The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-15

bills had been carefully passed on by the
various officers. Rather than occasion any
delay, however, the House consented to
withdraw the 500 raise and the bill went
to the Governor.
Tibbitts of Amador succeeded in getting
his bill to allow the use of alternate jurors
passed to-day. Tibbitts' measure was sup
ported by the leading lawyers of the
House. 1t provided surety against a
failure to procure verdict and was recog-
nized as valuable This morning on re-
consideration it was passed by vote of 5S
to 0.
The Amador Assemblyman had another
bill to prevent Wells, Fargo & Co. from
carrying armed guards on their stages with
treasure. This was to keep stage-robbers
from firing inbo stages they intended to
hold up. This morning Superintendent
Tracy of Wells, Fargo & Co. and Detective
Hume came to the House and assured him
that if he would withdraw his bill they
would put their guards on the seat with
the driver instead of with the passengers,
as before. Tibbitts agreed.
Only two men voted against the consti-
tutional amendment proposing to limit
the contingent expenses of each house to
| $25, 900. The two voting against the meas
ure were Boothby and Meads. There is a
provision in the amendment allowing an
additional expense to be incurred if three
fourths of both houses agree.
The reconsideration of the bill to expend
$25 900 on a system of ventilation was
effected to-day. After long debate the
bill was finally passed by a vote of 45 to 20.
The fate of the old City Hall has been
settled at last. To-day the Assembly
passed Senator Biggy's bill authorizing the
Supervisors to put up suitable building
for Police Courts, jail, Morgue and other
municipal purposes. The bill now goes to
the Governor for his signature.
Over an hourwas spent IN fighting over a
S75 a month job this afternoon. The ele-
vator attendant put in his bill at $75 a
month. This the Senate allowed. The
| Assembly reduced the salary to $50 Sena-
tor VOORHEES, announced that the elevator
man was his appointment and he had the
bill sent back to the Assembly with the ad-
vice that they raise the salary to $75. The
Conference committees met and were sent
back unsatisfied The response was al
ways that VOORHEES, wanted $75 a month
for his man.
This aroused the combativeness of the
Assembly. 1t was urged that they should
not recede from their amendment. Nearly
$500 of time was spent in a call of the
House that was deemed necessary. Final
ly, to save time and money, forty-one men
agreed to the $75 proposition and the As
sembly yielded.
The general primary law, composed of
the ideas of Gator, Pepper, Kelly and a
hundred others, was adopted by a vote of
40 to 8. The bill is cumbrous. 1t contains
so many contradicting provisions that it
will hardly pass the Senate. Had it been
made to include the country counties it
would have been bitterly fought. AS it is,
including only San Francisco and Los An
geles. it passed by vote of 40 to 8.
Another bill was presented to-day, the
sixty-seYenth day of tbe session. It pro-
yides that all private claim bills passed
this year shall not be payable till January,
1896. 1t also provides that they shall pass
through the hands of the Board of Exam
iners before being paid.
Among the other bills passed were:
Establishing Justices court at Berkeley.
Providing that commitments to reform
schools shall be made by Superior Judges only
and that when possible the parents shall pay
half the ehild's support.
Allowing the Southern California Insane
Asylum to sell certain water rights.
Authorizing franchises for elevated and
underground railroads.
Allowing the County Assessor, Tax Collector
and Treasurer of a county to do the work of
similar officers for cities of the fourth and fifth
classes in their counties.
Appropriating $4,000 to pay claim of the
State Agricultural Society.
Appropriating 100000 for the Whittier
Reform School, in place of $245 900 allowed
by the general appropriation bill
Appropriating $500 for the State Viticul-
tural Commission and providing for its demise
on December 81.
Appropriating 1868 for additional land for
the Napa Insane Asylum.
Prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors
near soldiers homes.
Providing for disincorporation of the muni-
cipal corporations of the sixth class
Authorizing the construction of City Hos
pital in San Francisco.