The morning call., 1895-02-15

rate l would rise to the exigencies of the
OCCASION
McKelvey of Orange referred sarcasti-
cally to Bulla of Los Angeles, who he said
could experience change of mind in
forty-eight hours after the appropriations
bills he was interested in had passed, but
apologized upon Bullas protesting that he
had protested against the expenditure
from the first.
Laugenour of Yolo announced that, as a
member of the Committee on Ways and
Means, he knew that there were bills in
the House aggregating $225,000 more.
There were no bills to benefit his county.
Ali he asked was an appropriation for a
district fair. ''I ask it in the cause of
Justice" he pleaded. 81 for one am will
ing to take my stand ON this question, and
if the tax levy reaches 60 cents even TO face
my constituents and urge in my defense
the necessity of the bills we allowed"
1.-The gentleman from Yolo and the Dem
ocrats can we'll go back and face their con-
stituents," retorted Gutter of Yuba.
"They will not be held to blame for any
extravaganza of this Legislature. We will
have to answer for it. The gentleman from
Y Yolo is preparing grave for the Republl-
can party l don't blame him. But | do
blame the Republicans whom he is SO
skillfully employing in digging the hole
and who are so blindly walking into it"
Cutter urged that the farmers in Yuba
had such hard work to raise their taxes
that they would rather save their money
than have a fair. Referring to the position
taken by McKelvey of Orange, he said he
was glad if they were more fortunate in
the south. He reminded the members that
at election time the newspapers generally
advised that the fairs be dispensed with.
ssYou may vote this BILL" he concluded,
"but it will never pass the executive as 1T
is, And, gentlemen, protest against our
making political capital in this way for
Democratic administration.
Spencer of Lassen denounced it as selfish
in opposing the district fairs. Phelps OF
San Mateo reminded him that when a
proposition came up to build a new rail
road through the San Joaquin Valley the
bulk of the capital came from San Fran
cisco capitalists. Their agents, he said,
were investing their money in mines
through the mountains and helping the
whole State. They were disinterested he
thought Rather than have this curse OF
district fairs brought on this State, !" he
said, II will vote for no appropriation at
ALL" And the aged San Matean kept his
word, though he had spoken already for
the State Fair. Dodge of Alameda urged
that the State couldn't afford to indulge in
fairs, and said he thought the appropria-
ton should be voted down because the re-
turns to the counties were not sufficient to
merit the expense.
Brusie thought it poor policy to take
from the farmer his only appropriation.
The levy will exceed that of last year any
how, he urged "And now, if you deny
this money the only direct effect the
farmer will feel will be the loss of his fair. "
Bulla then started another uproar. He
presented figures to show that while the
appropriations for institutions south of
Tehachapi had been increased 500, 500,
those north of the mountains had been in
creased $157, ,295. "If all these gentlemen, "
with broad sweep of his hand, "are willing
to give up their increases 1 will consent to
have ours dropped" he shouted.
Wade of Napa, Powers of San Francisco
and a half dozen others who had received
no 1avors joined in shout of "We are
willing" But as the matter was highly
unparliamentary it was declared out of
order When the vote was taken it showed
that the House was decidedly against dis
trict fairs.
Brusie of Sacramento at once moved to
amend by accepting the original three
lines of the bill giving the State Fair only
an appropriation.
Then Osborn of Santa Cruz told of the
many things Sacramento obtained from
the State, not the least of which was, as a
fitting climax to the list, naming the young
Assemblyman who guides the fates of the
Ways and Means Committee. He}showed
how the State Fair was a matter largely of
local benefit and urged the House that Sac
ramento could well forego the gift this
year. He then moved the elimination of
the section proposed by Mr.. Brusie and the
House voted with him. Some of the coun-
try members who had voted for the former
bill voted against the appropriation.
After recess the bill was taken up again
and the attempts of Reid to delay proceed
ings by introducing futile amendments
were rebuked by the House in a decided
vote, which resulted in noes 48, ayes "a,
and the fair appropriations were lost.