The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-15
Carpenters Report on the
ReaSseSSment.
THE YOSEMITE ROAD BILL.
Animated Debate i'm the Assembly.
Emeric's Game Law Harried by
the Orators.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

ment bill The substitute provides that the
railroad company snail pay taxes only for
1885, 1886 and 1887. The majority of the
committee signed the report They are as
follows: Carpenter. Orr, Flint. Bailey,
Maher. DenBison, Mahoney. Seymour and
Guucher. Only Senators Seaweli and Dunn
refused to sign il.
The report was written by Carpenter, and
in it he says that for the years 1880. 1881.
1882, 1888, 1884. 1885. 1886 and 1887 a great
number OF suits were brought by the State
against the railroads for the collection of
taxes levied upon the various assessments
OF those years; that the litigation has
been extended and expensive, and that In
sach litigation up to the year 1885 the rail-
roads either paid in full or portion OF the
taxes or made tenders in court Of c0nSid-
cradle part of the taxes claimed.
The report then follows precisely the line
of argument pursued by Cross, the South
ern Pacifc's attorney, who appeared before
the committee. The report declares that
no taxes are due from the Southern Pacific
for ISS0-S1-S2-S3 or "a; that this is a matter
of law, and that to pass law attempting to
assess such properties would place the
State of California in the attitude of being
In conflict with the judgments, orders and
decisions Of The courts of the United States,
and would result in nothing except ex-
tended litigation. exceedingly expensive to
the State, without adding any thing to the
revenue of the State.
Senator Burke introduced concurrent
resolution providing for tie adjournment
Of the Legislature on the 4th of March.
Carpenter opposed the resolution, stating
that there was no sense in voting for IL, for
the reason that it would not be possible to
adjourn on that date.
Goucher declared that he proposed to 60
home at that time neither the work was
done or not. The people had voted down
proposition to prolong the statutory time
and he for one would not stay here for moth
ing.
Dr. Martin said he should go home when
the sixty days were up. If he didn't he
might have 10 walk.
The resolution was adopted with only
few opposing votes.
Bills have been Introduced, and are likely
to 60 through. abolishing the following COM
missions: Viticulture. Bureau OF Labor
and Statistics. State Mining Bureau. Com
mission OF immigration, Tide Land Com
mission, Vaccine Agent. State Inspector OF
Gas-meters. State Geologlst and Forestry
Commission. The bill for the abolition of
the latter commission has already passed
The time Of the Assembly was taken up
this morning with the discussion of the bill
which provides fer an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purpose of building wagon
road into the Yosemite Valley.
Gould left the chair to make speech in
its favor. while Matthews of San Benito.
ruuCad rraatiaal hOnact old farmar To
against it, He said that a road into the
Yosemite Valley wonld not be of the slight
est benefit to the poor people OF California,
tor that class could not afford TO visit the
valley. There were a lot Of sharks located
in that picturesque spot, he declared. whose
business it was to fleece strangers of every
cent they had with them. Even the air
there was not free.
Shanahan thought that If the State was
going into the business of building free
wagon roads it might just as well run a road
up to grand old Mount Shasta and erect
some tombstones over the graves of the
hero pioneers who settled the fertile north.
The speech-making lasted until the noon
recess, when the matter went over.
Emeric's game bill occupied the attention
OF the orators during all of the afternoon.
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but none of them was adopted. The San
Francisco delegation is against the bill, but
il is likely that Emeric will succeed In get
ting it through the Assembly. 1t will meet
with a sad fate in the Senate, however.
Assembly man Mathews, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, stated to your
correspondent to-day that the appropri-
ations asked for public buildings aggregated
Sl.600, 600. but that the committee had de-
cided to cut them down just one-half. He
says that the bill which prov des bounty
Of S. for every coyote scalp will! call for an
appropriation Of $780, 0). This estimate is
ba sed upon the expenditure for the last
quarter. which amounted to $4,000. The
deficiencies and public debt requirements
amount to S5OO,0O0. which includes the
bonds held in the East. The rest Of the
public debt. amounting to s.. 100000. will
continue to pay per cent, for the payment
Of which the State pledges its faith.
Chairman Mathews says that the total
appropriations for the ensuing two years
will be kept within Sl1 100000. which will
bring the levy below 30 cents.
Assemblyman Andrews of Pomona has
introduced a bill for the construction of a
State penitentiary In the southern portion
of the State. It provides that within ten
days after the proval of the act the Gov
ernor shall appoint commission consisting
of seven, for the purpose of selecting and
suggesting permanent site and location in
the southern part of the State for State
prison, provided that any location or site
that may be selected and located by such
commission shall have waterpower that can
be applied to machinery for manufacturing
purposes. Such commission, so appointed,
shall report to the next Legislature all in
formation that il may have obtained, to-
gether with any location or site that il may
deem the proper place for such prison.
together with the costs and expenses OF
such a commission; provided that such
costs and expenses shall not exceed the
actual travelling mileage as provided for by
the Political Code. The cost and expense
shall not be allowed until after the report
provided for shall be presented to the next
Legislature.
A number Of DOCTORS chiefly home opaihs
and eclectics. appeared before the Senate
Judiciary Committee TO protest against the
passage of the Simpson bill establishing a
State Board OF Medical Examiners. Spec ches
were made by Drs. G. II. Martin. John
Fern, Selfridge, Gear. Hamilton and others,
in which they declared that the bill was a
cinch designated to place them at the
mercy of their natural enemies. the allo-
paths. AS the bill stands. it allows the
Governor to appoint a board of seven.
Nothing Is said about what school Of medi-
cine they shall belong to. The ''irregu-
lars" as they ironically called themselves,
object 10 this on the ground that the board
will eventually fall into the hands of the
allopaths. They all favored three board
system. which would permit each school to
examine and license their OWE students.
DR.. Plummer defended the bill, but he
could not refute the arguments CT the 'r-
regulars" and from the questions asked by
the lawyers of the committee it was plainly
TO be seen that the bill cannot emerge from
the committee without Amendment No
| action was taken. as the doctors talked the