The San Francisco call., 1906-06-12
ANOTHER EXTRA SESSION.

the executive appreciation of the work
performed by Senators and Assembly
men, in the judgment of those who are
familiar with legislative affairs, thai
the people of the State Will approve
the measures passed by the Legislature
and give the lawmakers credit for de-
votion to public duty. II is just pos
sible that the Legislature may bt
called in extra session for two or three
days prior to the eonyening of the reg
ular session in January next. Finan-
eial and other conditions in San Fran
cisco may render such an extra session
essential in order to hasten recon
struction in the metropolis. The Gov
ernor, it is reported, has dismissed al
thought of extending the present ses-
sion for another day In order that Los
Angeles measures may be adjusted
The truth is that the Los Angeles
members have not agreed among them
selves. It transpires that all that was
said on the subject at the conferences
in Oakland prior te the issue OF the
proclamation calling for this extra ses-
sion was taken down in shorthand
The record as it stands now shows that
the position then taken by certain rep
resentatives of the southland is quite
dffrerent from that presented today
Interior members of the Legislature
remarked many times today that the
Sacramento delegation in the Assem-.
blv did not represent the sentiment OF
the people of Sacramento. IN lact' tne
only organized opposition TO the olli
spDronriating 100000 for StaEe
h,,iIdinv in san Francisco came from
Sacramento. In the comment touchins
the neculiar attitude of Cuslck' . brlen
,nd IVneh reference was made 10 the
sunnort uniformly given by the san
Francisco delegation in 'eguiar ses-
eiors of the Legislature for State Capt.
tol and state Fair appropriations.
rhe proposed constitutional amend
ment authorizing the people oi oah
Fra ncisce and San Jose to amend their
obsrter for a period of two years with
ont The necessity of awaiting ratihca-
zion hv the Legislature was returned
from the Assembly with the amend
ment that changes shall be made only
when carried by a three-htths VOC
while many of the Senators were con
vinead that a majority vote would D.
suf6cient, Shortridge carried IN
amendment through and stahu'
Nnsllv passed Shortridge SAID that
while il was q principle OF the amer
can Government that the majority
ruled. he would not raise objection 4
the Assembly amendment for fear ina
delay and misunderstanding in tn
lower house might result in adJourh
ment with the amendment still IN TN
air The vote was then called for anE
the amendment carried.
The Assembly amendment reducing
the sum to be appropriated for the Ma
tional Guard from 100000 TO S4se.oO'
and including the university cadets
within the bill was concurred in. Th'
question was raised that the cadets ar
not a part Of the National Guard sys
tenn and should be provided for in
/ separate bill, but Lukens convinced tn
Senate that such was not the fact. tn
| Assembly amendments were then ac
cepted and the bill sent to the Gov
ernor.
When the question of the final pas
ge of the bill authorizing the issu
ance of 75-year bonds came up Bel
shaw spoke in opposition TO it. H
said he did not care to vote for tn
measure, as he believed the term wa
too long. He would support the bill
/ the time was reduced TO fifty years. bu
he did not believe in burdening TO
/ many generations with a debt to be In
CURED at this time. His protest was Il
vain, however, and the proposed consti
i eational amendment carried.
The bills having as their purpose tn
ratification of all official acts performe
during the hondays period receives
their final quietus. Belshaw move
lalat they be denied second reading, an
as there was no one to speak in thei
behalf the motion carried and the,
merged into history.
A joint resolution presented by Raj
stons calling upon Congress TO suspen,
| for the period of a year the law requir
/ ing the performance of 500 worth o
work on miHing claims that the sam
I frhf gaa nv
adopted. Ralston pointed out tha
many people in San Francisco who ha,
| oeen stripped of everything in the dis
aster were the owners of claims ant
that IL no immunity from the operation
of the present law could be granted
them they would lese their property
The resolution was adopted and trans
mitted to the Assembly.
Assembly bills 3S, providing for tn,
copying of destroyed official records ant
maps; %, relating to the reissuance O
teachers certificates lost or destroyed
so. providing for a deficiency on tn,
contingent fund of the Governors of
Zee; 63, providing for the proof and re
issuance of destroyed documents; 81
providing for the faeilitation of tn,
work of erecting building or build
ings and the obtaining of site or sitei
in San Francisco: and 81, providing fol
the contingent fund of the Assembly
were passed
Adjournment until s o'clock was ther
taken.
Assessor Dodge of San Francisco ar
rived here this afternoon armed with :
bill drawn by Garrett McEnerney of tn,
greatest Importance to San Francisco
This bill permits the Assessor of tn,
metropolis to assess the unsecured per
sonaity of the city on the basis of tn.
roll of the last fiscal year and to cor
rect the various assessments on proo
OF error. In other words, il vests tn,
Assessor with equalization powers
While the fact is not general,
known" said Mr.. Dodge this evening
we are in possession of records tha
VIII enable US to reconstruct q com
plete record. The Tax Collector saved
his records relating 10 realty and per
sonalty secured by realty. and in tn.
basement of the City Hall stubs hav.
been found carrying the record of tn,
unsecured personality. Upon these rec
crds we VIII have the new personalt,
roll, which VIII enable us TO place ahout
$1,000, eco more on the record than woule
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