Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-04
GOVERNOR SIGNS
MANY MEASURES
LEGISLATORS FRAME LAWS ON
SUNDAY
Three Assembly Bills and Two Sem
ate Measures Of Special I'm.
portsnoe Passed Before
Adjournment
Rv Associated Press.


SACRAMENTO, June S.--After pass
ing five bills considered first In the
order Of necessity and two of lesser
importance the legislature late this af-
ternoon adjourned to meet at 9:30
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
BY o'clock this afternoon the sig
nature Of the governor had been affixed
to the group of measures requiring
passage before the term of holidays
could be declared ended and they were
filed with the secretary of state, be-
coming laws.
The bills In question were recon-
mendatons Of the San Francisco COM
mittee of forty and went through both
houses without material amendment.
They were as follows:
Bills Recommended
Senate bill No. A. Extending the
statute of limitations for six months in
order to provide for persons in San
Francisco and elsewhere whose legal
rights have been jeopardized by the fire
or the holidays.
Senate bill No. Providing that in
all cases, except criminal proceedings.
any act required to be performed dur
ing the month of June, 1906, may be
performed up to July 10, with the same
legal effect.
the insurance commissioner may exact
from companies statements showing
the lost or burned policies.
Assembly bill No. 3-Extending the
time for publication of the delinquent
tax list until July 16.
Senate bill No. 3-Permitting courts
to extend time for pleadings and other
legal actions for a period of ninety
days instead Of thirty.
DrnuiIo. E..
In addition to these the governor
signed bills providing for the contingent
expenses OF the senate and assembly,
A period Of less than two hours was
today required for the completion of
such urgency business as confronted the
legislature at midnight. The assembly
convened at 1890 this morning and the
senate half an hour later.
AT noon recess was declared, both
houses being summoned to return to
| the capitol at o'clock to prepare their
| respective measures for transmission to
| the governor. Adjournment was effected
shortly before O'Clock
Aside from routine procedure con-
| nected with urgency legislation the
| feature of the day in the assembly was
discussion relating to allowances of
| mileage for the members. Jones of San
Francisco opposed the adoption of the
| report.
He suggested that each member figure
| his mileage on a maximum of cents
| mile.
Calls in Economy
In conclusion he said: "Any man
who opposes this amendment is taking
something that does not belong to him.
| believe this is a practical form of
| economy, and I should not like to say
here what 1 think of any member who
| will take more"
The report, however, was adopted by
| a vote of 54 to 6. Mr.. Jones gave notice
of intention to reconsider. The allow
ance Of $25 for each members expenses
In the way of stationery, etc., was last
| night laid upon the table.
Despite the repeated assurance of the
| San Francisco delegation that the ju-
dicial measures received from the
| senate had been discussed and framed
| to meet the urgent requirements of the
| occasion several of the members from
other parts Of the state offered amend
ments that provoked repeated discus
| Sions.
1t was declared that the arguments
would accomplish nothing except the
| delay In passage of urgent measures,
| and state officials who were instrument
| tai in framing the bills were invited
into the assembly to consult with the
members who desired to amend.
| fulleF explanation Ine measures
| under consideration in several cases
resulted in withdrawal of the amend
| ments.
Wastes Successor Named
Assemblyman ]. A. Bliss was ap-
| pointed member of the committee on
state university to succeed Assembly,
man Waste, resigned.
An informal conference to consider
the subject Of appropriation was held
this evening. Governor Pardee. Lieu
tenant Governor Anderson, Chairman
Stanton and two members Of the Ways
and Means committee-Dr. Hatch, Sec
retary Of the state lunacy commission;
President M. e. Daley of the state
normal school at San Jose and State
Comptroller e. p. Colgan were in at
tendance.
State Comptroller r. P. Colgan was in
attendance.
under the call were discussed and 1t
was agreed that the bills introduced or
| in prospect amounted to $1,300,000.
Claim Amount Is Excessive
| In the opinion of those present this
amount is excessive, and calls for elimi-
nation and reduction. The bills intro
duced provide for appropriations aggre-
eating 100000 for the University. OF
California, and for the supreme court of
the state the legislature Is to be re-
quested to allow $4,000
Both items, 1t was stated, were par
| TALLY based upon an assumption That
| the state assessment roll would be
decreased from S1.5OO,OOO0OO to 81. .00O-
| 900, 900.
| Comptroller Colgan, however. affirmed
that the reduction would not be so
great
sTUPENDOUs ARCHITECTURE