The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15
! care to be delayed in the introduction of
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

I care to be delayed in the introduction OF
/ his bills.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
A colleague made a point of order that
! Wolfe had withdrawn the amendment
! before Shortridge could object. but Pres
1 ident Anderson ruled against il. Short
ridge figuratively patted himself on the
back as he sat down and said: Point
/ No. l I have scored" and the Senate
! burst into laughter.
Thef plan adopted is to allow each
! Senator as his name is called to intro
! duce one bill, and when the last letter
/ in the alphabet is called TO work back
TO the top again. in order to give all
members an equal chance.
/ Resolutions prepared by a special COM
mittee out Of respect to the memory Of
the late Senator Sewell of Mendocino
were read and adopted by a standing
! vote.
Senator TyrreH of Nevada created
| some merriment by asking leave of alb
/ sence for two days. He said he was
suffering from a severe cold; that he
! could not eat. talk sleep. and he
wanted 10 go home, where the sun shone,
/ to. recuperate.
The Senators at noon repaired 70 the
Assembly chamber to meet in joint ses-
sion with the lower house to confirm
the election Of George c. Perkins as
United States Senator. On returning a
recess was taken until 2:3O o'clock
When the Senate reconvened this after
noon, the first business taken UP was the
introduction of bills. One hundred and
fOrty-twO bills were presented. Among
the most important are the following:
Senator Bunkers introduced an amend
ment to the constitution relating to the
gain or loss of residence by voters. For
the purpose of voting, no person shall be
deemed to have gained or lost his resi-
! dence by reason of any change thereof
made within thirty days, nor by reason of
his presence or absence while employed in
the service of the United States, nor while
kept in an almshouse or other asylum at
/ public expense or while confined in any
public prison.
MANY APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Senator Byrnes asks an appropriation
/ OF S5lSl 10 pay a judgment against the
/ State in favor of Robert Y Hayne
! Senator Bauer presented a bill to regu-
late the practice of chiropody and to com
pei the registering and licensing Of chirop-
odists so as to promote competency and
skill.
Senator Caldwell asks for an appropria-
tion OF $500 for the use Of the State Nor
NAL School at Chico.
An appropriation Of $6d.OOo IS asked bv
Senator Corlett to purchase 800 acres ad-
jacent to the State Hospital grounds at
Napa.
Senator Curtin wants an appropriation
Of $1,000 to pay claim Of Robert r. Pot
ter for bounty on coyote scalps
Senator Devlin introduced a bill to pro-
vide for the use of voting machines in one
or more precincts of any county or city
and county. city or town, at any or all
elections held therein.
HubbeIl of San Bernardino introduced n
bill for the appropriation of $4,000 for the
Southern California State Hospital The
sum is to be used in equipping and fur
nishing a central ward building
Senator Diggs wants tho State Board OF
Harbor Commissioners authorized to es-
tablish free public market upon the wa
ter front Of San Francisco.
Senator Knowiand shows his deep inter
est in the preservation of historic land
marks in California by introducing bill
providing for the acquisition of Cotton
Hall property In Monterey and for the ap-
preparation OF $1,000 and the appointment
Of a board of trustees to care for the
property
Senator Diggs wants the establishment
of California State dairy school and ex-
pertinent station in Yolo County. under the
control of the regents of the University OF