The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-14

appointment of Board Of Commission
ers who shall be experienced ,oI IN the
paused in his vote TO ask if that provision
was still in the bill, and on being in
formed that it was, he voted mo" There
were several who, after having voted in
favor of the bill. found that they did not
like it in the form in which it passed,
therefore there were signs OF approval
when Mutt gave notice OF motion 10 re-
consider. The vote was "a to l.
Miller's Assembly bill No. 440, proVlolng
for the granting to railroad corporations
of franchises for wharves ana piers hor
the same for sale, came up. but was lalo
over for amendment after Boyce had de-
nounced it as dangerous. The amend
ments made were to the enacting clause
which was not drawn in proper form.
The Senate concurred in the Assembly
amendment to Braunharts fender bill
The hill provides for the use of proper
tenders and brakes on ali street cars.
The amendment made compliance win
any local ordinance on the sueJect sal sal
isfaction of the provisions of the pm:
The amendment affects San FRANCISCO
principally, where there is already an
ordinance regarding tenders, but there Is
no ordinance regarding brakes. so the bill
viii have some effect in San Francisco
Stratton's Senate bill 329, approprlatlng
SIS 900 for the erection of buildings ana
making certain improvements FOR the me
State University brought opposition from
all sides. Bulla objected to SO large
an appropriation. Smith declared tnaI
the university had not been able to tell
he Finance Committee what it would do
with the $4,000 already at its disposal LOT
this year There were others who spoke
in the same strain and then the hour Tor
the Joint assembly saved the bill from
being killed. This evening the bill was
put over until tomorrow on Senator
Stratton's explanation that it had been
decided to amend the bill by cutting In
two the amount of the appropriation
Senator shortridge has been placed in
the unfortunate position of passing Dill
which he intended to vote against. 1t
was Senate bill 367, measure introduced
by Senator Rowel, which makes bank
deposits taxable to the banks, and 1t
passed egg Just the nef a t fwense
first
This afternoon Shortridge moved to re-
consider the vote by which the phi had
passed. but the Senate refused to con-
slider Then the Senator rose to ques,,
ton of personal privilege. He explained
that as the vote progressed he saw the
bill would pass. or thought he did, and so
before the vote was announced he
changed his vote from mo" to aye
This was a fatal move, and Shortridge
saw too late that by changing his vote he
had passed the bill.
Assembly bill 81, which was defeated
Saturday, was taken up for reconsidera-
ton on motion of StrattOn. The bill is
one to allow the Pullman company to keep
lien on its cars until they have been
fully paid for in order to protect them
from the action of any mortgage that may
be upon the road purchasing them. The
bill was reconsidered and passed by
vote of % to I.
Senator Morehouse brought up Bur
netts Senate bill $50 for reconsideration,
but the Senate refused to reconsider. Bur
netts bill provides for the making of
report to the Bank Commissioners by the
banks at the same time as the annual
statement is made to the Assessor.
Under an urgency resolution introduced
by Rowell Stratton's Senate bill 319 was
brought up. The measure is one to al
low the State University to insure certain
IN
ridge opposed the bill because he thought
the State should insure its own property.
Rowell called attention to the fact that
the bill allowed the insurance of income
paying property only. The bill passed by
vote of "a to 6 after being read the sec
ond and third times