The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-16

lost a leg while in the service of the State.
A second relief bill by the same author ap-
propriates $4,000 to pay the claim OF Mrs.
Sarah J. Wing, whose husband was killed
by the accidental discharge OF a gun III
this city on July A, 1894, while serving IN
the State militia In a third relief bill
Senator Hart asks the State to appropriate
$1,000 to pay the claim of William q. Hall,
who was injured on September ., 1888,
while in the employ of the State. HIS
fourth claim bill asks the State to pay the
heirs of Thomas A. Spring $3.50, 233. This
is the old Springer contract bill for State
printing, which has bobbed up at every
legislative session.
Senator Gesford in addition to the bills
previously credited to him.. sent IN an IN
solyency act and a measure which VIII
create perhaps nearly as much opposition
as his proposed anti-cigarette law. The
latter bill makes it obligatory for Superior
Judges, during their terms OF court, TO
keep open court or chambers between .
A NJ. and P. NJ. of each working day OF
the week, holidays excepted
Senator Ford introduced the Jordan
claim BILL 1t is identical with its pre-
decessors, and asks the State to pay ID.
Jordan $161 800 in settlement for work
claimed to have been performed at the
Folsom State prison.
Two bills of local nature were sent up
to the clerks desk by Senator Gesford.
One relates to the salaries OF officials OF
Napa County, under its due classification,
and the other to the constructing of sewers,
water works and other municipal improve
fe,; RI
in population.
Senator Dunn of San Francisco intro
duced bill to prevent evil disposed per-
sons from going on the grounds of the
State prison. The object is to prevent the
smuggling of opium and other drugs into
the prison.
When Senator Buggy of San Fran
cisco introduced his bill to abolish
the coyote bounty law there was
laugh from the interior members
at the interest man Tested in the repeal
of the law, which was supposed not
to affect San Francisco. A second measure
by the same author will encounter the OPP
position of physicians and druggists. 1t is
called an act for protection of patients
from extortion by physicians and drug
gists.
Senator Fay sent up bill which, passed,
will enable courts of San Francisco to en-
ploy the services of italian Interpreters.
Senator MCGOWAN introduced bill max
ing $500, 600 the limit of wealth which can
be distributed to any one person as an in
heritance. The title of the bill declares
that the measure is aimed at plutocracy
and to prevent the holdings of large proper
ties by one individual or in single family.
Senator Mitchell of San Francisco intro
duced bill appropriating $67,500 to pay
the claim of John J. Conlin for work done
on Harrison, Eighth and other streets
south of Market street, in San Francisco.
This is one of the old relief bills which
comes up regularly.
Senator Shine introduced bill asking
for a $4,000 appropriation for the building
of a free wagon road into the Yosemite.
He says that an average of 10000 people
travel the present road every year into the
valley and are required to pay 81 toll each
way or IS per year.
The following Joint resolution was in
troduced by Senator Buggy in the nature
of memorial to Congress:
"WHEREAs, Any extension of time for
payment through the Government of the
Pacific Railroad debt by the so-called
Reilly funding bill or any other bill having
similar object would entail upon the peo-
pie of this State the principal burden of
discharging said debts, and result only in
comforting additional benefits upon the
private owners of said roads; and whereas,
the experience of the past has demonstrate
ed the inability or Discrimination of said
roads to discharge their just obligations;
and whereas, every principle of justice and
expediency demands that the mortgage
bonds of said roads should be paid or fore
closed at maturity; therefore be it
''ResoIved, By the Senate of the State of
California, the Assembly concurring, that
our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress be instructed to oppose any attempt
and vote against any bill to extend the
time for the payment to the Government
of the Pacific railroad debts, and to vote for
a measure to foreclose at maturity the lien
of the Government on these roads, and to
have them bid in by the Government and
maintained as a national highway for the
benefit and in the interests of the people,
and to enforce against the stockholders of
said roads the collection of any Judgment
for deficiency that may result from said
foreclosure.
'sResoIved, That the Governor be requested
to Immediately forward to each of our Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress a
copy of this resolution.
Senator MCGOWAN introduced three joint
resolutions. One memorializes Congress
to restrict immigration, the second asks
Congress to construct cable from Seal
Rock Lighthouse to Trinidad, both points
being in Humboldt County, and the third
asks the establishment of postal tele-
graph system as an adjunct to the Post
| office Department"