The record-union., 1895-03-12

stead OF injuring the Southern Pacific,
have retarded the prosperity and pro-
gress of California"
Bettman IN the chair.
Powers argued that the Constitution
did not prohibit the action proposed by
the bill. He opposed the restriction to
certain property, but wanted a general
law that would allow the company to
pick out the piece of land 1t wanted. Let
the Board of Harbor Commissioners lease
these lands and the road be built.
Waymire opposed the amendment.
Buila was in favor of Reid's amend
ment. He did not believe it would be
in the interest of the people of the State
to allow the Harbor Commissioners TO
lease these lands without restriction. The
people OF the whole State are interested in
the water front, as well as those OF San
Francisco. If the company does not
want the land offered by the Commits
sloners, let them leave it. In ten years
from now the road will be in the hands of
a few men-he did not know or care who
they were. The people of the State have
already been too generous and given to
great corporation lands they would like
to see returned. Shall they now do the
same thing with another corporation?
He would like to see this road built, and
hoped it would be, but had rather see the
bill killed than to see the rights of the
people given away without restriction.
The acts of the members might in that
case be criticised just at present, but in
time the people will Justify them. This
legislation is not tor the present, but for
the future, and must be looked at from
that standpoint.
Phelps was in favor of competing rail-
roads all over the State. He believed
that until San Francisco, Sacramento and
Los Angeles are all great railroad centers
the State W wOuld never be prosperous. If
the constitutional provision is as stated,
it will shut out all railroads from ter
minal facilities in San Francisco except
the one that at present has them. He be-
lieved that all possible facilities should be
afforded to any company.
Reid said he had been asked if he too
had been influenced by the Southern Pa
citic Company in his opposition to this
bill. He felt that he was strong enough
to stand up for the right and the in terest
of the people, although the people of the
State are many of them cIamoring for
this measure. He asked the mem bers
how long it would be before other corpo-
ratious will be coming TO ask for the same
privileges. The lease proposed Is not d
mere bagatelle. Mr.. Spreckes would
give millions to obtain that privilege, and
he did not blame him.
He would never vote for this bill as
drawn at present, and he would stay here
six months, if necessary, to preserve the
rights of the people. The man who votes
for this bill as it is now will before five
years elapse have the hate of the people
rained down on his head. He, with Sem
ator Gleaves, the author OF the bill, had
prepared this amendment carefully, and
he hoped it would prevail.
The question being upon Reid's amend
ment, 1t was lost.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Barker, Brusie, Bulla, Butler,
Collins, Cutter Ewing, Glass, Hatfield,
Huber, Kenyon, North, Osborn, Reid
Wade and Weyse-l6.
Noes-Ash, Bachman, Bassford, Ben
nett, Berry, Bettman, Bledsoe, Boothby,
Cargill, Coleman, COughlin, Dale, Davis
Devine, Davitt, Dinkelspiel, Dixon,
Dodge, Dunbar, Dwyer. Fassett, Gay,
Guy, Hall, Healey, Holland, Hudson,
Johnson, Jones, Kern, Kelsey, Laird
Lewis, Meads, Mccarthy, Merrill Nell
son, ODay, Pendleton, Phelps. Powers,
Price, Richards, Robinson, Rowell, San
Thomas, Tibbitts, Twigg, Waymire,
Wilkinson and Zocchi-57.
Laugenour and Mckelvey were paired.
The previous question was moved by
Powers, and the bill was passed by the
following vote:
Ayes-Ash, Bachman, Basstord, Bel
shaw, Bennett. Berry, Bettman, Bledsoe.
I du.N
lin, Collins, Dale, Davis, Devine Davitt,
Dinkelspiel, Dixon, Dunbar. Dwyer,
Ewing, Fassett, Gay. Guy. Hall, Healey,
Holland, Hudson, Johnson, Jones, kel-
sey, Kenyon, Laird, Laugenour, Lewis,
Meads, Mccarthy, Merrill, Nelson,
| North, O'Day, OsOorn, Phelps, Powers,
Price, Richards, Robinson, Rowell, San
ford, Spencer, Staley, Swisler, Thomas,
Tibbitts, Twigg, Waymire, Wilkinson
and ZOcchi-6U.
Noes-Barker, Brusie Bulla, Cutter.
Hatfield, Huber, Reid, Wade and Weyse
8
Devine gave notice of motion to recon-
slider.
= Belshaw explained his vote by SAVING
that although he believed in Keid;s
amendment, as the bill was dangerous
without it, his constituents were bent on
having the new road at all hazards, and
he had voted aye in Difference to their
wishes. -
S. B. 100, to appropriate Sl47, ,2SO for the
erection of an administration building
for the use and occupancy of the officers,
employees and patients of the Mendocino
Asylum; to purchase furniture and fur
nish the building so to be erected by the
directors OF said asylum, etc., was passed
ayes A, noes 49,
The Speaker announced as a committee
OF conference on a. B. 132 Messrs. Nc
helNey. DIAOn ana BacDman.
Davis in the chair.
;. b. $50, to appropriate s., 900 for re-
pairs and improvements upon the
grounds of the State Insane Asvlum at
Agnews, was passed-ayes Il, noes Is.
a cross fire of motions and of calls for
the regular order and motions to take a
recess arose, and Laird called up his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which A.
b. 2S9, to provide for certain additions.
improvements and repairs at the Folsom
State Prison, for transfer of convicts from
San Quentin State Prison, consolidation
of State Prisons, and making an appro-
priation therefor, was refused a second
reading.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Thomas, at AS p NJ tho
Assembly took recess till 7:3O p. NJ.
Evening Session.
The Assembly reconvened at 1880 p. NJ.
Speaker Lynch in the chair
Brusie moved that the constitution.
provision be suspended to allow the in
PRODUCTION of bills out of order. The ct
was suspended and bills introduced as
| follows:
By Huber-Appropriatin 5000. .00O for
the support of the Whittier State School
By Brusie-Relating to the lew of
taxes.
Dinkelspiel moved that the notice of
reconsideration of A. B. IS 947 and g4S to-
pay La Voce Del P0pOLo and LIE FjGaro
Californian for publishing the constitn.
tional amendments, go over till TODAY.
Carried.
Dixon withdrew his notice of recon