The morning call., 1895-01-22
RATHER 4 QUEER DEAL.
Hoo Did the Name of Bartlett Get oss the
assembly Payroll?


Hoo Did the Name of Bartlett Get on the
assembly Payroll?
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 21.-In the Assembly
to-day Mr.. Dixon called attention to a
fraud whereby the name of G. S. Bartlett
was placed on the payroll instead OF the
name of the man recommended by the
committee. The Assembly directed that
the utmost care should be observed at the
desk to prevent repetition OF the fraudu-
lent trick. The payroll was corrected and
the right man placed thereon before the
warrant was issued.
Price, Bledsoe and others wanted to
know by what authority warrants were be-
ing issued to attaches when the resolution
to employ them had not been adopted, but
was still pending on motion to reconsider.
There was no pause in the proceedings to
give lucid explanation OF this peculiar
circumstance.
The San Diego bill, which passed the SEN
ate few days ago and reached the second
reading in the House last Saturday, was
considered by sections, amended and made
the special order for tomorrow after the
reading of the journal
Thomas resolution for q committee to
inquire into the condition and affairs OF
the State lands came up in regular order.
He moved that the Committee on Home
stead and Land Monopoly be authorized to
appoint an expert to examine documents,
books and records in the Office of the State
Surveyor General and report the facts re-
garding the condition of school lands to
the Assembly.
Davis suggested that an expert had not
conducted an investigation of this charac-
ter and Mr.. Thomas replied that the As
sembly could call for and examine the rec
ord of any Office in the State. The resolu-
ton to employ the expert for seven days,
at per diem of So, was adopted.
Davitt of San Francisco introduced As
sembly Bill No. 323. This measure regu-
lates the license for the sale of wines and
liquors by retail, and is supposed to en-
anate from the Liquor Dealers Protective
Association and to possess a reserve
power capable of giving it great
push in the Legislature. The bill
provides that Boards of Supervisors shall
have the power to license the sale of
liquor and the maintenance of saloons or
places where liquors are sold. In counties
of the first class such license tax may equal
but shall not exceed $25 per quarter of a
year; in counties of the second class equal
but not exceed $50 per quarter; in all
other counties such license tax may equal
but not exceed SIS per quarter. A county
license shall only apply to persons en-
gagged in the sale of wines and liquors by
retail outside the limits of any city or
incorporated town situated therein, and
such cities and incorporated towns shall
have the power to fix the rate Of license
tax, which may equal but shall not exceed
the rate of license herein permitted in the
county in which said city or incorporated
town is situated; but in no case shall a
double license tax be collected from the
same person by county, city or town au-
thorities. Other sections require Super
visors in counties where rates are higher
than this act prescribes to reduce the
rates to conform to this bill. The bill
was referred to the Committee on Public
Morals, which consists of Bettman, Rich
ards, Dale, Kelsey, Tomblin, Twigg and
Devine. The chairman is Sigmond NJ
Bettman of the Fourth Assembly District,
San Francisco.
With the purpose of checking extrava-
gance in the employment of clerks and
attaches about the Legislature, Cutter of
Yuba introduced an amendment to the
constitution limiting the contingent ex-
penses of each branch of the Legislature
to $25 900, unless three-fourths of the mem
hers consent to allow larger sum. 1t is
thought that resolute minority could
hold the members in check if this amend
ment were adopted
Ewing introduced concurrent resolu-
ton to pledge aspirants for the Office of
United States Senator to vote for an
amendment to the constitution requiring
Senators to be chosen by the electors at
the polls. The resolution went to the Com
mittee on Federal Relations.
The Reilly funding bill, pending in Con-
gress, received the brief attention of the
Assembly to-day. Dr. Carghill introduced
resolution directing the United States
Senators and Representatives from Cali
fornia in Congress to oppose the passage of
this bill or any other funding bill. Cover
nor Budd is requested to telegraph the
resolution to Washington. Under the rule
the resolution went to the Committee on
Federal Relations, of which Mr.. Hatfield
is chairman. 1t will come up in the
Assembly, perhaps tomorrow, and there
is no indication that it will encounter
opposition.
At the request of Ewing, his resolution
to investigate the Police Department of
San Francisco went over until Wednesday