The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-15
COUNTY SALARIES.
They Are Not Affected by the
Recent Census.
4 Decision That viii Cause a Saving to
Taxpayers Of the State.
Dilemma Of a Country Sheriff - Formal
Election Of a United States Senator.
Terms Of NOtaTleS Public.
Epeeial to TIE MORNING CALL

session IN the Assembly CAdHDel W NOtS
for United States Senator There were
many spectators in the gallery, and that the
gentler sex is interested In politics was
shown by the large number of ladies pres
ent, who watched the proceedings with I'M
tagging attention.
The section Of the Constitution OF the
United States determining the manner in
which an election for United States Senator
shall be held was read by the Secretary of
the Senate BE read the record of the pro-
ceedings Of the Senate Of the preceding day
containing the names of the candidates
named for United States Senator, Of
whom Leland Stanford had received p
and Stephen NJ. White y votes. The
proceedings of the House were similarly
read, showing that Leland Stanford had re-
ceived 50 votes, stephen NJ. White Is and
Ben Morgan vote.
This having been done, Leland Stanford
was, by the President Of the Senate. de-
claTed elected 10 represent California in the
United States Senate for six years be-
ginning IN March 4th next. There was an |
outburst Of applause when the formal an
nouncrment was made, in which many |
Democrats Joined.
COUNTY SALARIES NOT INCREASED.
Attorney-General Hart this morning made |
deci sion that will I'll many official bosoms
with pain and yeXation and will at tine same
time cause a saving OF a million dollars
more or less, TO the taxpayers of the State
He was asked to decide whether the class Of
a county advances with its population, for
if the class advances the compensation to
officials increases cOmmensurately, and there
are few counties whose population has not
increased 81 fficiently 10 entitle them to adj.
vanced classification. But the Attorney
General gives no pleasure to tie officials in
terested.
In a lengthy opinion in answer to an in
QuIry from W. II. Jewett, Auditor OF Ven
tura County, General Hart. among other
things. says: Section 1907 of the Political |
Code, which provided that whenever a new |
cenSNS Is taken counties, on the first day of |
July next thereafter, ara, by operation of |
the law, classified under such census, also |
became imperative and suspended by rea-
son OF the amendment to Section l62 of the
County Government Act, approved March |
10, 1852 1t is therefore absolutely certain
that the census of 1890 Will not have the |
effect Of increasing or diminishing the class
lhcatiOn OF any Of tho counties OF this State
under the County Government Act as il
now stands, and that the census of 1890 will
take no part or become operative to increase
or din uisA the fees Of officers for the vari-
Gus counties Of this State. Therefore, my
conclusions are:
First hat under the provisions OF Sec
ton l62 as amended and approved March
10, 1889 the classification OF the several
counties Of this Stale must remain the same, |
without reference to an increase or decrease
OF their population.
SecOnd-Ihat as your county, according
10 the census OF 1850, had a population Of
5073 and less than 5640 it would by the Act
OF MarcI b, 1851 belong to the thITty-nlnth
and one-haf class and according to another
section the salaries Of officers taking office
January >, 1890. were fixed by the act Of
March l6, 1889. Statutes of 1850 page 2q7.7
Inlrd-IhIs opinion IS not intended 10
apply TO the counties organized and created !
since the census OF 1880, for such counties
would have no census If 1880 uUon which
to base class, as provided by Section lG2
OF the act aforesaid as amended
PUZZLED SHERIFF.
Among the questions asked the States
lawyer to-day was one like unto the ques-
tons asked in the once famous court of |
SanCho PaDZ1. The sheriff of a certain
county, whose name General Hart will not |
yet dlvulge, Is also the Tax Collector and |
the proprietor OF the only saloon in the |
place. The Board of Supervisors OF the |
county nave ordered that all saloon-keepers !
snail pay license fee Of $500. Now this |
Official wants to know whether he can be
compelled to collect from himself. and in |
the event Of a sale what shall he do?
Another very important decision rendered
to-day Is one that officials who are in the
habit Of assigning their salaries in advance.
and those who are IN the habit of "staving'i
these salaries, are deeply interested in. ii
Is 10 the effect that ali such assignments
are contrary to State policy and void
he Att0rney-Geueral has decided that all |
Notaries Public appointed prior to Marcn |
Is, 1So9, hold Office for but two years from |
the date of their commission, and all COM |
hlssloned since that day hold Office for four |
A 1
Johnsons decision on the subject.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Several antitrust acts have been presented
in the House One by Assembyman Lewis
provides that ali arrangements, contracts.
agreements, trusts or mbinations between
persons or corporations, made with a view
IL prevent free competition in the manu-
facture, production or sale of articles of
domestic use, or to enhance the cost to the
consumer, are Illegal II also STIMULATES that
com binations to prevent free competition in I
any legitimate business are void. Corpora |
tiuns violating this law shall forfeit their |
charters and franchises, and shall be fined |
5000 individuals shall be fined not more
than 5000.
An act introduced by Assemblvnan
Lynch makes the residence of Superior
Judge at the county seat, OF within three
miles OF it, obligatory.
j. b. Barnett Of SonOma has introduced a
Dill prnvldIng S2l9Q00 for the erection of
new buildings at the Home for Feeble
Minded Children, and for the sale of the |
old buildings and site.
Assembh man Mordecai has introduced a |
bill that if passed. VIII prevent the killing |
OF doves between January 1st and August |
1st.
Assembly Bill No. 92I, introduced by
AmeS oil Alameda, Will worry GER |
tain corporations if 1t becomes a law
1t empowers the Board of Supervisors |
OF any city or city and county to grant any |
per-on CT corporation the right to lay and |
maintain railroad tracks on any street, in |
spite OF the fact that the right has been |
gwen TO any other corporation or persons to
use said street. and the right given shal-in-
Guide me Tl2ht TO run cars by any means
Known TO science, except locomotive en-
ginPS
Lewis of San Francisco has nrodrcod
bill which is not admired by the insurance
companies. 1t provides that no Insurance.
company in the State shall form pool with
any other companies to fix rates. A viola
ton of the law forfeits its right.
Lewis INTRODUCED bill on the |
towage of a vessel in charge of a tug,
between San Francisco and the BAY |
ports, that she shall be exempt from ali |
charges for pilotage unless pilot is act
ually employed. The person in charge of |
the Tug engaged in towing must answer a
hail unless under a contract.
EDUCATIONAL MATTER.
A very queer educational bill has doomed |
IN, changing the school law in many |
respects. Among other things il compels |
the County Superintendent TO employ de- |
puties at $50 per month, which means an |
additional expense Of $4,000 per year to |
the State, as the employment of deputies |
Is not now obligatory. The bill |
exempts city teachers from attending |
county institutes. Teachers in county and |
city schools TO be paid their salaries in |
Twelve equal monthly payments. The lowest
salary oil any teacher In a school of the de- /
partment is to be $1,000 per year and SO on
In an ascending scale.
This apparently fixes the minimum $1,000 |
per annum. which is now 5000. Jauitors SIS |
minimum OF the school term throughout |
tine State at ten months, now six |
months. The State Board must pre- |
scribe the course OF studies in ali schools, |
and no school shall be in session more than |
five hours day. The sessions are now six |
hours. Teachers in all grades snail be dis |
"A .l.tf for