The record-union., 1893-01-26

the bill pass. As the petitions would
show, majority OF them favored River
side. I'VE have" said he, already dis
covered eighty-three names on the San
Jacinto petition not found in the Great
Register, and only a part Of the document
/ has thus tar been examined. We poet
TO find more than TWO hundred false
signatures. What are such petitions good
for?
"Ihere was time" he said, "when the
San Diego 10 Ks wanted h san jaciDto
measure. That time IS not now, as indi-
Gated by the many protests before you.
rms b4l'has no support outside OF san
Bernardipo and was introduced by a san
BetiIardIno representative 10 defeat Xiv
erside.
There is nothing behind the San Ja-
clnto proposition any more substantial
than county seat boom. Mr.. Casterline
came here fully determined TO support
this measure. Is not a change OF Senti
ment evidenced by his change? AS a
representative in the Legislature would
he dare TO attempt defeat OF the wishes
OF his constituents by giving his support
to project not Indorsed by them?
1T seems to me-" concluded Mr. Greg
DRY, that his attitude ought to convince
the members OF this committee of the
feelings OF taxpayers in Northern San
%4ego concerning county division"
Assemblyman Barker OF San Bernar-
dlno read a number of letters, petitions
ana kilograms from residents OF y Northern
san Diego County protesting against the
san Jacinto County scheme. Senator
Streeter also submitted number OF COM
munications oflike purport.
Atherton OF san Bernardino said that
many signatures on the petitions OF the
opposition We're obtained by coercion.
Morse OF Riverside and Anderson OF
Ferris followed with brief arguments
The latter said that his people wanted re-
lei, but not the kind OF relief that River
Slde proposed TO grant, in the event OF
their being able TO defeat the measure
which he had come to Sacramento to ad-
yocate. 1T has been said,' he continued
that only cranks and office-seekers are
TO be iound in favor of San Jacinto.
This is not true. ours is not a petty
light on lines drawn for political ends.
we ask for county division because we
have the area, the population and the val
uallon. If we are put with Riverside we
shall be as much abused by her as she is
to-day by San Bernardino. The orange
people occupy an absurd position.
Tired OF the rule Of their own county
seat, they seek the power to exercise the
same rule over us. They promise to take
care OF us and all that sort OF thing, but
II you can't give us county of our own,
lhen leave us alone TO work out our own
salvation"
Senate Bill No. 321, introduced by Sey-
mour Of san Bernardino, which provides
Tor attaching all territory in san Diego
County lying north OF a line beginning
at the southwest corner of section =,
township south, range / west, San Ber-
nardlno base and meridian, running
thence south to the southwest corner Of
sad township, and thence east to the
Colorado River, to the county OF San Ber-
nardinO, was then taken up, and Sew
mour made brief argument for favor
able recommendation.
A bill proposing to form new county,
TO he know as San Antoine, out Of a por-
ton OF Los Angeles and San Bernardino
Counties, with Pomona as the county
seat, was then considered.
Ex-senator j. :. McCOmas of Pomona
appeared tor the divisionists, and made a
strong appeal tor the proposed separation.
IN which he cited Orange County as an
instance Of successful division.
There is none of the bitterness" !" said
he, in our struggle that seems to CHAR
acterlze many Oh the division measures
now before the Legislature. We have no
complaints 10 make against Los Angeles
She has treated Us as we'll as she is capa-
bic of doing. We are thirty-tive miles
from the county seat, and when we Get
there 1T Is often impossible TO transact
ptSlHSS9, oNlilS " tI6 great GuSH. Los
Angeles as a county seat has more busi-
ness than she can handle. Recently she
offered us a Superior Court at Pomona if
we would drop the county division fight.
In this offer she recognized our right TO
better facilities for the transaction OF bust
ness.
1--WE refused to make bargain Of this
kind, and therefore we expect some
slight opposition from the present county
seat.
1--WE think we have earned the
right to govern ourselves. We have
1900 square miles OF territory and
1900 people. Our wealth is something
over SS,0J0,000. We have nine news
papers, and eight Of them favor division"
At meeting OF the Assembly Commit
tee on Counties and County Boundaries,
soon after adjournment late yesterday
afternoon, the representatives of half a
dozen county division measures got into
a wrangle as to the order in which the
bills should be considered.
1t was finally decided by the committee
to receive written requests for hearings.
the order in which they are to come up to
be decided in executive session.