The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-21
THE BLUE LAW.

when it advised that the ballots be counted
to decide the contest of Collins against
Mcdonald for the seat of the Forty ninth
District. Bledsoe of Humboldt County
thought 1t dangerous precedent to estab-
llsh. There was too much danger of the
ballots having been tempered with after
they had left the polling places. The con-
sideration of the matter was made the
special order for tomorrow morning.
The Ways and Means Committee wanted
the bills of the expense incurred in in
vestigating the contested election cases re-
ferred to the Committee on Contested
Elections. Bulla thought that they should
go to the Committee on Retrenchment.
Price sad that, having examined the bills,
he thought they should go to the Commit
tee on Retrenchment, as their charges
were ex brilliant.
The bills were finally sent to the Com
mittee on Election Laws, together with a
recommendation that the different claims
be considered separately.
The Committee on Ways and Means
introduced bill appropriating $43 1897 81
to pay for the supplies furnished the
National Guard. This bill is a substitute
for former bill, which included an
appropriation for the soldier boys pay
also.
Price introduced bill requiring citizens
to present poll-tax receipt before being
allowed to register and making it neces-
sary for voters to present their poll
tax receipts before they be allowed to cast
their ballots.
Boothby of San Francisco introduced his
bill which will allow boxing contests. He
also introduced three bills in regard to the
treatment of insane people, which Judge
M. NJ. Foote has been busy preparing the
last few weeks. One. bill provides that as
soon as a person has been arrested the
Public Administrator shall be notified
and required to investigate any proper
ties of which the prisoner may be pos
sessed and apply such property to paying
the cost of the insane persons mainte
nance. The second bill provides for
jury trial for those charged with insanity.
The third provides for. the release of those
unjustlv confined in insane asylums.
Davis of Sonoma, by request, introduced
bill which makes it misdemeanor to
abuse horses or vehicles hired from
livery stable. 1t also makes it crime to
drive rig further than the man hiring it
agreed.
The scheme for an ice factory at Folsom
received black eye at the hands of the
minority report was made in its favor.
The committee also reported against a
State prison for Southern California.
Dinkelspiel introduced resolution that
when the Assembly adjourns tomorrow
it adjourn till Monday. Friday, he
explained, was legal holiday, and the
recess wonld enable many members to
accept the invitation extended the Legis-
lature by the Native Sons to attend the
laying of the cornerstone of their building.
The resolution was adopted after con-
siderable opposition.
Immediately after recess the Senate bills
were taken up. Reid of Trinity spoke
against the final passage OF the bill repeal
ing the act by which $650,000 was appro-
priated this year to relieve the INDECENT
poor. He said that great part of these
paupers were pioneers, and he was in
sympathy with the men who had made
California what it is. Brusie, Powers, and
many others OF the younger members of
the House, protested their loyalty and de-
yotion to the pioneers, but were opposed to
the appropriation.
Reds plea for the appropriation failed
to accomplish the desired result, however,
and the bill was passed by 43 ayes.
When the bill prohibiting the manu-
facture, sale, giving away or disposing of
cigarettes came up for final passage Brusie
raised his voice against it. Gentlemen"
he protested, "have you considered where
this peculiar legislation of yours is leading
to? This morning you attacked our wives
wearing apparel. Now it is our habits.
Why do you not include cigars in the pro-
hibition? Why not include what we shall
eat and drink? Why, you viii be trying
to fix what the color of our neckties shall
be next. Gentlemen, I want to protest
against
"Point of ORDER" interrupted North Of
Alameda, 'tthe gentleman is not speaking
to the question"
The chair ruled against North, when
Brusie exploded with: eff the gentleman,
who is so dull of comprehension as not to
be able to tell when a member on this floor
is addressing himself to the question,
would spend less time in Directing he
would feel less necessity for doing it,
North demanded that the speakers
words be taken down. This was done,
Brusie slowly debating them to the clerk
He then concluded his speech by reciting
the hardships of not being able to indulge
in cigarette when one desired.
North said: II do not desire to either
speak for or against this bill The bill
does not prevent mans rolling a cigarette
for himself. 1t does affect the manufac-
turer though"
Thomas of Nevada announced that the
bill was good one and he was going to
vote for it. He would, however, move to
reconsider, as he deemed the six months
allowed to intervene before its going into
effect too short time for manufacturers
to dispose of their plant and stock to ad-
vantage.
The bill was passed through by vote of
81 to IL, Dixon giving notice of his inten-
ton to reconsider tomorrow.
The bill of the Ways and Means Com
mittee appropriating $4,000 for the con-
tingent expenses of the Assembly met
with considerable opposition from the
Democrats.