The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-12
The Scheme to Kill the Suf=
frage Bill Defeated
SOUTHERN DELEGATES SOLID
Appropriation For the State Militia
Largely Increased
Waymire, of Alameda, Presents a New Bill to
Lexow the State--A Little Joker in
the r1easure
Special to THE HERALD.

Sacramento Feb. II. - Debate on
woman suffrage occupied all the evening
session. Reid, Democrat, was the prin-
clpal opponent of the bill. He offered an
amendment striking out every word
about women in the bill. He made a
very able speech and declared the measure
unconstitutional, and read from constitu-
tonal debates to show that Estee and
other Republican leaders had opposed it
In the convention of 1879. On vote be-
ing taken on Reids amendment, it was
lost, amid great applause. Noes 4s, yeas
%. Bulla, Hubell, Kenyon, Llewellyn,
Mckelvey, Guy, Geene and Freeman
voted no; Pendleton and Lynch aye
The Assembly discussed general appro-
priation bills this morning. The appro-
priation for the militia was increased to
$lS5, Oo0, with the understanding that
part OF il goes to the naval reserve. All
speakers eulogized the naval brigade
which they say was most efficient arm
OF the National Guard. Appropriation
for the school text books was cut down
$40, 0OO
During the debate over the National
Guard item, the speakers all predicted
trouble would set in on the state with the
strikers. Various other appropriations
were cut down even lower than the COM
mittee's allowance. Reid, Democrat, won
great applause by protesting against the
employment of special counsel for the
different commissions on the theory that
tho Attorney General was counsel for all
state officers. The scheme to hand over
the Mining Bureau of the State Univer-
sity will be bitterly fought, and petitions
against such action are pouring in from
all mining districts of the state Brusie,
who has charge of the appropriations bill,
announced that special bills would be in =
troduced doing away with several com
missions, but that appropriations had
been made for these because they now ex-
listed. If they were abolished, as he be-
lieved they would be, the appropriations
would lapse into the treasury.
The military committee has changed its
plans in regard to the organization of the
militia, am the present scheme is to
have three brigades with three Brigadier
Generals, one south of Tehachepi, an
other in the north. In that case the
southern generalship will probably go to
Charles f. A. Last of Los Angeles, who
A civil service bill providing for com
petitve examinations on the plan of the
civil service law in Illinois has been intro
duced, and meets with much favor. Way
mire, fearing that his investigation bill
will not pass, has introduced bill with the
following lengthy title: "An act to pro-
vide for commission to investigate pub
lie officers, institutions and departments
OF this state and of the counties, cities
and counties and municipalities thereof,
and especially to inquire into acts of NAL
feasance and misappropriation of public
moneys or public property by such Off
GERS, employees and attaches, and their
official conduct generally, and to investi-
gate violations of the election laws and
frauds and errors alleged to have been
committed in the last election, and to
count the ballots cast for state officers. "
This bill, it is said, is intended to start
an investigation of the gubernatorial
election. Many of the best lawyers in the
Assembly hold that it is useless, how
ever, as the Governor has been inaugu-
rated and sworn in, and it is too late for
a contest. There is no means to remove
him, even if it should now be shown that
he had no plurality of votes cast for gov
ernor. The Governor can only be removed
by impeachment, and he can only be i'm
peached for malfeasance in office. Too
few votes in an election is not malfeasance
in office. Therefore, impeachment is
impossible, and for this reason there
seems little chance of the bill passing.
Mathews will amend his railroad bill in
several particulars in committee, and it
will probably be reported by Thursday to
the Senate The Senator will also amend
his municipal election bill, as it would
legisate the present Mayor of Los Ange-
les out of office nine months before the ex-
piration of his term. The Senator will
also probably make the municipal election
day Tuesday instead of Monday.