The herald., 1897-01-15
ROUTINE WORK.
Measures Introduced ard Action Taken
on Various Matters

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 14-(By the AS
sociated Press.) A number of bills were
introduced this morning in the senate
! making technical schools established by
private gift, having an endowment Of
81 900 900 or more, public schools without
support from the state school fund; pro-
hibiting bequests to charitable insti-
tutiors withini thirty days. before death;
appropriating 100000 for an Industrial
home of mechanical trades for the adult
blind; to pay the travelling expenses of
John F. Kidder, the debris commission
err to pay the additional attorneys fees
in the suit of the Southern Pacific com
pany against the railroad commission
ers; appropriating $4,000 for a gymna :
sum at the San Jose Normal school,
besides a number of code amendments.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate:
Amending section 1913 of the civil code
relating to the restrictions on the pow
er to devise to cha rita BILE uses; to estab-
lish as public schools technical schools
endowed by private Gift coming with
in certain requirements, and to encour-
age such endowments; amending Sec
tion 3SS Of the civil code, relative to the
sale of franchises to collect tolls; amend
ing section SIG of the civil code relative
to rates of toll to be posted at gate;
providing for the completion and equip
ment of the industrial home of mechan-
ical trades for the adult blind and maxi
irg an appropriation therefor; provid-
ing for the organization and government
of irrigation districts. and providing for
the acquisition of water and other prop
erty, and for the distribution of water
thereby for irrigation purposes; for
the relief of insolvent debtors, for the
protection of creditors, and for the pun
ishnlent of fraudulent debtors; amend
ing section 312 of the civil code of pro-
cedhre relating to the time of COM
mencing actions; amending section 1919
of the political code. relat ting to the
payment of taxes under protest; amend
ing section 3S17 of the political code re-
lating to the redemption of real estate
sold for taxes; amending section 2955
of the political code, respecting the
nlortgagipg of personal property; pro-
hibiting the burial of the dead within
the corporate limits of any incorporated
city or city and, county of over 100, ,OCO
inhabitants from and after January. 1,
1900; authorizing the board of school
trustees of the city Of San Jose to erect
city high school building on the state
normal school grounds; amending sec
tion 321 of the penal code relating to
lotteries and lottery tickets: adding
new section to the civil code relating to
marriages: appropriating $4,000 to the
relief of Charles f. Wells: appropri-
ating $4,000 to pay the deficiency in the
appropriation for the maintenance OF
the widows and orphans home al Santa
Clara; appropriating $c5.000. approved
by the state board of examiners. to pay
for additional legal services rendered
the state board of railroad commission
ers; changing the name of the Industrial
home of mechanical trades for the adult
blind to the home for adult blind: re-
moving lands used for soldiers homes
from school DISTRICTS appropria ting
S724.35 to pay the claim of John F. Kid
der for travelling expenses incurred as
debris commissioner from August Is,
1893, to December 81. 1896
Senator Linder offered constitution
al amendment giving the legislature
power to pass laws for the regulation
and limitation of charges for services
performed and commodities furnished
by telegraph, gas, telephone and cleo
trio light, heat and power corporations
and the charges by corporations or in
dividuals for storage and wharfage, in
which there Is also a public use and
where laws shall provide for the selec-
tion OF any person or officer to regulate
ana limit such rate, no such person or
onicer shall be selected by any corpo-