The San Francisco call., 1906-06-03
Special Dispatch to The can

IN MS message 10 the Legislature
Governor Pardee' reviews the circum-
stances which made necessary the con-
yeniRg Of the Legislature in extraor-
dlnaryrc session, and says:
In order 20 relieve the situation
from the. possibility OF a multiplicity
Of suits 10 foreclose mortgages. receiver
upon notes and other matters of out
lawry, I have assembled you in extra
ordinary session. In order that. il you
SO desire, you may consider and pass
todoy, emergency matters, Iegisla-
tson which viii extend for six months
the time OF outlawrF of notes, mort
cages, book accounts and the like;
also legislation which viii permit
Judges 10 extend time in certain legal
proceedings; also legislation extending
The tifle for printing the delinquent
tax list. also legislation 10 require in
SUrsnce- companies TO deliver TO and
upon demand OF the Insurance Com
missioner. lists OF policies of insurance
held b% them; also legislation which
viii validate the acts of public officers
done. and performed on legal holidays
proclaimed b. the Governor. when such
ects are otherwise valid: also legisla-
flOS SIS recommended under number p
OF ths cali. Il your honorable bodies
shall see ~ - pass tedey, as emergen-
cy matters. these legislative acts. it
a
Confusion. for the reason that. unless
passed before fae legal holidays cease,
thelf effects will be lost.
MATTERS SUBMITTED
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED
- The subjects recommended for your
consideration number thirty odd. OF
these. i've o. more are matters which.
sf they meet with Sour approval, will
require the submission Of constitutional
=,
erai' election 20 be held next November.
All the recommendations submitted
70 you for consideration have been. as
you will see. very carefully considered
and surrounded with such safeguards
as VIII. so far as possible. cOnfne them
entirely 90 sc-called calamity meas
lsFes.' Most. ~ not ali. OF the subjects
submitted 20 you are self-explanatory,
and the reasons for their submission 10
you appear upon their face. and there
:Ors require no explanation here.
: desire, however. TO call your atten-
zion 20 subject No. p OF the call, which
'rec0nn IA ends legislation 10 provide for
the protection Of the city of Stockton
from flood etc. J; you viii remember.
the Legislature Of. 1903 appropriated
the. sum of sixty thousand dollars TO be
used. in connection with an appropria-
zion by the Emitted States. for the pur-
pose Of constructing a canal TO relieve
mood and 20 keep navigable its river
approaches The rights OF way for this
canaf have been. as provided by law.
pGrchs seG by the STATE, and the work
could now proceed were il not that the
United states refuses 20 proceed there
with unless the title to the rights of
way be vested in itself. 1t is found.
however, on investigation, that there is
no power now granted by law whereby
This title may. be transferred to the
United States: The recommendation in
the call IS. therefore. made TO you in
order that this transfer of title may be
made and the work proceed. The COM
ing winter viii bring new dangers Of
overflow 10 Stockton. and. probably. as
has usually happened. the channel lead
ing 20 the city will be again filled up.
Therefore. The san Francisco commit
tee looking upon the matter as an
emergency. II not q Calamity" matter,
resolved after careful consideration. TO
recommend IL 70 me as worthy OF sub
mission 10 you, for consideration in
extra ordinary session: and, agreeing
with The committee, 1 have so submit
ted il 10 you.
SAN DIEGO SITUATION
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Recomm en- dation No. q also relates
10 a transfer OF tide lands in San Diego
BAY for a quarantine station. which
AlopoSlklon was presented 10 the san
francisco committee by Senator NJ. L.
Ward and, upon his explanation. the
committee decided TO recommend IL 10
me for Incorporation in the call This
] have done. IL appearing that, as in
the case Of the. Stockton matter, IL is
Of sufficient emergency Importance TO
be presented TO you for your considera-
tiOn at this time
II being represented TO the san
Francisco cOmmittee that Los Angeles
required new and ample water supply.
which San Francisco's fate rendered
more apparent, the committee decided.
after listening TO committee from Los
Angeles. TO recommend TO me such
amendments 10 the law Of 1909 as would
permit Los Angeles and the surround
ing unincorporated c ountry, together
with cities and towns in the vicinity of
Los Angeles. TO unite and issue bonds
in c sum sufficient 10 provide That
water supply. Therefore, the san Fran
cisco committee recommended to me
thai I incorporate in the call, and l lid
so incorporate therein, a proposition
that you amend the law Of 1903 relating
to- water supplies for cities so that he
city Of Los Angeles and the municipal
sites surrounding IL may he bic to g.iln
the water supply which they assured
the ccMmittee and myself was so neces-
sary for their future prosperity.
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD
4 desire. also. to call your attention
10 the intelligent and excellent seryiee
rendered by the ..,atioRal Guard, who
10 the number of 1000, were concentrat-
ed m and about San Francisco.
Many Of the State troops residing in
SAN Francisco lost all they had in the
world. and. their fathers. mothers.
wives. sisters. children homeless an.i n
sanger Of starvation. did their duty az
loyal American cluZens ever have Dr
will. One body OF the State troops was
under arms and on The streets Of San
Fra 1oisc0- aiding the civil authorities
in preserving order and saving life and
property, at s o'clock ON the morning of
April Is. And by noon of that day they
had Organized wagon trains 10 take
feed supplies from threatened stores
and .Hsrehouses, thus providing for the
FIRST relief that was given to the thou
SANDS of homeless people who were
seeking safety in the public parks And
all through tfe days of confagration