The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-12
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CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO. Jan. 11-Assemblyman Valen-
tine of Los Angeles introduced a bill in
the Assembly this morning asking for an
appropriation of $50 900 that California
might be assured of having an exhibit at
the Paris Exhibition in 1900 that the peo-
pie of the State will not be ashamed OF.
Valentines bill also called for appoint
ment by the Governor of three commits
stoners, who shall have charge of the
work necessary to the gathering together
of the exhibit and control of all expendi-
lures. The commission is to be non-parti-
san and its members are to be appointed
one from the northern, one from the CEN
trail and one from the southern part of
the State. The bill is to be of effect i'm
mediately upon its passage.
Assemblyman Cowan of Sonoma opened
a legislative fight against the further i'm
portation of Japanese laborers and female
slaves with a concurrent resolution, the
text Of which is as follows:
Realizing that the constantly increas-
ing influx of Japanese laborers and
tradesmen into the United States of
America is inimical to the laboring and
commercial interests of the citizens of the
United States of America, and that i'm
portation of Japanese females for lewd
purposes is d menace to the morals OF our
communities, therefore De IL
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
concurring, That our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress are respectfully
requested 10 use their efforts to procure
the enactment of such legislation by Con-
gress as will prohibit and restrict the i'm
migration of Japanese laborers and
tradesmen and Japanese females into the
United States of America.
BE il further resolved that the Chief
Clerk transmit by mail copy, of this
resolution to each Senator and Congress
man from California"
Cowan's resolution was referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations, as was
the one which followed it, introduced by
Assemblyman Morris Brooke of Sacra-
mentO. Brooke'S recent experience with
Dan Burns, in which the Senatorial candi-
date proffered him a gold brick in return
for his vote and threatened political an
Inhalation If he declined, is still sore
spot with the Sacramentan. He has come
TO the conclusion that present day Sen
atorial politics is not just what It ought
to be. and II a concurrent resolution can
change it he is going to do it. With this
laudable object in view he followed
Cowan's measure with a similar one, call
ing upon California's representatives in
Congress to use all honorable means to
bring about the future election of United
States Senators by direct vote OF the
people instead OF by the vote Oh the
Radcuf of Santa Cruz, who came
pledged to economy, began his campaign
this morning by introducing a consutu-
pose the abolition of the State Railroad
Commission. It was given its first read
ing and passed to its committee.
There were in all 112 bills introduced.
read and referred to various committees.
CogniZance was taken of the raw scheme
being worked by San Francisco firm of
attorneys to milk the State treasury of
funds alleged to be due different counties
on back taxes. Assemblyman Wade pro-
poses TO put a stop to 1t by means of a
concurrent resolution notifying Boards of
Supervisors that such suits will only
amount to great expense to the taxpayers,
and requesting those who have already
contracted with the attorneys to repudi-
ate the contract. Dibble of San Francisco
was of the opinion that a concurrent reso-
luton would not effect the desired legis-
lation, and that bill would be necessary,
but the matter went to committee in the
form in which it was introduced.
At 80 o'clock a recess was taken for
fifteen minutes in order to prepare for the
joint session to come on at noon, and
after the Senatorial ballot adjournment
was taken on motion of Dibble until to-
morrow a 10 o'clock.