The herald., 1898-11-29
.L[GISLATORSMEET
SENATORS AND ASSEMBLY LYMEN
CONVENE
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION
POLITICS CALLS FOR REOPENING
OF STATE PRINTING OFFICE
MONEY FOR PARIS EXPOSITION
A Number of Matters of Interest to
Southern California Discussed.
To VISIT Asylums

The men who will represent Southern Cali
fornia in the coming session OF the leglsla-
ture met according to announcement yesteI-
day afternoon in the directors room OF the
chamber of commerce. The members-elect
and the districts from which they come are
as follows:
Senators-C. M. Simpson, 36, Pasadena;
r. n. Bulla, 81, Los Angeles; A. L. Currier,
3S, Spadra; +. j. Jones, 80, Anaheim; A. E.
Mutt, 40, San Diego.
Assemblymen-C. ID. Greenwell, SO, Hue
meme; w. S. Melick, 20, Pasadena; o. S.
Huber, II, Azusa; j. S. Miller, p, Clear
water; William Meade, 70, L. II. Valentine,
"a; N. Conrey, rs, all of Los Angeles;
Ii. w. Chenowith, rs, Anaheim; A. S.
Milice, n, Riverside; +. p. Meserve, 78,
Redlands; L. d. Works, 70, San Diego; A.
S. Crowder, so, San Diego; Charles Merritt,
GS, and j. j. Boyce, 35, of Santa Barbara,
were not present.
General Forman, president of the cham
ber of commerce, called the meeting to or
der and introduced Judge j. w. Mckinley,
chairman of the committee on law and legis-
lation, who presided over the deliberations
of the afternoon. Judge Mckinley on TAX
ing the chair explained that it had been
the custom for some years for the chamber
to call the legislators together previous to
going to Sacramento to talk over matters
affecting this part of the state. Not that
the southern part of the state differs from
the north, but because it is difficult for the
north to understand the rapid growth and
development of the south. The chairman
then touched on the Paris exposition of 1900
and the appropriation needed to make a
proper state display, which depends en-
tirely on the coming legislature. DR.. Wal
ter Lindley, member of the board of trus-
tees of the Whittier state school, invited
the members to visit the institution as the
guests of the board and arrangements were
made for the party to leave the city at 5
o'clock and return this morning.
DR.. Campbell, superintendent of the asy
lum for the insane at Highland, also ex-
tended an urgent invitation for the men,
bers to visit that institution. 1t was finally
arranged that they should go out there on
their return from Whittier, remain over
night and return Saturday morning. DR..
Campbell said he desired the members to
see the over-crowded condition of the asy-
lum. Instead of the $50 patients which it
was built to accommodate it now contains
800, and this after one carload of insane
women had been sent north and another
would probably go before the legislature
adjourns.
General Forman said he would like to en-
phasize what the chairman had said cncern-
ing the Paris exposition and the Importance
of an appropriation to make creditable
showing for the state. The legislature should
pass a law authorizing county supervisors
to make appropriations for such purposes.
As they are conducted under present condi-
tons few men contribute all the money,
while others who derive more benefit from
such exhibits give nothing, and law to
that effect would make, the burden fall pro-
portionately on all. General Forman also
called attention to the necessity of legsla
ton for good roads. A law should also DE
passed authorizing supervisors to make ap
for boulevards. There is no
justice or equity in making only the prop
elty owners on boulevard pay for its con-
struction when it is used by the public. The
granting of franchises to street car compan-
les and other corporations should be regu
lated by law The regulation OF the salaries
OF county and state officials was another
important matter for the legislature to take
action upon in the coming session. Some of
the salaries considered excessive under pres
cnt conditions were cited by the speaker a.
follows:
County-Clerk, $4,000; auditor, $4,000;
treasurer, $4,000; district attorney, $4,000;
surveyor, $40 per day; sheriff, S4OO0 under
sheriff, $l35 per month; recorder, $4,000;
chief deputy, 1925 per month; tax collector
$500; assessor, $4,000, commissions estimated
at s64OO; coroner, $4,000; public administra-
tor $4,000; superintendent of public instruc-
tion, $4,000.
State-Secretary of state, $4,000; state con-
troller, $4,000; state treasurer, $4,000; attor-
nry general, $4,000; state superintendent of
public instruction, $4,000.
Senator Simpson replied that reduction
of the salary of county assessors was dis
cussed in the last legislature, and that it was
decided that the county would get more
money from that officials zeal in collecting
taxes from Chinese and everybody else by
the incentive of the commission than it
would were the salary reduced The state
now gets the benefit of his exertions to col
lect all taxes.
President White of the University of
Southern California addressed the members
in regard to the exemption of Stanford uni
versity from taxation. II seemed unfair, he
said, that exemption should be granted to
and not be extended TO other edu-
catonal institutions of the state. He was
willing to have Stanford exempted, but asked
that other colleges should not be forgotten.
Another point President White called atten-
ton to is the lack of recognition given to
training given students in any
but state institutions. If graduates desire
teachers certificates they must undergo an
according to state standards
After one or two years at private colleges
they frequently 20 to the state institutions
to obtain certificates, which is loss to
other colleges. Prof. Green of Pomona col
lege emphasized Rev. Mr.. Whites remarks
on the latter subject, and said the thorough
ness of pedagogical training depended not on
the school, but on the teacher. and while
the private school is not equal to those of
the state, it is as good ON certain definite
lines
Senator Simpson declared he should never
vote to exempt Stanford while it had so
many strings TO it. Mrs. Stanford's private
nropertv was decided to the university when
fhe r,~ttcr VOC before the last legislature.
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The gentlcnen who desired changes in