The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-22
ABOLISHING
COMMISSIONS.
An Adverse Report on Several
State Boards.
Petitions FaYoring BledSOs'S Franchise Bill.
Young Men With Good Records.
Stopped the Clock.
Special to THE MORNING CALL


deserted. Democrat and Republican. pa
triot and boodler. the clean and the unclean
have gone away, leaving the city to repose.
The funeral of General Sherman and the
anniversary of Washington's birthday gave
the legislators the excuse for going back TO
their constituents and bosses, and it goes
without saying that many measures that
now seem crooked to the legislative eye will
be made straight before that eye rests again
upon the President of the Senate or the
Speaker Of the Assembly. The member
from the rural district who posed as re-
former before the election and has been
posing as sycophant ever since will be
called upon to hear some unfeeling re-
marks about his course, and may be given
glimpse of name i'll which he is person
ally interested on the blacklist which the
Farmers Alliance is compiling for use in
the melancholy days of November, 1892.
UNPLEASANT SUBJECTS.
The legislator from the city who prom
ised his constituents that be would work
for ballot reform and economy, will possibly
be asked why he has been working for Dbl
bic and why he has increased the burden of
tdACS eulSl VIC tOiCAS hpOli hISINdg
in the factories, on the wharyes and in the
shops must bear, in order that the land
holders may have their idle but high
priced acres advertised at Chicago, and in
order that the railroads may reap a rich
harvest in carrying exhibits and building
material TO the big show. He may be asked
to give the reason why he, whose voice was
still for open war upon the railroads and
other eold-booded corporations, cast his
vote against compelling those corporations
to bear their part of the burden of support
ing the State, and he may be given an ink
ling of what is in store for him in the
gloomy days of November, 1892.
No Legislature that has ever assembled
in this home of mud and malaria has been
watched with keener eyes than the one that
X So soon TO pass away unwept, unhonored
and unsung Nothing but evil was expected
from the Legislature that preceded 1t, but
much OF good was expected from the present
body and much good may be done 10y it in
the two weeks that are all that remain of
this misspent session; but should it ad-
l0urn sine die Tomorrow 1t would be said
Buckley Legislature passed few laws that
were not bad, and this Legislature passed
few laws that were good. Several branches
of the Farmers Alliance will meet tonight
to formally protest against the hostility
that has been displayed in both Houses TO
measures which the big organization of
husbaDdmen formed,
No action was taken during the week in
either House on the Fire Department Bill.
Colonel Dan Burns is on the sick-liSt but is
rapidly recovering.
Irwin c. Stump came up yesterday after
noon TO work, 1t is said. in behalf of the
gentlemen whom he wishes TO have ap-
pointed Worlds Fair Commissioners. and
likewise in behalf of the gentlemen, of
whom there are several, who desire TO be
appointed Secretary to the same.
ABoLIsHING STATE COMMISSIONS.
The abolition and consolidation OF COM
missions will be among the important
M tasuTes which the lower House will be
Obliged 10 discuss when it reassenbles.
There VIII be majority and minority re-
port, the latter TO be made by Robertson, on
the proposed suppression or consolidation
OF the commissions Robertson is for
ninst' the adjustment of any of the orna-
mental If not useful boards: but the ma
jority, headed by Brusie of Sacramento,
who have figured up the expense of main
tanning these bodies, VIII make the follow
ing report:
Your committee to whom was referred
the task Of investigating the various com
missions of the State have had the matter
under very careful consideration and beg
leave to make the following report:
The gentlemen holding the various COM
mISslonsEips were duly notified Of the time
and place of the meetings of the committee,
and appeared and presented their reasons
why the said commissions should or should
not be maintained and after having given
them all and such others as desired to be
heard falr and patient heart & and exam
inatIon under oath, We submit the following
as the conclusions at which we have arrived:
First-As 10 the Fish Commission, we
recommend its adjustment, with the addi-
ti2ual recommendation that the statutes re-
latlng 10 violations of the fish laws be so
amended as to dispense with the further
employment of what is known as the Fish
Patrol, and provide for such liberal rewards
as Will have tendency 10 encourage the
various constabIes, sheriffs aud deputies
throughout the Slate In making arrests and
the District Attorneys III conducting prose
cutOns. the reward in each instance to be
sufficient TO justify the various officers men,
toned IN securing the necessary evidence to
bring about a conviction. We further rec
OnImend III case this commission is abolished
that measures be taken TO perpetuate~the
means now in existence for the purpose of
Matching and propagating fish at the STATE
hatchery, located at SisSon, in the county of
Shasta.
Second-We recommend the adjustment
of the State Board of Silk Culture, aud that
all property, of whatever description, be-
longing to the State in the possession of or
under the control of said board, be turned
over to the State Agricultural Society.
Third-We make the same Recommended
ton with regard to the State Board of For
estry, and the further recommendation that
liberal rewards be offered for convictions of
violations OF any regulation concerning our
forests.
Fourth-We recommend that the State
Board of Horticulture be consolidated under
the control of the State Agricultural Society,
and make the same recommendation with
regard to the State Board of Vitculture and
the further recommendation that the num-
Der Of Directors Of said State Agricultural
Society be increased from twelve to sixteen,
by adding thereto two members engaged in
horticulture and two members engaged in
vitlculture, to be appointed by the Governor.
Fifth-We recommend that the Mining
Bureau be maintained by suitable appro-
priaIoD for the purpose of keeping up the
museum and caring for the effects of said
bureau, the payment of superintendent, a
competent aSsayeT, janltor and such other
assistants As may be deemed necessary by
the Beard of Directors. all to be under the
control OF said board, and that no further
expense be incurred in said regard.
Slxth-h lth relation to the Yosemite
Valley and Mariposa Big Trees Grove yuur
commission would state that these reserva-
tons were granted to the State BY an act vf
Congress on condition that the State APP
point commission to take charge of them,
and we hardly like to take the responsibility
of recommending that the same be aban-
dOned by tie State TO the Federal Govern
Inent, but leave it to the sound discretion of
the Legislature to determine whether or
not the control of the valley and grove are
worth the cost entalled by them upon the
State.
Seventh-With reference to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. we recommend that it be
maintained. and tina. reasonable appro-
prlation be made for its support, tile bene-
fetal results of the bureau beng apparent
to your committee and tie usefulness to
labor fully demonstrated.
Elghth-We recommend that the State
Agricultural Society be maintained, and
that proper provision be made for the adj
ditional expense incurred by reason of the
additional functions herewith recommended
to be conferred on it.
BLEDsoE's BILL
The introduction of petitions in favor of
the enactment of BleGsoe's bill, providing
that the franchise shall be limited to citi-
zens who are able to read and write. has be-
come as much part of the r0ntine business
OF the Assembly as is the reading of the
Journal. Most Of these petitions come from
San francisco. where lumber merchant
named Smear dining bttsinaea IN Gtauort