The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-26
ANGRY DEBATE.
Ballot Reform Causes an Uproar
in The Assembly,
Judge Dibble DenOunees the Australian SyS-
tenn as a Conspiracy.
Extending the Duties Of the Lieutenant Coy
Providing for a State Board :
Of Funeral Directors.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

constitutional amendment has been adopted
by both Houses which makes the Lieuten-
ant-Governor a much more important officer
than he is at present 1t makes him men,
Der of the Board of Examiners, and requires
him, when the Senate is not in session, to
visit all institutions supported in whole or
in part by the State, and examine the man
ner in which appropriations made for their
support are extended, and 10 make a report
of his examinations to the Governor and
Legislature.
The Assembly to-day passed Senator
Makers bill providing that any person, cor
poraiion, firm or association who shall, by
false returns or in any manner, avoid the
payment Of all or any portion of any tolls
that may be due to The Board of State Har-
Dor Commissioners shall be liable for, and
shall pay to said board twice the amount of
such tolls, and in addition the sum of $40
over and above such amount.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were also passed: Car
penteI's bill prohibiting the adulteration of
candy by using in its manufacture terra
alba, or any ueleterlUus substnnoes, and
making the sale of such candy a misde- .
meanor; Makers bill, making it unlawful
Tor any officer If the State or any municipal
corporation within the State, or for any con-
tractor, or any person on behalf of the Off
GERS OF contractors TO pay OF offer to pay
less sum than 81 day as wages for IN
skilled labor, and providing that it shall be
unlawful Tor any If said persons to con-
tract with or offer iopay any employe In any
COMMODITY whatever than lawful money of the
Unit q States OF America and = stipulation. 10
that effect must be made a pdit OF all contracts
TO which tie State of any municipal corporation
{ A =
OF The san Francisco City Hall, Irovid ug that
for The purpose Of raising tie money necessary
to cOnp.e lie building The Board Of SupefYis-
UIs arc authorized and empowered 10 levy and
collect annually al ad vaorem property TAX ON
real and personal property net TO exceed 10
cents on each 500 OF value as shown by the as
sessmcut IOu.
These bills have been passed by the Senate
aud Will At once b. transmitted 10 The Governor
for his approval
SLAUGHTERED BILL.
The Assembly slaughlered.a bill for the crea-
tiuu OF = Board OF Pharmacists and for prOhib-
ltlug any person from compromising medicine
Who had not been licensed by Tie examiners.
The object Of the bill was 10 prevent The sale Of
cOcalue, MOI Prime and other uoisons aud stimu-
laut sedatives 10y the vicious aud prevent the
compromising OF prescriptions by incompetent
persons, but the Country members IN IL an
att npt 10 take from tnem the privilege OF buy
Ing drugs from the rural g OCer They argued, aud
argued forclby thai Tie bill might be made the
means OF creating druggists trust similar 10
The trust which the horse doctors TILED to esIab-
fish and which the physicians Of certain schools
against the injustice Of comp cling the residents
OF sparsely settled districts 10 travel long dis
taDceS IN order 10 obtain The simplest medicines
from licensed druggists.
FUNERAL BOARD.
soon after the Assembly mad given the Drug.
gists Trust" It's quetgs the Senate took ur
Williams bill for tie ere zion OF Board Of
Funeral Directors, WHO will probably be dubbed
The Funeral Trust ia Tie House. The bal pro-
Wees Tor three Funeral Directors, 10 be ap-
pointed by Ihe Governor, Who must organize
within thirty days after their appointment, aud
must hold al least three meetings every year.
lht9 must OBTAIN and register tile name aud
residence OF every Funeral Director in the State
aud all such persons shall be licensed by them,
aud any one Who hereafter desires 10 engage In
the business must aPrear before the Board of
Directors and be examined a, 10 his skill in pre-
serving, dlslnieeIlug aud caring for dead bodies
and III the AIT Of fumigaJng aud disnfeclig
houses anu apartments. III which death has Oc-
CURED from any CONTAGIOUS disease If the
Applicant gives proof that lie has the SIX and
knowledge required lie shall be licensed on pay
tioD fee vi -.
DESTRUCTION OF. BODIES,
Inc 6Ill Ey4441krs-H he duty Of every funeral
dire OF 10 thoroughly d>iuiect The body OF any
deceased person whose death uas resulted from
any Contagious or infectious disease and the
apartment IN which deaIh has ocedrred within
-FOUR huuis alter bis notification OF the death and
report Iile same 10 The HeaIh Office. II there be
such, without delay. The bill opposed
chiefly on The grounds that II gave TO the di-
rectors the power to limit the number OF IN
deriakers IN The State TO those now doing BUSH
ness by refusing to pass applicants Tor Licenses,
thereby restraining competition, aud that IL
euHItls residents OF rural districts, no mat er
bow remote from Tie city, 10 employ licensed
undertaken TO bury their dead. Tie advocates OF
the Dill idd great stress Gu the provision IeGur-
ing in all cases OF death from contagious dis
ease tie corpse and room where death occurred
shall he dsintecerd, aud The bill passed by
small majority.
UNDESIRABLE DIlIIGRATIoN.
Tie Senate to-day passed As-emblymau
Bledsoe's lout resolution declaring tAat CALI
immigfaon Of tie n1era,e G aud i 4uassimlIajiTe
CLASSES oil Europe to The United States, and that
that every legitimate agency snail be invoked 10
preserve our pubic lauds from allen ownership;
10 shield American labor from destfuctiya com,
pctlti0n ana 10 project political Institutions
from Tie coifupIng Influences OF the dangerous
and disturbing elements that come from abroad
MheTeio. e our Senators and Representatives IN
Congress are asked to introduce aud advocate
SUCH measures of national legislation as VIII
.enectuailY Iut stop TO undesirable mmigra-
lion TO Tie United States, aud al Inc same lime
preserve cur public lands and the power of our
suhrages TO those VINO are justly entitled TO
them By reason oil intelligent Interests aud love
OF county.
LOTTERY LISTS.
The Senate Committee on Education and Pub
lie Morals, tonight, adversely reported Ham
llPs bill making ihe editor or publisher OF any
newspaper which prints the lists OF lottery draw
lngs gully OF misGemeanOr. The committee
Will iavoTably recommend Dfay's bill prohibit.
ing lie use VI any book In the public schools ex-
eept those directed 10 be used by the State
board.
Attorney General Hart to-day answered the
question is there any provision by which au
nrnI bin. outside Of lis ow1 e 6 5sceGs or assess
comply with the provisions OF thetcodesp He
replied tnal II Is The duty OF every public officer
10 examine such BOOKS, records papers and
documents within his jurisdiction as Will give
him Proper and sufficient Information 10 enable
DiIn 10 perform the duties required OF him by
law"
PATDEMoSIUM IN THE HOUSE.
There was a fiery debate in the Assembly
tonight over the Ballot Reform Bill. Singing
accusations ana piercing insiHuaioDs were In
dulged IN by Tie friends ana enemies of the
bill and the conspiracy 10 defeat Tie Will OF the
people unmasked by DiDbe OF san Fran
cisco, while those staunch Republicans CAL
brdith and Bruner. howled and shrleked their
applause "A perfect pandemonium prevailed
toward the eud Of The local fight ana when il was
over the men who had betrayed their party aud
the people OF the Stale were hailed as gods by
them.
matter OF little importance was under con-
sidefatio0 when Gould oil MERGED. the au, hor OF
one OF the i've election bills on the Assembly
Die, moved that the bills be taken up In order
that he might Introduce the bill pending in the
Senate "a substitute for his bill. His motion
was seconded. but the Chair declared him out OF
order. Gould protested against the ruling OF the
Chair as arbitrary and demanded that his motion
DC put refusing to be stated, until the Speaker
nnaAy yielded.
DIBBLEs DENUNCIATIoN.
Dibbie sprang from his seat as If 1t had been
padded with dynamite. and Embossed himself in
. denunciation OF what he was pleased to con-
s s,aer a9 ATTEMPT TO defeat the appropriation
greatest fraud Of the age and be would oppose
II 10 The end
6nauahan, In spite of numerous Interruptions
made an eloquent 81 eech In favor Of tile bill
turning from his Democratic followers TO tue
hepublfcans, lie earnestly besought them not 10
DelTay The confidence reposed IN them BY their
constituents. The members who were irving To
choke him oil he drcared were trying 10 strangle
me VIII OF the people. All OF ths Democrats
anu !w0-lhirds OF The Republicans In the State
want me election laws reformed, and ii will not
PC wen I0T those Who oppose their wishes
ing TO Induce the Republicans to believe that the
democrats were not sincere In their DECLARE
uops IN FAVOR OF ballot reform. SDanahan's
speech he characterized as buncombe and To
prove that the Democrats were playing a Iypo-
critical part he reminded them that when ihey
had The power They turned their backs upon bal
lot REFORM
DECLARED IT A CONSPIRACY.
Then Dbble arose and unmarked himself in
one breath declaring thai lie favored ballot re.
foIm and in the next boldly declaring that he as
Rei.IILIic.I