The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-20

adultery, ex RENE cruelty, willful neglect,
| habtual intemperauce, conviction OF 1elonE
and incurabe insanity. The Importance vi
the measure is conferred upon the lhcuIaoie.
| insanity clause. Incurable insanity IL
| defines as THAT degree of insanity which
| was continuous for the period OF hve years
next before the commencement Ior actl0h'
Judgment of divorce rendered upon that
| ground shall not release either party from
| the maintenance OF support of the other:
new act relative to the manner of as
sessiuC was introduced by Senator Hammll.
1t provides that all property in the State
must be assessed at Its full value. ANY
Assessor failing TO SO assess snail De de-
prived of his office.
CORPORATION RATES.
One more bill added to the acts providing
what CORPORATIONS Can charge 1or goods OF
| services rendered is by Msher In the Senate.
| II is 10 the effect that the Board OF Super
| vjsors are required in February of each year
| mr. corporations who have franchises to fur
nish electricity or gas for lighting, such rate
to be in force one year. Boards OF Suner-
yisorS refusing OF neglPctlng To establish
such rates may be compelled to do so by any
electric or gas company having franchise.
Then the act provides that in establishing
rates governing the bodies of cities and
counties it shall not allow greater sum per
thousand feet for furnishing gas nor per
hurner for furnishing electricity than Will
| II
The capital invested. The assessed value OF
the real or personal property used III the
business for the year preceding that
in which the rates are 10 be established on
the highest market value OF the capltal Stock
on any day in January or February OF tle
current year alone shall De taken rs the
| value of the plant three ana ohe-tnlru
! cents pcr mile Tor one fare under two miles;
4 cents under four miles, and cents Tor
over four miles on street-car, are the features
of n bill introduced in the Senate by Will
Jams.
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Cap
ital met tonight and considered MI. Md
hers bill for providing that unskllled
laborers on s ate or municipal work should
receive not less than s. per day for
eight hours WORK. There was no OPP
| position to the measure in the com
mittee, and 1t will be recommended to the
| Senate tomorrow. The committee also
considered the bill pertaining 10 an amend
| ment to the eight-hour law providing that a
| forfeiture of contract shall follow an In
friugemeut of this law, which is that eight
| hours shall constitute days labor on
State and municipal work. This VIII
| also be recommended The committee also
having two bills IN arbitration. have de-
ferred the recommendation OF either until
next Thursday evening. 1t Is stated, now
ever that the bill introduced by Senator
Maher will lie recommended Tor passage,
and this bill provides fJr a board OF three
arbitrators-one from employers, one from
employees AID a third uninterested. These are
only 10 receive a per diem Of So while at
work.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.
The Committee on Corporations of the
of the Senate recommended McGowan's
Farmers or Mutual Insurance Bill, which
covers ali farm or mutual insurance. The
Committee on Pubic Buildings of the SEN
ate recommended passage Of bill for con-
. Il,
new City Hall in San Francisco; also to
memoriallZe Congress to establish plant at
Benica for the manufacture of heavy ord
nance.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee met
tonight and decided 10 recommend action
on bill cOncerningseosts in civil proceed
ingS providing that where summons are
served not by the Sheriff the sane fees and
mileage shall be allowed as to the
Sheriff. Among the bills reported
back without recommendation was one by
Shanahan, providing for the abolition of the
Railroad Commission; bill to make all
cases in justices Courts where the
amount does not exceed $50 in value
no appeal, unfavorable; Browns amend
ment that all District Attorneys
be obliged to pass an examination, was rec
ommended-Clark. Bledsoe, +. W. II. Shan
ahan, +. T. Matlock, Stabler and Robertson
dissenting. The opposition was on the
| ground that admission to the Supreme Court
was not test of mans ability.
The Senate Committee have Endorsed
Campbell OF Solano's bill providing for free
textbooks i'll the public schools.
FOLSOM PRISON.
Senator Ostrom favors a bill providing
for an expenditure Of $4,000 at Folsom
Prison for jute works. He holds that unless
such works are established many convicts
will soon be idle on account of a rule adopted
| at the instance of the union stone-cutters.
| The author of the bill says If jute Is not
made it viii be imported. The bill pro-
| videS for general distribution Of the bags
made-but 800 to each ap licant-untl all
| are supplied to prevent mOnopoiizaton of
| person, and the maximum price of ST over
| the cost of production VIII be charged.
The Senate.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 19.-Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Reddick called the Senate to order at
o'clock.
Secretary Higgins presented a message
from the Governor Withdrawing the uncon-
confirmed appoin tmeuts of Waterman.
The Governor announced the following
appointments:
Irwin C. Stump of San Francisco. Prison
Director instead OF Campbell.
Fish mmssioDers-Joseph ID. Redding,
Ramon Z. Wilson ana Joseph Morrison.
Port Warden-Samuel K. Thornton.
Pilot COmmisSoner-Capt j. H. Bruce,
San Francisco.
Director Home for Care of Predetermined
George w. Gibbs.
Regent Of the University-Dr. Chester A.
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