The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-03

bers of the National Guard should not ex-
pose watch guards, chains or seals; that
they be allowed to wear certain medals
and the badges of certain societies upon
the left breast in one line, the top of the
ribbons to be on line with the armpit.
A bill to insure protection at railway
crossings was introduced by Dodge of Oak
land. 1t provides that wherever high
way or travelled place is crossed at the
same level by railway, the County Super
ylsors or town trustees may direct that
gates be erected with agents to open them,
or tiagmen, or electric signals established.
1t provides further that before such action
is taken hearing shall be given to the
railroad corporation interested.
Calvin Ewing, the independent Republl-
can member from San Francisco; intro
duced couple of bills that will be unrecog-
nizable when they come from the commit
tees. One provides for four assistants to
be appointed by the Coroner in San Fran
cisco, who shall receive respectively Sl25,
$50, 800 and $75 month. Another author
ICES the Board of Supervisors to appoint
stenographer for the same official at $3.50
month, while third proposes the appoint
ment by the Supervisors of physician to
hold autopsies for the Coroner at $500 a
month.
Several appropriation bills were intro
duced by Brusie of the Ways and Means
Committee. They authorize paying $347o Al
to San Francisco for expenses incurred IN
conveying children to the Whittier School;
$1,000 rent for the Commissioner of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, at 900 Suffer
street, to June 80, 1885, and 1886 IS, the ex-
penses of the funeral of Secretary of State
E. G. Waite.
The recent troubles in the offices of the
County Clerk and the City Surveyor in
San Francisco caused Ewing to introduce
a bill which will prevent any similar future
delay in the transferring of offices to those
holding certificates of election. 1t pro-
vides that a certificate of election issued to
any person shall be prima facie evidence
that such person is entitled to the office
named in the certificate, and upon the pro-
duction of such certificate and demand
for the possession of the office upon the
prior incumbent or his deputy or clerk, the
latter shall deliver to the person named In
the certificate the office in question, and all
books, records, seals and furniture "appur-
tenant thereto"
Then follows the enacting clause that
"Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty of a
felony and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by imprisonment in the State
Prison for term of not less than one nor
more than five years"
Another bill by Ewing provides that
court reporters in civil cases shall receive
So day while actually engaged in court,
each party to the case paying 50 so, to be
taxed as costs and paid by the losing
party. Where more than one case is
heard the reporter shall receive S. for
each. The reporter, when required by a
party of the contest, is required to tran
scribe his notes at cents folio, to be paid
by the one ordering the copy, but if the
court orders the notes transcribed, the ex-
pense will have to be taxed as costs.
If notes are transcribed as the trial pro-
crosses, cents a folio is allowed. In cases
of threatened offenses and at preliminary
examinations, only the Supervisors are to
allow the remuneration.
Two bills were received from the Attor-
ney-Generaps office and introduced by
Speaker Lynch. One allowed another
deputy for the Office at salary of $500
month, the other allowed an additional
clerk at $500 year and photographic
reporter at $500 year.