The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-03-02
MAKING IT EASY
FOR ATTACHES,
AN ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION
TO ABOLISH THE
ROLLCALL.
The CLERKS TO DRAW SALARIES
WITHOUT RENDERING
SERVICE.
BRUSHES SHARP TACTICS.
MEMBERS CAUGHT MAPPING BY
THE SACRAMENTAN AND
THE SPEAKER.

SACRAMENTO, March 1.-When the time
for considering the special Senate file
elapsed in the Assembly to-day it was ex-
tended fifteen minutes. The special order
was demanded by Phelps, who wanted the
road bill passed.
Brusie of Sacramento interrupted: 81
hope the gentleman will allow me to intro
duce a resolution out of order. 1t will only
take couple of minutes" he added apollo
getically. Not knowing of what was to
follow, the venerable advocate of retrench-
ment and reform nodded assent.
"Mr. Speaker" continued Brusie, in a
tone so even it carried no intimation that
he was introducing a measure that would
enable a large portion of the attaches to
return to their homes and still continue to
draw their salaries, "Mr. Speaker, wish
to introduce resolution that after this
date all attaches be excused from rollcall." !"
While the unsuspecting members were
gasping "What's that2" Speaker Lynch
announced: "I hear. no objection. So
ordered. The clerk will read Assembly
bill $780,"
Then he sat back in his chair calmly, but
with a smile that was forced upon him by
the CONSERVATION depicted on the faces of
the majority of the House. As the fact
that bit of undesired legislation had been
forced on the Assembly dawned upon them
the members turned and looked at each
other blankly. Then they smiled, and the
clerk kept on reading.
Nearly two hours were spent in the sec
ond reading of the bill on revenues and
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by Governor Budd making the State the
purchaser of lands sold for delinquent
taxes. 1t adds four new sections to- the
Political Code, amends eighty-nine differ
| ent sections and repeals nineteen sections.
Property subject to taxation is defined
to be:
All property in this State, not exempt
under the laws of the United States, ex-
cepting fruit and nut-bearing trees under
the age of four years and grapevines under
the age of three years, growing crops, prop
erty used exclusively for public schools,
free public libraries and free museums and
such as may belong to the United States,
this State. or to any county or municipal
corporation within this State.
! A few minor amendments were intro
duced and the bill was sent to the printer.
| The Contested Elections Committee re-
ported recommendation of $552 to John
| Mccarthy for election expenses. This cuts
the bill of E. N. Duprey from $1,000 to $500,
and knocks out entirely an item of $2O7 50
for ''traveling expenses, etc." The report
was adopted. Clement Bennett was al
| lowed his claim for $240 in full.
The committee recommended that J. B.
Mcdonald be allowed 1892 So Price of
Sonoma wanted to cut down the fees of
Attorneys e. Nusbaumer and C. Wesley
Reed from $500 each to $3.50. The motion
was lost by a vote of 33 to 35 and the report
was adopted.
III. M. Collins, the new member, was al
lowed $s3s, of which $3.50 was for the fee of
Attorney ThomasrF. Clarity.
Much to the disappointment of the anti
railroad contingency in the Assembly the
printer had not returned the anti-scalpers'
bill at 2 o'clock. This necessitated that it
go over until tomorrow for action.
The entire special Senate file was COM
pleted within the time allotted to it, special
attention being paid to the bill appropri-
ating $4,000 to build wagon road from
the town of Mariposa to the Yosemite
Valley.
Wade of Napa thought that the House
should have regard to its pledges of econ
omy. It was time to call halt some
where, he thought, and he would insist
upon objecting to appropriations that were
not absolutely necessary. He urged, also,
that not one person in fifty would use the
road.
Bachman of Fresno, who was in his
seat after siege of sickness, said the posi-,
ton of the gentleman from Napa was
faulty. "Not one person in fifty expects to
go to the Napa Insane Asylum, +" exclaimed
the Fresno member, "yet Mr.. Wade ex-
poets us to contribute to it. The road is
necessary to open up the great valley to
the general public"
Thomas of Nevada reused smile by
urging the bill on the ground that it was
blow to monopolies. His position as an
anti-monopolist was novel one but he
filled it ably.
Rowell of Fresno followed the line of
Thomas argument. The excessive tolls
were now a draw back to visitors, he ex-
planned. If the appropriation for the road
was not allowed, he would not be willing
to vote the appropriation for keeping the
valley in repair.
Powers of San Francisco said that while
he was opposed to appropriations he was
in favor of this one. The Yosemite Valley
brought $4,000, 600 into the State, and there
should be free road to it. Mariposa was
even too modest, he thought She prom
ised s75, 900 of the $125, 900 required, and the
States share was to be called for only as
the work was accomplished.
Holland of Mariposa spoke for the bill,
as did number of others, and it passed its
second reading by large majority.
When the bill passed yesterday ap-
pointing the Surveyor-General as locating
agent in the United States land offices was
brought up for reconsideration to-day
Thomas of Nevada opposed it. He said he
understood the bill was scheme to allow
certain big corporations to locate choice |
sections by means of dummies.