The record-union., 1893-02-02
Legislative Notes.

Senator Ford of Sierra looked radiant
and happy yesterday. He was congratu-
lated by his many friends after he ex-
planned that the day was a double ami
versary with him. Just sixteen wears
ago yesterday he arrived in California
from his native State. Missouri, and
began his successful career in the noun
talnS; and just five years ago yesterday
he told the minister that he would take a
certain young lady ''for better or for
WORSE" etc.
ID. Z. tarrar, prominent orchardist of
Iulare. is attending the Legislature in
the interest of some matters affecting his
part of the State.
ASsemblyman Casterline has introduced
Dill providing that upon one or both
OF any two of the Offices of Judge of the
superior Court of the county of San
Diego, State of California, now held bv
t4e udges OF Departments Number One.
Number Two and Number Three of said
Superior Court, becoming vacanc by
resignation or otherwise, such offices
shall cease, and thereafter there shall be
but one Judge of the Superior Court in
and for the aforesaid county of San
Diego"
Senator McGowan's bill ito prevent
the undue concentration of wealth in the
hands OF persons who have not earned
IL, is IN detail as follows: No single per-
son or corporation shall hereafter sue
ceed 10, nor acquire or take, by or under
the provisions OF any will or other TESLA
mentary instrument or conveyance. anv
property exceeding in value, in the ag-
gregate, the sum of $500, 900. No person
snail hereafter make any testamentary
gift, legacy, bequest, or devise, by will or
otherwise. OF any property, to any single
person or corporation, which shall i'm
the aggregate, exceed in value the sum of
S5OO,0O0. Any such testamentary gift,
legacy, bequest, or devise, which shall. in
the aggregate, exceed in value the said
sum of 100000, shall, as to the
excess thereof, be null and void.
No estate or property of any
deceased person, whether he die in :
testate or not, shall hereafter be succeeded
to, or shall the same be distributed i'm
such manner that any single person or
corporation shall receive or acquire. by
virtue OF the terms of such distribution.
either directly or indirectly, any property
exceeding in value, in the aggregate, the
sum OF $500, 0G0.
The Senate Committee on Labor and
Capital last night decided to report favor
ably on the engineer bill, which provides
that all mines shall have a uniform code
of bell signals.
In all probability the members of the
Legislature Will take an excursion trip to
the beautiful little towns of Grass Valley
and Nevada City. At least, many of the
members are talking about such a trip.
The greatest gold mines OF the State are
located In the towns named, and as many
of the members OF the Legislature have
never seen gold mine, the proposed trip
will be treat to them. The scenery of
the narrow-gauge railroad from Grass
Valley to ColfaX is second to none in the
State, and the hospitality OF the people of
Grass Valley and Nevada City is I'M
bounded.
Assemblyman Pueschel of Kern is
quite i'll with a severe cold.
Nice-President Towne of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, understanding that the
remains OF the late Assemblyman Price
were to be taken to Oroville for burial.
offered a special train to the Committee
on Funeral Arrangements to take the
body and friends of deceased. When in
formed that the body would be inferred
in this city, Mr.. Towne informed Mrs.
Price that any of her friends who desired
to come down from Butte would be trans
ported free of charge.