The morning call., 1891-02-19
ACCOUNTING FOR FUNDS

ACCOUNTING FOR FUNDS.
The Assembly Committee appointed at the
opening Ot tue session 10 ascertain why S7652
out of 10000 appropriated for the San Quentin
investigation aud paid TO Waterman had not
been accounted for, have obtained a staleme Mt
from Waterman's Executive Secretary Masln,
OF The manner In which the money was expended
and viii make report tomorrow. Following
Is summary OF Maslin's Statement: Experts
fees, S13o2 10; attorney Slices. $500; steno-
graphers $500; rent Of room San Francisco,
$40; Secretary, 1920; travelling expenses of
Secretary, S295 90; postage, kilograms and eX-
presSage of Secretary, S24 As; bailiH and special
officer, Sl104; travelling expenses of bailiH and
special officer, S5l4; witness fees, 1903 80;
postage and eXpressage Oh reports, $3.50;
stationary, SAL Is.
MORE LIGHT WANTED.
S. P. Maslin is the Secretary referred to In the
report who was given 5000 for services aud eX-
penses, |. ID. Allen was the expert who was given
$1,000, j. n. L. Wilson was the attorney who
was paid $500, Clement Bennett was the steno-
grapher who earned S965 taking the tes;t-
Inony In stenogTaphic hen tracks, and II was The
renowned Ma Gus ID. Boruck who was given
$3.50 Tor "posiage aud expressace on reports {"
aud 1t was j. NJ. Sullivan VINO was paid Sl618
for services aud expenses bailiff. The report
is not satisfactory To all the members of The COM
mittee on the investigation and they will ask
that more light Than Maslin furnishes shall be
thrown upon tile extraordinary expenditure.
MORTGAGE TAX.
Senator Carpenters bill for amending the Con-
stltuttOB, In order that the tax on mortgages
might be abolished, was debated and defeated
to-day. Carpenter argued Or The abolition of
the tax on the ground that 1t is paid. not by tie
moneY-lendeT, but the money borrower, who, on
account OF Ii, Is compelled TO pay a higher in
terest on his loan. In his district IL Is a common
practice to add about 5 per cent to tie interest
II Is practice that makes Eastern capital tlmid
and keeps millions OF money out OF The State.
simpson OF Alan ia opposed the amendment,
Interest 1t would merely assist the money lender.
de thought IL singular thai the appeal came
from section OF the State Inhabited by borrow
ers.
Heacock moved that vines and fruit trees be
exempted from taxation,
Dray pointed out that II a mortgage value Is
taken from any property in the Stale, much OF
such properly would fall far below tue value for
which II Is now assessed.
Heacock's amendment, eXemptinG fruit trees
was adopted by vote OF II TO 10; but Car
penter, seeing that the amendment exemptIng
mortgages would not pass, had action upon II
postponed.
BALLOT REFORM.
Having devoted most of the afternoon 10 the
consideration OF a measure framed In the In
ierest OF money lenders lhe Senate turned its
attention to measure framed in tue Interest OF
the PEOPLE. The Ballot Reform Bill. introduced
at the instance OF the Federated rades certified
10 by e&-Judge Mcguire and amended by the
Senate Committee on Elections, was taken ur.
The Committee on Elections offered an amend
ment(o the bill requiring the ballots cast to be
counted by the Story system. The amend ment
was adopted and tue bill was made q special
order for tomorrow.
THE ANTEBoYCoTT BILL
A ripple of excitement was caused by Goucher's
moving that lie Boycott Bill opposed BY the
Federated Trades be sent back to The committee
and the representatives Of the labor unions be
given an opportunity 10 stale why they oppose IL.
lie said that Sprague. Chairman of the COM
mttee. had not been authorized by MIN 10 add
MS name 10 those OF the members of The com
mlttee who recommended its passage, and he de-
claTed that The committees reporting the bill
before tile Federated Trades repI esentaIives had
been given chance to argue against its passage
was a violation of agreement made with
those representatives. The Senate by an almost
unanimous vote, ordered tie bill sent back To
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Friday morning.
Senator Mahoney introduced bill for the re-
peal Of an act passed 10 March. 1876, for the or
ganizatlon OF the San Francisco Fire Depart
ment, as he believed II this act were not first
repealed neither the administration nor the
Ratney bill could be passed.
PASSED IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly passed Dibble's bill, which pro-
vldes that every person Ia continuous pos Sc sion
oil real property through legal succession thereof
Tor consecutive period oil thirty years or more
shall be deemed 10 be the owner thereof, and his
title shall forever thereafter be deemed TO be per.
feet and legal as against all other persons; pro-
vlded that nothing in this act shall be construed
so as to modify or change any statute Of limlta-
lions now In force in this State
The Assembly also passed the bill providing
that every person who takes, catches, kills or
exposes for sale or has In his possession any
speckled trout, brook or salmon tout, or any
variety OF trout, between the 1st day of Novem-
b-r and the LIST day OF April in the following
year, Is guilty OF misdemeanor.
STRAY DOCUMENT.
A document was found In the library today
which Senator MCGOWAN thinks Is The property
OF Hon. Sam ShOrtTidge, who came up here last
week TO tell tile legislators why they should not
pass bills opposed by the insurance companies
1t was carefully prepared type written list of
all bills Introduced for the purpose OF limiting
the privileges and profits Of Insurance companies
Such lobby as tile Senate never saw before
Will gather In The chamber tomorrow night uu-
der the leadership of DR. Wiley 10 present a
petition for the massage of Wil,ey's act to abol.
ISL iTamps." The lobby will be composed OF the
unemployed woIkmen Of Sacramento. The Re
publlcans OF both Houses caucusSed tonight on
the appo rtlonment of the State VOORHEES, ar
rangement OF Confessional districts as pub
llsbed In yesterdays CALL was accepted with
the exception OF San Francisco District 10 which
some slight changes will be made. This is the
awful "gerIymander" which the guilty con-
sciences OF the Democrats taught them to ex-
peel. and which Will give Republican majority
IN six OF the seven districts. The Senatorial and
Assembly districts will be defined Tomorrow
night.
The Fish and Game Committee OF the Assem-
bly, will recommend the bill providing that all fish
preserves must be fenced, ana will amend Went
worhs bill so Thai fishing with hook In the
tlde-wafer may be enjoyed during the close trout
season.
The Committee on Education OF the Senate will
recommend the passage OF The bill pensionlng
teachers which high legal authority Informed
tional.