The morning call., 1895-01-13
SOME NEW BILLS.
Strong Fights in the South for the
Division of Counties.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12.-San Diego
County finds itself in the predlcam ent of
being a county without a classification.
The county government act which went
into effect on January Z. 1895. does not
make provision for this county. The
creation of Riverside County reduced the
population of the county of San Diego to
sc, sd The county government act makes
20 provisions for counties having popu-
Iation of more than 80, 600 and less than
81. 600, so that affairs in San Diego are in
confusion and meanwhile the county will
have to get along as best 1t may under the
general provisions of the act. Senator d.
L. Wilmington of San Diego and the As
ssmblynan from that county, ". r. Guy,
will on Monday introduce simultaneously
in either House a bill TO remedy this
anomalous condition of things. The bill
provides for the government OF counties
of the eight and a half class. Senator
Wilmington will also introduce measure
for the establishment of a State normal
school in San Diego County.
Several sites and buildings Will be Of
fered for such school," said Senator
Wilmington. my own town, Eseondido,
Will PROBABLY offer the seminary building,
valued at $50. 600. and the city of San Diego
talks Of offering a building worth as much
as that"
Senator Wilmington will offer q measure
to reduce the number of SUPERIOR Judges
in his county from three TO two, and will
on Monday present measure st the re-
quest of the American Bar Association. to
promote uniformity of legislation in the
r he, Il -.
a law in twenty-five States. and will be
passed by several Legislatures this winter.
lis object is TO promote uniformity of leg
islation in the various States. upon such
matters as marriage, divorce, insolvency,
legal forms and uoia rial certificates. the ex-
eeution and probate OF wills. and the de-
scent of property.
Another measure which he has to offer
is the pure food bill. The bill will be in
PRODUCED In the form of the Ohio statute
W hich provides that where food is adul-
terated it must be so labsled. so that buy
ers may NOT be led, through the fraud of
compounders, to purchase an inferior
article believing il to be genuine. Sena-
tor Wilmington hopes 10 hear by Monday
from the Pure Food Congress. now in ses-
sion in San Francisco, with reference to
this proposed legislation.
In speaking of the topic Of county diyi-
sion, Senator Wilmington declared that
number of such projects were talked OF
below Tehachapi Mountain. Northern
Santa Barbara desires to be segregated
into a county, and desires to have its
boundary line go as far south as the
range of mountains which run parallel
with the channel of Santa Barbara. This
would leave 10 the present county a long
stretch facing the coast but from six to
twelve miles or so in width, and the
islands south Of the channel. As Lompoc,
Las Animas and Santa Maria all desire to
become the county seat of the new county,
their iealousies nay prevent its creation
There is desire to divide San Diego
County" said Senator Wilmington, "and
to create the county of San Luis Rev. II
this should be done. either Eseondido or
Oeeanside would become the county seat
of the new county. There are difficulties
in the way. and doubt if the division will
be made. If 1t comes about it will be by
an amicaole arrangement. There will be
90 county division tight. In the south
western part of the county there is de-
sire 10 create city and county of San
Diego. which should take in the urban ter
ritory about the bay, including the city of
San Diego. National City. Coronado Beach
and other adjacent settlements, reaching
from Del Mar to the Lower California line.
Northern San Diego would be perfectly
willing to see this done. but there is the
country back of the city of San Diego,
around Julian and other mountain settle
ments. The city Of San Diego could not
include these settlements. They are too
remote TO form portion of the proposed
county OF San Luis Rsy. and they lack the
5000 population requisite to form county
by themselves. so l do not see any way
clear of this difficulty"
Senator a. j. Pedlar. who represents
the counties OF MADEIRA and Fresno, de.
sires to have the coyote bounty law
changed so that it shall cease TO affect the |