The morning call., 1893-01-24

saving of the first two years under the bill
would reimburse the State for the expense
of construction.
Puesehel has introduced bill which
makes ali beneficiary and fraternal soci-
cites amenable to the laws that govern
insurance companies. They are compelled
t. file their annual statement with the In
surance Commissioner ON or before the 3lst
of January of each year.
The mining men of Shasta County have
given Shanahan bill, which he introduced
this morning, which provides for an appro-
priation of 100000 TO be given as a bonus
to any one who will erect and maintain q
successful plant for the reduction of rebel
hons low-grade gold and silver ore.
Duekworth introduced two bills In the
Assembly this morning. which, Ii they are
ever passed, would render the business OF
banking in California anything but pleas
ant occupation. The bills compel semi
annual statement to be rendered to the
Bank Commissioners, compel banks to or
ganize under the names of the men who
own them, and provide that their capital
must be made up strictly of cash and not Of
checks or other obligations.
he same ttIOtl Has dlSb tlOQuONu u
bill which compels taxpayers TO render a
statement to the Assessor. thus doing away
with arbitrary assessments. Failure to fur
nish the statements constitutes misde-
meanor
Trouble is again brewing for the drug
gists. Marston has introduced bill max
ing it unlawful for prescriptions to be put
up in any other than the English language.
There was no evening session in the Sen
ate to-day. The session did not open until
. O'clock to-day, and the balance of the day
was devoted to the second reading file
and the introduction of few bills. One of
them provides that no street railway fran
chises shall hereafter be granted in San
Francisco unless it is specially stipulated
that the petitioners for the franchise shall
pay over per cent OF their gross receipts
to the city. to be used in beautifying and
improving the streets of that city. Mahoney
is the author OF this measure, and it would
seem that it could never be of much benefit,
even if it did become law, as all of the
principal streets of San Francisco are al
ready given over to the street railway CON-
panies.
Senator MCGOWAN introduced a bill to-
day which compels every place of amuse-
ment to honor every ticket sold for
admittance. no matter who may hold
ii. excepting those held by persons
under the influence Of liquor or
who are boisterous and unruly The
measure particularly applies to the Pacific
Coast Bl00d-HOrse Association of San
Francisco, the mem bers of which have ar
rogated TO themselves the right TO bar GER
tain people from the racetrack for life. The
same bill will be introduced in the As
sembly.
The friends and opponents of the River
side division scheme have arrived here in
force and are making things rather lively
around the Hobbies of the hotels and at the
Capitol, and there seems to be fully as much
feeling displayed as there was in the cele-
brafed Colusa County division. There was
more argument concerning the merits Of
the case before meeting Of the City and
County Boundaries Committee al o'clock
this afternoon, when the people opposed TO
Riverside were heard. Professor Atherton
of San Jacint0 spoke first. IN his speech
Anterior said that the enemy was powerful,
cunning and INSCRIPTIONS. He admitted
that he was standing in with the San Bel
nardiDo people for their cause was his
cause. At the recent election San JaeintO
gave S11 votes ont Of 366 in favor of the
formation of San Jacinto County. This
fact. he said. may have had something TO
do with making Mr.. Casterline unhappy.
Mr.. Gill of Elsinore started his argument
BY stating that his father dumped him iuto
this life near Stockton in 1857 and he had
been President of California ever since.
He had affidaylts with him, he said, to prove
that fully one half of the people of Elsinore
were in favor Of San Jaeinto County. He
spoke of the high character Professor
Atherton bore in San Jacinto aud defended
him against the attack made upon him by
Casterlne.
Mr.. Bledsoe of San Bernardino spoke next.
He gave may reasons why the Riverside
scheme should not go through.
Attorney Fording, who is TIE legal adj
wiser OF the Board OF San Bernardln6
County, explained how the San BernardiuO
people proceeded to build the new court
house despite the protestations OF the
Riverside people. a vote was taken as to
whether bonds should be issued for the
| building Of the courthouse or not. and al
though the required two-thirds was not
obtained there was majority in favor Of the
new building. and so they went ahead with
it. Mr.. Fording furnished the committee
with statistics in relation to the population
and wealth OF the county. and just as he was
beginning to sail into Senator Streeter for
his attitude in the fight an adjournment was
takan