The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

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cited among the people, felt it to be
my duty to take the step took, and
did so on my own responsibility. He
said he was not acting In concert with
others in the matter. or in accordance
with any agreement
| FAILED TO CAUCUS.
The efforts of the supporters of the
trailing" candidates to hold caucus
yesterday resulted in failure. The rea-
son given for the failure was that the
(, members had been unable to confer
with their chiefs, and until they had
done so, declined to be bound by any
caucus agreement. It Is understood
that another attempt to caucus will be
made to-day
A VOICE FROM THE SOUTH.
Among the arrivals yesterday was
F. w. Richardson, editor and proprie-
tor Of the San Bernardino "Times-In-
dex." In speaking with regard to the
Senatorial situation, Mr.. Richardson
had this to say:
THE time has come in the present
| Senatorial contest when the interest of
individual candidates should be laid
aside and the welfare Of the Republi-
can party made the sole consideration.
The good of the party is of more i'm
portance than any candidate or than
all the candidates now being voted for.
l have been and am now a consistent
supporter of State Senator Bulla. but
l do not approve of the policy that if
| my favorite cannot win we will have
no Senator at all. At the last election
the Republican party won a splendid
victory in the State on the issue of
electing Republican Senator to sus-
tain the able and patriotic administra-
ton of President Mckinley Now that
we have won that election we should
not be prevented from enjoying the
fruits of our victory by the contentious
of candidates The only way to settle
this matter is by q fair and open eau
Gus of the eighty-five Republican MEM
bers of the Legislature A failure to
elect now means that California and
the Republican party will be short one
Senator for the next two years. It
would also mean the possibility of de-
feat two years hence and the election
of a Democratic Senator
HORSESHOEING BILL PASSED.
| Among the measures passed by the
Senate yesterday was that commonly
known as the scientific horseshoeing
bill. The bill provides for the appoint
| ment of Board of Examiners, to con-
sist of five members and a Secretary.
1t shall be the duty of such Board of
Examiners to visit different sections of
the State and examine applicants for
certificates the applicants to pay So
for such examination. The members of
the board and the Secretary shall each
receive no more than So per day, and
the payment of their salaries Is made
to depend upon the examination fees.
The bill provides that an apprentice
may. after serving two years at the
trade. apply for certificate. The min
imum penalty for the violation of the
Act is fixed at $40.
THE STORY OF THE FILES.
The Assembly wakes busy and the
STORY of the files" comes out in VOL
luminous daily chapters, always to be
continued in our next"
Three sessions per day are the regu-
lar order now, and still the introduc-
ton of new measures goes as merrily
on as If there We're all summer in which
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pass them.
THE BIG FAIR BILLS.
The Committee on Municipal Corpor
atoms reported favorably yesterday on
Cobb's A. B. 729, enabling the counties.
cities and towns of the State to raise
money for their own special exhibits at
the proposed Pacific Ocean EXPOSE
tion," but this is only a rider to the
big bill, 12S, which calls for half mill
ion State appropriation in order to do
the thing up in good shape This bill
is still in the hands of the Ways and
Means Committee, but it is no secret
that the committee will report it back
favorably with hearty unanimity.
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FOR EXEMPTIONS.
Caminetti, after the school exemption
Constitutional amendment was adopt
ed yesterday, seemed determined not to
be outdone in exemption generosity.
and introduced an A. c. A providing
that land and the Improvements
thereon be exempt from taxation for
State purposes
| The author Of the measure stoutly
insists that he means it seriously, and
| Is prepared to maintain its wisdom He
has long thought of such a measure,
which is based on the law Of Penn
! sylvania, where, so says Caminetti,
realty is not taxed for State purposes,
and the result is that wealth in stocks,
bonds, shares and many other forms Of
personal property is forced into the
open and taxed to such good effect that
/ the State expenses are paid and a sur
plus left, which is divided pro rata
among the counties. according to their
assessed valuation. This, Caminetti
claims, releases the small holders, en-
ables them to retain and improve farms
and other homes, and places the burden
of taxation on the more hidden sources
of wealth. In California the saving of
| the State tax on land and improve
ments would be relief to the people