The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-20
The BALLOT BILLS.
Refusal Of the House to Ad-
vance Them on File.
Efforts 10 Place Is emtlymel on Record
Causes Angry Debate.
Consideration Of the Proposed Boycott Law
in COmmitGe-4dVOGateS and 0ppO-
EeltS Of the Measure.
Special to The MORNING CALL

not waste time in taking the ballot-reform
bills from their place on file, wasted no time
this afternoon in taking the bill to enable
married woman to administer on an estate
from its place on the file. Somewhere in the
southern part of the State there is an estate
valued at $500, 600. and there is woman
Who wants. to administer it, and there is
well-known lawyer who wants her to ad-
minister it. He has been a rather promi-
pent figure in the Hobbies since the introduc-
ten of the bill, which was railroaded
through the Senate yesterday. The motion
to take the bill out of its place was passed
by vote of 60 to S. and it was taken up for
the final reading. Robertson vigorously OPP
posed the bill as a measure calculated to
work untold evil, but his elouuence was
wasted The bill was passed by a vote of
IS to Il, and rushed back to the Senate.
Shanahan wanted 10 move that the ballot
bills be shown the same favor that had been
shown this personal bill. but Dib6ie begged
him in a stage whisper to be decent, and
" decent" he was against his will. for he was not
given an opportunity to make the motion; but
lie i'll not be downed by Dibble or any one else.
lie is one of the most Independent men liz the
House, and gave evidence OF his independence
later in The day that asIOuished the Assembly.
NEWSPAPER CALCULATIONS.
Yesterday lie shared his desk with The manag
ing edltGr Of the Examiner, and cOnversed with
him during The greater part OF the session in
low sweet tones, and when The newspaper msn
went aWay II was whispered that MI Hearsts
PAPER was going to boom MIR. Shanahan for Con-
gress. This afternoon lie introduced measure
that provides thar every proprietor or pub
Usher of newspaper or periodical who shall
wilifuliy and knowingly misrepresrnt The cir
cuiation of such newspaper for the purpose OF
securing patronage shall be deemed guilty of
m>demeanor.
a prominent member Of the Republican con-
tingeni, inspired by Shauaban's example, will, il
is said, move 10 amend the bill by adding sec
tion providing that the publisher of any news
paIer who prints paid advertisement as
editorial or news matter, thereby deceiVlng and
iml osing ulOn the public shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanOr.
Barnett Introduced bill providing that water
companies shall charge such rates as shall en-
able them 10 earn not more than.6 per cent net
per aBnUm on their investments.
Stureyant has introduced a bill TO establish
per cent as legal rate of interest.
Dow has introduced bill making the employ
nent OF women in saloons as bar-keepers or
walters a msdemeanor.
Tie Dill for the exclusion, deportation and reg
ISL dllNu VI NuIuceC OS lclOIleu ID yesterday
CALL was introduced In both Houses, providing
that $4,000 Of the $500 now in the fund
created by moneys escheated 10 the State shall
be placed in the General Fund.
TIE Ballot Reform BIZ was passed on file In
the Senate in order that urgency bills might lie
acted upon. IL IS special order for eOnsideta-
ton tomorrow.
AN ANTI CORPORATION BILL
The Senate broke lis record to-day by passing
bill opposed Dy a corporation. 1t was the
messy Common carrier Bill, providing that Iele-
graph companies should pay rOf bluDders they
as common carriers make. Carpenter of Los
Angeles spoke long and earnestly against the
bal. arguing that Its passage not demanded
BY The eopie, because no one had APPEARED 10
argue for lis passage when II was before the
committee, and While petitions in favor OF every
bill, from The oman's Suffrage Bill TO the bill
prohibiting cigarette smoking. had been re-
ceyed. showing The public Interest n these
measures, not 4 line had been received urging
passage OF the Auli-IelegraUh Bill. Campbell OF
S0lanO and NcGOwau OF Humboldt replied to
Carpenter with all the elOquence they possessed,
ana each has his share. They declared that
when iHe bill was before The Committee none but
the paid agents OF lie telegraph company wers
heard. II was measure which the public d.
manded, and the Senate woulo do well 10 turn at
umeS rom Tho corporations 10 the people. The
blii pass blythe following yOte
Ayes-Banks, Berry, BrilL BrOderiek, Byrnes,
GGamrben Of Solano, Dray,. Everett, .Goncher.
vOOihles, Welcn, v. H. Williams, G. II. Viii
u,
Dsrgie De Long, DenisoD, Fraser Heacock
sbipIee, simpson, Sprague-lo.
Half an hour after the bill had been passed.
and Few minutes before adjournment, Hami
OF San Francisco gave notice That lie would move
for a reconsider alton tomorrow.
The act Tot The abolition OF tramps was favor
aby reported by the Senate Committee on Labor
aud Capital
ExTRAvAGANT BILLS.
The Assembly Committee on WAYS and Means
reported in favor OF reducing Eakles bill for con-
testing his seat With Campbell from $3.50 to
$500. The committeeman who examined the
accounts OF money expended on the San Quentin
Investigation stated that they found vouchers
Tor expenditures paid, but no itemiZed state
menIs They considered Clement Bennetps bill
for reporting, Marcus d. BorucA's bill for stamps
and express, and Baliif SullYan's bill extraya-
gaut.
much Interest TO the rural population to-day. 1t
was III reply TO question asked by the Secre-
ixiy o. district board OF agriculture, who
askrd II proxy voting Is legal In boards of direc-
tors Of district agricultural associations. His an
swer was thai no public or executive officer of
the STATE OF 4 any association, board OF super
vtSors, or town OF city council shall vote by
proxy. All State, city and county aud town Off
cials are appointed or elected on account of the
confidence Imposed In. them by their appointing
power or tie pecpe, aud therefore their offices
must be conducted by themselves personally.
There Is only Que exception to this rule, and this
Is when an officer Is entitled 10 deputy. The
deputy may perform such acts as may be re.
qnired OF lie principal, but 10 order to do so the
deputy must act In the name OF the principal.
BALLOT REFORM
The foes of ballot reform were dragged out OF
their holes in the Assembly this morning and
put upon record. Dibbe OF San francisco was
leader and BIuner OF Sacramento was his lieu
tenaut and Wentworth Of San francisco played
tie part OF recruiting sergeant. The bills are
now lar down upon the second reading file
where they are numbered 1877, 1888, lS9 and
190 Gould moved that they be placed upon the
special file in order that they might be acted
uuOu at once for lie said he believed that IL they
were not nut upon the special lie they would
never be reached.
Ia 10 fat g..
d the meiiun. lie did not want any measure taken
up that would delay consideration OF the General
APPROXIMATION BIZ, aud he was opposed to
Changing tue position OF any bill Oh the HE.
GoULD's SPEECH.
Gould replied: " The most important measure
that can come before this House Is the passage
10 this Legislature for fuhfment of It's pledges
In mat direction. These bills are at he bottom
Of the NE. II they are not mad special order
Trey WIZ never be reached during this Legisla-
ture. Upon your action Today depends the en-
aetment OF any baliot-refoTm law. Yesterday,
Dy lwo-ihrds vote of this House, there was
taken up Out OF lis order, against my vigorous
protest. bill designed to affect specific case
and for private purpose, thus delaying the action
OF this House upon these ballot laws. VIII the
majority OF This House assume the responsibility
Of taking up out OF order bill OF special purpose
aud effect and leave TO slumber the one bill OF
all others that the people OF this State demand?
Gentlemen, arraign the Democrats for waste OF
time IN making motion 10 have this made
special order, but for one am willing 10 stand
before The people upon the time occupied in
discussion Of ballot-reioTm bln."
THE VOTE.
The ayes and noes were called for and re-
suited:
...Ayes-Barnett OF Sonoma, Beecher, BIedsoe.
Brown' Brusie; Cargtll, Cunningham, Dennis,
Dolly, Dunn, Burner, EaRlS Esley, Fowler,
freeman, Carver, Glynn, Gould, Hail. Hawley,
Hayes, Hooking jackson, Lacey Lewis, Lynch
Marlln. Mathews, alordecai, Murnan MUIR
ply, Renfro, Rice, Robertson, smith OF Orange,
slaoer SLqrtevant, Tennis, July. Wentworth,
Al
cisco, BAUGHAANi BKUNER, BRYANT CoFFEY,
'SSGhEEk,, DiBBLE, DOW, HARLoE, HERsKY,
HUHEwILL, JOHNSON, KELLOGG Lux MA
AloN, MATLocR, PHILLIPS, STELTz-19
ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE.
The requisite two-thlrd majority had voted for
advancing the bailot-reforin bills, but The
friends OF reform did not leave well enough
stone. Anxious TO put every member of the
Assembly on record call Of the House was de-
handed and ordered before the vote had been
announced and while the Sergeant at A rms was
looking for the absentees: niany OF whom, as II
Consequently appe.feu, were enemies OF the
Dill, Dibble and Bruner and Wentworth dis
prayed The greatest activity Wentworth