The morning call., 1891-01-27

warrant such an action. levy license OF
| tax upon the gross income of the railway
| company for tue support OF the city govern
| ment."
| COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
| The amendments to the omnibus Educa-
tional Bill in 1SS9.pr0vided that all meet
| ings of the Board of Education ana county
| SuperintendentS who were eX-oInclo oecle-
| taries, were entitled to S. per diem for uhelr
services. The County Government ac..
| which was approved one day after, PROVIDES
| for stated salaries for County Slperiht Gnu u
| ents, which shall be full compensation ior
services rendered. Now the State ouperillI :
| tendent asks the AttOrney-Generai 10 oeclG9
whether this per diem snail sun ue f freA
| County Superintendent who, meet ire
| auently, and the question whlch uenei a.. a.
| Hart is To decide is one of deep interest 10
| the Taxpayer.
WORLDS FAIR APPROPRIATION
The bill appropriating $50, 600 Tor the
| World's Fair exhibition will be considered
! in committee on Thursday evenlng-so
| saveth Judge Duffey. 1t was given out to-
day that tie Governor would not interpose
| to prevent the passage of the measure, but
would consider the appropriation asked an
extraordinary one, and no violation OF the
5O-cent limit. Judge Dibble, when asked
what he thought of the reported statement
of the Governor replied that 1t made no diff
ference, the committee would see to that.
THE HYDE BILL.
The Oakland Nationalist Club has sent a
copy of the Hyde bill, which failed to become
a law at the last session, TO each member,
urging that it be passed. 1t Will probably
be introduced by Mr.. Sturtevant of Mendo-
elmo, who looks upon 1t with favor. The act
is to provide for the submission OF questions
10 the electors of the State of California. or
of any city or county within the State. 1t
provides as follows:
Section l. Whenever the Governor shall re-
ceve petition signed by three per cent OF all the
If bp - issIn
OF any question 10 vote of the people he shall
II the next ensuing election submit such question
by proclamation TO The electors Of the State for
their approval or disapproyal.
Section .. Whenever the Mayor or Board OF
Supervisors. or other officer or officers OF the
county, or city and county, or city, whose duty
II is to issue ell ctionproclamatlons, shall receive
petition signed by three per cent of the electors
OF such county, or city and county. or city, ask
ing for the submission OF any question 10 the
electors thereof, the Mayor or Board OF Super
vsors, other officer or officers whose duty ii
Is 10 Issue election proclamations, shall at the
next ensuing election submit sue question by
proclamation 10 The electors for their approval or
disappTOYal.
Section 3. The base on which the per centum
of petitioners In favor of The submission OF any
question shall be computed shall be the whole
number OF votes cast 1t The last biennial cleo
ton.
Section 4. In counting the votes on the ques-
tons submitted only such votes shall be counted
wherein either one or the other OF the words
Tor or against have been Cancelled. Where
both the words ''loI" aud against" have been
Cancelled or have been left uncanceled, The votes
as far as The question submitted is concerned.
COMMISSIONS INVESTIGAT TON.
The House Committee, to decide what
commissioners can be abolished or consol-
idated in accordance with Shanahan's reSo-
luton, met last night and began the work by
investigating the Fish and Silk Culture COM
missions. Woodbury., Secretary of the Fish
| Commission, was examined as TO the neces-
| sity of maintaining it, Woodbury. thought
| ths Fish Commission should stand, he was
| sure it should. 1t has done a good work.
| lie owned the ground on which one hatch
| cry is located, but was willing to sell it to
| the State. Woodbury. was closely queS-
| toned as TO his expenses, and was found a
| rather refractory witness. The committee
wanted more light on the published report,
| and Will wait for itemiZed expenditures
| which Woodbury. has promised to produce.
| Tomorrow night the committee VIII worb
on the Board OF Horticulture, and follow uL
With the Board of NitIculture, Mining
Bureau, Yosemite Valley, Big Trees and
| State Board of Forestry.
COUNTY DIVISIONS.
The struggle over the creation of the new
| county of Pomona wakes hot. The com.
mittee-room tonight was crowded with
| representatives of both cOunties-San Ber-
| nardlnO and Los AnGeles-out Of which the
new county Is to be carved, in order that
| the wOuld-be residents shall not be COM
PEELED to 60 too far 10 pay taxes or attend
| court, The speech of the occasion was by
| Senator Carpenter, WHO arraigned the
| promoters of the scheme rs land-grabbers
conspirators and migratory foreigners with
| out any interest in the State. He would
| wager that there was not '49er nor ma
tive son among them. 81 have voted here
| forty-two years" was replied by one OF
here forty years and know nc
| more than a white mouse" replied tn {
| Judge, who went on to prove his assertion
| that those who were backing the scheme
were OF foreign origin. He read a list Of
names signed to the petition for division
The list began with name that had Il He
| brew sound, and there were more like
unto it following. The Speaker was in
formed That they were related; he said tina
apparently Jacob Is increasing and multi
plying. Then the name Newton met hi:
eye, and he exclaimed that apparently there
was lost sheep in the house
of ISRAEL. He showed how absurd il
was for the people in Pomona to say they
wanted a division because they had TO 60 Sc
far 10 pay their taxes, and reminded them
that the Tax Collector would visit them
every year if they were ready to pay. No
the true reason was that the value Of the
land in Pomona would be increased, a court
house would have TO be butt with a fat l0l
in it, some one would have lot on which to
build that courthouse, and there
might be a pretty penny made OyeI
that Then there would be officers
10 be elected and the people of the new
| county, the labOreTs. would have TO pay fol
their support. The end of it all would be q
little county, 50 by "A miles in the hands OF
that cloud of politicians that is deyOur-
ing California as the locusts devoured
the green things Of Egypt; it would bring
| up such schemes in multitudes, to the ruin
Bernardlno, who had with him four of the
| five Supervisors of his county, also spoke
against the bill. which will not 60 to the
| House Committee.
| COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The Senate County Government and
| Township Organization Committee met this
evening and listened TO those opposing the
creation Of the Pomona County out of por
ton of San Bernardino and Los Angelo.
counties. VIII A. Harris of San Ben nardn(
and q. ID. Whitcomb Of Los Angeles wert
the speakers. The divisionists are to b.
heard from tomorrow night.
There was joint Republican caucus hel(
last night for the purpose of considering
Congressional and Assembly appointment
bills. After long discussions the bills were
referred back to the Senate and House fol
further consideration.
The special committee appointed in the
| Assembly to Investigate commissions met
this evening. The Fish Commission wa:
| the first investigated, and the inquiries were
| confined to the duties OF the commission and
| N'hNNIlo ANIdliEu " COuuuCt I've SOul-
missioner REUTER- was examined and said
one Commissioner could do the work great
deal better than three.
| JOINT CAUCUS.
A 1oiut caucus Tonight at which Dibble
| presided, was held to decide upou the A D,
poItionment Bill with no results.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will re-
| port the Barry contempt Of court bill with
a recommendation to pass. The vote was
practically unanimous.
| Senate.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.-The Senate met
at 2 o'clock.
After the journal had been approved
Goucher presented a petition signed by 15(