The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-18

crimes against the etectlVo franchise Sldll
not, if otherwise competent, be disqualified
or excused from teStifying on the ground
that such testimony may crlmnate himself,
but no prosecution can afterWard be had
against such witness for any such offense
concerning which he testified for the prose-
cution.
BLOW TO FoRTUNE-TELLING
Makers bill to punish fortune-tellers was
passed by the Senate, Senator Carpenter
being the only vote in the negative. The
bill provides that any person who Tor va lu-
able consideration or promise of reward
undertakes to predict to another the future,
or reveal the past by means of cards, COM
munications from the dead, examination OF
any part of the person of the dead or living,
looking at The stars or heavens, or repre-
sensations thereof, planets or other bodies,
heavenly or otherwise, or by any means not
natural, or who prints or causes to De
printed, or exhibits any sign or symbol ln-
tended to induce others to have their for
tune told, or the past revealed or future
predicted, is guilty of misdemeanor
The Senate passed the bill! making train
wrecking or train-robbery capt. otfense,
punishable by death or life Imprisonment at
the option OF the jury.
ACTS SIGNED.
The Governor has signed the bill appro-
priat;ng $500 for the reward for the arrest
and conviction of the murderers of Mrs.
Greenwood, near lIapa, and the bill appro-
priatin9 SlO,O01 for contingent expenses OF
the Senate.
FRUIT PESTS.
In the Senate bill was passed of
great importance to horticulturistS, which
provides that il shall be the duty of the
Board of Horticultural Commissioners in
each county. whenever deemed necessary, to
canse an inspection to be made of any
orchards or nursery, trees, plants, vege-
tables, vines, fruits, or any fruit-packing
house, S;Ore-roUm, saleSroUm, or any other
place OF articles in their jurisdiction, and if
found infested with scale insects or tile cod
lin moth, or other pests injurious to frnits,
plants, vegetables, trees or vines or with
their eggs or Larvae, shall notify the owner
or person in charge OF said places that the
same are infested with said insects or other
pests, or their eggs or Larvae, and they shall
require such persons TO eradicate or destroy
SAID insects or pests, eggs or Larvae, within Il
certain time 10 be specified
PROPERTY OF NoN-REsIDENTs.
Whenever any such nuisance shall exist at
any place within Their jurisdiction or on the
property of any nonresident, or the prop
eTty the owner of which cannot be found by
the County Board of horticultural Com
miSsiOnerS within the county, or on the
property OF any owner or owners upon
which the notice aforesaid has been served,
and who shall refuse or neglect to abate the
same within tie time specified, 1t shall be
the duty Of the County Board of Horti-
cultural Commissioners TO cause the nuisance
to be at once abat-d by eradicating or
destroying said insects, pests, eggs or Larvae.
The expense thereof shall be a county
charge, and the Board of Supervisors shall
allow and pay the same out of the General
Fund Of the county.
LIENS ON PROPERTY.
Any and all sum or sums so placed shall
be a lien on the property and premises from
which sad nuisance has been removed in
pursuance OF the actand 1t may be recovered
by action against such property and premises,
which action ~ foTeCl0se all Sucn liens shall
lie in the proper court, in the name and for
the benefit 0f the county making such
payment or payments; aud when the prop
ertY is sold enough of the proceedings shall
be paid into the County Treasury of such
county to satisfy the lien and costs; and
an attorney fee shall become a charge
against the county, and any of its funds
and overplus. if any, shall be paid to the
owner OF the property, II he be known, and
If not, into the court for his use when his
when his whereabouts is ascertained.
County Boards Of Horticultural Commits
sionerS are vested with power to cause such
nuisanceS to be at once abaied in Il sum-
mary-manner.
Each member of County Board Horticul-
tural Commissioners and each local in
spector shall be paid for each day actually
engaged in performance of his duties under
OF yer diem, an annual salary of not more
than $500 per annum, payable out Of the
County Treasury OF his county.
HARBoR DUES.
The Senate has approved Makers bill,
introduced at the request of the Harbor
Commissioners, which provides that any
person, corporation, firm or association, who
shall, by false returns, or in any manner,
avoid the payment Of all or eny portion of
tolls that may be due to the Board Of State
Harbor Commissioners from any source or
cause, as provided by the law and the rules
and regulations OF the board, shall be liable
Tor and snail pay to said board twice the
amount OF such tolls, and in addition thereto
the sum OF SIC over and above such amount.
The Senate, after amending the Aus
tralian ballot law by adding provision
that the ballots shall be counted by the
bill special order for Tomorrow afternoon.
ELECTRIC MOTOR.
The battle won by the electric motor COM
panleS ID the Assembly must be fought over
again III the Senate. where the bills are the
special order Tor tomorrow. The commit
tee to whom tie bills passed by the House
were referred reported them back to-day
with an amendment providing that tne over
head system shall not be used in San Fran
cisco. 1t WAS on this amendment, offered
by Dsbble in the House, that the friends Of
the electric MOTOR secured their greatest
victory in the Assembly. They were visi-
Dly depressed tonight when they heard of
the action of the Senate Committee, and at
once settled down TO consider that Dan
Burns was preparing TO down them in the
Senate because they had been instrumental
IN causing the defeat OF his fire bill. Ii the
Senate amends the bill as requested by the
committee, th3 electric motor men in the
Assembly, rather than risk the very proba-
bic defeat OF the entire measure, will accept
the bill as amended by the Senate.
THE ANTI-BoYCoTr MEASURE.
The protest Of organized labor against
the enactment Of the vigorous anti-boycott
law has had no effect on the Senate Ju-
corporation as the scale sticks to the fruit
tree, Is Chairman Of the COMMITTEES. The
committee held no meeting last night, and
Sprague to-day went to the members and
learned what they thought of the bill and
reported il.
The Assembly, in Committee of the
Whole, pass d, as recommended by the
Committee on Ways and Means, about one
third OF the provisions of the General Ap-
preparation Bill, and will take the bill up
day by day until every section has been
acted upon.
ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS.
The Assembly passed Dibble's bill pro-
viding for assistants for the City and County
Attorney OF San Francisco. The bill pro-
yides that it shall be lawful for the City and
County Attorney to select and appoint four
assistants, such assistants to be persons
learned in the law and practitioners in the
Supreme Court of this Stale, and to be ap-
pointed by the City and County Attorney,
and hold their respective Offices at his pleas
ure. These assistants shall be classi-
ned and designated as first assistant.
second assistant, third assistant and fourth
assistant, and shall receive salaries as fol-
lows: First assistant $500 per month, sec
ond assistant $50 per month, third assist
ant 500 per mouth, and fourth assistant
$50 per month. The duties of the assist
ants shall be 10 attend to civil litigation OF
the city, under the direction OF the appoint
ing power; but it is provided that nothing
IA the statute shall be so construed a, 70
repeal any existing law or laws giving or
authorizing clerical assistance TO or for the
law officer or officers; and furthermore, that
the Board OF Supervisors shall have power
to allow to such law officer or officers, and
to authorize the same to appoint such
clerical assistance as shall be necessary,
and shall have power to fix and provide for
tie compensation thereof.
BILLS IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly passed tho bill abolishing