The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15

between employers and employees in the
State of California
Senator Welch introduced bill in behalf
of the exponents of pure food making it q
misdemeanor for any person to adulterate
or dilute any article of food, drink, drug
or medicine and offer the same as unadul-
terated or undiluted.
Senator Shortridge asks for an appro-
priation of $1,000 for improving the
grounds of the Agnews State Hospital
Senator Sanford introduced a bill for
the appropriation of $4,000 for the pur-
chase of additional lands for the protec-
ton of the water supply of the Mendocino
State Hospital and for the development of
the same.
An appropriation of $4,000 is asked by
Senator Hubbell for the extension of the
laundry building, the Improvement Of its
pipe lines and reservoir, and the erection
of new boiler for the Southern Califor-
MIA State Hospital.
Pendleton asks for an appropriation of
s4150 to pay a claim of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank Of Los Angeles.
Senator Curtin introduced bill to pay
William F'ahey's claim for s234O.
Senator Ralston asks for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to provide for the construc-
ton Of the unfinished part of the free
wagon road from Mono Lake Basin to
connect with the Tioga road.
Senator Caldwell introduced a bill to
punish any person for conspiring or at
tempting TO commit an assault on the
President or Vice President of the United
States, any United States Justice or
Judge, or the Secretary of any executive
department of the United States The bill
provides that any one so convicted shall
be imprisoned in the State prison not less
than ten years.
Senator Hubbell introduced highly i'm
portant constitutional amendment. 1t
provides for amending section of article
VI increasing the number of Justices of
the Supreme Court from six to nine and
the number of departments from two to
three. 1t provides that the concurrence
of six justices shall be necessary to pro-
nounce judgment in bank, abolishes the
office of Supreme Court Commissioner and
provides that the Governor shall appoint
three additional justices to hold until
their successors are elected and qualified,
and that the Legislature may, whenever
in its opinion the public welfare will so
warrant. reduce the number of Associate
Justices to six and the number of depart
ments of the Supreme Court to two.
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Senator Hubbell also wants the sum of
$500 appropriated to provide for the build
ing of fences and the construction of
bitches and reservoirs at the Southern
California State Hospital.
Senator Emmons introduced a bill to
provide free school textbooks for the pu-
pills of the common schools.
Senator Ralston asks for an appropria-
ton of S25 900 for the establishment and
support of a school of forestry in the
University Of California. The bill reads
as follows:
An act to appropriate twenty five thousand
dollars for the establishment and support OF a
school of forestry in the University of Califor-
mia and providing for the payment OF such ap-
> The people OF the State OF California. repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
section l. The sum of twenty five thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money
I'm the State treasury not otherwise appropr-
ated TO be used for the establishment and sup
mo-, of a school of forestry In the State Uni
versfty of California Ten thousand dollars OF
said sum must be paid on the first day Of July
1909. and fifteen thousand dollars on the first
day OF July 1904.
Sec 2 The Controller is authorized and di :
r. cted to draw his warrant for the sums men
toned in the preceding section. payable to the
order of the treasurer of the University of Cali
fornia and the Treasurer OF the State Is di
rected to pay such warrants
Sec g. This act shall be in effect from and
after its passage.
Senator Savage asks for an appropria-