The morning call., 1895-01-15
NEW BILLS TO COME.
Some Measures Likely to Cause Trouble
in the Future.

in the Future.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 14.-Contrary to ex-
pectations, mo bills were introduced in either
house to-day. Senator Bert of San Fran
cisco, who held conference with NJ. R.
Higgins, the Insurance Commissioner yes
terday, has several measures to present to-
morrow as the result of the conference. at
the Insurance Commissioner request he
will introduce bill for the legalizing in
this State of insurance business conducted
by companies known as Lloyds. He has
measure providing for the investigation of
fires by the insurance. Commissioner and
for the payment of expenses incurred in
this work. The bill outlined in THE CALL
several days ago providing that foreign
companies shall deposit $4,000 with some
State official as prerequisite for doing
business in this State will be sent in.
Senator Bert will also present bill at
the request of the Superior Judges of San
Francisco allowing them to appoint Sec
retary at salary of $3.50 a month, to hold
Office at their pleasure. In addition he
will present other bills which THE CALL
has already commented upon.
Senator Matthews has several bills to
present affecting the Los Angeles Normal
School. One appropriates $13,500 to pay a
deficiency for the support of that school,
another appropriates $4,000 for furnishing
it, and third calls for $500 for heating
and ventilating the old building.
The same Senator has two irrigation
measures. One provides for a more COM
plete protection of irrigation-distr bonds,
with the intent to make such securities
more valuable. The other amends the law
to make collections more sure and removes
defects in the present statutes in making
assessments. These bills have the ap-
proval of G. G. Wright the father of the
present irrigation laws of the State.
Senator Matthews measure allowing
counties to assist in the construction of
railroads promises to be one of the princi-
pal topics of legislation and will probably
lead to bitter fight. He has bill which
places employees of paid fire departments
on an equality with policemen, so far as
vacations are concerned, allowing them va
cations from ten to fifteen days in the
year. At the request of the fruit-growers
he will submit measure to shut out spuri-
Gus fertilizers from sale in this State.
Senator Matthews will endeavor to have
constitutional amendment submitted to
vote of the people abolishing the mort
gage tax, which, he says, works to the dis
advantage of the mortgagor, though in
tended to act in his favor. He will also
seek to have resubmitted to the people the
constitutional amendment which was de-
feated at the last election by 1000 votes, in
which it is provided that the Board of
Equalization shall consist of seven men,
bers, one from Congressional district.
Senator MCGOWAN of Humboldt County
will tomorrow introduce measure to ex-
empt all vessels registered in California
and doing coastwise or foreign carrying
trade from State and local taxes and
licenses. The measure has the indorse-
ments of the San Francisco and Eureka
chambers of commerce and other similar
bodies. 1t is modelled after the New York
law
N. L. F. Bachman of Fresno is the leader
OF the Democratic side of the Assembly of
those who will go slow and wait for the
majority to get in its work, but he has in
hand couple of important measures
which he will introduce before it is too late.
One is to make the marriage contract
illegal, that is, marriage by contract. To
get married lawfully it will be necessary to
get married, if his bill becomes law.
Another of his bills is intended to bar
from courts of law evidence as to words
spoken ID life by persons dead. "In other