The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-13
STATE LAWS.
The Recent Census and the
County Government Act.
4 Decision Of Interest 10 Be Rendered
by The AttOrley-GeneTal To-Day.
Northumberland ReddlCk'S Address to
the SeHate-AppOintment Of Assem-
bly, and Senate Committees.
Special to THE MORNING GAIL

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12.-Llttle oil the SEN
sation caused by Fred CampbelPs arraign-
ment OF Senator Stanford appeared at the
Capitol this morning. The Senators and
Assemblymen were too busly engaged try
ing to determine who should succeed the
dying Senator, Hearst. NJ. NJ. Estee ap-
peared to be the fayorite, but the political
MOguls thought that he had not
wealth enough to obtain the coveted
Office. Fred Campbell managed TO
distribute many copies of his circular, yet
when he met your representative in one OF
the Iobbies Of the Capitol he sorrowfuIiy ad-
mit,ed that his or any other attack upon
Stanford before this Legislature amounted
10 nothing but blowing against the wind.
Tomorrow the vote will be taken, and that
Stanford will get all be hopes for is the
general impression.
Senator Campbell states that the bill to
to make pool-selling Illegal is almost ready
for presentation, and tie lobby that is here
to work against it shows that it was drawn
with some skill.
CONGRESSIONAL APPoETIONMENT'
One of the most important measures in
trrduced in the House to-day WAS a bill BY
Dibble apporti0ning the State into seven
Congressional districts Dibble has spent
considerable time IN combining the
counties in the various districts. He
considers that four Of tile districts will be
Republican. ard the remaining three will
fall to the Democrats. The ones that may
be Democratic are the first, fifth and sixth.
This is Dibbe's pet scheme, and he appears
to have great confidence in its passage.
sMuEY's SUCCESSOR.
Much interes; is manifested over the con-
test for the Regis,Garship of San Francisco.
a. Dorm arrived tonight, ana Supervisor
Ebert is expected tomorrow with
petition signed By the Board Ct ST.
peryisors ana numerous other prominent
Republicans in Smiley's favor. 1t is
said they will visit the Governor tomorrow
and enieavor TO induce him TO reapaoint
MI Smiley. W. \. Brown Of San Francisco,
on the other hand, declares that he has good
reason to believe that he will receive the ap-
poin.ment
COUNTY SALARIES.
Attorney-General Hart tomorrow is
expected to give his opinion on the
advancement of the class of counties,
in accordance with tile Increase of
their population as shown by the new CEN
sus. What MAKES the question a compli-
Gated one is an amendment to the County
Government Act, known as Section lG2,
which specifies how the counties shall be
elassed, according to their population, and
what salaries shall be paid their officers;
and provides that the counties, as therein
classified, shall hereafter remain classihed
according TO their population as gscertainel
by the Federal census taken II the year 1880,
The rdor Of jObbery hangs around this act.
which II Is thought vas pushed through by
Lls last legislature IN the interest Of Off
eiais OF counties the population Of which is
decreasing. Under this act q county that
has fallen e. lower class would still pay
H. tnrrr- tLr salaries paid them under the
cd classification. There are few counties
Il Tie state TINT are not Interested in the
fqr-L'oM.lE decision, which viii be upon
tL- constitution atty Of tie section making
tbs peculiar provision.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
At meeting Of tie judiciary Committee
tlls evening IL was agreed to report favor
ably upon Di0bie's bill making women
eligible O. become uOtarleS public, ana
Wentworth's bill relating 10 contempt pro-
ete.lnSs. The latter IS bill prepared by
J. Il. Barry OF san Francisco. and provides
that no court shall punish for contempt
committed outside Of its presence.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
Governor Markham has appointed Captain
d. W. Weldt Pilot Of Wilmington and San
Diego.
Governor Markham this morning ap-
pointed the following notaries bubble.
hansford B. Griffith, Fresno; Ii. S.
Fletcher, Santa Cruz; j. G. Tubbs, Sacra-
mentn; II. (. Mckinney, Santa Cruz; VIII
lam X. Wise, YolO; K. W. INITIALS, Santa
Barbara; +. A. Dorm, San Luis Obispo :;
GEORGE r. HulbroUk, San Bernardino; Al
win j. Bruner, Sacramento; G. B. Mont
gomery, San Benito.