The record-union., 1893-03-15

iuAS " iecouHI lne measures adopted al
this session. You remember them and
they are now before the people. Upon
their judgment we must stand or fall.
believe they will merit the approval and
receive the commentator of our people.
ENDEAVoRED TO BE JUST.
Members of the Assembly, Republi-
cans, Populists. Partisans, Inde-
pendents and Democrats, to you I extend
my heartfelt thanks for the support and
sympathy 1 have received at your hands,
and for the charity with which you have
overlooked many acts of mine, which, no
doubt, to your minds, were arbitrary and
unjust. The position which have occu-
pied is one fraught with care, vexation.
labor and responsibility, and it would be
indeed strange if any man, during the
seventy-three days of this session, de-
clded every question that arose so justly,
adjusted every difference so harnoni-
ously and reconciled every conflicting
interest so completely, where the de-
mands OF eighty young and impetuous
members were involved, as to leave upon
the mind OF no one feeling that injustice
or wrong had been done him. When l
assumed this gavel 1 did not expect to be
able to do this. 1 know that l have not
done 1t now, but for myself 1 will say
that in every act Of mine there has been
upon my part an earnest endeavor to do
what was just and right, to subserve
faithfully and honestly the interests of
the people of this STATE, to preserve the
honor and good name of this Assembly
and to maintain unimpaired the dignity
OF the honorable office to which l have
been elected by this Assembly. fl had
performed all these things my heart
would tonight be filed with satisfaction
and with joy, and in the measure that /
have failed so to do, sorrow and regret
are with me. Every fiber of my existence
has been devoted to the earnest endeavor
to be honest and just.
NO WRONGS TO REMEMBER.
This is our parting. We will meet,
perhaps, some of US, in after life. Some
of US will never meet again, but our re-
collections will remain; and in the future
years of life, chastened of the conflicting
and feeling that may animate
us now, 1t is my dearest hope that your
recollection ofthe Speaker of the thirtietn
session will at least be kind, and your
judgment upon his actions charitable. As
for me, have no wrongs to remember.
no Injuries to requite, and the recollection
of every member here will be only that of
kindness and respect. And to those dear
friends who have all times extended to
me their heartiest support and conf
dence, my emotions will permit me to
say only that the remembrance of your
kindly sympathy will ever cling around
my heart with the tenderest recollections
of my life.
"The thirtieth session of the California
Legislature now stands adjourned sine
die"
ABOUT LIEU LANDS"
Senator Hart presented a resolution
calling for the appointment of a commit
tee of three to fully investigate the Sur
Veyor-Generars office with reference to
Ellen lands" and report to the Governor
from time to time, and in full to the next
Legislature.
Earl wanted to know what the resolu-
ton was for.
mittee Investigated the lieu lands'' busi-
ness, but had no time to finish it. He
had the highest regard for the present
Survey General, and his resolution was
not intended to reflect upon him. But he
had been informed that the lieu lands had
been gobbled up by land lawyers and
"grabbers," who had filed documents in
the Surveyor-General's Office that repre-
sented great frauds. In justice to the
rights of the people the resolution should
be adopted.
Senator Carpenter opposed the resolu-
ton. He did not like the idea of waiting
until the eleventh hour and then casting
reflections upon an official against whom
he had never heard any charges. 1t
looked to him like an attempt to make a
berth tor somebody.
Senator McAllister said he was mem
Der of the committee which recently at
tempted to investigate the Attorney Cen
erals office, and although they had no
time to fully look into matters, they were
that everything was all right.
Orr moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
Hart, who had been conversing with
Attorney-General Reichert while Nc
Allister was talking, now rose and asked
permission to withdraw the resolution.
He said he had been under misappre-
hension about the matter. He was salts
fled now that the matter be proposed to
have investigated was a subject for the
courts to decide.
The resolution was returned to him.
RECLAMATION MATTERS.
Senate Bill No. $50, relating to the cleo
ton of Trustees of reclamation districts.
caused considerable debate in the Assem-
bly, last evening.
An explanation of the merits of the
bill being called for, Mr.. Anderson said
it simply allows the assessing of reclana-
ton districts to be done by the Board of
Trustees of such districts, instead of bv
County Assessors.
Mr.. owen contended that the bill was n
vicious one. Should it become law it
would arrogate to the large land-holders
Of reclamation districts almost absolute
control of att reclamation matters. and
work an injustice on small holders. He
said a powerful lobby was working for
the passage of the bill, and it occurred to
him the least meritorious bills were the
ones which had the most financial back
ing. He presented two petitions from
of reclamation districts in Sac
ramento County protesting against the
passage of the bill.
Jacobs of Yolo also took the position
that the small land-holders would be
swamped ''by the lords of creation" if the
bill should became law. He was in
favor of giving the under dog show.
"a MYSTERIOUS HAND"
Hurley favored the bill. He referred to