The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-21
AT The CAPITOL.
Amendments and Bills Continue
to Pour In.
Rarnett'S Act for The Regulation Of Pilots
and Their Receipts.
The Measure 10 Issue Bonds for Building a
New Ferry in This City FaVOrabIy Re-
pOrted-Payment Of Taxes.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

ments were introduced in the Senate this
morning. Among them is one introduced
by Senator Crandall. 1t proposes to
move the capital to San Jose,
but of course Crandau has not the
remotest idea that the Legislature VIII con-
slider tha proposition. When asked about 1t
TODAY. the Senator frnm Santa Clara said
he thought san Jose just the place for the
capital, and added that it never should
have been taken away from that place
C.anial's Senate bill providing for the
semi-annual collection Of taxes, was passed
to engrossment and will doubtless become
a law.
MCGOWAN presented 4 resolution asking
Congress to limit or prohibit foreign immi-
grafton, and it was referred to the Com
mittee on Federal Relations.
NEW PILOT LAW.
Barnett OF San Francisco has introdu ed
in the Assembly Il new pilot law, which
provides that detailed receipts OF all sums
collected for pilotage must DE kept ami be
filed with the Secretary OF State by the Pilot
Commissioners. The pilots for san Fran
cisco, Mare Island. Vallejo, Bencia and
Port Costa are to number from fifteen to
twenty. Five per cent Of the pilots receipts
are TO be aid to the Board Of Pilot Commits
sioners and for the services OF its secretary
and its treasurer.
Committee meetings tonight recommended
for passage the bill authC riZing the issue of
bonds for building depot al the foot Of
Market street, San Francisco
The bill for the semi-annual payment Of
taxes was also approved.
The Irrigation Committee of the Assem-
bly, approved the bill creating q State Board
of Commissioners.
SHUTTING OUT I.LTTEEATE VOTERS.
The BledSOe constitutional amendment
requiring an educational qualification OF
voters, is the special order in tie Assembly
for tomorrow at o'clock. WHen the
amendment was before the bly, last
Friday, BledsOe was apparently the only
active advocate of il, but since that time
opposition TO tile measure has. it is said,
rapidly decreased. The CALL representa-
tive interviewed Mr.. BledsUe to-day, and
asked: What is tie respect for the pas
sage OF your amendment to-morrow?'
" think" he replied, q" that the amend
ment VIII be adorted. have accepted the
amendment providing that no man who is a
voter now shall be affected, nor any who
may b. 90 years Of age or upward at the
time the measure goes into operation. You
know that the principal objection on Friday
was that the operation of the measure would
be retroactive. My first idea was that the
Illlteraie would have two years in which to
learn to read ana write, but after hearing
the objections of members, concluded that
those who are now voters should not be in
II.
think there can be no reasonable objection
to tile measure as II now stands"
10 You thlnk Its adoption would injure
the Republican party in this State?" was
asked.
BLEDsoE's VIEWS,
81 do not" unhesitatingiy replied the Re
publican member from Humboldt. The
Republican party has always claimed that
1t Is the party OF progress. 1t remains to be
seen whether it VIII lave the moral courage
to meet the Issues of the present hour as
the, arise
What facts, Mr.. Bledsoe, peculiarly rem
der the adoption Of your proposed amend
meDt necessary"
There are many facts" was the answer,
(which, in my opinion, render action by the
State proper and necessary. Any person
who has observed the manner Of naturaliZa-
ton IN our courts must have been impressed
with the profound ignorance Of majority
of those who are thus admitted to tue right
Of suffrage In this State-ignorance, l mean,
of the Constitution, laws and fundamental
principles of the State or nation"
is the immigration 10 the United States
Increasing or decTeasing?"
INCREASE OF IMMIGRATION.
1.-THE immigration of the Illitefate and
vicious is rapidly increasing. The immisra-
ton during sixteen years-from 1874 to 1889
IncluSlYe-haS augmented to Gals, 633 per-
sons. For the last eight years of the sixteen
the annual average tate of immigration was
4S2,6i3, While for the first eight years of the
sixteen the average annual rate of inImigra-
tiOn was 3J7, 1S5. Thus YOU will see that
there has been q gain during the last eight
years over the ei-ht years preceding of 81
Per cent; and while immigration is ncreas-
ing IN quantity 1t is decreasing in quality,
as j snail show cOncluSiyely when the
measure cnmtS before the Assembly again
tomorrow"
How will you show this?"
"By facts and figures" was the reply.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
James Fl. Barry of the Star has won a
victory of which he will feel proud. 1t is
on the bill relative to powers of courts in
Furnishing contempt, which was passed by
the House this morning. After defining
contempt of court in many cases the act as
passed declares:
But no speech, statement or publication
rejecting upon, or concerning any court or
any officer Thereof, shall be treated or pun
lshed as contempt OF such court, unless
made IN the immediate presence of such
court while In session, and III such man.
ner aSto actually Interfere with its proceed
lngS. Such measure did not pass with
out vigorous opposition, the most out
spoken opponent being Gould of MERGED.
GoULD'S DIRECTIONS
Gould objected to the passage of the hill
as drawn, on the ground that no matter in
in what manner speeches, Statements OF
publications might Interfere with the pro-
ceedings of the courts the court is powerloss
to prevent or punish them. He says he eha
no objection 10 unlimited criticism andSeon
domination of any decision or act wheI
complicated, but beneves that tue cour
should have mower to protect itself froI
insult and actual Interference during til
trial OF the case; believing that such pOwe
is conducive and necessary to the preserya
ton Of the purity Of the courts, and thei
preservation from undue and improper in
huences.
CURTAILING LAND PURCHASES
In the Assembly Lacey has brought for
ward an act TO prevent the acquiring O
large tracts OF land. The act provides tha
after October l, 1891, it shall be anlawful fo
any person or corporation to purchase. TAX
by will. demise, or to accept by gift NOR
than 1000 acres of land. This at, when
fearfully and wonderfully made, prescribe
that land which might other wise come t
any such per,on or private corporation b
will, demise, descent, or under any OF til
Statutes OF descent or distribution shall b
sold milne manner provided for in the sale
-rfa1 estate belonging TO the estates of d.
ceased persons; provided the same shall NJ
be sold In greater quantities than 1000 acre
to any one purchaser of the same"
The provisions of the act OF course do nc
apply to railroads, and in this act it is appaI
ent that many jobs ran be accomplished.
ANOTHER NV COUNTY WANTED.
Young Of san Diego has brought in bill
provld'ng Tor the formation of the county o
Dan Jaelnto out OF the northern part of Sal
Dirgo County, and that the town OF SaI
Jaclnto shall be the county seat.
hleAanoer mas Dill providing for pay
T,eht OF taxes sem-annually, on the 1st
december and the LIST of July. A penalty O
due. " r" "Aoi
Inc Election Committee of the House me
thls evening to hear the Eakle- CampDell in.
f frs1g Cloa. Eake is the Assemblymar
MS night to tie seat. Eakle was NOT raads
until Thursday evening. pul oVel
Senator Shippee, who was elected to taks
inc place OF Pond, deceased, was sworn IL
this morning and took his seat. ''A II
The Senate
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 2O.-The Senate wa,
called to order by Iieutenant n ,,,o- :