The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-01

Uu1 10 Tepeal Lne CCutnern RACING cDarter.
Every influence that can be brought to
bear will be used to prevent it's passage.
Huntington recognizes the fact that by a
combination of circumstances he stands in
danger of defeat and, it is said, has sum-
moned to bis aid some of the best wire
workers at his command. His principle
of action that every man has his price
may fail him this time.
The fight in Washington has required
the services of most of his regular lobby
lists, but as the fight there is at stand
still for while some of them have been
called here. It is also said that II. E.
Huntington and others connected with
the California end of the monopoly are en-
route for Frankfort.
This only serves to show that they APP
preciate the fact that the fight over the
repeal bill will be short, sharp and de-
cisive. Huntington knows what day
means in this case and he proposes to look
after the legislators every day and perhaps
every night also. His men are urging
upon the members that the act TO repeal
is unconstitutional, and of course this has
its weight with some members who are
not versed in the provisions of the new
constitution. With others they urge that
even if the repeal bill is passed it will have
to be tested in the courts, and that endless
and expensive litigation will be entailed
upon the State. With the class of reformers
who on principle vote against any meas
ure that IN the most remote degree in
wolves the expenditure OF a few dollars
this argument has great weight.
There are doubt other and more
weighty arguments on hand, to be kept in
allegiance till the situation has been care
fully surveyed and it is ascertained where
it would be safe to apply them and to what
extent.
As has been indicated before in these
dispatches the temper of the people OF
Kentucky is to reform the corporate
abuses that have grown up since the war.
The sweeping change made in the political
complexion of both houses was in large
measure due to this.
Governor Bradley, the first Republican
Governor that ever sat in the chair in Ken
lucky, has pledged himself to reform
these and other abuses in many a cam
paign, and one of the most prominent
features of his message to the Legislature
was af follows:
Foreign railroads come into our State and
avail themselves OF our laws, yet promptly
transfer every case that is transferable under
the Federal statutes to the United States
courts, which in many instances is denial OF
justice to those who are too poor to leave their
homes to prosecute their causes in distant
State.
Hitherto under the interstate commerce
provisions these corporations have sue
ceeded in defying State legislation. Might
not this be remedied by the passage OF
an act providing that no corporation, com.
pany or association created or organized by
any authority other than the laws of this
State, whether acting by officers, agents OF
receivers, shall carry over any railroad in this
State for pay, or from any point in this State
to any other point therein, either person OF
property until the same shall become q cor.
porate citizen, resident of this State, in the
manner as now or may hereafter be provided
by law?
Nearly all the Republican members OF
both houses are with Governor Bradley on
this question, and goodly number OF
Democrats also. The occasion seems op-
perfume, indeed.
Senator Goebel is President pro tenn. of
the Senate, and had the appointing of the
standing committees. His action in this
matter made him friends with the Repub.
licans, and he will have no opposition to
his bill from spite. With his accustomed
fairness he gave the Republicans their due
share OF. positions on important commit
tees and number of chairmanships.
Ihe judiciary Committee of the Senate,