The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29


for special session of the Legislature
has completed the first phase of its
work. which was 10 prepare a call
Tor subrn ission 20 the Governor and
drafts of acts Of legislation covering
the subjects embodied in the proposed
call The report of the joint COM
rlittee was adopted and ordered sent
10 the Governor by the general COM
Ini1tee with its Endorsement.
=. At the same time ]. r. Howell of
the Joint committee submitted a mi
lOcitE report calling for legislation
- amend the statutes so that ninety
nine-year leases might be made, This
report was received by the general
committee and ordered sent to Gov
-ornOr- Pardee for his consideration.
-. The joint committee met early yes
ferd5y morning TO receive the drafts
of the proposed legislation from the
hands of the revision committee,
>1r49ich comprised TREY L. Ford, A.
RHef. John r. Davis and Attorney
General Webb. During the final dis
cuSsiOn on the matter the doors of
The committee room were closed for
the first time TO outsiders. When they
were thrown open after five minutes
had Ella psed il became apparent from
b. a remark Of W. II. Metson that
hsIf-objecting member had been
brought into line. On voting for the
adoption of the report he remarked:
: This is adopted with the understand
ing thet il does not bind any of the
members 10 the Endorsement of this
entire legislation when il comes be-
fore: the legislature The report
when later adopted by the general
Committee was passed with that un-
CerS Standing.
With the work of preparing the
call the committee does not conclude
its Ia bors. 1t now becomes strictly
q legislation committee to advise with
the. members of the Legislature dur
ing the emergency session and TO give
the. lawmakers the results of its re-
searches during the last four weeks.
The full report Of the joint COM
mItree. as Endorsed by the general
committee and transmitted TO the
Governor. together with what Will in
substance be the call. follows:
70 the Honorable ;he Committee on
Reconstruction Of San Francisco. Eugene
L. Schmitz. Chairman: Your sub-cOm-
mittees upOn special session Of the Legis-
lature' and State legislatf municipal
departments. including police. judiciary
and .chaTteF amendments, have had under
Joint cOEsiders ton the matter OF special
session Of the State Legislature and of
the matters that should engage the at
tention of the Legislature in the event Of
such special session.
The ioint committee thus formed has
been in daily session since and including
N2E s.. 1906 Sundays excepted, ana has
heard and considered great mass Of
suggestions and matters that has come
TO il from many interests, classes and
localities
In obedience to the policy laid down by
your honorable body and in harmony
with the wishes OF his Excellency. the
Governor. your joint committee, at the
commencement of its labors, publicly
announced that it would consider no mat
tiers Of legislation the necessity for which
had not grown out Of our recent calamity
and upon which legislative action could
prudently await the regular session of
the Legislature in January next
Under this limitation your joint com
mittee took UP the many matters and
suggestions presented TO it and during
the advice and counsel of many public
spirited citizens, among whom were
number Of State. county and municipal
officers, including the Governor, the At
tOrney General the commissioner for the
reform and revision of the law and sew
eral members of the Legislature, for
which counsel and advice your joint COM
mittee desires TO make public and CRATE
ful acknowledgement Your joint COM
mittee also met in conference with rep
resen tatiVes from the cities Of San Jose
and santa Rosa. and the recommenda tions
te follow are intended to cover the i'm
mediate legislative needs of those cities
we'll the like needs Of San Fran
cisco and other localities.
COMMITTEES INTENTION.
-FOUR ioint committee desires. to further
say that the recommendations herein
made are intended:
First-To aid the Governor in the selec-
tion of legislative subjects to be included
IN his call for an extraordinary session
o. the Legislature should he conclude to
issue such a call.
Legislature in the framing Of the prob
able legislation TO which their attention
will be directed in the event Of an ex-
tTaOrdinary session.
These recommendations are, Of course,
advisory only and are intended to do no
more than present to the lawmaking body
OF. osFr State the views OF those who are
deeply and vitally interested in the i'm
portaTit matters TO which they relate.
VITA this purpose in view your joint
committee recommends:
f3rst-rhat the Governor be requested
TO convene the Legislature in eXtraord-
mary session at as early day as he may
deem advisable.
Secend-That the Governor be requested
to+incIude in his call for such extraord-
ina ~ session the. subjects of legislation
enunTerated in the following proposed
ITO the Senate and Assembly Of the State
>. of California:
Whereas, BY reason Of great confiag-
ration and public calamity extraordinary
occasion has arisen and exists requiring
the Legislature of the State Of California
10 convene;
New therefore, I. George c. Pardee
Governor Of the State of California, by
virtue OF the power and authority in me
vested by section Of article of the con-
stitution OF the State of California. do
hereby convene the Legislature to meet
and assemble in extraordinary session at
Sacramento, Cal, in the State Capitol. on
day. the - day of June, ammo
doininT 1896 at p o'clock meridian of that
day: for the purpose of enacting laws
proposing constitutional amendments and
taking action on the following subjects,
to- wit;
q To enact laws for the ratification of
Official acts. and of official and legal pub
licatiosls made done or performed during
holidays declared on account of great ca
iamity;
- To enact legislation with reference
To the restoration, reproduction, substitu-
ton evidence or proof of court records
files and papeFs lost. injured or destroyed
bg confiaeratlon or other public calamity
and also TO enact legislation for the res
fofation. reproduction, substitution. evi-
dence or proof of instruments, documents
and records, public or private. likewise
lost, DESTROYED or injured. affecting the
ownership OF or interest in property or
affecting any other rights. public or pri-
vate. evidenced by such documents. and
for determining. establishing and Quieting
title thereto or TO the property or rights
evidenced thereby;