The morning call., 1895-01-24


ment appropriation of the road unless the
debt was paid and the mortgage Cancelled.
Wade of Napa made direct attack on
the report of the committee, declaring that
the election of George G. Perkins as United
states Senator was in answer to the de-
mands OF the people OF the State on TINS
question and that the great hand OF the
people had shown itself in other results OF
the recent election in evidence OF their be-
llefs. They have called for foreclosure IN
their platforms, in their newspapers, from
their rostrums and in the ballot-box. And
there should be foreclosure, it 1t can be.
Dodge of Alameda declared for the Bled-
soc substitute and was greeted with APP
plause. He said he did not believe IN COM
promise. He recounted the history OF the
generous gifts of the Government to the
Central Pacific and the methods employed
10 enrich at its expense the Southern "a
chic and Messrs. Croker and Huntington,
It's manipulators. "These men" be went
on, should be dealt with as other offend
ers against the law. There should be no
compromise upon this proposition. These
men should be required to answer and give
strict account of this business, and every
obligation due the Government by them
should be required at their hands.
After the applause that greeted this
declaration Mr.. Dodge continued: "Ihey
claim that the industries OF California
would be destroyed by competing 1all-
roads. The industries Of California, her
mines and her agriculture have suffered
through the bondage in which Mr.. Hunt
ington has held them for years and they
are fretting to be free. This great monop-
oily has been fostered to our deep injury,
and 1t is the duty of the United States
Government, which has it in its power by
the existing condition, to bring US relief.
Ii the Government should take charge OF
this road the spell is broken at once by the
magic of competition, and California may
soon take her place in the lead OF sister
States, where she belongs"
N. L. f. Bachman of Fresno urged that
California had been mortgaged to the
Southern Pacific Company too long. At
present it was little more than a tributary
appendage to that corporation and he
thought it was time that the slave should
be manumitted The Government should
be told in unmistakable language what we
demand in this matter. 81 don't take of
my boots when l go to kick man" he
said. '"The grandest empire in the COM
pany of States has been suffering by the
vicious power of corporation much too
long"
Waymire of Alameda wanted the mort
gage foreclosed because it ought to be fore
closed and for no other reason. 1t was
simply just and a business proposition.
He favored Government ownership. He
said the present offered an opportunity for
trying the experiment under the most
favorable conditions, although there were
thousands of miles of road now being
operated by the Government as receivers.
In Europe the experiment had been per-
fectly successful.
Hatfield took the field after all this
against the substitute. He said that the
preamble to the resolut ion was intemper-
ate. He said there had been great out
cry against the Reilly refunding bill, but he
duubted if one man in every hundred who
joined in it had ever seen the bill. He had
asked every man on this committee, even
the man who introduced this resolution,
but not a copy of it could be found. They
had gained all their information about it
from the newspapers. "Those who know
say it is one of the most stringent measures
imaginable, and have no doubt that it is
so or or its author could not hope to put it
through Congress.
1--WE are asking" he said, something
that is not feasible and for that reason will
not get through Congress-. We should
deal with this matter as with any other
business proposition. For the Government
to take this road and make it a present to
the people along the line would put the
farmers of every other section of the coun-
try at disadvantage and they would re-
bel This Legislature would not do what
we are asking Congress to do"
North of Alameda said this speech was
an unwarranted insult to the intelligence
of the members Everybody knew what
the Reilly funding bill was intended to ac-
complish The fact that the Southern Pa
cifc was struggling SO hard to have it
passed was enough for the average man,
anyhow.
Bulla said he objected to that part of the
resolution that stated as the object of fore
closure the acquiring of the property. The
object, he said, was to collect the debt sim
ply, and he offered an amendment cutting
out the Objectionable language. Although
this was favored by some of the lawyers,
it was strongly opposed by Bledsoe, who
declared it only weakened the resolution,
and would cause its delay without accom-
plishing anything, The question was put
and the BulIa amendment defeated. Bled-
soe's substitute was then adopted by vote
of 81 to 9, the nine being Bettman, Brusie,
Butler, Davitt, Dinkelspiel, Hatfield,
Spencer, Weyse and Wilkinson. Glass had
voted no, but before the vote was an
nounced changed to aye.
FOUR INSURANCE BILLS.
They Viii ReUolmtionize tie Business In
the State of California.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 23.-Should the bills
recommended for passage to-day by the
Committee on Corporations become laws
the insurance world will be revolutionized.
The bills were introduced in the Assembly
by Dinkelspiel. The first considered pro-
vides that all foreign insurance corpora
tons, before commencing business in Cali
fornia, shall deposit not less than. 100000
with the Treasurer of the State. This de-
post must be in interest bearing bonds of
the United States or of some State, county