Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-29
1t Will Not Grind Out a
Portrait Of Waterman.
Stanford's Farm Loans Scheme
Endorsed by the Senate.
The Venerable Senator Wilson Makes
the Speech Of the Session.
Electric Railroads the Exciting Topic in
the Assembly-Many New Bills
Introduced,
Associated Press Dispatches.

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miners who want the klamath river de-
clared unnavigable, go that debris may
be dumped into it; also petition from
San Francisco residents for the encour-
agement of ramie culture.
The finance committee reported back
the bill appropriating $1,000 for Governor
Waterman's portrait, recommending
that it do not pass; also the bill appro-
priating $4S0O to pay the salary of s. P.
Maslin, as secretary of the state en-
gineer.
The bill by Campbell, Of Solano, for
the free distribution of text books, was
passed.
Stanford's theory of the United States
loaning money on farm lands at per
cent. was fully discussed in the senate,
this afternoon, when Wilson's resolu-
ton asking congress to favor the scheme
came up as a special order. Langford
moved to make the rate of interest / per
cent. Lost-Ayes, 4 noes, 80.
Meade, Ostrom, Langford and Gran
dali were in favor Of limiting the amount
to be loaned to any one borrower to not
mola than $4,000, borrowers to hold not
more than $40 acres. Crandall read an
estimate to show how large land owners
by borrowing millions could become
great monopoIists. The limitations
were adopted. and the resolution was
passed in that form.
The venerable Senator Wilson, of Te-
hama, author of the resolution. wound
up the proceedings with the most not
able speech of this or any other session.
It was the senator's first effort, and
quite crowd gathered in the lobby to
hear it. He began by, stating that he
felt like Davys Crockett when he ad-
dressed the crowd at San Antonio. He
was speechless for several minutes ON
being introduced, but finally turning
round in his buckskin. he exclaimed: !:
II don't know why feel halt scared ~
deathS whehas aekod to address
meeting. swhanS y know we'll
Il can whip any man in the
crowd The senate took this to be
an ailusion to recent fisticuH encoun-
ter between Wilson and Campbell, OF
Vallejo, and laughed loudly. Wilson
spoke in favor OF his resolution to have
the United States loan money at 2 per
cent. on stored farm products, Ike
grain. The resolution passed without
further opposition.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Dennison- Relative to the forma-
ton and government OF sanitary dis
tricts, and the construction of sewers
therein, the issuance of bonds, and the
levying OF taxes thereon. y
BY Maher To amend the code Of
civil procedure relative to appointing
married women as administratrixes
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably the following bills: Relating to
the preservation of the public health
and safety, and the registration of
births, deaths and marriages; to auth
orize the appointment OF women as mo-
taries public; providing that an execu.
tor may mortgage the real estate of the
decedent, providing power to mortgage
is given in the will; to regulate the Ii
censing and powers Of detectives within
the boundaries OF the state Of fCalifornia.
The bill to empower school districts to
provide free school books was finally
passed.
Senator Byrnes introduced bill to
create the countyof Riverside.
The senate adjourned till tomorrow.
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
The exciting topic in the assembly to-
day was the consideration of the elec
tric railroad bills, which were passed
with rush, and were just as hastily re-
considered, the bills being the special
order for this afternoon. Dibble moved
to amend them by provision that in
cities of over 10000 inhabitants the
erection of wires and poles for roads is
not to be authorized. The friends OF
the bills saw that it was better to delay
action, and further consideration Of
the measures was postponed till next
Tuesday afternoon.
\ Dibble's amendment having been car
ried, creating 9 non-partisan board of
election commissioners in San Fran
cisco, has been introduced in the assem-
bly,.
A new police bill to re-organize the
San Francisco force, and give the ap-
pointment ofthree new commissioners
to the governor, will be introduced to-
morrow.
Renfro put in bill allowing courts to
make only conditional order that di-
vorce be granted. and declaring that no
final judgement or decree be entered un-
til either party applies therefore, when
twelve months expire after the making
OF the conditional order. If the parties
make application they can have the order
dismissed before the expiration OF twelve
months.
Dibble introduced bill to abolish the
grammar school course In the public
schools, and the grammar school course
fund; aleo an amendment to section
ll42 OF the political code, striking out
the Requirements that election officers
must be on the assessment roll
/ Bruner Introduced q bill appropriating
$7O, 900 to purchase, as tlie governors
residence, the property bounded BY H,
4, Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. form
erly owned by Albert Gallatin, and now
by Stefins.
"A billto prevent The sale Of options in
produce exchanges will Be introduced in
the assembly tomorrow. Wilson intro
duced IL in the senate today.
K Other bills were intr 0(1nnofl ~ lnl1nWe |:
Nv Culver--ro prcvld III f6S|inrnal,
tlQn and gOvernxnelit u 07Sie dlSs
f{|ots, and To provide for the laying and
ainipG of Fars therein, the iean-