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ed and qualified, and the employment of
all other officers and employees of any
session shall terminate with such ses-
sion.
CHENOWETH'S BILL.
Assemblyman Chenoweth's bill has to
do with temporary organization only.
He has received gratifying compliments
from the Chamber Of Commerce of his
own town, Santa Ana, and of his con-
stituents generally on this measure and
the one providing for a reduction in the
pay of county officers.
The important section of A. B. 2o4,
which is also an amendment to Section
23l, is given herewith:
The Secretary of the Senate and
Clerk of the Assembly, the Minute
Clerks, and Sergeant-at Arms of each
house, for any session, must, at the
next succeeding session of the body,
perform the duties of their offices until
their successors are elected and quail
fled.
AT the beginning of each session of
the Legislature, the Secretary of the
Senate shall appoint the following tenn
porary officers and employees of the
Senate: Three Assistant Secretaries,
one Assistant Sergeant AT Arms, two
Assistant Minute Clerks, one Journal
Clerk, one Chaplain, one PoStmistress,
one Assistant Postmistress, one Mail
Carrier (who shall be mailing and fold
ing clerk), three Pages, four Porters,
two Watchmen Zone night, one day.,
three Gatekeepers one Messenger to the
Printer, one gallery Doorkeeper. No
other officers or employees shall be en-
ployed during the temporary organiza-
ton of the Senate.
At the beginning of each session of
the Legislature, the Clerk of the AS
sembly shall appoint the following tenn
porary officers and employees: Three
Assistant Clerks, one Assistant Ser
geant- at Arms, two Assistant Minute
Clerks, one Chaplain, one Journal Clerk,
one Postmistress, one Assistant Post
mistress, one Mail Carrier (who shall
be mailing and folding clerk, three
pages, four porterS, two Watchmen
Zone night, one day., three Gatekeepers,
one Messenger to the Printer, one Gal
lery Doorkeeper. No other officers or
employees shall be employed during the
temporary organization of the Assem-
bly,.
To this has been added a paragraph
providing that no temporary officers
shall receive pay for any time but that
of actual service.
NORTH'S MEASURE.
A 3. 373 also affects only the section
providing for temporary organization
1t amends it as follows:
The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk
of the Assembly, the Minute Clerks and
Sergeant alarms of each house for any
session, must, at the next succeeding
session of that body, perform the du-
ties of their offices until their successors
are elected and qualified. There shall
be no other and additional temporary
clerks or attaches for either house, and
in no case shall the cost of organization
exceed the sum of $3.50 for either house
AMENDING THE BALLOT LAW.
Assemblyman Leon Jones of San
Francisco has in preparation a bill
amending the Australian ballot law. 1t
relates particularly to the method of
printing the names of candidates on the
ballot.
At present the names of all nominees
for a special office-as Sheriff-whether
nominated in regular party convention
or by petition, appear under one head.
This leads, Mr.. Jones believes, to I'M
limited confusion in the minds of the
great body of voters who become be-
wildered by the number and self-as-
sumed political titles of the candidates.
Mr. Jones bill Will provide that the
tickets of the national parties shall be
placed first, to follow each other con-
secutively, and each ticket to be printed
in full, so that the man wishing to vote
Straight party ticket will be in no
doubt as to what he is doing.
All other candidates shall have their
names printed in another column un-
der the name of independent candi-
dates, and shall not be permitted to as
sumo the party names-thus prevent
ing the confusion arising from such
mongrel terms as Citizen Republican,
Charter-Democrat'' and other depart
ures from straight party lines
ANOTHER SUPERIOR JUDGE.
Arnerich of Santa Clara is much in
terested in A. B. 253, which is ON the
first reading file 1t provides for a
third Superior Judge for Santa Clara
County. Mr.. Arnerich says that this Off
Ger is an imperative necessity in his
county where, with a population of co.
900, there are but two Judges on the
Superior bench and it is not among
the possibilities for them to take care
of the work. Calendars are congested
and files are full and the simplest case
is months in getting through. Besides,
many case involving large estates
where the owners are absentees absorb
months of the time and attention of the
courts and the only relief is the addi-
ton asked for. Mr.. Arnerich does mott
look for serious opposition to the BILL