The herald., 1893-01-27
Short Shrift for the Rail
way Commissioners.
The Assembly Declares Thelr
Offices Vacant.
A Motion to That Effect Carried by
a Large Majority.
Commissioner Rea's Charges Agafnas
Assemblyman johnson to Be In
vestigated-Other Doisgs ~
the State Capital.
By the Associated Press.

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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.-In the assem-
bly, today Speaker Gould announced
that he had received Communication
from Railroad Commissioner Rea, wnlcn
he would not present, as he had too
much regard for the dignity OF the
chair.
On motion of Bulla, the house decided
that Rea's letter should be read.
johnson of Santa Clara, rising to e
question OF privilege, denounced 80 un-
true in every particular the charge tnat
he had offered to dispose OF his vote 70
the railroad commission. He presented
a resolution asking the appointment OF
o committee Of five to investigate tne
charge. Adopted.
oUsTING THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
The resolution relative to the investi-
CATION of the railroad commission was
taken up. A substitute declaring the
Offices of the commissioners vacant was
read and Afford moved its adoption.
After long discussion on the substl-
tute recess was taken.
After recess call of the house WAS
ordered. The sergeant-at-arms was Or
dered to bring in Blakeley, Curtis, Mill
Ter and Taylor, who had not been
excused.
A vote on the substitute resolution
declaring the Office of the commissioners
vacant was then moved, but amid some
excitement consent was given members
to further discuss the'question.
At $50 the previous question WAS
] t.a Va
IA. Duckworth having changed his vote
to ave to give notice of reconsideration.
The question then recurred on the
! fnsl passage Of the resolution by the
house.
The vote on the final passage was !
Ayes 60, noes 13, absentees z. Duck
worth changed his vote from no to aye
in order to move for reconsideration,
making the vote 81 to IL.
The speakers who discussed the reso-
luton declaring the Office of railroad
commissioners vacant were Duckworth,
Adams, Anderson, Lynch, Price, Schles-
niger and Miller against the measure,
holding chiefly that it was not just to
take such action without giving the ac-
cused hearing, and O'Keefe, Thomas
of Santa Clara, Kennedy, Bulla, Vann.
Afford, Dodge and Taylor in favor of the
resolution. On the roll call on final
passage of the resolution only Anderson,
Barker, Harlow, Bennett of Santa Clara,
Blskely, Carlson, Duckworth, Lynch,
Miller, Owen, Perkins, Raw and Stan
dart voted against it.
Shanahan moved that the resolution
be sent Immediately to the senate. hut
Duckworth's motion to reconsider to-
morrow was declared by the chair to
dispose CT this.
THE BRETz AFFAIR.
The report of the Bretz investigating
committee was made special order for
Monday afternoon.
Duckworth introduced a resolution
out of order giving Bretz the privilege
of being heard by counsel of his choice
at the bar of the house.
Petitions were presented from citizens
of Tulare protesting against the division
of that county.
The ways and means committee re-
ported number of measures favorably.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate today the committee on
public buildings reported favorably the
bill for an appropriation OF $3.50 900 for
building for affiliated branches OF the
| university VI OdiliOIutd
PLEA FOR SAN DIEGO.
Carlson this morning addressed the
assembly committee on commerce and
navigation in support OF the measure
making an appropriation of 5000, 900 for
a deep water harbor at San Diego. He
said San Diego county mad paid to the
state in the past ID wears 81, ,156, 900 in
taxes; for the past 40 years many mill
lions more, but had drawn nothing back
from the state He claimed that this
measure was as much a matter of justice
as matter of investment. Action was
deferred until full meeting OF the
committee.
IRRIGATION DISTRICT DISCRIMINATION.
At the meeting of the joint committee
on irrigation tonight, Carlson's bill rela-
tive to the disorganization of irrigation
districts was. on motion of Assembly-
man Mordecai and Attorney Waters,
representing San Joaquin land owners,
amended 80 that disorgsnization may
be effected by fifty petitioners, or by a
majority of the district, providing the
question of disorganization shall not be
submitted to the people oftener than
once year; the proceeds of the sale of
property to revert to the property own
ers.
COUNTY DIVISION ARGUMENTS.
The assembly committee on county
boundaries heard arguments tonight by
DR.. Gregory and Mr.. Wright Of San Js-
cinto, and Assemblyman Barker in favor
OF the Riverside county proposition.
THE RAILWAY COMMISSION.
The senate committee on constitu-
tional amendments heard the argu-
ments Of the representatives Of various
roads tonight against the proposed
amendment abolishing the railroad
commission and giving the legislature
| power to fix rates and fares.
! PorPkR's ELEoTfoN LAW.