The record-union., 1893-02-22

seasons of the year, and tracks are not
washed away. If the amendment was
adopted, he believed the people would be
absolutely safe from what he considered
extortions by railroad companies.
THE PRESS EULoeIzED.
Mr.. Bulla of Los Angeles followed. He
believed the great and mighty press of
California would discuss in detail the
amendment and the people would
thereby become educated and competent
TO vote either for or against the measure.
be believed in submitting the amend
ment to the people.
Mr.. Miller took different stand to all
the other speakers. 81 do not believe"
said he, because the present Railroad
Commissioners have been derelict in
duty we should abolish the commission.
In years gone by we had honest and
faithful men who did their duty and
there are plenty of them left. do not
favor bringing back this huge question of
railroad freights and fares to the Legisla-
ture, because l do not believe that one
member present is competent to treat
that question without he has made it a
study. know l am not" Mr.. Miller
went on and stated that hewas present at
one OF the committee meetings when the
railroad question was under considera-
ton, and he was satisfied from the argu-
ments, backed up by facts and figures, of
railroad managers that number of the
small and struggling roads would be
crushed out of existence if they were
limited to charging three cents per mile
Tor transportation of passengers.
Shanahan withdrew his motion of sub
stitution, sarcastically remarking he did
so because the name of -. L. Ripley and
the Western Classification Association
will be ilnmortalized in the Constitution
of the State OF California"
WILL NOT EXEMPT SMALL ROADS.
An amendment was offered at the re-
quest of citizens of Humboldt County,
providing that the small roads throughout
The State shall be exempt from the sched-
ule proposed by Godchaux's amendment.
Mr.. Nann of Colusa spoke in favor of
the amendment. up in my county,"
said he, there is a little road which 1
know could not exist if this schedule is
adopted"
Schlesinger interrupted Mr., Yann by
asking if the road he spoke of earned
more than $1,000 a mile. If it did not it
would not come under the provisions of
the bill, and there was no reason for the
argument of the gentleman from Colusa.
II am no Solomon, nor son of Solo
mon," responded Vann.
81 am" said Schlesinger, and every
body smiled audibly.
Mr.. Nann went on to explain further
the injustice Of the Traffic Association
measure, but before he had said ten words
up jumped Schlesinger and said that
Vann had consumed over 100 hours of
the time of the Assembly in needless dis
cussions, and asked that that gentleman
be confined strictly to the question under
debate.
Vann was hot and fired hot shot at
Schlesinger in retort. He emphatically
denied the statements of Schlesinger and
knew the Assembly would bear him out.
Il have seldom arose to speak on ques-
tion," said he, "but what somebody tries
to sit on me and cut short my remarks. L
want it distinctly understood that I am a
member of this Assembly and have a
right to speak as often as choose as long
as do not conflict with the rules of this
House,"
Speaker Gould sustained Mr.. Vann,
and appeased that gentleman's ire some
what.
Mr.. Schlesinger again gained the floor,
and said the amendment of the Traffic
Association would not affect little roads,
and was aimed directly at the Southern
Pacific Company.
"If the Traffic Association measure
ever had any merit" said Shanahan, ''it
has been SO loaded with amendments
that its intended effect has been de-
stroyed, and it is now unconstitutional. -
Mr.. Carlson said in substance: 81
understand we want more railroads. !
am opposed to the 'cinching' of any COM
pany. This railroad question is some
thing few know anything about. 1 have
had experience in building competing
roads, and have found out to my sorrow
that there is little, if any, profit in them.
What encouragement is offered for com
peting railroads if we adopt 'cinch'
measure.
FOUGHT WITH GUNS AND PISTOLS.
81 am opposed to all corporations" he
continued, land have fought some OF
them at a great expense. 1 fought the
great Santa Fe at a cost OF several thou
sand dollars, and a loss of four nights
sleep, carrying guns and pistols to de-
fend my rights
An amendment to exempt the little
roads from the provisions of the Traffic
Association measure was voted down.
Shanahan predicted that the Legisla.
ture will finally find it necessary to ap-
point commission as provided by Mr.
Finlayson's bill. Such course has beer
adopted by every State in the Union.
Populist Barlow got in his say by ex.
claiming that the only remedy agains
the big corporations is for the United
States to own and operate all the rail.
road.
T. MIR. Afford spoke again in favor of the
Godchaux amendment.
Barlow asked him if any State in the
union has a tariff schedule in its Consti
tuition.
kansas has. 1 understand" Afford
responded. He subsequently corrected
that statement and said he cared little foI
precedents and was willing to establish
one.
A slight amendment was made to The
preamble, and further consideration o
the amendment made special order fol
tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Senators Mahoney and Seymour. whc
dissented from the report of the Senate
Special Committee favoring the ousting
of the Railroad Commissioners from
office. presented a minority report 70 thu