The morning call., 1895-01-15

words" explains Mr.. Bachman, suppose
two persons make an oral contract, one
dies; the survivor or the heirs of the dead
man bring suit and introduce lot OF tes-
timory as to what the dead man said.
Robbery on that basis is going on all the
time. 1t is intended to kill off the big
crop of putative heirs to estates that
spring up Immediately in case of the death
of rich men. Itreeuires contracts of every
character to be reduced to writing, where
other evidence than the mere spoken words
of the principal while living is not at
hand"
Judge J. w. Davis of Tulare and Kings
will introduce a general county division
bill intended to take the business out of
the hands of the Legislature. It provides
that where a section of county desires to
be cut off from the parent, it will be only
necessary for certain specified number Of
its citizens to present a petition to the
Supervisors, whereupon they will order an
election to be held within the boundaries
of the proposed county and the decision OF
the people will do the business. 1t is pro-
posed to cut two new counties out OF Tu-
lare, one to be called Pitman and to have
Porterville for its capital: the otheris to be
called Buena Vista. There are several
other county division schemes On the tapis,
one being to cut Santa Ynez County out of
Santa Barbara while another comes from
Chico, which desires to be cut off from
Oroville, with county to be known as Bid
well. Judge Davis will have bills also pro-
viding for the abolition of one of its Judge
ships, and the reduction of the salaries OF
all the county officers Of Tulare, considered
burdensome since the cutting away OF
Kings County.
Bledsoe of Humboldt will reintroduce
his bill making ten hours days work IN
sawmills and lumber camps. The bill
passed the Legislature, but was vetoed by
Markham. He says he has no doubt it
will pass this session and that Budd will
sign it. He says he has plenty of law and
judicial decisions to prove it to be constl-
tutional.
Judge Spencer, besides his bill repeating
the coyote scalp law, will introduce an
other, strong usury bill calculated to
stop the robbing OF the borrower by the
money-lender
Assemblyman Huber of Los Angeles Wis
tied the Preston Industrial School during
the recess looking after facts to guide him
in bill providing for the purchase of an
additional tract of land for the Whittier
Reform School, with the idea Of making
that institution self-supporting. He thinks
that from 40 to 100 acres in fruit and
other agricultural products to be consumed
in other State institutions viii make the
Whittier School self-supporting. This lit
tie bill Will put Huber on a footing with
Brusie in the matter OF public howl. The
price proposed to be paid for the land is
from $3.50 to $500 per acre.
The county government law will be
overhauled without doubt during this ses-
sion. Senator Aram of Woodland is out
against it already.
Langenour of Yolo will introduce bill
amending the homestead law and provid-
ing that a residence on public land for the
required period of time gives title without
regard to filings. This is intended to pre-
vent the theft of land from the actual set
tier by sharpers taking advantage of errors
or transformation.