nearly always right, but he was not right
when he said that labor pays all the taxes
He had an idea that labor was capitals
partner and could not get along without it.
The law IS arbitrary, and all laws are
arbitrary. Yet he thought that the day
laborer would be very 10th to repeal a law
which reaches the Chinaman. He believed
that while many of the white residents of
the State evade the law very few Chinese
are able &c do so, and he was wicked enough
10 have it SO.
THE VOTE
The bill, which could not pass without the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the mem
bers, was defeated.
Ayes-Banks, Britt, Broderick, Byrnes Dargie
DTay, Everett, Goucher. Hamill, Alaher, Ma
honey, McComas. Mc(iowan, Shippee, Voorhees,
heleh, q. Ii. Nllliams-17
Nees-Bailey, Berry, Carpenter, Crapdall
De Long. Denson Fraser Heacock, Mead Os.
from, Preston, Ragsdae, Sprague, Streeter.
W. II. Williams-l5.
The Senate by a practically unanimous
vote passed Makers bill, providing that
married woman may be appointed adj
mipistratriX, and, when woman appointed
marries. her authority Is not fharahr ov