The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-18
CUT IN TWAIN.
A Sharp Brush Over the
Coyote Bounty.
COST OF THE GOVERNMENT.
The Report of the Ways and Means
-BIedsoe's Amendment
to Gesford's Measure.
Special to TIE MORNING CALL.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.-THE principal
fight in the Assembly to-day was over the
coyote scalp bounty bill The bill, which
was introduced by Duckworth of Monterey,
provided for the repeal of the law which
permits the collection OF So on every coyote
scalp that is produced
When the bill came up on second reading
Owen offered substitute which held the
law in force, but which placed greater re-
strictions upon the individuals who make
business in dealing iRcoyote scalps
Bennett of Santa Clara offered an amend
ment to Owens substitute. cutting down
the bounty from So to So, and Mathews
amended it again by cutting it to 50 30.
The latter was carried, and with that change
Owens substitute passed to the third read
ing.
If this bill goes through In its present
form the State will have to appropriate at
least S250.OO0 for the next two years, and as
it is very well-established fact that Cali
fornia is paying for the extermiuation of all
the coyotes OF Arizona and New Mexico,
there is a well-grounded opposition to its
passage
1t was noticed. however. that SchIes-
niger. Kennedy and Burke OF San
afternoon. Why the members of the San
Francisco delegation should be so inter-
ested in the determination of coyotes at
81 80 an exterminate is difficult to under
stand. From a careful analysis of the roll
cal! on this bill, the conclusion is arrived at
that there is at least trading of votes 60
ing on in the Assembly, which is as equally
perniciOus in its results as actual boodling.
~ ha nd
Means Committee, came into the Assembly
this afternoon with the general appropria-
ton bill, which is evidence that a great
amount of labor has been accomplished in
the shortest space of time. The figures will
not vary materially from those of the Con-
troller excepting that in number of in
stances the Controller had left blank the
amounts required for the maintenance of
certain State Institutions. The amounts
fixed by the committee for these institu-
tiOns are as follows:
Whittier Reform School, $780, 600; Pres
ton School at lone, $4,000; Southern Cali
fornia Hospital for Insane and Inebria;es.
| $4,000; Mendoelno Asylum. $40, 600; sal
aries of State Library employees, So, 900;
improvements at Folsom prison, $4,000
These amounts, added TO the Controllers
priations up to s1G,147.44S The committee
has raised the military appropriation. only
$4,000 and has cut down the agricultural
district appropriations $500. few other
immaterlal changes were made. The conn.,
miltee, aside from having 20 contend with
the maintenance appropriations Of the new
institutions enumerated, have also to pay
about S40O,0O0 deficiencies that the last
Legislature Topped off in order to come
within the 40 cent levy. 1t is expected that
a strong fight will be made on the floor of
the Assembly 10 raise some of these appro-
priations, but as the committee has gone
over the ground very carefully, they are not
likely to be interfered with.
Bedsoe will introduce an amendment to
the GesfOrd amendment relating to railroad
rates, which will obviate the difficulty about
the small roads being affected. The amend
ment makes the original amendment only
apply to all railroads in this State owned or
controlled by any corporation, or corpora
tons, or individuals, or the lessee or lessees.
grantee or grantees, assignee or assignees,
successor or successors OF any corporations
which have. or any individuals who have.
at any time prior to the first day OF Janu-
ary. 1898, been aided in constructing rail-
roads by any grant or grants Of land, bonds,
moneys, guaranty or other valuable gifts or
loans to it or them by the United States
Government. the State of California or any
municipal corporation within the State OF
California.
This holds all of the small roads and ap-
plies only to the Southern Pacific and the
leased lines.