The record-union., 1895-01-30

enefeol; 40, relating to Limitation of ac-
tiohs; Z9S, relating to Limitation of ac-
lions; 25S, relating to the transfer of
causes where Judges are disqualified; 359,
reiat!ng to appeals from Judgment; 300,
relatlug to changing the place of trials;
oo9, relating to waiver of trial by jury;
54O, relating to a challenge of Grand
Jurors, and 342 relating to the manner of
making complaints.
Also that the following Senate bills do
| pass as amended:
No. 345, TO amend q section of the Po-
lltlcal Code; 2l7, relative to the husband
or Vile or next Of kin to deceased per-
son to collect any deposit in savings
banks; 347, relating to the examination
OF applicants for admission to the bar of
the State; 224, relative to devisees of real
| property by lax will; Ill, relating to the
lien OF Judgment by Federal Courts, and
| Ito, also relating to the lien of judgment
! by Federal Courts.
! Also s. b. II, relating to preferred
claims for costs, was reported back with
out recommendation.
Also ). B. lis, returned and recon-
mended referred to the Committee on
Claims. 1t relates to paying the claim of
| Charles Phipps; S. B. 132, relating to pub
TIC schools, was recommended referred to
tie Committee on Education and Public
+ Morals; ). b. 81, to amend an Act to es-
tabllsh Code Of Civil Procedure, was
I
on City, City and County, and Township
| Government.
a bill was introduced by Senator An
J drous, providing for the appointment of
| a committee of three to locate some ap-
| prOprlate point in the Southern part of
the State upon which to build State
| penltentlary, and to report on the same.
REILLY FUNDING BILL.
Then the special order of business was
taken up, and the Assembly Joint resolu-
tlon by Bledsoe, the Senate joint resolu-
ton by Biggy, and the substitute to the
latter by McGowan, relating to the pro-
| test against the passage of the Reilly
funding bill (all Of which have appeared
IN the columns of the RECORD UNION)
were called up.
Senator McGowan took the floor in de-
tense OF his substitute and spoke in part,
| as follows:
Nh. President and Gentlemen of the Sen
| ate: 1t seems to me that the action by
which we will adopt some one OF these
resolutions has been magnified into un-
usual and unwarranted Importance. All
| that this resolution proposes or designs is
that they shall give an expression of
| opinion on now important 81 Diect pend
ing IN the Congress of the United States
and may say, at this time, that the peo-
| pie OF the state OF California are highly
and actively interested that the ex xpression
OF that opinion coming from the highest
| Legislative body in the State should be an
Intelligent one. In addition to this con-
! SIderaLIOn OF intelligence, it should be
| Tree from feeling OF passion and preju-
| dice. 1t should be free from all these
| spirits that they Of the opposition have
! designated as agrarian, but be coolly and
! dlspasslonately considered in the light of
intelligence and broad-minded statesman
! ship.
That is what we are doing at this time,
and that is the design and purpose now
| to accomplish, so that being the question
| before this body, il is irrelevant, it is un-
worthy, it is undignitied, that we should
| hear from unworthy and unmentionable
/ sources this cry OF 'prO-railroad." 1t
| has been the history, and the disgraceful
/ history OF this State in the past, that
| when there Is no other charge to urge
| against mans integrity, when there is
| no proposition OF dlshOnOr to urge against
! bfs name, that some low, vile, contempti-
! bic creature, sCaVenger that he is, will
| get down IL the gutter and grovel III po-
/ IltlcaI lie ana say this is railroad and
that is railroad" This seems to be the
! hight OF these political scayengers' moral
! llOers, and when they are confronted
with their ignorance and lack OF intelli-
gence on the subject, from their empty
Aeads can come nothing but Qeuunciation
and vituperatiOn.
=
sion, coming, as IL does, in a mOmentOus
time. when the Interests of the great State
OF California IS involved by pending Ma
tional legislation, that we SnOulQ have an
expression Of opinion entirely free from
any such spirit. Let us come together
and reason as men. Let us divest it of
all personality. Let us look to see which
is right, and give to the people Of the
! nited States such an expression of
opinion upon this subject that will stand
worthy OF the great State that we repre-
sent. That Is what / desire TO DO at this
time, and l desire to do it calmly and in
the full force and VIgOr OF the truth of
the position which | sustain at this time.
/ care not for adverse comment; l care
not for vituperatlon; l care not tor any
consideration III public or private life.
only the single, solitary guiding star of
life, and that IS that | am pursuing the
course commended by my conscience.
This is what / am doing to-day, in the
face OF this opposition. l VIII not be in
undated; | will not be brow beat down
from any position l consider right and
Just, and | am here at this time to yindi-
cate myself and to give expression, as l
believe, from the honest people of the
State OF California, as to what deter
miuatiOn they want at this time.
Gentlemen of the Senate, this subject,
as it is presented now, with the statutes
OF the United States upon that subject, Is
one that is fraught with technical Iegisla-
sion. 1t has many turns of sharp ma
ture and form IN it. 1t has many quiD-
bles and techncalities, and it is only
upon studiOus consideration of this inn
pOrtant subject that we can arrive at
proper conclusion.
The Assembly resolution provides
against the Reilly refunding bill, and
says such measures" That may be
taken as technical objection, and a
qul lDOle can be founded upon that. My
substitute, the adoption OF which l ask
at this time, goes further, and declares
against the Reilly retunding bill. "or
any similar measure" and that includes
not only the Reilly reiunding bill, but it
includes every bill having for its object
the reluudIng OF this railroad debt. 1t
includes everything that comes in the
same class as the Reilly refunding bill,
and you see that under that sweepinp
clause no bill introduced, having Tor its
object the relundlng of this debt, can get
away from the condemnation of The
Legislature Of California. This Assembly
substitute simply says such bills"
Now, l claim, and | claim il upon the
observation OF every intelligent man in
this State, that what these railroads want
is foreclosure. They want foreclosure
so they can bid in the railroads them
selves. They do not want the State or
f! United States to operate them The bill
that will do them the most harm is the
Mcguire Dill-the bill that calls upon the
National or State Government to take that
road. Why are railroads OF this country
now engaged i'll this contention to have
this foreclosure? We will assume that
they are foreclosed and some private
parry buys in. We find the Sunset route
on the south is not an aided line and
cannot come under control of auy but
pr sent owners. We find the northern
roads IN which the Vanderbilts are inter
| esled-we tind ali these roads in cornpeti-