The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-16
BULLA CROWNED WITHaORY
The Assemblyman Does Some
Hard and Great Work
OUR RAILROAD BILL PASSED
Great Diplomatic Work Is Now Needed
in the Senate
A Personal Letter Regarding the Needed
Bill Sent to Each Of the Senators.
A Stormy Appeal

Sacramento, March 15.-Bulla covered
himself with glory. BY hard work and a
brief, but very forcible speech, he got
through the Salt Lake bonding bill in the
Assembly this afternoon by vote OF 4S
ayes to noes. This is remarkable. feat'
as the Legislature has been in almost con-
tinuous session all day and is not in the
humor to listen to speeches or to give
much attention to local matters.
The ayes were: Ash, Barker, Bassford,
Belshaw, Bennett, Berry Bettman, Bled-
soc, Boothby, Bulla, Butler Cargie, Cole
man, Collins, Dale, Dais, Dodge, Dunbar,
Ewing, Fassett. Guy, Hall, Hatfield, Hnd-
son, johnson, Jones, Keen, Kelsey, Ken
Won, Laugenour, Lewis, Mack, Mccarthy,
Merrill, Nelson, North Osborne, Price,
Rowel Sanford. Staley, Swiser, lib.
bits. Wade, Waymre, Weyse, Lynch.
Noes: Devine, Dixon, Gay, Mckeivey,
Richards.
Not voting: Brusie, Coghlin. Cutter.
DinkelspieI Dw3yer' Ere Fireman. isw GIIass'
O'Day, Pendleton, Phelps, Powers, Reid,
Robinson Spencer, Stansell, Thomas,
Tomblin, Twigg, wilkins, Wilkinson,
Zocchi.
The bill comes up in the Senate tomor-
row, but as it is tue last day 1t will take
II votes 10 suspend tic CoHoei euoiohai
provision so it can be read three tunes on
one day and passed.
Messrs Marble and Langley are doing
all they can to pass it, and their efforts
deserve to be warmly commended by all
friends OF Los Angeles.
The woman suffrage bill was sent back
from the Assembly, which refused to con-
cur in the Senate amendment The SEN
ate receded from its position but Senator
Burke gave notice OF reconsideration,
and the vote resembling was reconsldered
and the bill beaten.
Messrs Marble and Langley have adj
dressed the following personal letter to
each Senator:
The Los Angeles Railroad bill introduced
February 18th has received the endorsement
OF the Assembly by large majority after care.
f1l consideration, receiving the endorsement
OF every Assem- blyman present from that
county. Drawn in the favor of Saii Francisco's
bills it affects no other locality but Los An
geles. 1t is largely petitoned Tor. and every
member from that county will give assurance
that il is voted for by the best people. 1t re-
Quires q two-thirds vote before any expendi-
lures can be made, Il is no railroad aid bill.
but the county building and owning a great
highway and securing the profits from II. 1t
cannot be oppression in taxation. No loss can
be had by the county, as the bonds are made
first lien on. the property, produced. It
is no experiment, but the Cincinnati
plan that has been thoroughly tested 1t will
produce large net to the county, f%
wears. for a net cash rental averaging over
, 1000 600 per year, the last five years, begin
ning 1901 the rental is estimated at 81, 426,-
OO9net per annum. The road partly in Los An
geles county, built from Mojave to the Needles
hv the Southern Pacific, is leased to the Allan
tic and Pacific Railroad Company for 100000
per year. 1t is not situated so as to be nearly
SO iluable as the Salt Lake road. The under
signed committee, appointed at the Chamber
ul Commerce assembly rooms, asks your care
ful consideration OF Assembly bill $50.
The Governor will not make any ap-
pointnents until next week. On Tues
day the Adjutant General will be named.
General Allen has notified him that he
will not serve after March 21st, when he
returns to Los Angeles.