The morning call., 1893-01-18

| pated in by nearly all of the House,
| Mathews of Tehama, one who seems to be
/ Shanahan's opponent upon every important
/ Question, moved to amend the bill by strlk-
ing out the second and third sections. III
this were done that portion would be
! eliminated which fOrbids the practice Of
scalping and the penalty attached. All that
would really remain would be the compeil-
ing of railroad companies to refund money
en- all unused tickets.
After another long debate Shanahan
! finally consented to its being done. but he
wanted it referred back to the Judiciary
! Committee so that it could be put in proper
shape for passage.
After this apparently amicable arrange
ment had been made Bedsoe astonished
every one by renewing his motion to strike
| out the enaeting clause. 1t took him some
! time to get a second to it and when he did
/ he started in to argue his side Of the ques-
! ton In doing so he declared that
similar bill had been sent here two years
/ ago and the man who brought it openly
! stated that it came from Fourth and Town
/ send streets. This was enough for B!edsoe
! to know about the bill. IL the railroad
company wanted it he didn't, and that
settled it. He also darkly limited that
I Shanahan had been inspired by the big cor
poratiOn to introduce it.
This, OF course, brought the Shasta man
/ 70 his feet with a leap. He made a sharp
retort and there would have been trouble
between these men again had not the
/ Speaker brought them to time with sharp
rap Of his Gayel.
Bledsoe's motion, after a great deal OF
ti,esome talk, was lost. and Shanahan
/ succeeded in getting the bill back to the
Judiciary Committee. OF which he is chair
man.
The third reading and final passage of
/ the railroad reassessment bill was also
special order for this afternoon. 1t was
passed with seventy-seyen affirmative
/ votes. No one voted no; even Ander-
son, who made a feeble effort to defeat it,
swung into line.
This settles that measure so far as the
/ Assembly is concerned. 1t now goes to
the Senate, where it Will likely be passed.
/ The railroad company has evidently de-
eided not 10 spend any money TO defeat the
measure. IN the event of its becoming
! law they will rely upon the courts t.
! declare 1t unconstitutional
Although the Southern Pacifc's fine Ital-
/ ian hand has not yet been discovered in the
manipulation of legislation, still there is
! lingering hope in the lobby that they will
get here when the measure of the Traffic
Association is well under way As yet no
| temptations have been thrown in the way
! Of the members # either house, and as
result of this existing purity the town is dull
/ and the corridors are free from the swarm
/ of LOBBYISTS that always arrive in the wake
of the sack.
Senator Mahoney has introduced that
sncently celebrated Western Union cinch.
which makes Of that corporation a common
carrier. That bill has been introduced here
every two years as far back as the mind of
the oldest inhabitant runneth. At the last
session it was the means of working most
disgraceful scene in the Senate.
Shortly after the bill had been in troduced
| Superintendent Jaynes arrived here to see
what could De done TO accomplish its de-
feat, but finding that nothing but hard coin
| would prevail he few into passion and
declared that they could pass it and be
d. lie left the city in high dudgeon.
! leaving only Senator Carpenter on the
/ ground to wrestle with the bOodlers. The
notorious combine had it in hand and came
very nearly passing it by mistake one day,
/ but Senator HamiIl discovered the awful
!
! then swung into the air. and there held sus-
! pended. awaiting some news from the OBJ
! durate JaynFs, but no sack materialized and
| the boOdlers passed it.
Although Jaynes kept his word about the
| Senate. he reented SO far as the Assembly
was concerned. and it was killed there.
1t was afterward ascertained that the
! green back division Dibbie and Marion had
! in the State Library, which is known as
| the ''serapbasket scandal" was remotely
connected with the killing of the Western
| Union bill in the House.
However much scandal this bill has
! brought about in the past, it is looked upon
| by honest Legislators as good measure ana
| one that ought to pass. Its introduction by
| Senator Mahoney is no doubt made in good
faith. and an tonest effort will be made 10
| push il through. The same Senator has in
troduced an insurance bill that will make
the under riters fairly howl with rage. 1t
provides that all companies doing business
shall pay into the county treasury of the
| county in which they are located per cent
| of all the risks they carry. This bill, along
with the enc directed against the Wells.
| Fargo Express Company. will no doubt
| bring about interesting developments later
| on in the session.
All of the Democrats who voted in caucus
| for Gould for Speaker are to-day wearing
| in the button hole of their coats delicate lit
| tie gold badges made to represent the top of
a stalk of wheat. 1t is very delicate and
a very beautiful design. but the presenta-
! ton Of them only to the favored few has
| caused ill-feeling among those who were
not thus hOuored.
The presentations were made last evening
| by Emeric Of Contra Costa, and who put u D
the money for their purchase remains a
| mystery. Some say that Emeric, who is
Ieputed to be millionaire, did the buying.
while the disgruntied ones declare that
Gould himself supplied them. 1t is needless
to say that the lapel of Shanahan's coat
remains undecorated, while that of his
rival, DR.. Mathews, is resplendent with
one of the golden badges 1t is only little
thing, but it is of sufficient magnitude to
occasion talk which is not com plimentary
to the promugators Of the scheme.
The late train tonight brought another
large Democratic delegation from San Fran
cisco and other portions of the State
Among them are Gavin MrNab, Phil Fay.
Frank McCoDpin, J. d. Sullivan, J. ?. Hall
and II. K. Robbins of San Jose.
1t is now definitely stated that Carlson,
Independent. and Kerns, POpulist, will vote
for White on joint ballot tomorrow. This
gives him sxty-two votes. lie will he elect
ed on the first ballot
For an Office that holds comparatively
little patronage the State Library fight cuts
an important figure here just now All
sorts of trades and dickers are being made
by both parties in order TO win. but at the
present writing it looks as if a board would
ployes in the library.
The Republicans of both houses held a
Joint caucus this afternoon and heard the
report Of the committee of six appointed to
wait upon the POpulists and ascertain if
| thew would stand in provided thev Eera