The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-20
RADICAL MEASURES.
Features Of Some Of the Bills
introduced Yesterday.
Eatermal'S Nominations Withdrawn and
Other Names Substituted.
Another Measure Regulating Charges BY Cor
pOratlOlS fer Gas and Car FaFeS-Aet
Relating TO Contagious Diseases.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

to-day by the legislators returning from the
Citrus Fair is appalling. Many of the most
radical measures came in to-day, and it /;
whispered that many more are on the way.
NOMINATIONS WITHDRAWN
The sensation of the day was Markham:
Withdrawal OF Walerman's appointments
1t was expected that lie would do something
Of Ills kind, but 10 enc knew when the pos
sibility would he delivered of IFS offspring
The Governors actions was surprise to
those only who had no notion Of
what was coming. The appointment
of L c. Stump is held to
mean the retirement of Warden McComb o.
San Quentin. The Governors message
making the changes will be discussed to
morrow under a special order, when, it il
said, the work of confirming his appoint
mentS viii be postponed 10 Thursday, when
lively discussion is expected.
4 caucus Of the Senate was held thi:
afternoon, at which the retention of Dem
Ucrat as clerk IS said to have been discussed
but no action was taken. Markham was
interviewed as TO whether he had been
wired by Stanford relative to The appoint
meut of Smiley as Registrar, anu he de-
clincd to make reuly.
Following are the nominations Withdrawn
by the Governors:
Fish !SSlOners-Joln b. UT ana
Joseph ID. keddiDg.
State Board OF HEALTH. r. Lame of
Sacramento.
Port Warden, San Observation-Disclosures
Balkan.
PiloU CommisSioners-W Travers and
Oliver ElGrdge.
Stockton lnsl Asylum-R. S. johnson
and Obed Harvey Of Gait.
Deaf and Dumb and 3 ind Asylum War
rem Oiuey Of Oakland.
Trustees IF the California home for Fee
ble-nilnded Children-George w. Gibbs of
San Francisco and a. z. 0yertOn OF Santa
Rosa.
Regent of the State Uuiversity-Louis
SlOss JT. Of San Francisco.
Mendocino State Asylum for Insane-E.
W. King, I. L. CarotherS and Archibald
Yell Of Ukiah, Cornelius O'COnnor of San
Francisco and John B. Wright Of Sacra-
meutO.
ETrustees Southern Cal ifornia Hospital for
Insane San BernaUdino-H. l.. Drew, San
bernardlno; NJ. A. Murphy, Cotton; John
Anderson, San Bernardino; L. +. Spencer,
Los Angeles, Richard Grid, Chino; Frank
Hinckley, San Bernardin0; II. a. Palmer,
Los Angeles.
State Prison Director-J. c. Campbell
Stockton.
ASsrmblyman Rice has brought in an act
ameuiiug the County Government Act
and establishing two new classes of coun-
ties.
FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Clark has introduced n measure that over
flows with grief for the foreign insurance
companies. 1t provides that no foreign in.
suIance company shall carry on business
ID ms State without first depositing with
The Insurance Commissioner, who shall
forthwith deposit the same with the State
r. as9TeT, the sum OF 100000 in cash or il
Cnited States bonds, as security OF its jus
debts and Liabilities to the people of thu
State.
APPEALED CRIMINAL CASES.
An important bill introduced by Shanahar
provides that in criminal cases, upon al
appeal being taken, the clerk oil the cOur
upon whom the notice of appeal is filed mus
transmit TO the clerk OF the appellate court a
copy OF the notice and of the record, and the
clerk OF the appellate court must file the
same aud perform the same services as in
riYJ cases without charge.
Suffers FORT
Spea ller Coomb> is the author of bill for
the appointment OF Commissioners to ac-
QuiTe, protect and improve Suffers Fort.
Three q tie five Commissioners must be
residents Of Sacramento County. They are
authorized to accept the title to the prop
eriy now held by HE Grand Parlor of the
Native sons Il the Gnlden West. The sun
of S20,CC0 is appropriated for the work Of
the commission.
WITNESSES EXPENSES.
Assemblyman Lacey has introduced a bill
providing that when person attends before
magistrate, Grand Jury OF court as wit
ness in criminal case, and he has come
IRON distance and is unable to pay his ey-
penses In attending, the court must order
That he be paid his expenses to and from his
residence.
OF INTEREST To DIVORCED PARTIES.
Assemblyman Renfro is the father of q
new section 10 the Penal Code providing
that any person who marries within six
months after being granted a divorce shall
be punis by fine of not less than S5O(
nor more than S1000, or by Imprisonment, Oh
both.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
THE CALL gave an idea this morning Of
bill to provide against the spread of conta
giOuS diseases; but there is more and mucl
more in the bill than that. There is, first, {
provision for the creation of a State BoarC
Oh Funeral Directors, TO consist of three
practical men. thus saith the act, who shall
be appointed by the Governor, and shall
hold cfliee four years from the date of theil
commissions They must meet at least once
every year, and at such times and places as
may be deemed necessary.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR.
Following this section is one reouirinp
every person who at the time of its passage
:" Is engaged in the business or practice of
Undertaking or funeral directing, or of car
Ing Tor or preparing for burial, or disposinp
OF the dead bodies of human beings in this
State, shall, within six months from tbs
approval Of this act by the Governor, cause
his or her name, residence OF place Of busi
ness, TO be registered with the Secretary o,
said board, which book shall be open TO
public inspection under reasonable reguIa
tions, and all persons so registered shall b.
known and designated for all the purpose
OF this act as funeral directors and shall
be licensed by said board to practice an
carry on business as SUCH"
WORK OF DISTINCTION.
No unregistered person shall engage in tn
business OF undertaking until he has been
examined by the board created bv the act
Fees TO he paid for the license and fines Il
be paid for violation of the act are amDl,
IrovlGed Tor. Then comes this very impor
tant secuon: 1T shall be the duty of ever,
FUNERAL director TO thoroughly disinfect thu
body OF deceased per son whose death hn,
resulted from any contagious or Infection,
disease, and the apartment in which deaf
orcurred, within four hours after his notid.
ration Of the death, and report the same In
the Health Officer. II such there be, with
out delay"
Tie expenses of the board are to be pai
out Of fines and fees collected; that
clearly specified in lawyers English, but il
no place does the author specify who shal
determine whether the corpse has been dis
what shall be done where there is no Boar
of health.
NEW COUNTIES.
Assemblyman Hooking has introduced
bill to provide for the division of existin
counties and for the creation and organiza
ton OF new counties aud names therefor; /
declare the manner Of providing officers; L
provide funds for the support of such new
counties by :he Issuance of bonds, and /,
determine what portion of the old count,
oeot Is chargeable to such new county.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Senate Education and Public Morals
Committee met this evening and renortaS
fayorably on McGowan's bill for the estab
hshment Of county high schools upon the
vote OF the people; also Dray's anti-Uotv "
pokey Bill and G. q. CampbelPs bill pro
viding for the publication of free schoo
textbooks,
The Senate judiciary Committee met and
agreed to report lack the Worlds Fair BIZ
with statement that there is no constitu
.iOnal objection to it. They recommend thai
IL go TO the Committee on Finance. Til
committee also reported fayorably on Car
ppQter's bill nrOhihifino tina odulfaro fio, n