The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
POCKETS OF SOL0NS BULGE WITH
ALL KINDS OF BILLS.
SAN FRANCISCO SUPERVISORS
INTERESTED in TWO MEASURES
WOLFE WANTS A TWELVE-HOUR DAY
FOR FlREMEN OF THIS CITY,

I SACRAM EMU, Jan. S.-ocIdtOI
| Charles M. Shortridge, who says he
| will oppose all new legislation, hold
, ing that the people are destroying
! their liberties by creating surplus OF
{ petty restrictions. received shock
this morning when President Ander-
! son called for bills. For an hour
=, proposed bills and amendments
poured over the desk in a steady
stream, and there were bulging poc>
] kets still when the hour for adjourn
ment came. 1t is possible that all day
] tomorrow will be occupied in calling
the roll and announcing the titles OF
measures prepared.
/; Prior to the introduction of bills,
| however, an important joint resolu-
ton, having the Endorsement and sup
! port of the California Viticultural
Club, was presented by Senator Wood
| ward of Santa Rosa. This resolution
| has in view the defeat of the recon-
mendation of Internal Revenue Cons
missioner Yerkes that tax be i'm
posed upon grape brandfes used in the
! fortification of sweet wines. 1t is as
] follows:
TAX ON GRAPE BRANDY.
Whereas Commissioner Yerkes of the In
| ternal Revenue Service OF the United States.
| In his annual report to the Congress OF the
| United States. recommends the levying OF a
minimum tax upon the grape brandy now USED
! in the fortifcation of sweet wines manufac-
| tured within the United States, amounting TO
| twenty five cents per proof gallon. and
| Whereas unden;ahle proof has been pre-
sented TO this body that such tax Is exorbitanf,
unjust and that in effect it would absolutely
destroy that part of the viticultural interests
of this State and
| Whereas California is the largest grape
growing State in the Union and the largest
producer Of sweet wines manufactured within
the United States. and
Whereas. the vitieultural interests both
growers and manufacturers. in all parts Of the
State have unanimously protested against any
measure being enacted into law by the Nation
al Congress providing for such tax,
Therefore. BE it resolved, that the Senate
OF the State Of California, the Assembly con
curing. hereby directs the senators oI IN, the
Representatives of the State OF California IN
the National Congress at Washington. 10 ener-
getically- and unalterably oppose the enactment
into law OF Xsuch an act, or Of any act having
any such tendency
Be 1t resolved. That the secretary OF Tn lhe
Senate is hereby directed to telegraph the SUD-
stance CT the Sc resolutions TO each Senator and
Reprs sentative of the State of California in
Re II further resolved, That the Secretary
of State is hereby directed to send ty mail
forthwith, certified copies of this resolution to
each OF Our Senators and Representatives in
| Washington.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Fruit and Vine Inter-
ests with instructions that it report
toS4norrow. at which time the resolu-
ton Will be made the special order.
REPOSITORIES WANTED.
The Senate was also memorialized
by the Board of Supervisors of San
Francisco this morning. The board
in it's memorial. requests the Leglsla-
ture to take action on two important
matters directly affecting the funds in
the municipal treasury. The more
important of the two relates to the
establishment of repositories for pub
lie funds, 1t being the desire of the
board that the present law be
amended, or in other words that a
constitutional amendment be provided
for. by which the municipal govern
ment shall have the right to deposit
it's moneys with certain institutions at
interest, the moneys so deposited to
be secured by United States. state,
municipal or school bonds of greater
value than the moneys so deposited.
This measure has the support of not
only the San Francisco delegation,
but of the delegations of all of the
large cities of the State.
The second petition of the San
Francisco board provides for the ex-
tension of time in which claims may
he fled for the refunding of taxes IL
legally collected. The present law
| frequently works hardship, the dis
covery of Illegal collections often not
| being made until near the time
| for the filing of claims for refundinS
| the same has expired.
| The recent request of Police Com
missioner Hutton of San Francisco that
| his associates on the board join with
| hfnlTin a request to the City Attorney
| for an opinion as to whether the board
| had the power to dismiss police officers
without trial will result in the presen-
| tation tomorrow by Senator Wolfe OF
| a bill to forestall any such action on
| the part, of the city official. Hutton
claims that the section of the charter
| guaranteeing every police officer the
4 right of trial is in conflict with section
16 article 20 of the State constitution
which provides that the tenure of
| every office not fixed by law is at the
| pleasure of the appointing power
! Wolfe will introduce a bill providing
| for the exclusion from the effect OF
1 this provision Of the constitution OF
!. every police officer, teacher etc., whose
/ term is not fixed by law, employed by
any municipality that is governed by
| legally adopted charter.
SHORT HOURS FOR FIREMEN.
/ Wolfe will also present bill limiting
1 the hours of the members of the Fire
Department of San Francisco to
twelve hours day. Wolfe points out
! that under the present system, where
! the men are on duty day and night
| they are practically prisoners, re
| denied the right to live with, or the
4 time to even associate with, their fam
/ lilies. He also points to the good re-
suits Of the bill limiting the hours Of