The morning call., 1895-02-19
BILLS INTRODUCED.
United States Senators and Ha,caiid,
annexation Considered.

annexation Considered.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 14-Several bills of
general inte rest were introduced during the
morning. a revision and general amend
ment of the present law on voting was pro-
posed in a bill introduced by Spencer of
Lassen. No distinct features of the Aus
tralian system are changed, but certain
sections are amended to lessen the chances
of fraud and mistakes. The stamps are to
be of one solid piece and have crosses on
both ends. County Clerks are required to
destroy all ballots not sent to polling
places Immediately upou the hour for clos
ing the polls. All persons so desiring may
witness this. Ballot clerks are required to
make crosses in ink on the face Of all bal
lots not used or spoiled. The clerks are
required to inform every voter in voice
loud enough for all in the ballot place to
hear that to use lead pencil in marking
his ballot renders it void. A provision is
made to prevent the tampering with tally
sheets, the clerks being required to draw a
heavy line in ink from the last tally to the
edge of the sheet in order to prevent the in
sertion of false tally marks.
The appropriation for printing the con-
stitutional amendments that are decided
upon this year will be definitely fixed and
the troubles that have ensued over the
vagueness of last years printing will be
avoided. The bill which the Ways and
Means Committee has introduced this
morning names the papers that are to
print the amendments and the sum to be
allowed for each. Of course, THE CALL
leads the list, and with the other two
la,l e -.
ceive $500 for the work. The
three evening papers are to receive
$4,000 each. The Oakland Times and
Tribune are to be given $1,000 each for the
work. The Los Angeles Herald, San Jose
Mercury and Los Angeles Express are to
be given $500 each: Sacramento Bee, Sac
ramento Record Union and San Diego
Union, $1700 each; Fresno Republican,
Stockton Independent and San Francisco
Abend Post, $3.50 each Marysville Appeal
and Alameda Argus, $1,000 each. Then
the list runs down in figures till the minor
weeklies are considered, the last on the
list being the Crescent City News, which
is to be given $125.
Altogether $4S, 1852 is appropriated.
Lynch, by request, introduced bill pro-
yldlng that all first-class railroad tickets
should give their owners stop-over privi-
leges. An exception is made in the case
OF communication or excursion tickets.
Powers of San Francisco asked for an
appropriation of $4,000 for the E. D.
Baker Monument Fund Association.
Bulla of Los Angeles introduced bill
making it misdemeanor to sell or give
away any ale, beer, wine, cider or other
intoxicating liquors within mile and
half of any Soldiers Home.
Two divorce bills were introduced, pro-
viding for the granting of a decree annul-
ling marriage to a person whose husband
or wife should be proven to be hopelessly
insane.
The Retrenchment Committee advised
that the proposed appropriation of $4,000
for the Women's Relief Corps Home in
Santa Clara County be reduced to $500.
| 1t also reported against the bill giving
money to John c. Pelton.
| O'Day wanted to amend his bill by hav-
ing the proposed printing of the patriotic
melange in the State text books limited to
the books of the pupils of the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades. The amend
ments were accepted after Mr.. O'Day had
been required to enlighten the House as to
! their necessity.
Hatteld's resolution that Congress be
asked at once to change the constitution
SO as to have United States Senators elected
| dlrectly by the people was unanimously
adopted and transmitted to the Senate, as
/ was the resolution of Kenyon advocating
that steps be taken to effect the annex
alton OF Hawaii
| Cutters wish to Withdraw his bill EN-.