The record-union., 1893-02-25
COUNTY DIVISION.
A Few Hot Words, and Then an
Apology.

COUNTY DIVISION.
| A Few Hot Words, and Then an
| Apology.
Last night was restful one for county
divisionists, although their minds are yet
perturbed. In the Assembly yesterday
three of the bills were taken up and
passed to third reading, after vain at
tempts at amending the boundaries of the
proposed new counties. The debates on
the bills were all one-sided, detracting
from the interest in them to great ex-
tent.
The Riverside bill was first taken up.
Lynch offered half a dozen amendments
to change the boundaries, prefacing them
with the statement that he was actuated
by spirit of fairness and justice. One OF
the amendments proposed to leave in the
old county of San Bernardino little
town six miles from the home of Assem-
blyman Barker. Mr.. Lynch said the
people of that hamlet were averse to be-
ing in the new county.
BARKER ON DECK.
Mr.. Barker took exception to this state
ment. In that district he made his can
body he was for division. In that pre-
cinct he ran away ahead of his ticket. He
represented that district and was alone
authorized to express the wishes of that
people. His argument clinched the
amendment, and it, with all the others,
were voted down almost unanimously.
The Riverside bill was passed to third
reading and to-day will come up for final
passage.
MADEIRA COUNTY.
After the reading of the MADEIRA County
bill for the second time Jacobsen offered
an amendment to Include certain lands
on the 'west side" 1.-The effect of the
amendment" said Mr.. Jacobsen, ''is to
include certain lands of Miller 81 Lux,
the cattle kings, OH the west side, which
would greatly enhance the assessable
property Of the proposed new county and
make the burden of taxation lighter to
bear. The original bill introduced in
the Assembly provided for what l have
embraced in an amendment, but when
the promoters of this MADEIRA scheme
| found out it would be vigorously fought
! by Messas. Miller & Lux, who have
the means and influence to make fight,
they gracefully eliminated the west side
lands from the bill.'
MoRDECAI's DENIAL.
II deny that we did anything of the
kind" said Mr. Mordecai He then went
on and described how natural the bound
aries of the county would be.
The amendment was voted down.
Another one, providing that the cleo
ton to decide whether the people want to
form the proposed new county shall take
place within sixty days after the appoint
ment of Election Commissioners bv the
Governor, took the same course. In ex-
planning the purpose of the amendment,
Mr. Jacobsen said he propo sed to shut
out all the suffers and tramps from get
ting into the county in time to vote and
| then skip out.
The bill was ordered engrossed and
will come up as a special order this morn
ing.
FEW HOT WORDS.
The arguments on the San Antonio bill
were little more interesting The fate
of the location of the county seat of that
new county, if formed, depends on three
little villages. If they are included in
the new county, Pomona will be the
county seat; if not, then Ontario.
Mr.. Finlayson moved to change the
boundaries to exclude the villages from
the new county. He said it would be a
great Inconvenience and against the I'M
animous wishes of the people of those
towns to put them in the new county.
! Mr.. Finlayson had not, he said, ap-
peared before the committee to offer the
amendment, because he was never in
formed Of their meetings.
''They knew we'll where we met" said
Androus, ''and kept the wires hot be-
tween here and Los Angeles as to every
move. 1 denounce him as coward, in
coming here and making such a state
ment."
81 swear to Almighty God 1 never was
notified by the committee of a meeting
replied Finlayson.
Before he could get any further Mr..
Androus gracefully apoiogized for his
! hasty remarks, and the breach was closed.
All the amendments were voted down
and the bill ordered engrossed and to a
third reading.
BIDWELL LEFT OUT.
The Dill to create Bidwel1 County was
not reached on the file when the after
noon recess was declared. At last nights
session Mr.. Miller endeavored to make
| the bill special order for this morning.
| He made a motion to that effect. which
was voted down by Is ayes to 80 noes.
This was partial test on the passage
of the bill. Senator Jones considered it
| victory and when the vote was m
nounced was wreathed in smiles, glanced
at the Bidwell supporters and looked as
much as to say, II told you so." The
bill will probably, however, be given
second reading to-day.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.