The record-union., 1893-02-08

{ I-A iftIiSC Oi tie STATE ri IdTge. " ny
should San Francisco be made the bene-
ticiary of money belonging to us all !
W ny should the State Treasury be made
to bear the burden of an expenditure de.
signed to benefit a city no more entitled
to 1t than any other seaport on our Pacific
Coast?
Instead of knocking at our doors for
and men of affairs of San Francisco
should look to and depend upon their
own efforts to secure competition in
| transportation. Look at Southern Cali
fornla! BY the energy. enterprise and
activity OF its citizens their section has
been made to take phenomenal strides in
every avenue of material prosperity. Did
Los Angeles invoke a subsidy in order to
Insure railway competition? No! II
worked out its own salvation, and
It's go-ahead, progressive people have
converted an adobe village into
the most beautiful and substantial
city in California. Why cannot San
francisco emulate her example? l am
opposed to the expenditure of single
dollar of the peoples money for the ben
eht OF any railroad enterprise-co conf
petIng or otherwise. If we are to en-
gage IN railroad building let US do so for
The Deneht of the people-real, actual
benefit, by inaugurating Il system
OF state railways, Tor alter all the only
solution of the railroad question is the
Government ownership and control OF
railroads. In no event should we be
parties to any movement calculated to
pestow the muniiicent gift of million
dollars to assist Il community whose
people are too lazy to assist themselves" "
Major Anderson said that any measure
directed against the railroad company
was considered by some people as neces-
sarily good one, and that such measures
! I1fa tod Ia tod ~
serious defects in the bill, one of them be-
ing that by its provisions all deserving
institutions, including orphans and
soldiers homes, would be deprived OF
any appropriation.
Mr.. Kahn spoke against the motion to
lay on the table. In his Judgment, the
amendment, if voted upon faYorably by
the people, would go long ways toward
securing competing railroad. He said
that experience has shown the advantage
OF competing railways in the street-car
systems of san Francisco.
Alordecai considered the appropriation
of million dollars a very dangerous
move.
The motion to lay the whole matter on
the table was defeated.
Bulla again moved to strike out the
miliion-dollar bonus clause. His motion
was offered, he said, in good faith. In
ONO there was an appropriation of a
| million dollars once made to aid a COM
petlng railroad, which was finally raised
TO three times that amount. But still no
relief was offered and the tax levy was
increased to So 10 on each hundred dol
lars worth of assessable property.
Talbot said if the amendment was sub
mltted to the people they would vote it
| down. in less time than was used for dis
cussion by the Assembly
Okeete was heartily in favor of the
| original amendment because he thought
1t would destroy the Southern Pacific
Company.
Barlow said one, two nor three compet-
| ing. railroads would help the situation;
nothing would short Of Government con-
| troll of railroads.
Duckworth said he did not propose to
put his hand deep into the public treas
ury for the benefit of any municipality.
If the people of San Francisco demand a
| competing railroad let them do as the
people of Los Angeles did-go to work in
IL proper way and get it. Echoing the
sentiments of every man in his district,
he would vote against the State becom-
ing a benevolent railroad institution.
Nv hen business will warrant the build
ing OF competing railroad,' said Mr..
Miller, there will be plenty of capital
| there were ways enough of honestly
spending the States money without Civ
ing it away. At the last election, he said,
the people voted against extending the
session of the Legislature for the purpose
of economy, and in just such a way viii
they defeat bill offering a bonus of a
million dollars to q railroad company.
Kennedy argued that the Assembly
was not TO do the appropriating-it was
simply to submit an amendment to the
people to let them decide whether they
want to vote a million dollars TO aid a
competing railroad.
n great deal of time was consumed in
the debate, resulting in the amendment of
Mr.. Bulla being defeated.
AS several committee amendments were
made to the original amendment, it will
DE printed and come up for special con-
sideration Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.