The record-union., 1895-01-24
ASSEMBLY,

The Assembly was called to order at
9:3O A. NJ, Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Roll called and a aquorum found present.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. o. Sum-
mers.
On motion of Staley the reading of the
journal was dispensed with.
REILLY FUNDING BILL.
The resolution relative to the Reilly
funding bill presented by Bledsoe as a
substitute for the report OF the Committee
on Federal Relations, being the special
order, was taken up.
BledsOe spoke in favor of his resolution.
considering it the most important matter
that would come up during the session.
lie considered that the report by the COM
mittee was an evasion of the question as
it eliminated the Governmental owner
ship Of the Central and Union Pacific
roads,
Beishaw followed the same line of ar
gument and said that he believed nine
tenths Of the people of the State were in
favor Of foreclosure Of the mortgages and
Government ownership of the roads.
He thought the people would be benefited
by such action.
Reid also thought the question one of
benefit TO the people of the State
Wade was opposed to the committee re-
port. He thought it far better to pass no
resolution than to pass it. He wanted
the question settled by foreclosure.
Dodge hoped that the substitute would
be adopted. He spoke at length, reciting
the history of the roads. He did nor be-
lieve i'll any compromise.
Bachman was also in favor OF the sub
stitute.
Waymire said that the report of the
committee dld not 90 far enough and he
was III 1aV0r OF the Government owner
ship Of railroads wherever it could be
made practicable.
Hatfield said that the prevailing senti-
menJ in this State mad been represented
as being hostile to the Reilly bill. and
that was unGoubtedly SO, but many had
signed the petition who knew nothing of
what they were signing. There is no DIS
position, he thought, in Congress to make
present to the railroad companies. az
has been charged would be done by pass
ing this bill. 1t was a simple business
proposition. a vast majority of the paO-
pie OF The United States are not directly
Interested ana would insist on its being
settled on purely business basis. We
are asking Congress to do what we
would not do ourselves. The Govern
ment will not undertake to operate the
roads at little more than cost. as such
action would be special legislation to give
these States the advantage OF low rates
and would he opposed by the rest of tho
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to own these roads it is good for it 10
own all railroads. He was opposed to
voting for anything Of the kind, and
hoped the resolution would not prevail
He had not been able to find copy OF
the Reilly bill in the hands OF the gentle
men VINO are opposing it, and asking
Congress to defeat ii.
Buila offered an amendment to the
resolution inserting words to make the
resolution read, 10 provide for the col
lection OF the aforementioned indebted-
ness TO the Government OF the United
States by the foreclosure OF the above
mentioned mortgages, to the end that
said Indebtedness shall be promptly paid
when due, or that the Government of the
\ UnIted States shall own and oDerate the
above mentioned railroads."
ReId opposed the amendment. Hewa
wholly in favor of the GoyernInenE
ownership of the roads.
Several others opposed the amendment.
Naymire and Wade favored it.
The amendment was lost by a vote of
SO ayes to IA noes.
The previous question being moved by
Beishaw, the substitute OF Bledsoe was
then adopted by vote of 81 ayes to 9
noes.
POLICE INVESTIGATION.
The resolution of Ewing for the an
polntment of a special committee to in
Yestlgate the police department of San
francisco. which had been made the sue-
claI order Tor IL A. NJ, was taken m,
Cutter moved TO amend by striking ONT
ali after tho preamble and inserting a
provision Tor tho appointment CT a com
mittee composed of Ewing. Spencer
Reid, Davis and Guy, with fuil powers
| to investigate and report to the Assem-