The morning call., 1895-01-17

hunter seeks the scalp of the coyote itself.
Nearly every one of the country members
has bill to repeal or amend it in some
fashion, and the struggle between them is
to be first over the line with his own.
Keen of San Diego was in the front of the
procession to-day. He says the county is
being robbed by the wholesale paying for
scalps of the beasts shot in Mexico and i'm
ported for the fee that is in it.
Judge Spencer presented his woman's
suffrage bill as leader to his batch for to-
day.
Brusie of Sacramento presented bill
which is intended to enable agricultural
societies to buy and sell mortgages and
otherwise handle their property as freely
as a private corporation. He also pre-
sented his Governors mansion bill in be-
half of the Joe Steffins residence. Brusie
sent up bill providing that the District
Attorney of Alameda County shall be
elected by the people, as in other counties,
instead of being appointed as now.
Dixon of San Francisco thinks that $4,000
is too much pay for the Governors secre-
tary, and bill presented to-day contem
plates pulling it down to $4,000, where it
used to be. He introduced a bill in the
interest of undertakes also, providing that
they must have qualifications for their
work and only such shall secure license
from the State Board of Health. 1t will be
urged in behalf of the bill that men are
now in the business whose lack of knowl-
edge and experience form menace to the
health of the community, and a case of
recent occurrence in San Francisco will be
cited where a number of persons were
taken with diphtheria from kissing the
face of body that had not been properly
treated with disinfectants. Mr.. Dixon at
the request of the Justices of the Supreme
Court of San Francisco, has introduced a
bill intended to increase the salary of the
Librarian of the Supreme Court from $1,000
to $500 per year; and at the request of the
San Francisco Board of Trade he pre-
sented bill to correct the present in
solvency laws with regard particularly to
insolvent debtors.
Timothy Guy Phelps has also primed
himself for the genus tramp. If a bill he
introduced to-day shall become law
every member of the Coxey army, though
the army numbers so few as three mem
bers, shall be declared guilty of a INSIDE
meanor-that is any idle company of men
travelling without means of paying its way
and preying upon the community through
which it passes. Any person caught riding
on railway trains and attempting to evade
the payment of fare is listed among these
objectionables. Another bill by the same
author provides that such persons being
convicted shall not be housed and fed at
the public expense, but shall be required
to work on the public highway.
Freeman of Riverside has risen in be-
half of the transient guest, and a bill pre-
sented holds an innkeeper liable for the
loss to any person stopping in his house in
the sum of 500 for trunk, $50 for valise,
or $40 for a box or package. Where no
greater responsibility is assumed by agree
ment, or where the innkeeper has fire
proof safe for the security of such goods,
however, and serves notice to his guests of
fact he will not be held liable.
He has also bill providing for an attor-
ney for the State Board of Health and the
Board of Health of San Francisco. An
other bill asks for an appropriation to pay
Frank H. Lombard 1896 for three years
service as stenographer for the Railroad
Commissioners, and another for $500 with
which to build a residence for the medical
director of the Southern California State
Asylum for Insane and Inebriates. Assem-
blyman Freeman's first bill provides that
an officer in savings bank shall not hold
office at the same time in any national or
commercial bank, nor shall any savings
bank occupy any portion of a building
used by any other bank. Mr.. Freeman
also provides in bill for the establish
ment of a bureau for labor statistics.
Bachman of Fresno presented his bill to
do away with contract marriages. There
are two or three bills directed against the
contract marriage, so that the indications
point toward their ready passage.
Speaker Lynch presented bill asking
for an appropriation to refurnish the State
Controllers Office.
Assemblyman North of Alameda has a
bill intended to place limits ON the assess
ment association.
Stancel of Butte has several bills calling
for appropriations on behalf of the Nor
NAL School of Chico.
Barker of Santa Barbara asks that $4,000
be appropriated to pay expenses of an ex-
pert to journey to New Zealand and other
parts of the world and collect and report
upon information regarding pests that de-
stroy fruit.
Assemblyman Bettman has introduced
bill for the regulation of the liquor traffic
in various counties. 1t is a very mild-man-
nered affair and is likely to call temper
ance contingent to the city to oppose it.
1t places the licensing power i'll the hands
of the city or county legislative authori-
ties, divides the counties of the State into
three classes, and fixes the license fee at
$25 so and SIS respectively per quarter.
Speaker Lynch has permitted T. Guy
Phelps to name the Committee on Re-
trenchment and Public Expenditures.
Phelps will be chairman and Judge Spen-
Ger of Lassen, Powers of San Francisco,
Bachman of Fresno, Bennett of Ventura
Dunbar of Calaveras, Cutter of Suffer-
Wade of Napa and Reid of Trinity will
comprise the committee, which is thus
made a remarkably strong one. Under
the rules this committee will make lively
shakeup in various public institutions.
The rules provide that the committee shall
ascertain what State commissions, institu-
lions or boards, if any, can be abolished