The morning call., 1891-03-04

women. Gould opposed the bin because it
was unjust to workingmen and taxpayers,
whom it would place at the mercy oil rascally
constables. Bruner favored the bill. lie
did not believe it would cause the arrest. OF
any man looking for work. He would wager
hidden in bushes and hedges near the CITY.
These men descend at nightfall aud prey
upontthe citizens.
WOULD PROTECT LONELY WOMEN.
Mordecai favored the bill because it would
protect the women in the lonely farm
houses who are in daily danger of insult,
outrage and murder from rowing vagaDonds.
DR.. Martin said: II have an inspiration
from on high to speak on this measure and
against its object. Ii could segregate the
tramp from the honest workingman would
vote for the BILL but | cannot do it. only
one week ago the idle wOrkingmen OF Sacra-
mento thronged the gallery OF the House
praying for the passage OF the olils lntro-
duced for the purpose of giving them enl-
plOyment, and you would throttle tnese
men and silence their cry for work. IN
prison. Shame upon the people OF the state
If they pass law of this kind"
Galbraith sneeringly alluded to Martins
utterances as maudlin sentiment and OPP
posed TO good. strong, vigorous manhood.
There was work for every man IN the State
who wanted work Such law AS the one
under considerable had been passed In
many Eastern States and those States are
forsaken by tramps He intimated that the
members who opposed the bill were cater
ing to the unemployed.
Gould notify denied that he advocated the
bill from demagogic motives. Clark OPP
posed the BILL which, he said, had been
written by a millionaire sitting IN his
palace.
GAMBLING VERSUS MISFORTUNE.
Shanahan scored Bruner for fayoring
bill to imprison unfortunate w0rkingmen.
and at the same time favoring bill to pro-
test gamblers.
Bledsoe also scored Bruner for opposing
the tramp and defending the gambler
Bruner denied that he had worked for 4
bill to protect gamblers. The bill he worked
for was introduced for the purpose of plac-
ing gamblers under police surveillance.
THE VOTE.
The Vagrant Act was then passed by the
following vote:
Ayes-Barnard, Barnett Of San Francisco. Bar
nett of SOnoma, Baughman, Beecner, Bert.
Brown, Biuner, Bryant, Cargil, Carter, Coiiey,
freeman, GaIbraith, Glynn. Gordon, Hawley
Hayes, Jersey. Hunewl, Jones. Lacey Lowe.
Lux, Lynch, Matlock. MoIdecai. Murphy PhlI-
Weston. Windrow. Wofsklll. Young, Coonlbs.
NOes-Arms Bedsoe. Clark, Cunningham,
Dennis. Dibble, Dolly, Dunn, Eakle. Carver,
lOEg Marion, Martin, Mathews, Mccall, Thurman,
Rice. Robertson, Shanahan, Smith of Orange,
Stabler, SturteVanl.
Dennis gave notice that he would move for
a reconsideration of the bill TO- morrow.
Shanahan's bill for transferring the Leg
islature into an advertising bureau for the
benefit of The paper that is advertising him
was made special order for tomorrow.
The Senate
SACRAMENTO, March 3.-The Senate met
at 10 o'clock.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the Yo-
semitic wagon road came up on second read
ing and was debated at length. Campbell
Of Vallejo opposed it and Goucher de-
Tended it.
After recess the Senate continued the de-
bate on the Yosemite Road Appropriation
Bill, which was finally passed.