The herald., 1894-11-01
LETTER BAG.
THE HERALD under this hesding prints co M
munications but does not assume RESPONSE
bLlitY for the sentiments expressed.l

Give Credit Where Credit Is Due.
EDITOR HERALD I'm tie Evening Ex-
press, Monday, October Goth. under "a
Good Legislator" O. W. Simpson of
Pasadena, who aerved in the assembly
last term (oi which legislature was
also member), and who is now a can
didate for state senator, Thirty-sixth
district, ID credited with most excellent
work in behalf Of the people OF this
county. The records show ne intro
duceo l8 bills--passed snd approved, 4.
Express says: Passed majority" and
mentions that he introduced an amends
ment to repeal the mortgage tax. So
did Mr.. Finlayeon in the assembly and
in the senate; unfortunately the bill
was not passed.
Out of five bills which the Express
calls particular attention to and accredits
to Captain Simpson, the fscts are only
cns bill was passed by him, two never
passed at all, and two paesed by myself
which last two the Express particu-
larly eulogizes Captain Simpson for
passing, namely:
Election OF one member OF the state
board of equalization from each oon-
gressional dlatrict, and the other relst-
ing to chattel mortgages.
Now to the end that In future all the
good may have done for my con-
stituonts may not be credited to my Re-
publican colleagues. it may not be out
OF place here to state that OF the 10 bills
paased by me the most important are as
follows:
Serats bill No. 93-Maintaiuiug and
support OF public parks.
Senate biii No. 96-Appropristion OF
$40, 900 for the constr uction and furnish
ing Of the ststs normal school 0t Los
Angeles.
Senate bill No. 2lS-Regarding the
adoption OF children.
Senate bill No. 2l9-Appointmeut OF
guardians for orphans maintained in or
phan homes and orphan asylums.
Senate bill No. 336--Providing a sys-
tenn of street improvement bonds to
represent certain assessments for cost OF
street work.
Senate bill No. 652-An act to provide
for the organization of levee districts,
created for the protection OF lands from
overflow of unmsnageable streams and
confine same to fixed channel.
Senate bill No. 6b9-An act to amend
Sec. 537 OF the penal code and add Sec.
53S, relating TO the removal, sale or sub
sequent incumbrance OF mortgage chat
tells.
Constitutional amendment No. =
Amending SEC. 8, relative to the election
OF state board OF equalization and one
from each congressional district.
Also, at the request of the Los Ange-
les chamber of commerce, senate joint
resolution No. 15, relating to the con-
structi0n OF deepwater harbo. at san
Pedro and urging our United States sem
ators and congressman to use every posi-
sibls means for the passage of bill ap-
propristing $500.000 by the government
for said harbor at San Pedro, as approved
by the board of engineers appointed by
ths secretary of war.
My relations with Captain Simpson
are OF the most friendly nature, and
while I am in no vice inclined to take
from him any credit he is entitled to
while member of the legislature, vet
it is not fair to me or my constituents
that sit silently by and allow the Ex-
press to accord to others that which they
do not merit. For instance: Bat few
days ago an article appeared in the same
paper-the Express-giving to Mr..
Bulls the credit OF passing the bill ap-
propriating $40, 900 for the normal school
at Los Angeles. And while Mr.. Bulla
has very honorably written me letter
dieclaiming any credit as the author OF
the bill which l was entitled to, yet
the public, until now, have had no op-
portunity OF knowing the facts. Yours
very truly. JOHN r. MATHEWS.
Los Angeles, October 3Ist.