The morning call., 1895-02-17
The, BILL REGULATING INJUNc-
TON SUITS FAILED OF
SECOND READING.
IT MAY BE RECONSIDERED.
II STRENGTH ENOUGH CAN BE
RALLIED, ACTION WILL
Be REVERSED.


more than quorum was present the AS
sembly succeeded in accomplishing a great
deal of routine work this morning. a
second skirmish between the forces of the
hydraulic mines and those of the Sacra-
mento Valley resulted this time in a
victory for the farmers. This was not
much Of a surprise, as most of those
present were men whose votes were relied
upon by the farmers.
The bill in question proposes that case
in which an injunction has been issued
must be brought to trial within a year or
the injunction be dissolved. Cutter of
Yuba opposed bringing the bill to a second
reading, stating that, though it was APP
parertly general in its provisions, it was
reallya special act, and would bring great
.hardships upon the farmers having hold
ings along the Sacramento River. Spencer
: Of Lassen protested that the bill was gen.
. eral, and that the. wheels of legislation
:: should not be clogged and. the desires of
j.: the entire State fhwarted to satisfy the
counties of Suffer and Yuba. He dis
claimed the bill as proposition of the
miners.
- Thomas of Nevada frankly admitted that
;: :it:was a bill intended to help the men en-
gagged in hydraulic mining. The present,
law; he'said, worked hardship upon these
men by allowing parties to stop their oper-
atoms upon the mere filing of a complaint
which might be without foundation He
: demanded that the bill be at once read a
second time,
: Cutter then took decided stand in OPP
:: position to the miners. The bill, he said,
was intended to make the bringing of an
injunction against the hydraulic miners
: matter of great expense. At present the
miners did not fight the iniunctions be-
cause the costs would eventually decide
against them and the temporary injunc-
ton be made permanent. There were
usually several hundred defendants to
each case. If the plaintiffs had to sum-
mon every witness and defendant it would
make the costs mount up to $4,000 OF $15,-
600 for. each case, and thus practically de-
feat the ends of the law.
- a call of the House was demanded by
Thomas, who realized that unless he could
summon more votes the measure would
be killed. The House voted it down how
=: ever, and upon the ayes and noes being
taken decided against the second reading.
o.: Thomas gave notice of an intention
TO reconsider on Monday, and the action
~ OF the House will then probably be re-
. Yersed if the. strength of the miners has
not been Slapped since their last victory.
=. The bills doing away with the attorney
. for the Board of Health and reducing the
salary of the private secretary of the
i. Governor passed the second reading with
:, a. mest no objection
Only a: dozen OF so of bills were intro
-. duced to-day. A constitutional amend
4lrent by Dodge of Alameda proposes to
make the changing of charters of cities
matter as difficult as their formation At
present an act of the Legislature is suffi-
Client. Under the new law the change will
Have to be submitted to the people for
: their approval, as the charter was in the
<beginning.
: Bulla has law allowing the formation
OF township governments or districts SINH
lar to those in Eastern States. The bill
+: will affect the farming districts that are
thickly populated.
=: A. Bellamystic scheme for the benefit
Of the unemployed was introduced by
ebay of San Francisco. 1t provides for
an appropriation of 1000, with which
. the State is to buy land chosen by three
commissioners-the Governor, Controller
and State Treasurer. Three commissioners
are TO be appointed by the Governor and
receive $50 month. One must have been
a mechanic ten years and another farmer
for five years. The Governor appoints any
kind OF man he chooses for the third place.
. These men are to have charge of the land
the. State is to buy. They ARE to es-
tablish buildings and receive all those who
may apply without regard to sex, color or
business, who. have been citizens for five
years. These are 10 be fed and opportunity
given them to work, and complete svs
TEN is to be followed which is to result in
their finally getting control of the original
plant.
An appropriation of $4,000 is asked by
. Guy of San Diegofor the encouragement of
law making the Coroner's office dependent
. upon fees entirely.
"A resolution was introduced by Cutter of
Yuba to allow members to bring important
bills out from the mass of. measures before
the House. He provides for an urgency.
file for every Wednesday upon which each
member shall have the privilege of placing
one bill which has been favorably reported
by the committee to which it was referred.
Among the petitions of. the day:was one
presented by Spencer, the advocate of
woman suffrage. 1t is from Ellen Bolton
Of Fullerton, Orange County, and reads as
follows:
FULLERTON, Cal, Feb. 1s, 1895.
To the Senate of the State Of California:
I, an adult citizen OF the State of California,
over 81 years of age, born and raised in the
United States, able TO read and write the Eng
lish language, am in full possession of all my
faculties, being neither an Indian, idiot, Grim
inaI nor insane person, held entirely respon-
sible for all my acts before God and man being
interested in good government in the locality
where / live, also in the State and nation, do
hereby petition your honorable body to no
longer withhold my right. to vote because am
q woman. If that be considered crime in this
so-caled republic, God alone is responsible. 1
therefore appeal to this law-making body to
record the fact that /, Ellen Bolton, who have
been a resident of California since 1886 pray
10 be enfranchised and that action be taken
upon my petition at ths.session of the Legisla-
ture. ELLEN BOLTON.
Fullerton, Orange County, Cal.