The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-07
IMPORTANT BILLS
FOR LEGISLATORS
The Industrial Council to
Urge the Adoption
Of Many.
A Guatemalan, a Pure.Food and
Fiber.Cuiture Bill
Considered.
Under Certain Conditions the Proposed
Pilotage Bill May Be Cham
pioned.

The Council of Associated Industries OF
California held an important meeting i'll
the rooms of the manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association yesterday afternoon.
The principal business coming before the
body was the consideration of proposed
bills to the present Legislature.
President Sonntag stated briefly the
questions to come under consideration
and named the following committees:
Executive COMMITTEE. S. Emery. David
Rich, b. N. Rowley Legislative committee
]. A. Filcher, Isidor Jacobs, James w. Kerr.
Committee on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bund-
schu, George r. Fletcher, d. NJ. Carman. Com
mittee on National legislation-M. j. Keller,
l.. +. Lastreto, 2. J. Healy.
Isidor Jacobs, representing the San
Francisco Fruit Exchange, wanted the
council to take action on the pilotage bill
proposed by the Committee on Commerce.
He said $500 had been raised by that
organization for the purpose of urging the
adoption of the bill, which would tend
greatly to increase the commerce of this
port But as the pilots would undoubt-
eddy make a strong fight against the
measure he thought it should receive the
united support OF all organizations work.
ing for the good of the City. Action was
deferred till the next meeting, in order 10
afford the committee on commerce q
chance to join the council. 1t decided
not to take up measures proposed by ex-
traneous organizations Tor obvious rea-
sons.
The committee on the bill with regard
to fiber culture proposed by the State De-
velopment Committee, composed OF
Messrs. Adams, Carman and Denicke, re-
ported a substitute for the bill, to De con-
sidered by the council. 1t did not believe
that a special commission should be ap-
pointed, but that the work should be
entrusted to an agency now maintained
by the State, and recommended that the
University of California take the matter
in charge. The bill was adopted as
changed by the committee.
Charles Bundschu, chairman of the
committee on the Central American Elk
hibition, reported in favor OF the bill sub
mitted at the last meeting. Colonel
Denicke thought State appropriation OF
5000 would be sufficient, but the bill as
read, asking for an appropriation OF $4,000
TO make q suitable exhibit of the resources
of California, was adopted by the council.
DR.. Williamson was added to the Pure
Food Committee. He said the Board of
Health had several bills LOW in the hands
of an attorney, which it hoped the coun-
Gil would indorse. Furthermore he stated
that the health authorities of this City
and the bay cities would hold confer
ence in the near future, at which 1T was
advisable fer the council to have repre-
sentatives. Messrs. Jacobs and Kerr were
appointed as delegates.
The Golden Gate Carnival Committee
made a written request that its work thus
far be Endorsed by the council. The mat
ter was referred to the Committee on Mu-
inequalities.
A proposed bill was presented by the
State Board of Horticulture establishing
free market on the water front. 1t was
placed in the hands of q committee COM
posed of Messrs. Filcher, Adams. Jacobs
and Kyle.
Messrs. Adams and Kendrick were APP
pointed a committee to investigate the
feasibility of referring the prosecutions of
violations of the pure-food laws to an ex-
istlng board or boards. 1t has been hard
heretofore to punish such infractions.
Consideration OF a proposed bill of the
State Board of Trade asking for an appro-
priation of $4,000 to enable California 10
make a suitable exhibition of her products
at the Omaha exposition, to be held in
1885, was laid over for ten days.
During the progress of the meeting an
extensive discussion arose as to the powers
of the legislative committee in connection
with bringing the bills proposed by the
ture. Some of the mem ers labored under
the misapprehension that each bill was to
be fathered by only the organization to
which IL owed its origin after securing the
Endorsement of the Council of Associated
Industries.
The matter was finally disposed of by
the decisive action of President Sonntag,
who ruled that the legislative committee
of the council should act comparatively
with ali the other bodies. He believed
that the small progress made in the past
by individual organizations for public i'm
provements and reforms was due wholly
to lack of cooperation with other asso-
Citations.
All tho proposed bills Endorsed by the
council will be taken to Sacramento and
presented to the Legislature at the earliest
possible moment. Isdor Jacobs left yes
terday at P. NJ. for the State Capitol to
take the preliminary steps necessary for
doing so. He will introduce the Guate-
malan bill. A competent attorney may
be engaged to go before the Legislature
and assist the com mission in its work.
The cost of securing tie services OF such
a one was estimated at $3.50. One-ffth of
this amount has already been subscribed
and all present were confident that much
larger sum could be raised.
The council adjourned until next Mon
dav at g p NJ