The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-16

present and when Senator Martin was
reached he declared: ~ have no bill to
present. There are too many already"
Senate bill was introduced by Eugene
Aram, who represents Suffer, Golo and
I uba counties in the upper house. 1t
relates to the dismissal of actions on judg-
ments and the entering of a nonsuit In
civil cases. 1t amends section $50 OF the
Code of Civil Procedure and contains seven
distinct provisions.
by It's terms the plaintiff may at any
time before trial have the suit dismissed,
1t may be dismissed by either party with
the consent of the court, by the court when
the plaintiff fails to appear, by the court
when the plaintiff abandons the case on
trial, by the court on motion OF the de-
fendant when the plaintiff fails to prove
sufficient cause for jury, by the court
when after the verdict the party winning
the case fails for more than six months to
demand enforcement of the Judgment, and
when no demand is thus made, there can
be no further action.
Senator Aram also presented bill to pay
the claim of D. H. Wycloff, Sheriff of Yolo
County, for $500 for the arrest OF John
Ruggles, charged with the murder of a. b.
montgomery, in Shasta County, IN 1888.
a third bill by Aram gave married women
the same rights to convey real property as
are possessed by unmarried women.
Senator Beard of Alameda introduced
bill designed to protect the property rights
of land-holders in suburban towns and in
places visited by outing parties from San
Francisco and other large centers, as well
as to protect these property rights IN
general way.
By the terms of this bill, it becomes
misdemeanor to destroy or cut wood on
the lands of another without his consent,
to carry away or remove wood from an
others land; to maliciously injure the
property of another, to take anything away
from the freehold of another; to dig or re-
move earth, soil or stone from the lands of
another; to dig or remove earth, soil or
pavement from the alleys, streets, or parks
of town or city without the consent of
the proper authority in power; to
or walls of another or on those
OF municipal or other corporation holdings
without obtaining consent; to enter upon
lands devoted to oyster-beds, or to lnjure,
carry away or destroy the oysters or beds
or the stakes or fences: to enter upon
lands bordering on any river, lake or
stream for the purpose of fishing, hunting,
camping or picnicking without the
owners consent. A second bill by Senator
Beard relates to the incorporation of
seminaries and makes it easier for such
incorporation to be effected.
Senator Bert introduced bill appropri-
ating $1,000 each for the relief of Francis
O'Hara and Richard Walsh, who served
with the California volunteers in 1868. He
also introduced insurance measures and
other bills which THE CALL has already
noticed. Another bill by Bert appropriates
$500 to pay the claim of W. II. Murray.
Senator Ford, who represents the coun-
ties of Nevada, Sierra and PIumas, sent up
a number of bills, as did Senator Gesford Of
Napa. One of the latter's bills affects the
Superior Judges, whose salaries are fixed
at $4,000 per annum in the counties OF San
Francisco, Alameda, San Joaquin, Los An
geles, Santa Clara, Yuba and Suffer COM
bined, Sacramento, Butte, Nevada and
Sonoma, and at $500 in Napa County.
OendGOl DIZZY VI bdll L 1d1SlSCO Illl4O-
duced bill appropriating 100000 for d
public building in San Francisco. Another
bill of his appropriates $500 for the relief
of Charles f. Wells.
Senator Denison's bill relates to the sale
of streetcar property, aqd will provoke
some discussion.
Senator Hart introduces two measures
relating to robbery and to burglary. Rob
berry is made punishable by not less than
ten years in State prison, and the same
penalty is provided for burglary in the first
degree.
Senator Gleaves presented two meas
ures, one to straighten the line of East
street, between Clay and Market, and the
other to dispose of certain properties in
that section. The power is given to the
Harbor Commissioners, and the bills are
in conformity with the suggestions of the
Harbor Commissioners. The San Fran
cisco press has recently given this matter
much attention, and has described the pro-
posed change at length.
Senator Fay, in Senate bill 81, authorizes
the Board of Harbor Commissioners to con-
tinue the construction of the seawall from
section B to the westerly line of Van Ness
avenue.
Senator Gesford has measure in the in
terest of health and morality, which is the
most stringent of the sort ever proposed.
He will make his great argument of the
session upon this proposed law. It is now
entitled Senate bill So, and provides that
the manufacturing of, dealing in, selling
OF or attempting to sell, the offering of, the
giving away, or otherwise disposing of
cigarettes, is an offense against the laws of
the State, and that the person so offending
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Senator Hart introduced a relief bill to
appropriate $4,000 to settle the claim of
F. e. Jackson against the State. Jackson
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