The record-union., 1893-01-18


consultation with Mr. Reddick. Mr..
Hart contended that as the charter was in
the shape of a resolution and not a bill.
1t would only require one reading instead
OF three as ordered by the Lieutenant,
Governor. The object of reading bills
was to give opportunity for amendments.
But the charter could not be amended.
1t would either have to be approved or
rejected as whole. The Senator argued
that, being resolution, it was wrong to
treat the charter other than a resolution.
The other gentlemen were in doubt
about the matter, and at the suggestion of
Mr.. Reddick it was referred to the
Judiciary Committee for decision. The
resolution was then made special order
for to-day.
AFTER THE UNDERTAKERS.
Senator Burke's bill to create a State
Board Of Funeral Directors, with the al
legged object in view of more effectually
protecting the people against contagious
diseases" received a severe trouncing at
the hands of Senator MCGOWAN in the
Senate.
The young statesman from Humboldt
moved TO strike out the enacting clause of
the bill. and then talked out in meet
ing" He said the bill was a cunningly
devised plan, gotten up by a combination
or trust composed Of few undertakers
Of Oakland and San Francisco to freeze
out competition. "This heartless combi-
nation," he said, "hopes to get control of
the proposed board and dictate to the
outsiders how they shall conduct their
business, and even where they shall buy
their supplies. 1t also proposes, as most
trusts do, to make the people dance to
their music. The greed OF modern times
is alarming! The combines are not salts
fed with controlling our necessaries of
liie-even our whisky. They are not
satisfied with beginning ON US at the
cradle, but now we have one getting
ready to go after US i'll death. It's infamy
is unparalleled. 1t would reach out its
tentacle and say to legitimate competi-
ton, If you don't do what we dictate we
will crush you. In my town they have
tried their game already, so you see the
trust is already organized"
Senator Burke tried to defend his bill,
and said that those from whom the bill
emanated were the very ones who had
been driven out OF business by the trust
Senator MCGOWAN referred to.
The bill was made special order for
tomorrow.
THE "sCAtPkRs' BILL.
There were wearisome wrangles all day
i'll the Assembly over technicalities and
little matters.
There was considerable of a eight"
though, over what action should be taken
on the substitute for Mr.. Schlesinger's
resolution relating to the Railroad Com
missioners. The substitute is very radi-
cal one, removing the Railroad Commis-
sioners from office without being permit
ted to say a word in their own behalf
! The erratic gentleman from Humboldt
wanted it made special order, and intro
duced about dozen motions to that end
but was defeated on every one: but even
then he did not tumble TO himself" and
the bill was placed on file, where it will
take the usual course and come up about
| Thursday afternoon.
! The ''Scalpers' " bill called forth pyro-
technics from the gentleman from Shasta,
who is the author Of the bill. In sub
stance, he said the bill provided that the
/ purchaser Of a railroad ticket could use
part of it,and ifhe desired could return the
unused part of it and compel the railroad
company to pay back to the purchaser an
amount in proportion to the original cost
UNJUST AND UNFAIR.
Miller presented a strong argument
showing that the bill is unconstitutional.
unjust and unfair. He said that the bus
mess the so-called ''scalpers" are engaged
in is legitimate and cannot be intertered
with. Furthermore when man pur-
chases a ticket from a railroad company
he has no more right to exact a return OF
it than the man who buys ton of wheat,
/ finds he cannot use it, and then tries to
make the man from whom he bought it
refund the money the purchaser gave
him.
Mr.. Matthews of San Benito previously
I had made motion that Sections and 8
| of the bill be stricken out, which sections
pertained to making it unlawful to in
dulge in the 'scalping' business. Shana-
han finally consented to allow the two
sections to be stricken out and the bill
was permitted to go over until to-day for
consideration.