The record-union., 1893-03-08
The ReaSSeSSment Substitute in the
Assembly.
THE SENATE EVADES A DILEMMA.
Omnibus" Bills that Were Threatened
Alumni for University Regents
Rodgers After MahOney.

The Emeric game bill, as amended, was
passed by the Senate yesterday.
The bill in its original state elicited a
howl of Indignation and remonstrance
from hunters and sportsmen all over the
State, and committees were sent here to
fight it. They met with poor sue
cess in the Assembly, as Emeric's popu-
larity among his colleagues caused the
latter to turn deaf ear to the hunters.
In the Senate, however, the bill was
handled roughly, and came near being
killed outright. In its amended state,
though, it is not considered dangerous
not the ''rich mans bill'' as originally
intended-and the sportsmen feel greatly
relieved.
When the measure came up for final
consideration yesterday, Senator Me
Gowan attempted to even further amend
it by inserting a provision TO the effect
that the law should not apply to persons
who killed game for food for themselves
or their families. This met with vigorous
opposition from Senator Carpenter. who
declared that it was unjust. "That amend
ment will kill the whole BILL" he said.
That's what we want" said Senator
Hart of this city.
Mr.. MCGOWAN explained that he offered
the amendment for the benefit of noun
taineers, such as resided in his county,
who could not command the products ot
butcher-shops. They had to ''shoot tc
eat" as the saying goes.
Senator Wilson thought the Super
visors of the several counties had author
ity to make regulations covering the OBJ
jections of Senator McGowan, and Sena-
tor Flint spoke to the same effect.
Senator Carpenter took the floor again
and said that the bill in its present state
only aimed to have a close season wher
game could not be killed by anybody
even including the mountaineers. He
did not think the men who lived in the
mountains of humboldt County woulC
suffer to any extent through the passage
OF the measure.
NO" replied Mr.. MCGOWAN sigIiiti
cantly. They'll get there anyhow"
AZ suppose So" said Mr.. Carpenter
and then the roll was called. Twenty
eight ayes against seven noes was til,
vote.
THE REASSESSMENT BILL.
The Senate substitute for Shanahan'
reassessment bill, providing for the re
assessment of property on which take
have not been paid, and the equalization
of the same in cases where a former as
sessment is invalid or void, will be con
sidered by the Assembly to-day. Their
was a long wrangle in the Assembly yes
terday over reference of the bill to tn
Judiciary Committee. Speaker Gould S
referred it, when Mathews of Teham
took the floor and said the bill was on
of the most important ones which ha
been introduced in the Legislature. l
should not be referred to the Judiciar,
Committee, because if they went into de
tail in the consideration of the bill i
would never be returned to the House il
time for action. He said the original bill
had been considered by the Assembl,
Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Ju
dietary Committee had carefully consid
cred the substitute. A hasty report c
the Judiciary Committee would have n
weight, and it would be useless waste {
time to refer it to the committee. Nj
Mathews favored making the bill a spe
clal OIuGE 4OL " SAOOG III llt dALCl
noon, and said that he was prepared t
vote on the bill, and believed all th
other members could as Intelligent
place themselves on record then as afte
the judiciary Committee had hastil
acted on the bill.
IT DID NOT SUIT THEM.
Several members of the Judiciary Com
mittee vigorously protested agains
Mathews motion, which proposed to ia
more them. Afford of Tulare offered
substitute that the bill be referred to II
Judiciary Committee with instruction
to report this morning, and that the sui
stitute bill be made special order ft
this afternoon at ? o'clock.
Schlesinger, Kennedy and others sal
they were not prepared to vote on Il
bill and wanted time for consideration
They favored the Afford amendment.
The question was put and the SpeakC
announced that Affords motion was ca
ried. Before he rendered his decision
however, a division" was called for, bl
no notice was taken of the call.
Mathews of Tehama protested again'
the abrupt manner in which the Speak
-nIad on the question. He did not pr
nose to be "sat upon," he said.
sneaker Gould, in extenuation of h
vnIing. said he heard no call for divisio
He headed the remarks of Mr.. Mathey
by putting the question in the prop
manner. and it was carried by vote of
a,,ee 10 q noes. And the bill will con
mn for consideration this afternoon
-p7oer.rD OUT OF A DILEMMA.
Iientenant-G Reddick call
the Senate's attention to the fact yeste
dav that. if the usual rule was adhered
with reference to printing the 'omr
bus" county government ana seho
bills in the journal in full, serious sta
of affairs would be the result he n
been informed, he said, that the S'a
Printer could not possibly get the suns
utes printed before Saturday, and IL
would be too late for both Houses 10
on the bills. AS way out oil the