The San Francisco call., 1905-03-01
ASSEMBLYMEN
LIKE PRESENT
CONSTITUTION
Defeat Plan Providing for
a Revision Of the
State Laws.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


SACRAMENTO. Feb. 2S.-Goodrich' s
concurrent resolution for the calling of
convention to revise the State con-
stitution was defeated in the Assem-
bly, this morning. There was little dis
cussion. The author of the resolution
explained that the existing document
had become cumbersome and in many
ways untitled to the present day, ow-
ing to new conditions that had arisen.
Anthony spoke in favor of letting the
present document prevail instead Of
flying to unknown evils. There was a
rather surprising apathy considering
the Importance of the subject.
The bill giving the Harbor Commits
sion OF San Francisco power to insure
without limit the State property under
its control, was passed. The bill was
once defeated. but MCGOWAN, who Sc
cured the reconsideration, secured it's
passage by calling attention to the dis
astrous fire in Boston and the more
recent one in New Orleans, by which
much State property was destroyed.
Assemblyman Jones of Tuolumne
called the attention of the lower House
to the fact that his bill abolfshing the
annual registration fee that dentists
must pay to the State Board of Dental
Examiners, which had been put in the
hands of the Committee on Public
Health and Quarantine, had disap-
peared. He asked permission to in
troduce a substitute and have it given
the same standing as the original,
which had been favorably reported by
the Judiciary Committee. Speaker
Prescott said he would look into the
law on the matter and give a ruling
tomorrow morning.
Amerige's bill prohibiting all profess
sional prize fights, the Assembly dupli-
cate of the Ralston bill in the Senate,
has reached the third reading file in
the lower House and will be urged
for final passage by its author as soon
as its turn comes. 1t may pass before
final action is taken on the Senate
measure. 1t is said that the bill is
not in a form to stand before the Su-
preme Court, as the title is defective
Amerige discovered to-day that his
bill ito prohibit boycotting, unfair lists,
picketing or other interference with the
lawful business or occupation of
Others" had been sunk by some means
or another to place on the file far
below that which it should occupy and
through protest to the Speaker he
had it lifted to its proper place. 1t will
come up this week for final passage
The Assembly tonight passed the
following bills: stons . -
BY Goodrich-Amendings the Penal Code re-
lating to minor children and their care by
parents
BY McCartney-Adding a new section to tie
Penal Code relating TO the authorized taking
for temporary use or occupation of autorno-
biles. bicycles, autocycles or vehicles
BY Waste-Amending the Political Code re-
lating to the granting OF licenses to persons
for the purpose Of procuring policies of in
surance from persons not authorized to trans
act insurance business
: BY McKenney-Rep Repealipg the present law
prohibiting the cutting Of stone for curbfngs
bridges ETC., by convictsi AT Folsom and other
California penal institutions.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the Penal Code
relating to the regulation Of the sale of con-
articles ~
BY 0.Brien--Appropriat $4,000 for the
purpose OF improving the grounds and repair
ing the buildings at Sutter Fort in Sacramento
County.