The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-15
MORE BILLS.

MORE BILLS.
Bills were introduced and referred to
committees as follows:
By Gleaves--Relative to the disability
OF electors.
by Linder-RelatiYe to the collection
OF lees by city and town officials City,
City and County and Township Govern u
ment.
By Franck, to provide for the disposal
OF the Home for Adult Blind.-Public
Buildings Other Than Prison Buildings.
BY McAllister-To prevent the manu-
1acture and sale OF adulterated honey
Agriculture.
by Seymour-Requiring the City of
san francisco to pay the claim of Pat
Craydon, amounting to SO, 000.-Claims.
relative TO ppeals.-Judiciary
AT 4:Io O'Clock the Senate adjourned to
meet al 10 o'clock this morning.
ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly was called to order
at 10 A. NJ, Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Roll-call showed quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. Q. Summers.
On motion of North the reading of the
journal was dispensed with.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The appropriation bill, which was the
special order, was taken up, and BulIa
resumed the statement that he was max
ing at the time the Assembly took q
recess Al P NJ. the day before.
he called attention to the fact that there
We're the coyote scalp warrants still un-
paid, and bills were before the house for
state building at San Francisco to cost
500, 600 and one Tor affiliated colleges call
ing for 500, 600. We cannot, he SAID
economic upon the appropriation for our
public institutions. Republicans were
pledged not to exceed tilty-cent rate
and the Democrats not to exceed Il forty
nYe-cent rate. Both these rates will he
exceeded unless appropriations are cut
down. lie was not opposed 10 district
falrs, but this was the only place left that
he saw where economy could be exer-
ciseQ.
Brusie said he had all possible respect
for the honor and integrity OF the gentle
man, but the southern part OF the State
has received about all the appropriations
the taxpayers of the state could bear and
has secured an increase Of SJ6 900 over the
recommendation Of the committee The
small mountain counties raise these
amounts by taxation and only ask in re-
turn that they may have small amount
given them tor their little district fairs.
Osborn offered an amendment striking
out the appropriation for the State Fair.
Powers said that if the district fairs
were asked for because the people wanted
them he had no objection, but if they were
asked for simply because the people
wanted portion OF the States money, he
was opposed to it. The gentleman from
Amador had said that ii he powers
voted against district fairs he would vote
against anything san Francisco wanted
A FLAT DENIAL.
TibDittS Of AmadOr rose and asked if
the gentleman would repeat his remark,
and when Powers repeated it he denied
1t fatty. Powers insisted, and when
Tibbitts asked when such thing oc-
Cured, said it was just before the House
was called TO order.
Tibbitts denied emphatically that he
had done so and insisted on speaking,
while the Speaker pounded in vain with
his gavel. lie asked TO be heard, and
said that Powers must be thinking OF
some other member. Powers said he
was speaking at the time to two OF the
members, and had been under the i'm
preston that the gentleman from Amador
made the remark.
McheIvey advocated the appropriation,
not as the representative of any one local
ity, bat as representative OF the whole
State. The farmers and miners furnish
the slneWs OF war for san Francisco and
the State, and they ask for these district
fairs. Los Angeles has received S2OO.O 900
for the Whittier School and $50, 900 for
the Normal School. What does she care
for little district fair when she gets this
amount. San Francisco the State Con-
trOlIer's report shows, takes out of the
treasury the bulk of the appropriations
and is now asking for half a million for
the construction of public buildings
which she does not need.
Laugenour, Cutter, Huber and others
spoke on the question. Spencer said the
State was proud of San Francisco, but
she had grown rich by levying tolls on
all the industries. She can maintain fairs
all winter long by the tricks Of the trade,
without State aid, but she objects to the
poor mountain counties having their
little fairs.
Phelps defended San Francisco and said
she was pouring out her money ali over
the State to foster mining and other in
dustries.
Dodge said that he did not know that
he could change the action of Tuesday,
but he should make a plea for economy.
Ihe state IS full OF laDoring men who are
trying to save their little homes and who
are asking that taxes be reduced.
Rowel said he had heard this morning
speeches on politics, on mining, on San
Francisco and Los Angeles, but he had
heard nothing of the benefits of district
fairs. The people Of Fresno were
not half as much afraid of Sontag and
Evans when they were running loose in
the mountains as they are OF the district
fairs, which fleece the youth Of the couu-
try and drain their pockets. He hoped
both the State Fair and the district fairs
would be dropped and left to take care of
themselves.
Wade said he had listened with interest
10 the discussion and did not think the
time had been wasted. He was only
sorry as he had listened to these argu-
ments for economy that this item had not
been placed at the head OF the bill before
so many appropriations had been in
creased. lie had consistently voted
against all increase and had asked for
none Tor the State institution in his own
county. AS soon as that institution was
passed an Increase took place all along
the line till an increase Of $500. coo had
been made. Now, however, when the
farmers OF the State ask for this small
appropriation they are met by a cry OF
economy. He should still vote against
increasing appropriations.
Reid said he was elected without any
pledges TO any party in a Republican
district, because the people were satisfied
that he would stand for their best inter-
ests lie did not seek the nomination
and was sorry to see politics brought into
the question. He was for district fairs
first, last and all the time, Governor or no
Governor, veto or no veto.
Waymire said that at first he had fav-
ored the appropriation, but now he should
vote against il.
SwisLer said he was in favor of the
State talr and of the district fairs. Sud-
denly, when nearly all the items in the
bill had been passed on and many Of
them raised, spasm of virtuous econ
omy had come over the members, He
asked them to remember that there were
people who lived out of doors and en-
Joyed the sunshine, who till the soil and
pay the taxes of the State, and who were
entitled to as much consideration as those
who are Dehlnd the bars hnt who have