The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-02-22
Legislative Proceedings at
the State Capital.
The Assembly Passes Several
Important Bills.
Adjustment of the Railway Com
mission Again Debated.
Another Chapter of Testimony in the
johnson Inquiry-The Investiga-
tion of the Attorney-Gen-
erals ONCE.

BY the ASSOCIATED PresS.l
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 21.-In the assem-
bly, today the various county division
bills were made special order for Fri
day afternoon.
The senate constitutional amendment
which. If approved by the people, pro-
vides that the legislature may pass a
general and uniform law under which
new counties may be formed, and TAX
ing that power out of the hands of the
people, passed by unanimous vote.
The assembly constitutional amend
ment to be submitted to the people, and
which proposes in substance that for
eigners shall not acquire property in
the state without Hecoming residents,
passed by vote OF 55 to 5.
| Flints bill to prevent hunting and
shooting on private grounds came up
for second reading. Shanahan, who
bitterly opposed the Emeric bill, gained
the floor and moved to strike out the
enacting clause. The motion was de-
bated for half an hour and finally
adopted.
The bill to compel savings banks to
publish sworn statements OF unclaimed
deposits was ordered to third reading.
| Godchaux's constitutional amend
ment, to take the fixing of railroad
freights and fares out of the hands of
the railroad commissioners and engraft
| it in the constitution was the special
order for 3 80.
Shanahan said he believed that the
schedule of freights and fares which it
proposed to introduce into the constitu-
ton, with perhaps the exception of the
author of the bill, had not been read by
one of the assemblymen. He thought
| there were other bills more entitled to
the consideration OF the house, and he
moved to substitute constitutional
amendment No. 4, of which he is the
author, for the one under consideration,
and went on to say:
"We have voted for the remov.
al of the railroad commission
ere, new let us do away with the
| commission forever. l should be de-
| lighted if could agree with the Traffic
association and my friend, Mr.. God
chaux, but cannot follow men who are
vacillating in their opinion. They have
come in with a echedule that could
not read and comprehend in shorter
time than three months, and have asked
me to support it off-hand. Therefore, 1
move the adoption OF the substitute"
Bledsoe said that he is in favor of
putting the Godchaux amendment to a
vote, then, if lost, take up the measure
introduced by the member from Shasta.
Finlsyson reviewed the merit of both
amendments, and expressed himself in
favor of the one introduced by Shan
ahan.
Miller said he disspproved both
amendments. He believed that because
three incompetent men had held the Of
flee of railroad commissioner it was no
reason why good Office should be abol-
ished, any more than if the country
were unfortunate enough to elect bad
president that Office should be done
away with. Shanshan withdrew his
motion to substitute, and Bledsoe Of
fered an amendment to Goodeaux's 8
amendment which applies the schedule
of freights and fares only to subsidized
roads, and allows mountain roads to fix
their own rates. This was lost.
Finlayson offered two amendments, in
thority over the railroad commission,
which were lost, and the matter then
went over.
BuIls offered resolution to create an
urgency file, upon which each member
shall have the right to place bill,
which file shall be taken up at night
sessions, to begin Thureday. The reso-
luton will be acted upon Thursday.
The assembly adjourned till 10 O'Clock
Thursday.