The morning call., 1895-02-14

the rules be suspended and the bill be at
once brought to its third reading. This
was done by unanimous consent and the
bill was passed only Bledsoe of Humboldt
and Nelson of San Joaquin objecting.
Another urgency bill was that allowing
two additional deputies to the County
Treasurer of San Francisco, which the
delegation of that city reported back favor
ably this morning. Bettman of the For
tieth District asked for its immediate pas
sage. Powers of the Forty-first District
stated that since the code had made fees
payable to the County Treasurer that Off
cial had been obliged to employ two addi-
tional clerks out of his own pocket. The
rules were suspended and the bill passed,
there being only four men voting in the
negative.
The Retrenchment Committee reconsid-
cred the reduction of the amount allowed
the RAILROAD Commissioners from $10O
to $50.
1t declared against the bounty of 2
cents on rabbit scalps, but approved the
bill allowing two extra clerks and phon-
ographic reporter for the Attorney Gen
eral.
Hatfield of Sacramento introduced
resolution that the Railroad Commission
ers be required to report within ten days
the various patented devices employed in
the shipment of fruit and vegetables and
the cost of the same. He explained that
at present one-third of the cost of shipment
was paid for refrigerator-cars, and this
sum was considered extremely exorbitant.
Dinkelspiel wanted the Committee on
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once the bill providing for the payment of
the soldier boys who were called out last
July. They did their work nine months
ago, he urged, and should be paid as soon
as possible He had made numerous at
tempts to get the bill reported, but with
out success.
Laugenour of YoIo and Brusie of Sacra-
mento, both members of the Committee
on Ways and Means, protested that the
bill was being considered, and the resolu-
ton was lost.
A spasm of economy seized the House
when DR.. Cargill, chairman of the Com
mittee on State Hospitals and Asylums,
wanted permission for his committee of
nine to 60 visiting the various asylums
and hospitals over the State. There was
storm of objections, to which DR.. Cargilll
yielded by reducing the number of the
committee TO FIVE. The matter was put to
vote and barely carried by the vote of
number of Democratic members who are
doing all in their power to assist in increas-
ing the expenses of the Legislature.
Then Berry wanted his Committee on
Public Buildings sent to inspect the insane
asylums at Mendocino and Ukiah. Bulla
of Los Angeles warned the members that
they had already far exceeded the estimate
of their expenses, and that if they con-
tinued the tax levy would not only exceed
the 50-cent rate to which they were
pledged but even 90 cents. Cutter of Suit
ter said the junketing committees were
doubly costly, since they not only incurred
a direct expense for travelling expenses,
but invariably on returning instead of cut
ting down appropriations recommended
an increase. The resolution was lost,
Bettman of San Francisco giving notice of
intention to reconsider.
A resolution allowing Marcus D. Boruck
to use the Assembly chamber for lecture
on ''The Press" Thursday evening found
no objectors and was adopted.
When the introduction of bills became
the order of the day O'Day of San Fran
cisco created a sensation by introducing a
bill which the clerk read in full out of
Difference to the interest its title seemed to
excite. The bill limits the fees of physi-
clans in cities and towns to 81 so visit.
Belshaw introduced bill in the line of
practical retrenchment. 1t provides that
no employe of State prison or asylum
shall receive more than $4,000 year and
nothing is to be allowed in addition to this
for maintenance. Another bill reduces
the allowance for office rent to $40
month.
Dixon of San Francisco introduced a
measure allowing the Harbor Commits
sioners TO lease the land under their con-
troll for terms not to exceed twenty-five
years. This measure, it is urged, will in
crease the income of the State many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. He also
introduced bill which, if passed, will
restore to practice Attorney Philbrook,
who so severely scored Justice Harrison of
the Supreme Court short time ago. The
bill provides that no person shall be de-
prived of the right to practice as an attor-
ney because of words spoken or written by
him in the argument of a cause in any
Unless ne Sndll nave De6n Url6u Dy
jury and convicted of criminal libel for the
words used 1t then reinstates those who
have been disbarred without such a trial.
Kelsey of Santa Clara created a sensa-
ton by making the wearing of that's, bon
nets, hoods or other headwear" at place
of public amusement a misdemeanor,
punishable by fine or imprisonment. He
also provided that the ''person aggrieved"
might be granted damages up to $50.
Meads of Santa Clara also created quite
a stir by bill providing for the sale of the
property now occupied by the Home for
the Adult Blind at Oakland. He proposes
to remove the inmates to the fifty seven
acres of land in his county, which was
formerly occupied by the Home for
Feeble minded Children.
Thomas of Nevada County, whose con-
stituents have petitioned against the estab-
lishment of an ice plant at Folsom, be-
cause it would interfere with their busi-
ness, introduced bill to establish factory