The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13


elimination in favor OF persons or corporations.
We feel that the board should be removed from
the influence of local or any other political con-
sideTnlon. The Office Is one that Involves great
powers for good or evil. Undersigned have ex-
amined the BILL which authorizes The Governor
10 appoint four members and the Mayor or his
appointee The fifth, and believe the bill will have
a tendency TO remove The Fire Department from
politics, and prove the best bill yet introduced.
and will insure an impartial honest discharge Of
the duties OF said board.
THE VOTE.
Then the vote was taken on the amend.
ment proposed by Mr.. Bert, aud it and Mr..
Burns were defeated. Several members, in
GLIDING the Speaker, who had stood by the
administration in the vote to allow Bert to
amend the bill, voted against the amend
ment:
| Ayes-AmeslCR.), Arms (DA, j. D. Burnett (R)
Cargill (R.), Carter (R.), Clark {R.). Cam (R)
Culver (R.), Dennis tR.l, Dunn 3D.. Burner tR.l
EsIey lR freeman F. SR9, gordon Rl, Ha RI
Lacey R.l. Lewis (R.) Lynch RI Marion (R.),
Murphy (R.l, Robertson D.), a. G. Smith (R,l
j. j. Smith lR), StaDier 3D., SturteYant (R.)-32
Republicans 2S, Democrats 4.
Noes-Alexander (R). Barnard (R.). T. Barnett
(R-l, Baughman (R.), Bledsoe (R), Brusie Or. },
6 SGf'y R Dely M DSbls R1 Dow cG az; GaI
Hall (R) HAYES (Rl Hoey tR.). jackson (D(,
johnson (R.), Jones (R.), Kellogg tR }: Lowe lR),
Lux R.). Martin D(. Mathews d.. MatlocN (R)
Mord cal tD), Murnan D.). Phillips (R) Rrenfro
(Dl. Rice fD[ Shanahan (D). SIelIz, (R), Tennis
(R.j. TuIy (R.), Wmdrow Q), Ionng (R.)
Speaker Coombs (R)-39
LepublicaHs 2S, Democrats 10.
The fact That a very large majority OF the
Democrats who voted, voted III favor OF the
-Crimmins bill, is regarded as evidence
of Il deal between Rainey aud Crlmmlns. A
motion TO reconsider was lost, and B.edsoe' 5
amendment, which is just what the Kelly
Crinmins- Rainey combine wants, was
adopted. The BILL as amended, Is ready 1or
the second reading.
PASSED THE SENATE.
The Senate to-day passed Simpsons bill
appropriating for the purchase of a site for,
and the erection of building under the
direction OF the State Board of Health, to
be known as the State Leper Hospital, for
the care and occupancy of such leperS as
may be found within the State.
The Senate also passed Senator Berry's
bill providing that there is no limitation OF
time within which prosecution for murder,
the enbeZzlement of public MONEYS aud the
Justification of public records must be COM
meuced. Prosecution for murder may be
commenced at any time after the death of
the erSOn killed, and for the embezzlemenJ
of public money or the Justification of pub
lie records at any time after the discovery
Of the crime. An Indictment tor any other
felony than murder. the enlightenment of
public money or the Justification of public
records must be found on an information
filed within three years after its cOmmiS-
sion.
CooMBs' POSITION.
Speaker Coombs stated tonight that he
voted for the motion permitting Bert to
withdraw the administration bill that he
might amend it, simply us a matter of
courtesy, and there were others who did
likewise. The Speaker did not consider this
a test vote. He said lie determined to vote
against the administration bill several days
ago, SO that his vote on the amendment
cannot be regarded as a change of front.
GOuld's investigating committee did not
meet tonight because their summons did
not reach W. w. Cannon. The Assembly
COMMITTEES on Charitable and Reformatory
Institutions 20 TO Los Angeles tomorrow to
inspect the Whittier Reform School and the
Insane Asylum at San BernlrdinO.
In the Assembly Beecher o-uight intro
duced a bill approprlating S150,000 for the
purchase OF 1ute machinery and the erection
OF buildings for manufacturing it at Folsom
Prison.
TRANSFORMATION BILLS.
The fight over The electric motor bills, so
far as the Assembly is concerned, is over.
Both the bills, rs printed in Yesterdays
CALL, passed the House this morning by
unanimous vote, and were sent to the Senate
under a suspension of the rules.
Having rairoaded the electric bills
through, the Assembly took up and passed n
bill designed to prevent any street railway
from occupying any thoroughfare
to the exclusion OF all other companies. The
existing law provides that two corporations
operating street railways may occupy the
same street or tracks for distance of five
blocks, and corporation wishing to enjoy
a monopoly OF street simply divided itself
into two corporations, or assumed an alias,
and thereafter controlled the thoroughfarc.
The bill passed by the Assembly provides:
Two lines OF street railway, operated under
different Arrangements, may be permitted To use
the same street, each paying all equal portion
for tile construction Of the tracks aud appurten-
ances used by said railways Jointly; provided.
that in the case of two lines OF street railway
using tile same tracks, as above provided. but
using cars requiring 4 different gauge OF track,
third rail- may be laid In connection with said
tracks for the use and operation OF said rail-
ways but in no case must two lines of street rail-
way, operated under different managemenls Oc-
cnpy and use the same street or tracks for dis
lance OF more than tive BLOCKS. consecuilyeiy.
PLUMBING INSPECTORS.
Assemblyman Dunn's bill authorizing
Boards of Health to appoint inspectors OF
plumbing died violent death in the lower
house this morning. Gould opposed the
bill because it provided that the plumb
lug inspectors to be appointed under the
act SO far as might he necessary for the
performance OF their duties should have
the right OF entering any building or prem
ises in the city, or city and county, within
pant, or person having control OF any build-
ing or premises in such city, county, or city
and county, or town, WHO refuses to allow
an inspector 10 enter, Orinreyents.an inspec-
tor from entering into or upon an building
or premises, white IN the discharge Of his
official duties Should be guilty of a INSIDE
meanOr and the owner OF any building or
premises, oil person having control or man
agement OF the same who refuses to comply
with any of the instructions, notices. or di-
rectiOns given or served upon him should be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
MIR. Clark was not ready to give inspectors
the right TO invade any domicile which is
now conferred only upon the bearer of
search warrant
ThelbilI provided that the inspectors should
be practical plumbers and several members
opposed it because it would give to these
men the right to pass judgment upon the
work of business rivals, and as Assembly,
man Robertson sagely remarked there
would be millions in it for any plumber or
firm of plumbers who could control the in
spectors."
Following is the record of the Assembly
on the bill:
Ayes Alexander. Ames, Arms, j. D.
Barnett, Bert, Brown, Bryant, Culver, Dunn,
Burner, Fowler, Carver, Hooking. Jackson,
Lewis, Lynch. Martin, Renfro, Rice.
Shanahan, Sturtevant-21.
NoesnnBArnard, A: 4. Barnett, Baugh-
man, Beecher, Bledsoe. Brgner, Brusie,
Carter, Cargill, Clark, Coffey, DAILY, Dennis,
Dibble, Doty, Dow, Estey, Freeman. Gal
braith, Glynn, Gordon, Gould, Hail, Har-
loe, Hanley, Hayes. Hersey, Hoey, Hume
will, johnson. Jones, Kellogg, Lacey,
Lowe, Lux. Marion, Mathews, Matlock,
MoTdeeai, Murphy, Phillips, Robertson,
A. G. Smith. j. J. Smith, otabler, Steltz,
Tennis, Weston, CoOmbS-49.
A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Shanahan rising TO a question of privilege
denounced as false story in The Examiner
which was to the effect that he had called a
caucus of the Democratic members yester-
day and that at his instance they had voted
to support the Kelly Crimmins fire bill
The Assembly Commit tee on Public
Buildings met at noon and decided to re-
port favoraDy the bill appropriating $50, 600
Tor the State Normal School, and bill pro-
viding for the raising of funds for contnu-
ing the work Oh the San Francisco City
Hall. Following is the bill:
In the event that the Board OF Supervisors OF
the several counties, and cities. cities and cOun-
ties OF The Stale OF California shall deem it expe
dent TO continue The construction of any unfin-
ished county, or civ aud county, or Town. or