Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-05
LEGISLATUR RE
MAY FINISH
FRIDAY
Bv Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO, June 4-Practically
all the measures covered by the COVER
nor's call for the extra session have
been introduced. Throughout the day
and until late hour this evening COM
mittees of both senate and assembly
were engaged in preparing for earliest
possible report on some of the more i'm
portant bills on hand.
The senate was in, session but a, few
minutes and the assembly convened
this afternoon after it's second recess
to take action on report from its ju-
dietary committee embracing legisla-
ton for the city of San Francisco.
In neither branch of the legislature
has there been a prediction as to the
length of the session, although refer
ences to the necessity for haste ana
economy were numerous today. A
resolution by Johns of San Luis Obispo
proposes that the Legislature shall
finally adjourn on next Friday, and an
other by Stanton of Los Angeles pro-
vides for sine die adjournment on next
Saturday. Both were referred to COM
mittees without discussion.
VIII Report Unfavorably
1t is already apparent that the en-
actment of some of the most important
measures included in the governors s
call will not be a matter of formality.
Committees have decided to report I'M
faVorably upon at least two of the
measures devised to facilitate the read
justment of commercial, legal and other
int lictt hxy no nP
holidays or other causes. The assem-
bly, this evening defeated by vote of
3S to % constitutional amendment No. 2
to which the judicial committee this
afternoon gave prolonged consideration.
The title as explained at the committee
meeting, where it was amended in many
minor respects, will crowd the calen-
dars of the courts with such actions.
The time for commencement of sucn
suits is limited to July 10, 1909, and the
bill becomes effective in thirty days
after passage.
The senate judiciary committee, after
which is intended to re-establish title
to property in cases where the owners
have lost all documentary proofs of
their rights and interests. agreed to
recommend the bill to the senate for
passage.
BY many of the members this is con-
Sidered the most important bit of legis-
lation now pending.
1t permits an owner to bring suit
against the whole world to establish
new title.
The time for commencement of such
suits is limited to July 10, 1909, and
the bill becomes effective in thirty
days after passage.
Many Measures Recommended
The assembly committee on revenue
and taxation today recommended for
passage the following measures:
Assembly constitutional amendment
No. 8, which facilitates the borrowing
of money at a net rate of interest.
Does not alter present system of levy
ing, mortgage tax, but permits the
borrower and lender to make a bar
gain by which the former pays the tax.
Assembly bill No. 26, granting the
state board of equalization an extern
sion of time in which to receive reports
of county boards.
Assembly bill No. 34.-Increasing the
license tax upon corporations from $40
to 500 per year. 1t requires that Ii
censes shall be procured on the first
day of July and enacts that if not paid
by September it becomes delinquent,
when the charter of the corporation is
forfeited.
Amendment No. I Defeated
The committee took unfavorable ac-
tion upon assembly constitutional
amendment No. 1, which provides for
the issue OF 100 year bonds to rebuild
and repair state property and create
a deficiency fluid.
The last measure was discussed at
length at the meeting of the judiciary
committee, where Frank Short ex-
planned all it's provisions
The judiciary committee reported
favorably on assembly constitutional
amendment No. 2, which permits mu-
nicipal authorities to buy, sell and eX-
change land occupied or intended to
be occupied by streets, parks, schools
or other public institutions.
A. Ruef of San Francisco explained
the provisions of the measure at length,
explaining the methods by which the
san Francisco committee of forty pro-
poses to widen some Of the streets.