Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-04

resolutions from his constituents de-
manding the appropriation of not less
than 100000; anything worth doing,
he eaid, is worth doing we'll.
Hooking, of Nevada, thought the appro-
priati0n should be on large scale.
Many private firms spend more than
$l00, 900 g. year in advertising. As 9
representative of mining constituency,
he would vote for liberal appropria-
tion.
Bledsoe and Clark made q, final protest
against the appropriation. They further
declared that the state was taxed to
death, and the formers m&dea pathetic
appeal for his constit ituents, who were
quarrying rocks. and splitting logs in
the mountains and valleys, whose feel:
ings would be outraged to And that the
Legislature had given the commissioners
100000 To ride in palace carl and hire
secretaries and other Yetainer6.
y This raised Buner,. and he turned on
the 6harnpfCn OF low. taxes, and declared
that Clark was maliciously unfair, az he
knew that the expenses Of the seven
commissioner for two years were linn
ited to 314,0O0.
Shannahan ironically suggested that
the commissioners be compelled to ride
in emigrants cars, SO as to cOncede the
Spartan virtues of Assen1blyman CLARK.
Renfrew moved to raise the amount
to $500, 900, but it was voted down.
Then BIZ dsoe moved to make the
amount $l6O, 900. This was also de-
feated by viva voce vote, no roIl-call
being permissible in committee Of the
AShofe.
I Dibble moved that tie committee rise
and report the bill back tO,the assembly
with the recommendation that it pass.
A shont Of ayes drowned the struggling
fire OF noes. The committee then
merged into regular assembly once more.
The bill has gone to engrossment, and
will be read the third time and passed
on Thursday. 1t stands as it came from
the committee on ways and means. 1t
provides for the appointment Of seven
commissioners by the governor, who
shall be allowed $4,000 each for travelling
expenses. ;The appropriation is $500, 900.
THE ELECTRIC ROADS BILL.
The celebrated electric railroad bill
kept the assembly in a ferment till the
dinner hour. Then it came up as a
special order, and Speaker Coombs
moved to amend go that supervisors
should have full power to declare when
the wires and poles necessary for roads
become dangerous and should be re-
moved.
Gould wanted to amend so that the
companies should have years notice
before overhead wires and poles are to
be removed.
The opponents of the bill, who were
led by Dibble and Shannahan, thought
it an outrage on large cities to permit
the working of electric railroads by the
present system, which increase the per-
hs.of life and obstruct other methods Of
traffic.
vigorous appeals for the passage Of the
bill, without amendment. The oppo-
,nents claimed that tho advocates Of the
Ahal1 ed QatseA 21d fai!l ~ the
lseisasft,ss s y n: .2d thst the issl esla con
NIT the reconstruction Of the present
horee.car roads III San Francisco into
electric roads.
Marion, Of Los Angeles, championed
the bill, and so did Brusie, of Sacra-
mento, who said he did not understand
how a man like Shannahan, repreeent-
ing constituency of Shasta sheep
herders and mountain farmers, took such
a lively interest in the obstruction Of the
crowded thoroughfares of San Francisco.
Shannahan retorted furiously that he
would rather represent sheep-herders
than the bummers and loafers of the
Sacramento water front, and Ellwood
Bruner, who occupied the speakers
chair, had hard work to restore order.
Speaker Coombs made a. long and
learned legal argument in favor Of his
amendment. but Dibble moved to make
the bill the special order for tomorrow,
Lobby whispers are that the bill will
eventually pass.