The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-20
BEFORE THE SENATE.
Bills Still Pouring Down in Rivulet
and RiilS.

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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 19.-The Assembly re-
assessment of taxes bill was read the first
time and placed on file.
Bills establishing uniform system Of
mine signals and permitting the appoint
ment of five Supreme Court Commissioners
were declared cases of emergency, read
three times and passed.
The bill providing two additional Superior
Court Judges for Alameda County was also
declared case OF urgency, read twice and
ordered engrossed for third reading.
The Committee on Federal Relations and
Immigration reported favorably a joint
resolution restricting undesirable immigra-
ton; also relative 10 requesting Congress
pass law limiting or prohibiting foreign
immigration; also relative to the establish
mont OF pustal telegraph.
The committee reported. without recon-
mendation. the joint resolution prohibiting
bankers or possessors OF bank stock, from
holding a seat in Congress.
Several bills were introduced, among
thew one appropriating $4,000 for an add-
tionsl building for the San Jose Normal
School, one appropriating SIS. 900 for tie
support of tine State Mining Bureau; one
for the purchase of a site and the erection
one for the completion of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum.
The reassessment bill has been referred
to the Committee on Corporations by close
vote with instructions TO report imme-
| diately.
The Southern Pacific Company showed
its strength 10 the Senate this afternoon
when the reassessment bill came up for dis
hot ha
Withdrawn from the file and be referred to
the Committee on Corporations. 0strom
objected and moved that it go back to the
Judiciary Committee, with Instructions TO
have it reported back on Monday. Maher
moved to strike out Monday. Simpson said
that the Attorney General had declared
that the bill was unconstitutional He
wanted it to 90 back to the committee. and
| when the defects in il were remedtd he
would vote for it.
Earl declared that his constituents were
| in favor of making the railroad pay its
taxes. The railroad miliienaires who had
been fostered by the State should bear their
burden of taxation. The bill was four
years old, had PASSED many lawyers and
there was no necessity for its reference to
the Corporations Committee. A motion to
send it there was a motion to kill it.
Senator Langford said that it was an in
suit to the Senate to send it there, and if it
were doue it would be in the interest Of cor
ruptiOB.
Seaweli said even If The bill was uneon-
| stitutional ii could do 20 harm to pass it.
Goueher declared that he was honest and
proposed to vote right.
Senator Carpenter, the representative of
the railroad company in the Senate, declared
that the bill was aimed at the Southern Pa
| ci6e Company. He said he Was the attOr-
ney for the company and had tried cases for
! them in court. "BnI the company does
| not pay ne nor does any other corporation
nor will they ever with Gods help pay me
| for what do on this floor. | will vote to
make the railroad pay It's taxes. but not for
a bill do not understand. Ii is question
whether we shall hurry it along like dema-
gOgues or act like sensible men,"
The motion to send 1t to Carpenter 5
committee was carried by a vote of 90 10 10.
The following are the Senators who voted
to thus refer 1t: Bailey, Bruderiek, Car
penter. DenisoB. Everett, Flint. Ford.
GOucher. Hart, Hoy;, Maher. Mahoner.
Orr, Ragsdale, Seymour, Shippee, Streeter,
VOORHEES, and Williams. These men may
be elassed as opposed to anti-railroad legis-
lation, and when it becomes necessary
others will be found with them.
Among the bills introduced to-day was
one adding a new section TO the Political
Code relative to suits TO determine the
validity of assessments in reclamation dis
tricis. and another appropriating S75. 600
for free wagon road from Mariposa to the
Yosemite Valley. Others were introduced
creating a special commission for the
| purpose OF examining and reporting
to the thirty-frst session Of The Leg
islature on Toren's land transfer act
of Australia; creating the county of Bid
we'll and. providing for payment for any
private property heretofore taken for pub
lie use without compensation. Several bills
sent up were similar to those presented In
the Assembly.
Broderick introduced an act to declare
arrangements. contracts agreements. trusts
or combinations in restraint Of trade and
production unlawful aud to fix a penalty
| therefor