The book Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth 2 was written by author Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918 Here you can read free online of Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth 2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth 2 a good or bad book?
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The coolie system was forbidden. Eight hours were to constitute a day's work on all public contracts. The constitution was widely objected to as hamper- ing legislation with too many restrictions ; introducing an untried plan of judiciary ; favoring non-resident holders of property in taxation ; taking away the con- Digitized by VjOOQIC THE NEW CONSTITUTION. 229 trol of railways from a large legislative body, and leaving it to three commissioners, with power to establish rates ; many evils whic...h promised to issue from such a constitution were left irremediable. So many doubts rose even among workingmen con- cerning it that San Francisco, their stronghold, ac- tually rejected it, and the farmers alone, allured by a lighter taxation, passed it by a small majority, and made it the state law. Amendments of the old con- stitution would have answered better, for the new document failed in its main objects, to regulate cor- porations and equalize taxation. Bribery, corruption, Chinese, and other ills continued to flourish.
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