The morning call., 1893-02-21
BUSY LAWMAKERS.
To Retain the Viticultural
Commission.
AGONY OF COUNTY DIVISION.
A Minority of the Senate Committee
to Report i'm Favor of Abolishing
the Railroad Commission.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 90 - Assemblyman
Lynch, who represents the people of San
Bernardino who are opposed TO the River
side division scheme, is in the position OF
not daring to leave the Assembly for one
moment while it is Ia session for fear that
during his absence some one of his enemies
will invent some scheme whereby the Riv-
erside bill can be jumped I'D out Of order
and finally passed.
Lynch was appointed a member OF the
Hart investigating committee. but the dan
ger of absenting himself was greater than
he could risk, so he had Speaker Gould SUBJ
stitute Simpson in his stead.
The agony Of the divisionists will be
over on Friday next, however, for on that
day the battle will be fought.
Pueschel IF Kern introduced resolution
in the Assembly to-day providing that all
the county division bills be taken up out Of
order tomorrow and disposed of.
Lynch was considerably startled at this
action and after an heroic struggle succeeded
in staviEg off the fateful hour until next
Friday morning. Then the battle must
take place. Between now and then there
is likely to be some lively rustling done,
and by the time the sun rises on Friday the
matter of Riverside will have been settled
one way or the other.
In the Senate this afternoon Carpenter
made fight against VOORHEES, bill, which
compels all banks 10 furnish statement to
the Assessor on the LIST day of January OF
each year. He argued that it would work
hardship on The banks and would result in
no good to the people. He succeeded in de-
feating the measure.
Assemblyman Schlesinger has been I'M
Justly accused in San Francisco of having
voted for the Emerie fish and game bin. This
is wrong. He voted and talked against IL.
The Assembly Committee on ViIieulture
has made an unfavOrable report on the bill
abOlishing the Viticultural Commission, and
the measure will undoubtedly be defeated, as
the majority Of the mem bers are of the be-
lief that there is q need in California for
this commission, and that 1t is the most
valuable one now in existence. The Ways
and Means Committee has made an appro-
priaton Of $4,000 for its support for the
next two years.
1t is expected that Senator Earl, chair
man Of the Committee Oh Constitutional
Amendment will report tomorrow on the
constitutional amendment known as the
Leeds amendment. which includes the west
ern classification schedule OF freights and
fares and also the abolition Of the Railroad
Commission.
A majority Of the committee will report
against both features OF the bill. There
will be minority report, which will be adj
verse to the schedule of freights and fares,
but which will favor the abolition of the
commission.
The Assembly Committee on Mines and
Mining met tonight and will report favor
ably for the passage Of the Senate bill pro-
viding that hydraulic mining may be carried
on without any injury to nayigable streams
or lands adjacent thereto.
Another postponement of the reso luton
oustlng the present Railroad Commissioners.
was obtained in the Senate to-day. The
excuse for it this time was a dispatch
from the iunketlng Senators who are now So
journIng in Southern California that they
will not be able to reach here before Thurs
day next So the matter has been made
special order for Thursday afternoon at $3.50
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