The morning call., 1893-01-15
The Reassessment Bill in
the House.
CORPORATION CHAMPION.
He Is Found in the Person of Assem-
bIyrnan Anderson of Sacramento.
Committee Work.
Special to The MORNING CALL

members II the Senate and Assembly, went
10 Folsom this morning as the guests OF
Warden Aull OF the Folsom prison. The
object OF the trip was 10 inspect the great
dam which has been Constructed Ia the
American River, and which is to furnish
water lower for the eatire city OF oacra-
mentO.
There was scarcely quorum lett 10 the
Assembly when it was called to order this
morning by Speaker pro tenn. Mathews.
The Judiciary Committee Of that body is
working energeucally, and. as a result sew
eral important bills that were referred TO
il have been returned and to-day were
on the seeond-reading file. Among them
was the railroad reassessment bill. which, if
it ever becomes law, viii force the railroad,
company to pay its back taxes.
II was not discovered until this morning
who was 10 be the railroads champion in
the House. But when Anderson Of Sacra-
ment0 rose TO amend the bill so as to change
the date Of its operation from 1882 to 1889
there was M longer any doubt about whose
voice would be raised in the interests OF The
Southern Pacific Company.
When Anderson discovered that there
was TO be decided opposition to the amend
ment he asked that the discussion on the
measure be laid over until Monday. Shan
ahan objected to any pOstponemeEt, but
Anderson said the bill would have to be re-
printed in any event. as g word was mis-
spelled in it. Mathews from the chair said
that if that was the case it had better go
over, and Anderson thanked him for his
kind support. Shanahau would not combat
the two of them. and so he contented him.
self with makng it the special order for
o'clock on Monday.
Then Shanahan's sealpers' bill was read
the second time. Bedsoe, who has always
opposed this measure for the reason that he
believes that the public ought to have the
right to buy rairoad tickets of scalpers If
they want To- moved that the enacting
clause be stricken out. Shanahan asked
that the discussion of the bill be postponed
until Monday, when there would be more
members present. motion to that effect
prevailed.
Pendleton's bill to permit the mortgsging
of upholstery and other furniture was
passed on the file, owing to the absence of
the author. This bill was undoubtedly
framed in the interests OF furniture-dealers
who make a business of selling their wares
on tie installment plan. If this measure
becomes a law, those VINO purchase house
hold goods in this manner win lose them
upon the first failure TO meet a payment.
For a number Of years past il has been
the custom in both houses for the members
10 vote themselves an allowance Of S25 each
for stationery during the session. This
money is always drawn and pocketed at
OB1e, and but few of the members ever
spend a cent of it for the purposes for
which il is given them. They manage TO get
what stationery they want from the clerks
behind the desk. When O'Keefe offered a
resolution providing for the purchase of tie
boards for each member Of the Judiciary
Committee. BTetz wanted TO know why the
members did not buy their flies and other
necessary articles out Of their S25. He said
he had aid % cents apiece for his files and
that was the only use be had had for this
money thus far. Il was finally decided that
If the members Of the Judiciary Committee
wanted files they would have TO break into
their S25 ana buy them.
After number of unimportant bills had
been introduced Anderson moved that
when the Assembly adjourn it adjourn out
Of respect 10 Creed Haymo nd The men,
Der delivered quite a eulogy on the dead
lawyer HIS motion prevailed.
A number of the committees were at work
to-day. ID the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments, Affords bill. which is direct
cussed. It provides fer graduated tax, so
that the more land man owns the higher
he will be assessed proportionately.
Matthews of San Benito said that there was
such law already in existence. and Breiz
declared himself to be believer in taxing
brain or wealth-producing ability The
discussion resulted in nothing, and the bill
was iually laid over
Bsrlow's bill. which provides for the stop
ping of aliens holding land in America, was
taken up. BretZ favored the bill, and SAID
that there were English lords. dukes and
earls who now owned millions of acres in
this country. II was about time for Ameri-
cans TO assert themselves. The bill was
finally laid over in order to give Barlow an
opportunity to amend it.
The Riverside people, who are anxious 10
create new county out of a portion of San
BerDardiDo and San Diego counties, are
congregating here in force. There is any
amount of money at the back of them, but
they declare that none of it will be used to
bride legislators this time. They look upon
the sack as dangerous proposition right on
the heels of the recent scandal They will
be liberal with oranges and oratory, how
ever, but no money will be dispensed.
Lynch Of San BernardinO, who is Re-
publican, is bitterly opposed TO the meas
ure and will no doubt work very hard for
its defeat in the House. 1t is said be would
even vote for Steve White if he could only
secure the defeat of the Yandals who pro-
pese to carve of the finest portion Of the
county he represents.
There are any number of county division
fights In the budding state here, but it is not
.;Lolv that any Of them Will amount to any
L.
Fresno County.
The crowd OF slace.r1.-,- uas dis
persed-that is, all of them have gone who
can get out of town. The rush here for
positions during the present session has
been something unpreceden and the
disappointment IN many instances has been
great Two attaches have been employed
by the Assembly where one was needed.
and yet there were Democrats who left here
vowing vengeance against the men who
had made promises to them which they did
not fulfill.
On Tuesday next at noon ballot will be
taken in each house for United States Sen
ator, and on the following day the
two bodies will meet In joint con-
vention and ballot Carlson is de-
termined to cast bis first vote for Reed.
but later on he intends. no doubt, to swing
into line for White. He may overreach
himself in this. for it is barely possible that
Vann of COlusa and Kerns of Los Angeles
VIII vote for White, and II they do he will
be elected without the aid OF Mr.. Carlson.
Such termination es that would perturb
the San Diegan greatly. for at present he
firmly believes that he holds the key to the
situation.
THE ASSEMRI
Anderson the Railroads. Advocate in
the House.
SAcR AMFNTn Ian 1d-Thn A..a..l. IL