The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-21
SCORES or BILLS
THROWN OUT BY
GOVERNOR GAGE
His Excuse Is That They Failed to Reach
Him Before the Legislature
Adjourned

SACRAMENTO, March 20.-Fhere is
promise that the labor Of the Senate
and Assembly during the closing hours
of the Legislature will avail nothing.
The last batch Of bills passed in both
houses did not reach the State printing
office until early Sunday morning. Dur
ing the rush of work on these bills one
of the presses became disarranged and
two fonts of type were pied" This
occasioned such delay that nearly two
score of bills failed to reach the Cover
nor until after the Legislature had ad-
journed sine die The Governor has
made the positive statement that he
will not sign these bills He gives as
his reason that 1t would be against
public policy to sign bills that had not
been duly reported back to the two
houses and the report entered into the
journal and approved.
If the Governor has in mind the call
ing Of an extra session for the election
of a United States Senator he can con-
ceal his motive by calling the session
for the passage of these bills, which he
claims under the conditions he cannot
sign. When the Legislature is in ses-
sion for any purpose whatever and
Senatorship it may ballot for Senator,
even though this was not mentioned in
the call for the special session.
Some doubt has been expressed as to
whether Assembly bill 1913. appropriat-
ing S250,000 for the Pacific Coast Expo
sition, is included in the list Of belated
bills. An attempt was made this even
ing to interview Governor Gage regard
-
sion. The Governor positively refused
to answer any questions or give out
any information. 1t is understood the
reason for the Governors unWillingness
to talk tonight is that there are some
of these bills he intends to sign and
that others he will refuse to sign. on
the grounds heretofore stated. 1t is
evident that if he should sign one of
these bills it would be inconsistent to
refuse TO sign others, and consequently
he does not care TO have the public at
this time know the bills that are in
Guided in the list.
The following is the list of belated
bills, claimed to have been given by the
Governors Office to-day to certain As
semblymen close to the administration.
1t is believed to be correct, although
that is a matter concerning which the
Governor alone knows:
Assembly bill 606-Making an appro-
priation for repairs TO the Capitol build
Ing and for buying furniture.
Assembly bill 3S5-Regulating the mode
Of operating mines where blasting is
being done.
Assembly bill 696-Making an appropria-
ton to pay the deficiency in the appro-
priation for the purchase of carpets and
furniture in the Capitol building for the
fftieth fiscal year.
of Quarantine Officer for the city of San
Assembly bill $3.50 enable steam rail-
road companies TO complete their rail-
Assembly bill 692-Amending the law re-
lating to the general permanent powers of
Boards of Supervisors.
Assembly bin 237-An act to compel en-
ployers to furnish medical and surgical
attendance to employees Injured during
working hours in places where machinery
Assembly bill 346-Amending the law re-
lating TO the settlement OF accounts and
compensation of trustees.
Assembly bill 550-Amendtng the law re-
lating to the filing of articles OF incor-
Assembly bill Alan act to provide for
the construction of a free wagon road
from TalIac to McKinneyS along the
western shore of Lake Tahoe.
Assembly bill 765-Amending the law re-
lating to Levee District No. Of Suffer
Assembly bill 1908. an act creating. a
Joint board of trustees Tor the whittier
State School and the Preston School or
Assembly bill 368, by Camtnetti, making
an appropriation for the purchase Of lum ,
her and machinery for the Preston School,
Assembly bill 435, by Valentine, empow-
ering Boards of Supervisors to levy spe-
ciaI tax for the purpose of making a dis
play Of county products at domesuc or
foreign expositiOns.
Cobb's Assembly bill 728, appropriating
$3.50 600 for the San francisco Exposition
Assembly bill sos to pay the deficiency
in the appropriation for transportation Of
insane.