The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
END OF SESSION
IS IN SIGHT
Resolution Fixing March 4
as Date for Adjournment Is
introduced byAsemblyman
OPPOSITION EXPECTED
Members Who Have Import
ant Measures on Files Will
Fight Early Closing Move
Special Dispatch to tn. Call.


SACRAMENTO, Feb. SIN the As
sembly this morning Mccartney intro
duced concurrent resolution that bot
houses of the Legislature terminate th
session on Saturday, March A, which
would give sixty-one day session.
The resolution was referred To the
Ways and Means Committee
McCartney's resolution is the result
of the movement that has been on foot
for some days in both the Senate and
the Assembly TO arbitrarily adjourn at
the expiration Of the statutory sixty
days, whether the business of the Leg
members who have important measures
that are well down on the files will op-
pose the movement.
Stanton got through with one vote
his measure making oral contracts TO
sell real estate binding. Attempts to
pass this measure through the Assem-
bly, have failed at previous sessions.
McCartney's bill providing for the ap-
pointment OF an attorney to appear for
defendants not represented In divorce
cases was defeated.
A precursor Of the debates that may
be expected when the general game bill
Is taken up for serious consideration
came this morning. when Burke's meas
ure changing the law relative to shoot
on the final passage file. The present
law provides that there Shall be no
shooting of game birds between a half
hour after sundown and a half-hour
before sunrise. Burke's amendment is
that there shall be no shooting OF such
birds between 6 p. m. and a m.
Hawkins was opposed to changing
the present game laws, as they were
satisfactory he said. MAXWELL said
Ire2,-. 6tl has Of
shooting in certain seasons-that before
sundown.
The Assembly was dizzied by the va
riety of opinions that even this small
measure brought out, and the matter
went over till tomorrow. the members
signing when they contemplated what
Is in store when the general bill is
taken up.
A resolution providing for the pay
ment Of mileage for the Public Chari-
ties and Corrections Committee was
presented by Chairman Coghlan, who
announced that the committee would
report tomorrow. Coghlan says he is
not sure whether the committee viii
consider in it's report the alleged in
considerate treatment OF legislators by
the State Board OF Charities and Cor
rections.
Houser secured permission for re-
consideration of his bill permitting law
graduates of the University OF South
ern California to be admitted to the
bar by the Supreme Court on their
diplomas. II Is understood the author
Of the bill will amend 1t so as TO In
clude Stanford University, and that IN
this form 1t will pass.
Branstetter's bill making II a felony
to kill an elk anywhere in the State
was passed
Assemblyman Waste announced that
it had been found impracticable for
the entirely Assembly TO accept the in
vitation OF President Wheeler of the
State University to visit that institu-
tion on Friday. and committee con-
sisting of Prescott, Waste, Stanton,
Hawkins, Treadwell and tombstone
were appointed to make the trip.
Barnes presented a measure provid-
ing for compulsory vaccination of
school children throughout the State
and making such vaccination a charge
against the funds OF the various school
districts.
Estudillo presented a bill providing
that cities having their own lighting
plants may sell lamps and lighting fix
lures to consumers at cost.