The morning call., 1895-01-31
RODE TO Il FALL.
Hotu Senator Nc GOiran and His Cohorts
Came to Grief.


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 30.-There was another
struggle in the Senate this afternoon over
an anti-funding resolution brought about
by the attempt of Senator MCGOWAN of
Humboldt to engraft an amendment of his
own on an Assembly concurrent resolu-
ton. Assemblyman Bledsoe sat in the
Senate chamber and witnessed the discom-
future of his rival. A Sardonic smile over
spread his features when the MCGOWAN
amendment was badly defeated, and he
went over to his own side of the Capitol
with the Joy that comes when an enemy
who has been victor comes to defeat.
When the Assembly anti-funding resolu-
ton came over to the Senate it lay among
the papers on the secretary's desk until
Wilmington of San Diego, who was placed
along with the Democratic minority, in a
false position yesterday by the superior
tactics of Senator MCGOWAN and his sup
porters, asked that the messages from the
Assembly be taken up. Then he moved to
concur in the Assembly anti-funding reso-
luton.
Senator MCGOWAN asked for time to
prepare an amendment, and while he was
doing so DR.. Martin of Placer claimed the
floor and spoke of the Outrageous incon-
sideration' of the day before. He was pro-
ceeding to say that the Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress would be as con-
fused as the California Senate with the
multitude of anti-funding resolutions,
when MCGOWAN, on point of order sus-
tanned by the chair, claimed the floor to in
troduce his amendment. This angered the
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seat toward where MCGOWAN sat, and
shouted:
els it because the railroad has got con-
troll of this SO that you should be attorney
for the corporation, like Greed Raymond ?"
Senator MCGOWAN did not notice the re-
mark, but proceeded to offer his amend
ment, which reads as follows:
RESOLVED, That the Congress of the United
States in the adjustment of this question con-
slider in practical way the equitable right OF
the people OF the State of California who have
contributed to the support of said roads to the
use and operation of said roads for the use and
benefit of the people.
Senator Earl objected to the amendment,
not to its purport, but on the ground that
it would cause delay. eff the Legislature
desires to send on its concurrent will. :" said
! he, sit must do so now. Any amendment,
however worthy, may defeat the expression
OF the will of the two houses, L hope this
Legislature may get into accord. An anti
/ funding resolution has been defeated in the
State Legislature of Washington. Califor-
mia is so vitality interested that the express
sion of its Legislature should be unani-
NOUS" Senator Earl declared that the
resolution was almost identical with the
one introduced by himself yesterday end
passed.
Senator Wilmington made a strong
tspeech in support of the resolution. A
vote was taken on the MCGOWAN amend
nent and it was defeated by the following
VOC:
Ayss-Aram, Arms, Androus, Bert. Denison
1Dunn, Ford, Hart, Henderson, Hoyt Mahoney
A9GS5Jowao, Mitchell, Orr, Seymour, Shine, Toner
Noes-Betrd, Buggy. Burke, Earl, Fay, Flint
PLanck, Gessord, Gleaves, Holloway, Under
Martin, Mathews, McAllister, Pedlar, SeawelI
SHniltPPee, Simpson, Smith, VOORHEES,, Whitehurst
Absent-Langford.
The Senate then adopted the Assembly