The San Francisco call., 1905-01-24
new APPORTIONMENT
Of SCHOOL FUNDS
IS ASKED BY KEANE
100000 Is Wanted
From State for
San Francisco.
Special Dispatch TO The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. Ex-senator
Keane of San Francisco presented two
bills this morning that will center the
interest of the members of the School
Department of San Francisco until
final action upon them has been taken.
The bills cali for the apportionment of
State funds for the public schools OF
san Francisco on a basis of $3.50 for
each teacher per annum. While the
total amount such an allowance would
net San Francisco is not set forth in
the bill. it is said that it will foot up
to something like 100000.
Senator keane said that he had in
tioduced the bills after consultation
: with State superintendent of Schools
Kirk and President Roncovieri of the
Beard Of Education of San Francisco
and they are the result of measures
heretofore introdu, d establishing
basis of 81 foi each census school child
residing in particular districts.
fhe bin Introodced by CoGgins au-
thorizing the Federal Government to
lower the water levels of Little Klam-
ath, Tule, Goose and Clear lakes, stu
ated in Siskiyou and Modoc counties,
also ceding to the United States all
title and interest the State may have
to any lands uncovered by the lowering
of the water levels, precipitated de-
bate in the Senate this morning.
Curtin. to whom the words ''cede"
and "re-cede" are always signals of the
gravest danger, wanted to know why
the State should cede the land uncov-
cred by the lowering of the levels of
the lakes to the Federal Government
Rowell pointed out that as a matter
of fact the State would do nothing of
the kind, because the State could not
give the Government something it al
ready owned and it was admitted that
title to the beds of such bodies of
water is already vested in the United
States. Furthermore, Rowell said, the
State could well afford to give up what
is now useless in order that it might
Be enriched by the future operations
of the Government. After this discus
sion the bill was passed for the day.
retaining its position on the file.
Curtin is the leader of the opponents
of the bill to re-cede the Yosemite Val
ley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove
and he is keeping a watchful eye on
all 'cede" and -cede" bills.
Senator Woodward's bill amending
the banking laws so as to permit of
the establishment of savings banks in
cities of less than 1000 inhabitants with
capital stock of $4,000 was finally
passed by the Senate.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
maintenance of State exhibit at the
Lewis ard Clark Exposition at Port
land was. also finally passed by the
upper House and sent to the Assembly
for its action.
Senator Selvage presented a proposed
constitutional amendment fixing ses-
sions of the Legislature at eighty days,
the compensation of members thereof
at $40 day and limiting the patronage
to $500 day for each House.
resolution adopted by the Mer-
chants and Producers Association of
San Francisco commencing the Yosem-
ite and MariDosa Big Tree Grove re-
cession bill and asking that the same
be passed was ordered filed and printed
in the journal.
A resolution from the California
Woman's Club asking that the LegisIa-
ture enact law placing the entire
burden of the maintenance of proba-
tion officers throughout the State on
the various countries in which such
probation officers are located was also
ordered printed in the journal.
Bigger salaries for State officers are
provided for in bills introduced In both
houses to-day. The schedule is as fol-
lows: Supreme Justices, from $4,000 to
$4,000; Governor, from $4,000 to $4,000;
Attorney General. from $4,000 to $4,000;
| Secretary cf State, Controller. Treas
urer and Surveyor General, from $4,000
| to $50G0
A proposed constitutional amendment
introduced by Selvage provides that II
shall be the duty of the Lieutenant
Governor during adjournments of the
| Legislature to travel over the State
| and examine into the various institu-
tions and the manner in which appro-
priations allowed them are expended
/ The Lieutenant Governor will be al
| lowed mileage for his work in event the
proposed amendment carries.
| The Senate Committee on Federal Re-
! lations reported favorably to-day or
| Sanford's proposed constitutional
amendment granting the people the
| right of initiative in the selection OF
men to represent California in the
| United States Senate.
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