The record-union., 1899-01-24
PARTY LEADERS
ON THE STAND.
Burns and Grant Before the In
vestigators.
Gift Of Santa Cruz to the StateAWorks Won't
Have Caricatures-Belshaw Act
Again Amended

| bound to respect, in everybody's way,
and by it's very existence demoralizing
the whole course of legislation. 1t
ought to get home by'm by as the
coon song runs.
SOME THINGS DONE.
The long morning created by the ad-
| journment on Saturday to 11:4o to-
day was utilized by the Investigating
Committee to hold a session in the
Assembly chamber, and the excitement
attendant upon it had not yet abated
when the gavel fell. During the after
noon session some advance was made
in the business of the House, and some
few measures are herewith mentioned:
MEADEs MEASURE.
It is customary to attack the poll tax
at every session, and bill or two has
already been introduced this session
repeating the Act. But Meade Of Los
Angeles gets at it in another way. He
introduced yesterday a constitutional
amendment which provides for the
levy and collection of the poll tax, but
which also provides that every male
citizen who votes at a general election
shall be exempt from the payment Of
such poll tax for the next ensuing two
years.
AS the general elections fall every
two years, it follows that the good
American citizen who votes regularly
is perennially exempt from the poll tax,
which then falls upon Cinnamon, citi-
zens not naturalized and lazy voters.
This, claims Meade, is just where it
should fall This might be called
"Meade's Method of Promoting Amer
lean Citizenship"
GIVES THE ROADS A REST.
Dunlap of Stockton introduced a bill
which provides that whenever any part
or branch Of any railroad operated
wholly within this State cannot be OPP
Grated with profit. the operation thereof
may be discontinued, either wholly or
for such time as may be fixed by res
olution of the Board of Directors Of the
company owning said railroad; pro-
vided that no discontinuance Of the OPP
GRAFTON of any such part or branch.
under this Act, shall be deemed to be a
forfeiture Of the right to operate such
part or branch at any time that the
operation may be resumed by the COM
pany. owning the same.
GIFT FROM SANTA CRUZ.
Radcliff Of Santa Cruz, inspired by
the wish Of his constituents to donate
a large part Of their beautiful De
Laveaga flights Park to the State for
a camp of military instruction, has in
troduced bill esta blishing such a
camp and enabling the State to accept
the donation. This park was be-
quest to Santa Cruz from the late Jose
Vicente de Laveaga, who made the lay
ing out and improvement Of the tract
a labor of love. A part of it being
well adapted, in the opinion Of Santa
Cruzans, for such a purpose, has been
offered through their representatives in
this way. The provisions are as fol-
lows:
There is hereby established at or near
of Santa Cruz, State Of California. a
camp Of instruction for the National
Guard Of California
Section 2 appoints the Adjutant Gen.
eral Major General, and the senior
Brigadier General Of the National
Guard of the State as Commissioners
for the purpose of selecting a suitable
site for the camp of instruction; that
within ninety days of the passage Of
the Act they shall examine the several
tracts offered by the city Of Santa
Cruz, and shall select therefrom a suit
able site for the camp.
Section 3 provides for the procuring
of such site after approval by the Gov
ernor by donation, the deeds to be ex-
ecuted to the people Of California, and
delivered to the Controller after ex-
animation by the Attorney General.
FOR CODIFICATION.
plify the codification of the laws of the
State after the labors of the present
commission are completed. A bill in
troduced by him yesterday provides
| that it shall be the duty of the Judi
ciary Committee Of each house when
ever a bill drawn in favor of a gen.
eral law is recommended for passage,
either as introduced, or as amended by
such committee, If it relates to and
should form part of any subject con-
| tanned in either one or more of the
codes of this State, to accompany such
recommendation with a substitute or
substitutes therefor, containing suit
able title, and the provisions of such
bill in codified form and numbered so
as to indicate in what code and what
part thereof it is proposed to insert the
same in case Of enactment.
Miller Of San Francisco seeks by his
bill introduced yesterday to increase
the number Of Superior Judges for the
city and county Of San Francisco from
twelve to- fifteen.
WORKS JOYOUS BILL.