The San Francisco call., 1903-01-06
Election Law
a Primary
Theme.
Mining Must
Have Some
Chance.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

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~ALL LHEADQUARTERs. SAC
RAMENTO. Jan. Sin view of
al the recent decision sustaining
the validity Of the coyote scalp
- claims the Legislature Will
make an appropriation TO meet
the accumulated Indebtedness Lieuten-
I ant GovernOr-elect Alden Anderson gives
il as his opinion that a bill carrying
enough to meet the States obligations will
be passed. No definite figures as to The
amount are at hand al present but the
estimate Of the amount has been placed
as high as $l5o,OOO This will make quite
little hole in the treasury for a dead
horse" Speaking of the measures that
will probably be before the Legislature,
Mr.. Anderson said to-day;
THE water and forest people will be
here with some demands in the way of
new legislation. and / do not doubt that
a bill embodying the results OF the iudg-
ment Of those best informed on the sub
Ject matters will be passed. The Sacra-
mento people want an appropriation for
river Improvement. more particularly for
the diversion Of surplus water to the San
Joaquin. This Will probably be in a bill
with provision carrying an appropria-
ton TO purchase rights OF way for the
divertng canal above Stockton. The Gov
eminent is to build the latter canal
but insists on the rights of way. hence
the State will be asked TO aid The Vari-
Gus measures for river improvements may
all be punched IN one bill. but that is, of
course. Vet TO be determined.
"One of the first matters that viii be
taken up will be a bill to revise and re-
form the present election law. The main
effort viii be TO simplify It. The demand
for such action is general from all over
the State.
"All Of the public institutions will be on
hand with requests for additional funds
Napa wants TO put in a water plant and
San Bernardino wants a new building
Stockton will also be on hand with re-
quest for money.
II understand that the Yosemite Com
mission viii ask for an appropriation with
which TO build hotel in the valley.
do not know Just what else this commits
sion may want, but the members have
q disposition 10 make numerous improve
ments. The State Agricultural Society
wants an appropriation TO enable it to
square its books.
The mining interests will receive con-
siderable attention. A bill continuing and
making still more effective the provisions
of the hydraulic and restraining dam laws
will probably be passed. 1 rather antici-
pate that the miners will seek a number
Of things during the session.
Il also expect a bill looking TO the i'm
provement of the San Francisco water
front with respect 10 wharfage. There is
no question that the present accommoda-
tions are entirely inadequate TO the needs
of the seaport. While il is true that a bill
having this same object in view failed
al the last session. l do not doubt il would
be successful this time. The last two
years have witnessed a wonderful growth
of the SHINING interests there and The
people, generally speaking, understand the
situation better.
These are a few Of the matters which
will probably take the form of appropria-
UiOns- 1 lok for an economical but not
a parsiminOus session.