The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-26
AN EXTRA SESSION ADVISED.
BAR ASSOCIATION ASKS GOV.
P.ARDEE TO CALL ONE.

Distrust Of Legislators Follow ed h, an
Expression That They VIII BE Good
When The, Meet In SacrnmcntO-SrOpc
81 the Legislation THAT Is Proposed.
SAN Francisco. April pa peculiar
situation has arisen out of the disaster.
II is this. Can the people of California
trust their Legislature TO attempt relief
measures in special session. A great deal
Of backing and filing on the TART Of the
Government seems TO have resulted in Gov.
Pardee's request for advice from certain
Of the San francisco bar uron whose opin-
ion il is presumed he will act. A COM
mittee from the Par Association met to-day
n Oakland and after some lively aspersions
upon the characters of Legislators, with
particular reference to the Solons of CAL
~ifornia, a motion was passed advising Gov.
Pardee to call an extraordinary session to
cope with the work Of relief.
Since the members of this special COM
mittee are all unofficial advisers of the
Governor, it may be taken as conclusive
that the recommendation made to-day
will be acted upon by Gov, Pardee. and
that the much mistrusted Legislature will
be convened.
"Of course we all know" said Judge
Frank Short Of Fresno In the committee
meeting this afternoon. that u Legis-
lature is freakish and possessed Of great
~cussednese, but I think we can rely upon
the exigenoies of the present moment as
being sufficient to curb the procjivities
Of that unique body"
After further comments upon the I'M
stable character of the lawgivers the aw-
yers proceeded to draft a recommendation
to the Governor and to draw up a form
Of the proclamation converting the Legis-
lature. This proclamation, which un-
doubleday will be substantially the one
which the Governor will issue within a
few days, gives leeway for relief work
and adjusting legal entanglements follow
ing the confusion of the fire, Though
framed in executive session, the draft
which is to be la id before Gov. Pardee
says. after reciting the great need for
legislative action
For the purpose Of e~nactinr such laws and
proposing such constitutional amendments
as will best provide for, meet and ameliorate
the conditions aforesaid. and in furtherance
of this object, but not in limitation thereof: no
appropriate money 70 relieve the dis
tress Of the people as Aforesaid and
to provide for their health and safety
and for the erection Of public build
ings or making public improvements:
to alter or repeal any laws now existing;
appropriating public money for any pur-
pose; to enact laws and propose constitutional
amendments relating to revenue and taxation;
relating to the time for doing any act rela ing
TO negotiable paper: relating TO the time
for commencing actions or proceedings or
for doing any act in Judicial. Legislative
or executive proceedings, relating to actions
to quiet or establish titles to land: re-
lating to holidays and non-iudicial DAYS;
relating to attachments relating TO the
proof Of lost or destroyed records. doch-
ments and Instruments and n the dis
position Of all cases now pending in which
papers and records have been lost or de-
stroyed, relating to the issuance of bonds for
public Improvement and other purposes,
relating to banks and banking, relating TO
the formation Of Congress. Senatorial and
Assembly districts and to the holding of cleo
tons, and generally to enact any laws and
propose any constitutional amendments which
are deemed necessary 10 relieve any con-
ditiou caused as aforesaid.
Judge Short gave it as his belief that the
most advisable method Of giving relief and
rebuilding ruined State property would be
achieved by the passing of a bond Issue
for forty years or upward. the money to be
devoted to the most urgent ca ses now de-
handing attention.