The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-09
SENATOR'S LIKE RACING.
So They Adjourned at Noon to Go to
the Track.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. S.-Orr's resolution to
investigate the election frauds in San
Francisco was special order in the Senate
this morning. Orr asked and was granted
permission to withdraw his resolution.
He explained that the bill drafted by
Attorney-General Fitzgerald and now
pending before the Legislature included
everything covered by his resolution.
On motion of McAllister, Senator Nc
Gowans bill, to compel all practicing at
torneys to pass an examination before the
State Supreme Court which passed the
Senate yesterday, was called up for recon-
sideration. The vote by which the bill was
passed was reconsidered and it was placed
back on the third reading file.
Senator Whitehurst introduced bill to
regulate the publication of proposed con-
stitutional amendments. 1t does away
with the publication of such proposed
amendments in newspapers and provides
that instead they shall be printed in the
office of the State Printer, sent to the
various county clerks and mailed to all
registered voters, in the same manner that
sample ballots are now mailed. Senator
Whitehurst declares that under such
law the publication of proposed amend
ments to the constitution could be reduced
to $4,000, as against the $11O,OOO which the
newspapers are now claiming for their re-
cent services. A similar bill is now pend
ing in the Assembly.
a bill introduced by Senator Aram is to
reorganize the State Supreme Court 1t
provides that the Supreme Court shall con-
tinue to consist of a Chief Justice and six
Associate Justices, and that in addition
there shall be three Appellate District
Courts of Appeal, each to consist of three
Justices. The State is divided into three
districts, one embracing Fresno County
and the counties south; one embracing
San Francisco and the other bay counties
and one embracing the rest of the State.
These Appellate District Courts are given
jurisdiction over appealed cases of lesser
importance.
Senator Gesford's bill providing for
classification of and fixing the salaries of
Judges of the Superior Court was passed
by vote of % to 2.
The Committee on Retrenchment and
Public Expenditures submitted a report in
connection with the statement rendered
by the committee which visited the normal
last week.
The retrenchment committee recon-
mends the scaling down of salaries of the
institutions referred to, in accordance with
the provisions of bill introduced few
days ago by Senator Seymour. 1t says
that, owing to the widespread financial
distress, it is necessary to curtail public
expenditures.
The people of San Diego have been de-
string the erection of State normal school
at that place and have offered number of
desirable sites, but the committee is OPP
posed to accepting any of them at this
time. 1t recommends, however, that if
another normal school is established that
1t be located at San Diego.
The borseracing at Agricultural Park
proved strong attraction, and at noon,
after lively discussion in which the merits
of fast horses and speedy legislators were
compared, the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
Immediately after adjournment General
Stone, road engineer of the United States
Agricultural Department, addressed the
Senators on the subject of good roads. He
referred to the work before the Good Roads
convention now in session here, and as
serted that the report of that convention,
together with the report of the legislative
commission now sitting, would come with
the weight and force of the whole people
of the State. He urged the Legislature in
framing its road laws to carefully consider
these reports when they should be made.