The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-07

HITCH IN THE MEASURE.
As the bill passed the Assembly It's pro-
visions applied to cities of the third class, /
which includes Sacramento, but the Senate
amended by striking out cities of the third
class. In the amendment the Assembly
unanimously refused to concur, after Mr..
Bruner had stated that it was absolutely
necessary to increase the police force of
Sacramento, which now numbers but twelve
men.
A bill for parolng prisons similar to the
one introduced in the Senate yesterday was
introduced in the Assembly to-day.
Young introduced in the Assembly bill
providing that any person who writes, COM
poses or publishes notice or advertise ment
of any medicine or means for the treatment
of certain female complaints shall be guilty
of felony.
Dennis introduced in the Assembly pro-
vision that any person leasing or hiring to
any person or persons any room In any
building in an incorporated city for the pur-
pose of lodging or sleeping apartment. which
apartment contains less than 500 cubic feet
OF space in the clear for each person occu-
plying such room, is deemed guilty of mis-
demeanOr, and on conviction may be pun
ished by fine Of not less than 500 nor
more than $500.
STRAW BONDS.
Windrow has introduced bill that will
make dealers in straw bail mOrose and END
the occupation of professional Chinese
tons of bondsmen are as follows: Each OF
them must be citizen of the United STATES
and resident freeholder or householder o!
the State. Each must be worth the amount
specified in the order of the arrest over anu
above his debts and liabilities.
TO END WILL CONTESTS.
very important measure was introduced
In the Assembly to-day by Low and is de-
signed to put an end to one branch of that
class OF litigation known as will contests 1t
fhot mo lnu do nf will hui,
the parties executing the same. Any per-
sou desiring to have his will proved shall
present to the Probate Judge written petit
ton, setting forth his name aud age and
that he has been a resident of the county one
year and is in the possession in his own
right of a real OF personal estate
in said county. Such petition shall also
set forth the names, ages, places and res
idence of such persons as would inherit
from such petitioner had he died intestate.
The Judge shall fix day on which the per-
sons interested may appear and oppose the
petitioners application, and jury trial may
be had for either party. The petitioner
may be himself examined as to his capacity
to make will, and produce witnesses upon
the same subject, but neither testat0r nor
any witnesses examined shall be permitted
or required TO te Stify as to the contents OF
the will made or proposed 10 be made by
the testator, or as to any disposition of his
property made or proposed to be made, or
as to any fact or matter whatever contained
or proposed to be contained in the will
ATTEsTING THE WILL.
If the court determines the petitioner
competent to make a will, the Judge shall
designate day, not exceeding ten days
from the day of such determination, on
which the petitioner maY present his will
to be proven. Such will shall be presented
in open court, and the petitioner shall de-
clare the same to be his will or testament
and the Judge shall then attach to the iu-
strument his certificate, which shall state
the facts brought out at the hearing, the
determination of the court or verdict of the
jury, as the case may be, and shall then de-
cree that the paper bearing this certificate
is the will of the party signing the same,
aud at the time of executing it said party was
competent TO make his will, and that he ex-
ecuted the same without fraud, undue in
Huence or restraint from any person. Such
VIII may oe Cancelled and revoked by the
tesiator in the Same manner and by the same
means and with the same effects as any
other will may be cancelled or revoked
Any codicil to the will made as provided in
the act may be made as the will was mada
The act provides that the Judge in sealing
the Will shall hold 1t in such a way that
neither he nor any one can see the contents.
On motion Of Dibble, who said he thought
the members needed a rest the Assembly
adjourned until o'clock Monday.
The Senate learned to-day what it costs
20 contest an election when MCGOWAN intro
dueed a resolution to pay Senator Mahoney
1924 for expense incurred in the contest for
his seat with p. j. Murphy. The resolu.
ton also provided the payment of 1888 80
to Murphy for his expenses in the contest.
The Senate received from the Warden of
San Quentin the report requested Of him of
the cost Of operating the jute-mll and the
annual product of the mill. He stated that
the total cost of running the mill last year
was S19i, III The mill produced 1923 1863
bags, of which $780,, 9l9 were sold at about
cents each.
A petition was received from the Farm
ers' Alliance at Waterloo asking for the pas
sage OF the Mutual Fire Insurance Bill.
McComas presented a petition signed by
2620 residents of the State, praying the Sen
ate to pass the bill prohibiting the sale of
cigarettes to minors under sixteen years.
The petition apparently had the desired
effect, for the Senate few hours later
passed the bill by unanimous vote.
THE OPIUM EVIL.
Having dealt blow to the tobacco evil.
the Senate turned its attention 10 the opium
evil, and passed a resolution calling upon
our representatives in Congress to use all
honorable meaus TO secure the passage of
an enactment by Congress which shall abso-
lutely prohibit the importation and sale Of
prepared opium under heavy penalties, and
TO provide for its destruction whenever and
wherever found in the United States, and
which shall restrict the importation of crude
opium TO such limited quantities as may be
necessary for medicinal purposes only, and
to regulate the sale thereof, and to so frame
the law that the stringent enforcement of
its provisions can be effected
The Senate to-day passed bill defining
the terms incompetent" mentally incom-
petent" and incapable" as used in tn 6
code, to mean person who though not in
sane is, by reason of old age, disease, weak
hess OF mind, ign ORANGE, or from any other
cause, unable unaSsisted to properly mall
age and take care of himself or his property
PROTECTING FISH.
The Senate amended Banks bill for the
protection sof fish 10 read: Every person
who between the 18th day Of March and the
18th of May, or between the 3lSt day of July
and the 1st day OF September of each year,
takes or catches, buys, sells or has in his
possession, any fresh salmon, is guilty of a
misdsmeanOr Every person who shall set
or draw, or assist in setting or drawing any
net or seine, for the purpose of taking or
catching salmon or shad in any Of the pub
lie waters Of this State at any time between
sunrise of each Saturday aud the sunset of
the following Sunday, Is guilty Of a misde-
meanOr."
Heacock's bill for the payment of wit
nesseS passed the Senate without opposition.
II provides that when a person attends be-
fore magistrate, grand jury or court out
side of the township, county, city and
county in which he resides, aud more than
ten miles distant from his residence as a
witness in criminal case, the Judge may
direct the County Auditor to draw a warrant
upon the County Treasurer in favor OF such
witness for sum sufficient to pay his
necessary expenses.
OLIVE OIL LABELS.
Ihe Senate to-day passed the Olive Oil
Bill requiring every manufacturer of or
dealer IN olive oil 10 place upon every bottle
or can filled with olive oil and offered for
sale as such a label stating the name and
address of the manufacturer or dealer and
the place of manufacture, and to file with
the State Board Of Horticulture copy of
said label, accompanied by an affidavit that
it is pure. The bill also provides that who
ever adulterates olive oil, sells or keeps
for sale oil not olive oil and exposes or of
fers it for sale as olive oil is guilty of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof be-
fore any Justice of the Peace of any town
ship of legal jurisdiction shall be fined not
less than $50 nor exceeding 500 and costs for
each Ofense, or may be Imprisoned for no.
less than fiflY DAYS nor more than loo DAYS