The record-union., 1893-03-03
PASSES THE ASSEMBLY,.
Ford's Hydraulic Mining Bill. I
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Ford's Hydraulic Mining Bill, I'm
amended, Goes Through.
The mining contingent, headed by
Assemblyman Thomas of Nevada, rushed
Senator Ford's hydraulic mining bill
through the Assembly yesterday after
noon, shutting off the valley representa-
tives from uttering their protests, and
killing the amendment offered by Mr..
burst by good majority.
The bill proposes, in fact. to rehabili-
tate mining as long as no material in
jury" is done to the valleys. Mr.. bursts
amendment proposed to eliminate the
word material"
Mr.. burst spoke on his amendment
Wednesday, setting forth its features, but
was unable to finish his argument. Yes
terday he read from the address of Hon.
Jacob II. Nef, delivered before the late
Miners Convention held in San Fran
cisco, wherein he stated the miners
should be careful in framing their resolu-
tons so as not to attempt to override the
RIGHTS OF VALLEY PEOPLE,
And pledging the valley representatives
in attendance that no legislation would
be attempted TO injure them. He claimed
the miners were acting in bad faith by
attempting to pass the Ford bill. sBut.
notwithstanding your bad faith" said
Mr.. burst, ''we still have our constitu
tional right, as laid down in Judge Saw
yer's decision, which will prevent you
from damaging our property or infring-
ing on our rights. We don't want apv
warfare, nor do we want to take up the
bitter fight in the courts again, but we do
claim we have not been fairly met. and
will fight out the issue at the proper time
and in the proper place"
A point of order was raised on Mr..
burst that he had consumed ten minutes
in discussing the amendment, all the
time allowed under the rules He was
forced to lake his seat before he finished
his argument.
The previous question was moved and
carried, which shut off Major Anderson
and others from debate. The previous
question necessitated the putting of the
question on the amendment and on the
original question also which was whether
the bill should be ordered to a third read
ing.
Mr.. Bursts amendment was lost by a
vote of 10 ayes to % noes.
Mr.. Shanahan then moved that the bill
be read the third time and placed upon its
final passage. 1t was then $3.50 O'Clock.
and Mr.. Anderson raised the point of
! order that the hour for the taking up of
the special file had arrived and further
consideration of the bill should be post
poned. Speaker Gould ruled that SEN
| ate bills under which the Ford bill was
being considered) were not taken up un-
til twenty-five minutes after the regula-
| ton time, and consequently the bill could
properly be considered.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
Shanahan, Thomas and Schlesinper
moved the previous question on the final
passage of the bill. Anderson vainly
tried to stop such proceedings, but the
noise was so terrific and the excitement
ran so high he was not noticed, and the
Speaker ordered the call of the roll. which
was taken, and Ford's bill passed the AS
! sembly by the following vote:
Ayes-Androus, Anderson, Blakeley.
Bledsoe, Boyce, Brownie, Buckley,
Burke, Carlson, Casterline, Conway.
Curtis, Cusick, Drees, Duffy, Finlayson,
| Gallagher, Gately, Hendrickson, Hur-
ley, Hutson, Johnson of Humboldt,
Johnson of Santa Clara, Kennedy, Kerns,
Luttringer, Lynch. McCauley, McElroy,
McGowan, Mack, Marks, Marston, Math-
! ews OF Tehama, Matthews of San Benito,