The morning call., 1893-03-11
CROSS PURPOSES.
No Harmony on Railroad
Legislation.
A CORPORATION FIELD DAY.
Senators Vote Against the Abolition
OF the Railroad Commission.
Leeds Schedule Killed.
A CORPORATION FIELD DAY.


SACRAMENTO, March 10. - Everything
about the Legislature is now pointing to-
ward an adjournment sine die at y O'Clock
on Tuesday night next. The resolution to
adjourn at that time came in from the Ways
and Means Committee this morning and
was adopted. Mathews Of Tehama, chair
man Of that committee, stated, however,
that it might be impossible to get through
with the work by that time, but he was in
favor of the adoption of the resolution, as
Il would have tendency to expedite busl-
ness.
After the resolution had been adopted,
Mathews put a motion through cutting all
speeches down 10 one minute, and while
he was speaking to the motion was himself
called to order for having exceeded the new
time schedule.
At the request of Speaker Gould, Finlay-
son introduced resolution forbidding any
one to sit with the A5semblymeD while the
House was in session.
Schlesinger moved to amend so as to per-
nit the wives OF members TO occupy seats
with them. With this change the resolution
was adopted.
A few minutes afterward ex-Assemblyman
c. c. Wright. author Of the Wright irriga-
tiOn law, took a seat beside Speaker Gould.
Barlow Immediately Jumped to his feet and
said: "Mr. Speaker. I move that the man
sitting with you be elected" This was a
little severe on Gould, he being the author
Of the resolution, but he stord to his
guns and said that the member was right.
The ex-Assemblyman quietly disappeared
into the lobby. Only few minutes elapsed,
however, before Senator Shippee was com
PEELED 10 leave q seat he had taken alongside
Of Mathews Of Tehama.
The legislators have really got down to
hard work at last and this morning the
Assembly decided to meet at o'clock in
the morning hereafter and the Senate will
meet q, S 30.
Al! hope that any Of the legislation out
lined by the Traffic Association will pass
has been abandoned. When the Godchaux
amendment which embodies two PROPOSE
lions, that of abolishing the Railroad Com
mission and the other fixing a schedule of
fgeishts and fares in the constitution, came
up in the Senate this morning. Earl made a
speech against it. He made a vicious at
tack on Leeds and said that be had come
here with great reputation for learning in
railroad matters. but his acts have not borne
out that reputation. He said that after
Leeds had launched his scheme upon the
Legislature and found that 1t was not feasl-
bic, he abandoned it.
The Shananan proposition to abolish the
Railroad Commission was first voted upon
and only received ten votes. They were:
Berry, Burke, McAllister. MCGOWAN, Mar
tin, Mathews, OstrOm, Seawell, Whitehurst
and Wilson. The freight and fare schedule
was killed by vote Of % 10 10. TIE vote
was as follows:
Ayes-Arms, Berry, Biggy, Burke, Dunn,
Fay GesfoTd, McAllister. Mathews, Mitch
ell, Ostrom. Whitehurst-I2
Aoes-BAiley, Broderick, Campbell, Car
penter, DenisOD, Earl, Everett, Flint. Ford,
G0ucher, Harp Hart. Hoyt, MCGOWAN.
Maher, Mahoney, Martin, Orr, Ragsdale.
Seymour, Shippee. Simpson, Streeter,
VOORHEES,, Williams, Wilson'S
MCGOWAN in voting against the amend
ment said that he did so for the reason that
II the schedule went into effect 1t would
work great hardship TO the roads in his
dis rict.
The railroad reassessment bill came up
again in the Assembly this afternoon al 3
clock, EinlaysOn offered further amend
ments, which reinstated the entire Seawell
bill, which was defeated In the Senate. The
amendments were adopted and the bill was
sent to the printer and to third reading.
When this matter was finally settled
Mathews asked the House to suspend the
rules aud permit him to introduce a bill
which would permit the Board of Super
visors Of counties of the thirty fourth class
(Which would mean Tehama County, to set
tie with the railroad If they saw fit Il said
he wanted to set himself right with his own
county, for his people wanted the money
that the company owed. He stated that
John ?. Dunn, Max Pepper and Tom Barry
HAD hat . 4 L.
his own county If he ever ranfor office again.
He would see about that, however, he said
The Speaker would not entertain his mo-
ton to introduce the bill at that time, but
said he would at $50 o'clock. At $50
o'clock Mathews was allowed to introduce
the bill and it was read the first time.
1t is not at all probable that the reassess-
ment bill as now amended will have any
chance Of being concurred in by the Senate.
as that body has already refused to pass the
Senate bill.
There is the name Of a myth on the pay
roll ef the Senate. His name is J. II. Bos-
well and at the commencement Of the ses-
sion Senator j. W. Rsgsdale, who is chair
man Of the EnGrOssment Committee, ap-
pointed him as his clerk. he was sworn in
and his name went on the payroll for S3j
week He then disappeared and has not
been seen since. His work has been done
by the other employees of the committee
but the Senator himself relieved Boswell Of
that portion Of his duties which relates TO
drawing his salary. Before he left he gave
Senator Ragsdale his power of attorney and
that gentleman has taken upon himself the
irkSome duty of walking down to the office
of the State Treasurer once a week and
pocketing the mythical BoswelPs coin. At
least so says State Treasurer Mcdonald
and the Endorsement on the warrant of the
name -. n. RagsdsIe" bears him out in
his statement. AS the Senator is known
and esteemed for his charitable ways he
has no doubt sent the money to his absent
clerk, but the fact still stands that the State
has paid out $500 for nothing, for Boswell
has done absolutely nothing since his ap-
pointment. He has not even made his
residence here.
On January II Boswell signed the fol-
lowing power Of attorney:
81, J. H. Boswell, do hereby appoint !. w
Ragsdale of Santa Rosa my attorney TO
receive from the State Controller all war
rants due for services as clerk of the
committee on engrossed and enrolled bills
Signed, j. Il. Boswell"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Hart is now absolutely
safe from harm. Nothing has yet been
done with the report Of the investigating
committee, but it will probably come up
Tomorrow The Assembly. however, will
do nothing more than adopt the report,
which will mean nothing at ell.
1t was an evening Of rows In the Assem-
bly,, and the Tall Sycamore Of Shasta took
MS part In the evenings amusement, as
might be expected, for Shanahan is always
on hand when there Is a row or a ruction
1t looked for while as if Kahn of San
Francisco and Shanahan would have a case
OF fsticutfs together, but Shanahan ignored
The Republican leader, and so there we're
no sore noses or somber eyes
Owing to the checked condition of the
Gle in the Assembly special committee
was appointed this afternoon to pick out
the most salient features OF legislation